Publications

Selected publications and press coverage

Please find a complete list of all publications on PubMed

• Sebaceous immunobiology – skin homeostasis, pathophysiology, coordination of innate immunity and inflammatory response and disease associations. Zouboulis CC, Coenye T, He L, Kabashima K, Kobayashi T, Niemann C, Nomura T, Oláh A, Picardo M, Quist SR, Sasano H, Schneider MR, Törőcsik D, Wong SY. Front Immunol. 2022 Nov 10;13:1029818.
• Lrig1- and Wnt-dependent niches dictate segregation of resident immune cells and melanocytes in murine tail epidermis. Baess SC, Burkhart AK, Cappello S, Graband A, Seré K, Zenke M, Niemann C, Iden S. Development. 2022 Jul 15;149(14):dev200154.
• Stem and progenitor cells in sebaceous gland development, homeostasis and pathologies. Geueke A, Niemann C. Exp Dermatol. 2021 Apr;30(4):588-597.
• The anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein regulates hair follicle stem cell function. Geueke A, Mantellato G, Kuester F, Schettina P, Nelles M, Seeger JM, Kashkar H, Niemann C. EMBO Rep. 2021 Oct 5;22(10):e52301. 
• Hair follicle stem cell cultures reveal self-organizing plasticity of stem cells and their progeny. Chacón-Martínez CA, Klose M, Niemann C, Glauche I, Wickström SA. EMBO J. 2017 Jan 17;36(2):151-164.
• Essential Role of Polarity Protein Par3 for Epidermal Homeostasis through Regulation of Barrier Function, Keratinocyte Differentiation, and Stem Cell Maintenance.Ali NJA, Dias Gomes M, Bauer R, Brodesser S, Niemann C, Iden S. J Invest Dermatol. 2016 Dec;136(12):2406-2416. 
• Interfering with stem cell-specific gatekeeper functions controls tumour initiation and malignant progression of skin tumours. Petersson M, Reuter K, Brylka H, Kraus A, Schettina P, Niemann C. Nat Commun. 2015 Jan 22;6:5874. 
• Overexpression of epigen during embryonic development induces reversible, epidermal growth factor receptor-dependent sebaceous gland hyperplasia. Dahlhoff M, Frances D, Kloepper JE, Paus R, Schäfer M, Niemann C, Schneider MR. Mol Cell Biol. 2014 Aug;34(16):3086-95. 
• Indian hedgehog controls proliferation and differentiation in skin tumorigenesis and protects against malignant progression. Kakanj P, Reuter K, Séquaris G, Wodtke C, Schettina P, Frances D, Zouboulis CC, Lanske B, Niemann C. Cell Rep. 2013 Jul 25;4(2):340-51.  

• Stem cell dynamics in sebaceous gland morphogenesis in mouse skin. Frances D, Niemann C. 2012. Dev Biol. 363: 138-146. 
• Development and homeostasis of the sebaceous gland. Niemann C, and Horsley V. 2012. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 23: 928-936.
• Stem cell dynamics and heterogeneity: Implications for epidermal regeneration and skin cancer. Petersson M, Niemann C. 2012. Curr Med Chem. 19: 5984-5992.
• TCF/Lef1-mediated control of lipid metabolism regulates skin barrier function. Fehrenschild D, Galli U, Breiden B, Bloch W, Schettina P, Brodesser, S, Michels C, Günschmann, C, Sandhoff K, Niessen C, Niemann C. 2012. J Invest Dermatol.132: 337-345.
• TCF/Lef1 activity controls establishment of diverse stem and progenitor cell compartments in mouse epidermis. Petersson M, Brylka H, Kraus A, John S, Rappl G, Schettina P, Niemann C. 2011. EMBO J. 30: 3004-3018.