Verena M. Link

Jan 24, 2025 | nature.com | Mingming Zhao |Dragana Jankovic |Verena M. Link |Oyebola Oyesola |Yasmine Belkaid

AbstractHow macrophages in the tissue environment integrate multiple stimuli depends on the genetic background of the host, but this is still poorly understood. We investigate IL-4 activation of male C57BL/6 and BALB/c strain specific in vivo tissue-resident macrophages (TRMs) from the peritoneal cavity.

Dec 11, 2024 | nature.com | Inta Gribonika |Verena M. Link |Eduard Ansaldo |Cihan Oguz |Djenet Bousbaine |Michael Fischbach

AbstractThe microbiota colonizes each barrier site and broadly controls host physiology1. However, when uncontrolled, microbial colonists can also promote inflammation and induce systemic infection2. The unique strategies employed at each barrier tissue to control the coexistence of the host with its microbiota remain largely elusive. Here we uncover that, within the skin, host-microbiota symbiosis depends on the remarkable ability of the skin to act as an autonomous lymphoid organ.