2026

R. Boikine, A. Chaudhary, J. Mergner, H. Leicher, M. Stegmann, B. Kuster, K. Schneitz (2026) A STRUBBELIG–NHL3 cell surface receptor complex mediates the response to cellulose deficiency in Arabidopsis . Nat. Plants. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-026-02342-4

Y.Zhang, S. Samwald, A. Schröder, S. Stolze, S. Mahiwal, T. Lu, J. Rzemieniewski, M. Stegmann, H. Nakagami, D. Shen, T. Grube Andersen (2026). A tunable receptor separates root barrier formation from nutrient signaling through ligand-perception states. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.07.06.736668

H. Leicher, S. Schade, J. W. Huebbers, K. S. Munzert-Eberlein, G. Haljiti, D. Biermann, A. Makris, X. Zhu, Y. Chauhan, C. Ludwig, M.C. Müller, T. Kinoshita, T. Engelsdorf, J. Gronnier,  M.K. Ried-Lasi, A. Boisson-Dernier, R. Hückelhoven, M. Stegmann (2026). Endogenous RALF peptide function is required for powdery mildew host colonization. New Phytol. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.71282

S. Schade, K Buhrman, A. Schneider, D. Moitra, A. Makris, H. Wei, R. Lozano-Durán, M. Lasi, B. Kemmerling, C. Gutjahr, M. Stegmann (2026). Karrikin and strigolactone signalling affect pattern-triggered immunity and resistance to specific pathogens. bioRxiv. doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.05.722863

V. Jha, P. Zecua-Ramirez, and M. Stegmann (2026). Phytocytokines as regulators of disease resistance in monocot crops. Molecular Plant. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2026.01.004

P. Zecua-Ramirez, V. Jha and M. Stegmann (2026). Peptide signaling at the intersection of growth, nutrient sensing, and stress responses. Plant J. doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70733

2025

D. Biermann, M. von Arx, , K. S. Munzert-Eberlein, K. Xhelilaj, D. Sere, M. Stegmann, G. Vert, S. Wolf, T. Engelsdorf,  C. Zipfel, J. Gronnier (2025). A RALF-brassinosteroid signaling circuit regulates Arabidopsis hypocotyl cell shape. Current Biology. doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.09.016.

J. Rzemieniewski, P. Zecua‐Ramirez, S. Schade, Z. Camgöz, G. Haljiti, S. Kaur, C. Ludwig, R. Hueckelhoven, M. Stegmann (2025). CEPR2 perceives group II CEPs to regulate cell surface receptor-mediated immunity in Arabidopsis. PLOS Pathogens 21(9): e1013115. doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013115

2024

J. Rzemieniewski, H. Leicher, H. Kyung Lee, C. Broyart, S. Nayem, C. Wiese, J. Maroschek, Z. Camgöz, V. Olsson Lalun, M. A. Djordjevic, A. C. Vlot, R. Hückelhoven, J. Santiago & M. Stegmann (2024). CEP signaling coordinates plant immunity with nitrogen status. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55194-x

T. Pečenková, M. Potocký & M. Stegmann (2024). More than meets the eye: knowns and unknowns of the trafficking of small secreted proteins in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae172

2023

H. Leicher, M. Stegmann (2023). A Seedling Growth Inhibition Assay to Measure Phytocytokine Activity. Plant Peptide Hormones and Growth Factors. Methods in Molecular Biology. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3511-7_8

J. George, M. Stegmann, J. Monaghan, J. Bailey-Serres, C. Zipfel (2023). Arabidopsis translation initiation factor binding protein CBE1 negatively regulates accumulation of the NADPH oxidase respiratory burst oxidase homolog D. Journal of Biological Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105018

J. Rzemieniewski, M. Stegmann (2023). SIRK1-QSK1 as a novel receptor complex perceiving endogenous PEP7 peptides. Molecular Plant. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2022.10.014

2022

J. A. Noble, N. V. Bielski, M. J. Liu, T. A. DeFalco, M. Stegmann, A. D.L. Nelson, K. McNamara, B. Sullivan, K. K. Dinh, N. Khuu, S. Hancock, S. Shiu, C. Zipfel, A. Y. Cheung, M. A. Beilstein, R. Palanivelu (2022). Evolutionary analysis of the LORELEI gene family in plants reveals regulatory subfunctionalization. Plant Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac444

J. Rzemieniewski, M. Stegmann (2022). Regulation of pattern-triggered immunity and growth by phytocytokines. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2022.102230

M. Stegmann, P. Zecua‐Ramirez, C. Ludwig, H. Lee, B. Peterson, Z. L. Nimchuk, Y. Belkhadir, R. Hückelhoven (2022). RGI‐GOLVEN signaling promotes cell surface immune receptor abundance to regulate plant immunity. EMBO Reports. https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.202153281

J. Gronnier, C. M. Franck, M. Stegmann, T. A. DeFalco, A. Abarca, M. von Arx, K. Dünser, W.Lin, Z. Yang, J. Kleine-Vehn, C. Ringli, C. Zipfel (2022). Regulation of immune receptor kinase plasma membrane nanoscale organization by a plant peptide hormone and its receptors. Elife. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.74162

2019

Y. Xiao, M. Stegmann, Z. Han, T. A. DeFalco, K. Parys, L. Xu, Y. Belkhadir, C. Zipfel, J. Chai (2019). Mechanisms of RALF peptide perception by a heterotypic receptor complex. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1409-7

2018

M. Stegmann (2018). EBP1: A crucial growth regulator downstream of receptor kinases across kingdoms. PLoS Biology. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000056

E. Smakowska-Luzan, G. A. Mott, K. Parys, M. Stegmann, T. C. Howton, M. Layeghifard, J. Neuhold, A. Lehner, J. Kong, K. Grünwald, N. Weinberger, S. B. Satbhai, D. Mayer, W. Busch, M. Madalinski, P. Stolt-Bergner, N. J. Provart, M. S. Mukhtar, C. Zipfel, D. Desveaux, D. S. Guttman, Y. Belkhadir (2018). An extracellular network of Arabidopsis leucine-rich repeat receptor kinases. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25184

2017

M. Stegmann, C. Zipfel (2017). Complex regulation of plant sex by peptides. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aar4190

M. Stegmann, J. Monaghan, E. Smakowska-Luzan, H. Rovenich, A. Lehner, N. Holton, Y. Belkhadir, C. Zipfel (2017). The receptor kinase FER is a RALF-regulated scaffold controlling plant immune signaling. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aal2541

2016

Y. Du, M. Stegmann, J. C. Misas Villamil (2016). The apoplast as battleground for plant-microbe interactions. The New Phytologist. https://www.jstor.org/stable/newphytologist.209.1.34

2013

M. Stegmann, R. G. Anderson, L. Westphal, S. Rosahl, J. M McDowell, M. Trujillo (2013). The exocyst subunit Exo70B1 is involved in the immune response of Arabidopsis thaliana to different pathogens and cell death. Plant Signaling & Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.4161/psb.27421

2012

M. Stegmann, R.G. Anderson, K. Ichimura, T. Pecenkova, P. Reuter, V.Žárský, J. M. McDowell, K. Shirasu, M. Trujillo (2012). The Ubiquitin Ligase PUB22 Targets a Subunit of the Exocyst Complex Required for PAMP-Triggered Responses in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.112.104463

2010

M. Peer, M. Stegmann, M. J. Mueller, F. Waller (2010). Pseudomonas syringae infection triggers de novo synthesis of phytosphingosine from sphinganine in Arabidopsis thaliana. FEBS Letters. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2010.08.027