Research Foci
- Evolutionary Physiology
- Eco-Immunology
Doctoral AbstractThesis
The molecular underpinnings of phenotypic plasticity in Tribolium castaneum immune responses
- Supervisors
- Doctoral Subject
- Biologie
- Doctoral Degree
- Dr. rer. nat.
- Awarded by
- Department 13 – Biology
CV
Academic Education
Positions
Projects
In Process
- CRC TRR 212 B06 - Genetic and phenotypic characterisation of immunological niche conformance in cavefish ( – )
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre | Project Number: TRR 212/2 - The influence of parasite diversity on the evolution and function of the immune system of the Mexcian Cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus (since )
Own Resources Project
Finished
- SPP 1399 - Work package: Coevulution between Tribolium castaneum and Bacillus thuringiensis: On the evolutionary significance of genetic specificity and specific immunity. ( – )
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted at the University of Münster: DFG - Priority Programme | Project Number: KU 1929/4-1:1
- CRC TRR 212 B06 - Genetic and phenotypic characterisation of immunological niche conformance in cavefish ( – )
Research Articles (Journals)
- Kaiser, Charlotte Sophia, Lubisch, Milena, Schröder, Emma, et al. . “Unraveling the functional dynamics of Caenorhabditis elegans stress-responsive omega class GST-44.” The FEBS Journal, № 2025 doi: 10.1111/febs.70088.
- Bauhus, Marc B., Mews, Sina, Kurtz, Joachim, Brinker, Alexander, Peuß, Robert, and Anaya-Rojas, Jaime M. . “Tapeworm infection affects sleep-like behaviour in three-spined sticklebacks.” Scientific Reports, № 14 23395. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-73992-7.
- Riddle, Misty R, Nguyen, Nguyen K, Nave, Maeve, et al. . “Host evolution shapes gut microbiome composition in Astyanax mexicanus.” Ecology and Evolution, № 14 (4) doi: 10.1002/ece3.11192.
- Olsen, Luke, Levy, Michaella, Medley, Kyle J, et al. . “Metabolic reprogramming underlies cavefish muscular endurance despite loss of muscle mass and contractility.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, № 120 (5) doi: 10.1073/pnas.2204427120.
- Schulz, Nora K. E., Mohamed, Fakry F., Lo, Lai Ka, Peuß, Robert, de Buhr, Maike F., and Kurtz, Joachim. . “Paternal knockdown of tRNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase (Dnmt2 ) increases offspring susceptibility to infection in red flour beetles.” Insect Molecular Biology, № 2022 doi: 10.1111/imb.12798.
- Krishnan, Jaya, Wang, Yan, Kenzior, Olga, et al. . “Liver-derived cell lines from cavefish Astyanax mexicanus as an in vitro model for studying metabolic adaptation.” Scientific Reports, № 12 (10115) doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-14507-0.
- Medley, Kyle J, Persons, Jenna, Biswas, Tathagata, et al. . “The metabolome of Mexican cavefish shows a convergent signature highlighting sugar, antioxidant, and Ageing-Related metabolites.” eLife, № 11 (e74539) doi: 10.7554/eLife.74539.
- Krishnan, Jaya, Seidel, Chris W., Zhang, Ning, et al. . “Genome-wide analysis of cis-regulatory changes underlying metabolic adaptation of cavefish.” Nature Genetics, № 54: 684–693. doi: 10.1038/s41588-022-01049-4.
- Xiong, S, Wang, W, Kenzior, A, et al. . “Enhanced lipogenesis through Pparγ helps cavefish adapt to food scarcity.” Current biology doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.038.
- Accorsi, A, Box, AC, Peuß, R, Wood, C, Sánchez, Alvarado A, and Rohner, N. . “Image3C, a multimodal image-based and label-independent integrative method for single-cell analysis.” eLife, № 10: e65372C1 - eLife 2021;10:e65372DO - 10.7554/eLife.65372. doi: 10.7554/eLife.65372.
- Warren, WC, Boggs, TE, Borowsky, R, et al. . “A chromosome-level genome of Astyanax mexicanus surface fish for comparing population-specific genetic differences contributing to trait evolution.” Nature Communications, № 12 (1): 1447. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21733-zDO-10.1038/s41467-021-21733-z.
- Peuß, R, Box, AC, Chen, S, et al. . “Adaptation to low parasite abundance affects immune investment and immunopathological responses of cavefish.” Nature Ecology and Evolution, № 2020 doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1234-2.
- Krishnan, J, Persons, JL, Peuß, R, et al. . “Comparative transcriptome analysis of wild and lab populations of Astyanax mexicanus uncovers differential effects of environment and morphotype on gene expression.” Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, № 1-10 doi: 10.1002/jez.b.22933.
- Ferro, K, Peuß, R, Yang, W, Rosenstiel, P, Schulenburg, H, and Kurtz, J. . “Experimental evolution of immunological specificity.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, № 116 doi: 10.1073/pnas.1904828116.
- Loomis, C, Peuß, R, Jaggard, JB, et al. . “An Adult Brain Atlas Reveals Broad Neuroanatomical Changes in Independently Evolved Populations of Mexican Cavefish.” Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, № 13: 88. doi: 10.3389/fnana.2019.00088.
- Peuß, R, Zakibe, Z, Krishnan, J, Merryman, MS, Baumann, DP, and Rohner, N. . “Gamete Collection and In Vitro Fertilization of Astyanax mexicanus.” Journal of Visualized Experiments, № 2019 (147): e59334.
- Stahl, BA, Peuß, R, McDole, B, et al. . “Stable transgenesis in Astyanax mexicanus using the Tol2 transposase system.” Developmental Dynamics, № 248 (8): 679–687. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.32.
- Xiong, S, Krishnan, J, Peuß, R, and Rohner, N. . “Early adipogenesis contributes to excess fat accumulation in cave populations of Astyanax mexicanus.” Developmental Biology, № 441 (2): 297–304. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.06.003.
- Riddle, MR, Aspiras, AC, Gaudenz, K, et al. . “Insulin resistance in cavefish as an adaptation to a nutrient-limited environment.” Nature, № 555 (7698): 647–651. doi: 10.1038/nature26136.
- Greenwood, JM, Milutinović, B, Peuß, R, et al. . “Oral immune priming with Bacillus thuringiensis induces a shift in the gene expression of Tribolium castaneum larvae.” BMC Genomics, № 18 (1): 329.
- Milutinovic, B, Peuß, R, Ferro, K, and Kurtz, J. . “Immune priming in arthropods: an update focusing on the red flour beetle.” Zoology, № 119 doi: 10.1016/j.zool.2016.03.006.
- Peuß, R, Wensing, KU, Woestmann, L, et al. . “Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule 1: testing for a role in insect immunity, behaviour and reproduction.” Royal Society Open Science, № 3 (4): 160138.
- Peuß, R, Eggert, H, Armitage, SAO, and Kurtz, J. . “Downregulation of the evolutionary capacitor Hsp90 is mediated by social cues.” Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, № 282 doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.2041.
- Armitage, SAO, Peuß, R, and Kurtz, J. . “Dscam and pancrustacean immune memory - A review of the evidence.” Developmental and Comparative Immunology, № 48 doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2014.03.004.
- Behrens, S, Peuß, R, Milutinović, B, et al. . “Infection routes matter in population-specific responses of the red flour beetle to the entomopathogen Bacillus thuringiensis.” BMC Genomics, № 16 (1): 445.
- Milutinovic, B, Stolpe, C, Peuß, R, Armitage, SAO, and Kurtz, J. . “The red flour beetle as a model for bacterial oral infections.” PloS one, № 8 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064638.
Dr. Robert Peuß
