Selected Publications

Biswas U, Deb Mallik T, Pschirer J, Lesche M, Sameith K, Jessberger R. (2023)
Cohesin SMC1ß promotes closed chromatin and controls TERRA expression at spermatocyte telomeres. Life Sci Alliance 6(7):e202201798

Klewer T, Bakic L, Müller-Reichert T, Kiewisz R, Jessberger G, Kiessling N, Roers A, Jessberger R. (2022)
E-Cadherin restricts mast cell degranulation in mice. Eur J Immunol 52 (1):44-53.

Nabi D, Drechsler H, Pschirer J, Korn F, Schuler N, Diez S, Jessberger R, Chacón M. (2021)
CENP-V is required for proper chromosome segregation through interaction with spindle microtubules in mouse oocytes. Nat Comm. 2021 12(1):6547.

Betaneli, V, Jessberger R. (2020)
Mechanism of control of F-actin cortex architecture by SWAP-70. J Cell Sci. 133 (2): jcs233064.

Biswas U, Stevense M, Jessberger R. (2018)
SMC1a substitutes for many meiotic functions of SMC1ß but cannot protect telomeres from damage. Curr Biol. 28(2):249-261.

Ocaña-Morgner C, Sales S, Rothe M, Shevchenko A, Jessberger R. (2017)
Tolerogenic versus Immunogenic Lipidomic Profiles of CD11c(+) Immune Cells and Control of Immunogenic Dendritic Cell Ceramide Dynamics. J Immunol. 198(11):4360-4372.

Akpınar M, Lesche M, Fanourgakis G, Fu J, Anasstasiadis K, Dahl A, Jessberger
R. (2017)
TDRD6 mediates early steps of spliceosome maturation in primary spermatocytes.
PLoS Genet. 13(3):e1006660.

Stevense M, Jessberger R, Tóth A.(2017) 
Protein and Chromosome Analysis in Mammalian Meiocytes. Methods Mol Biol. 1515:97-111.

Biswas U, Hempel K, Llano E, Pendas A, Jessberger R. (2016)
Distinct Roles of Meiosis-Specific Cohesin Complexes in Mammalian Spermatogenesis. PLoS Genet. 12(10):e1006389.

Fanourgakis G, Lesche M, Akpinar M, Dahl A, Jessberger R. (2016)
Chromatoid Body Protein TDRD6 Supports Long 3' UTR Triggered Nonsense Mediated mRNA Decay. PLoS Genet. 12(5):e1005857.

Toth A, Jessberger R. (2016)
Oogenesis: Ageing Oocyte Chromosomes Rely on Amazing Protein Stability. Curr Biol. 26(8):R329-31.

Marangos P, Stevense M, Niaka K, Lagoudaki M, Nabti I, Jessberger R, Carroll
J. (2015)
DNA damage-induced metaphase I arrest is mediated by the spindle assembly
checkpoint and maternal age. Nat Commun. 6:8706.

T. Winters, F. McNicoll, R. Jessberger (2014)
Meiotic cohesin STAG3 is required for chromosome axis formation and sister chromatid cohesion. EMBO J, 33, 1256-70.

U. Biswas, C. Wetzker, J. Lange, EG. Christodoulou, M. Seifert, A. Beyer, R. Jessberger (2013)
Meitoic cohesin SMC1ß provides prophase I centromeric cohesion and is required for multiple synapsis-associated functions. PLoS Genet, 9, e1003985.

CA. Chacon-Martinez, N. Kiessling, M. Winterhoff, J. Faix, T. Müller-Reichert, R. Jessberger (2013)
The switch-associated protein 70 (SWAP-70) bundles actin filaments and contributes to the regulation of F-actin dynamics. J Biol Chem, 288, 28687-703.

C. Ocana-Morgner, A. Götz, C. Wahren, R. Jessberger (2013)
SWAP-70 restricts spontaneous maturation of dendritic cells. J Immunol, 190, 5545-58.

T. Audzevich, G. Pearce, M. Breucha, G. Günal, R. Jessberger (2013)
Control of the STAT6-BCL6 antagonism by SWAP-70 determines IgE production.
J Immunol, 180, 4946-55.

C. Ocana-Morgner, P. Reichardt, M. Chopin, S. Braungart, C. Wahren, M. Gunzer, R. Jessberger (2011)
Sphingosine 1-Phosphate-induced motility and endocytosis of dendritic cells is regulated by SWAP-70 through RhoA. J Immunol, 186, 5345-55.

G. Pearce, T. Audzevich, R. Jessberger (2011)  
SYK regulates B-cell migration by phosphorylation of the F-actin interacting protein SWAP-70. Blood, 117, 1574-84.

M. Chopin, L. Quemeneur, T. Ripich, R. Jessberger (2010)  
SWAP-70 controls formation of the splenic marginal zone through regulating T1B-cell differentiation. Eur J Immunol, 40, 3544-56.

E. Revenkova, C. Adelfalk, K. Herrmann, and R. Jessberger (2010)
Oocyte cohesin expression restricted to predictyate stages provides full fertility and prevents aneuploidy. Current Biology, 20, 1529-1533.

C. Adelfalk et al., and R. Jessberger (2009)  
Cohesin SMC1b protects telomeres in meiocytes. J. Cell Biol. , 187, 185-199.

A. Vasileva, D. Tiedau, A. Firooznia, T. Müller-Reichert, and R. Jessberger (2009):
Tudor domain protein Tdrd6 is required for spermiogenesis, chromatoid body formation and regulation of miRNA expression.  Current Biology, 19, 630-639.

C. Ocana-Morgner, C. Wahren, and R. Jessberger (2009)
SWAP-70 regulates RhoA/RhoB-dependent MHCII surface localizatio in dendritic cells. Blood, 113, 1474-1482.

L. Quemeneur, V. Angeli, M. Chopin, and R. Jessberger (2008)  
SWAP-70 deficiency causes high-affinity plasma cell generation despite impaired germinal center formation.  Blood, 111, 2714-2724. 

G.J. Pearce, V. Angeli, G.J. Randolph, T. Junt, U.v. Andrian, H.J. Schnittler, and R. Jessberger (2006)
Signaling protein SWAP-70 is required for efficient B cell homing to lymphoid organs. Nature Immunology, 7, 827-834. 

C.A. Hodges, E. Revenkova, R. Jessberger, T.J. Hassold, and P. Hunt (2005)
The SMC1b-deficient female mouse provides evidence that cohesins are a missing link in age-related nondisjunction. Nature Genetics, 37, 1351-1355.

R. R. Sivalenka and R. Jessberger (2004)
SWAP-70 regulates c-kit-induced mast cell activation, cell-cell adhesion, and migration. Mol. Cell. Biol 24, 10277-10288.

E. Revenkova, M. Eijpe, C. Heyting, C. A. Hodges, P. A. Hunt, B. Liebe, H. Scherthan and R. Jessberger (2004)
SMC1b is Required for Meiotic Chromosome Dynamics, Sister Chromatid Cohesion, and DNA Recombination.  Nature Cell Biology, 6, 555-562.

A. Chiu, E. Revenkova, and R. Jessberger (2004)
DNA Interaction and dimerization of eukaryotic SMC hinge domains. J. Biol. Chem. 279, 26233-26242.

P. Schär, M. Fäsi and R. Jessberger (2004)
Saccharomyces cerevisiae SMC1 Interacts with RAD52 in DNA Double-Strand Break Repair and Coordinates Recombinational Processes. Nucl. Acids. Res., 32, 3921-3929.

M. Shinohara, Y. Terada, A. Iwamatsu, A. Shinohara, N. Mochizuki, S. Ihara, S. Nagata, H. Itoh, Y. Fukui, and R. Jessberger (2002)
SWAP-70 is a new type guanine nucleotide exchange factor that mediates signaling of membrane ruffling. Nature, 416, 759-763.

R. Jessberger (2002)
The many functions of SMC proteins in chromosome dynamics. Nature Rev. Mol. Cell Biol., 3, 786-793.

E. Revenkova, M. Eijpe, C. Heyting, B. Gross, and R. Jessberger (2001)
A Novel Meiosis-Specific Isoform of Mammalian SMC1. Mol. Cell. Biol., 21, 6984-6998.

A. Akhmedov, C. Frei, B. Kemper, S. Gasser, M. Tsai-Pflugfelder, and R. Jessberger (1998)
SMC protein C-terminal domains preferentially to DNA with secondary structure. Journ. Biol. Chem., 273, 24088-24094.

T. Borggrefe, M. Wabl, A. T. Akhmedov, and R. Jessberger (1998)
A B-cell-specific DNA recombination complex. Journ. Biol. Chem., 273, 17025-17037.

R. Jessberger, A. T. Akhmedov, and B. Riwar (1996)
SMC Proteins Constitute Two Subunits of the Mammalian Recombination Complex RC-1. EMBO-J. 15, 4061-4068.

For a complete list see PubMed