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Raft-like lipid microdomains drive autophagy initiation via AMBRA1-ERLIN1 molecular association within MAMs

Manganelli, Valeria ; Matarrese, Paola ; Antonioli, Manuela ; Gambardella, Lucrezia ; Vescovo, Tiziana ; Gretzmeier, Christine ; Longo, Agostina ; Capozzi, Antonella ; Recalchi, Serena ; Riitano, Gloria ; Misasi, Roberta ; Dengjel, Jörn ; Malorni, Walter ; Fimia, Gian Maria ; Sorice, Maurizio ; Garofalo, Tina

In: Autophagy, 2020, p. 1-21

Mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs) are essential communication subdomains of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) that interact with mitochondria. We previously demonstrated that, upon macroautophagy/autophagy induction, AMBRA1 is recruited to the BECN1 complex and relocalizes to MAMs, where it regulates autophagy by interacting with raft-like components. ERLIN1 is an endoplasmic reticulum...

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Proteomic profiling of fibroblasts isolated from chronic wounds identifies disease-relevant signaling pathways

Berberich, Bettina ; Thriene, Kerstin ; Gretzmeier, Christine ; Kühl, Tobias ; Bayer, Hans ; Athanasiou, Ioannis ; Rafei-Shamsabadi, David Ali ; Bruckner-Tuderman, Leena ; Nyström, Alexander ; Kiritsi, Dimitra ; Dengjel, Jörn

In: Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2020, vol. 140, no. 11, p. 2280-2290.e4

Chronic skin wounds accompany many prevalent age-related diseases and are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Both keratinocytes and fibroblasts contribute to the pathomechanisms in chronic skin wounds. Dysregulated pathways in the epidermis have been extensively studied, but little is known of the influence of dermal fibroblasts on chronic wounding. We isolated fibroblasts from chronic...

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Influenza A virus induces autophagosomal targeting of ribosomal proteins

Becker, Andrea C. ; Gannagé, Monique ; Giese, Sebastian ; Hu, Zehan ; Abou-Eid, Shadi ; Roubaty, Carole ; Paul, Petra ; Bühler, Lea ; Gretzmeier, Christine ; Dumit, Veronica I. ; Kaeser-Pebernard, Stéphanie ; Schwemmle, Martin ; Münz, Christian ; Dengjel, Jörn

In: Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, 2018, vol. 17, no. 10, p. 1909–1921

Seasonal epidemics of influenza A virus are a major cause of severe illness and are of high socio-economic relevance. For the design of effective antiviral therapies, a detailed knowledge of pathways perturbed by virus infection is critical. We performed comprehensive expression and organellar proteomics experiments to study the cellular consequences of influenza A virus infection using three...

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Impaired lymphoid extracellular matrix impedes antibacterial immunity in epidermolysis bullosa

Nyström, Alexander ; Bornert, Olivier ; Kühl, Tobias ; Gretzmeier, Christine ; Thriene, Kerstin ; Dengjel, Jörn ; Pfister-Wartha, Andrea ; Kiritsi, Dimitra ; Bruckner-Tuderman, Leena

In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2018, vol. 115, no. 4, p. E705–E714

Genetic loss of collagen VII causes recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB), a skin fragility disorder that, unexpectedly, manifests also with elevated colonization of commensal bacteria and frequent wound infections. Here, we describe an unprecedented systemic function of collagen VII as a member of a unique innate immune-supporting multiprotein complex in spleen and lymph nodes....

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Discrete cytosolic macromolecular BRAF complexes exhibit distinct activities and composition

Diedrich, Britta ; Rigbolt, Kristoffer TG ; Röring, Michael ; Herr, Ricarda ; Kaeser‐Pebernard, Stephanie ; Gretzmeier, Christine ; Murphy, Robert F ; Brummer, Tilman ; Dengjel, Jörn

In: The EMBO Journal, 2017, vol. 36, no. 5, p. 646–663

As a central element within the RAS/ERK pathway, the serine/threonine kinase BRAF plays a key role in development and homeostasis and represents the most frequently mutated kinase in tumors. Consequently, it has emerged as an important therapeutic target in various malignancies. Nevertheless, the BRAF activation cycle still raises many mechanistic questions as illustrated by the paradoxical...

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Inhibition of β-catenin signaling by phenobarbital in hepatoma cells in vitro

Groll, Nicola ; Petrikat, Tamara ; Vetter, Silvia ; Wenz, Christine ; Dengjel, Jörn ; Gretzmeier, Christine ; Weiss, Frederik ; Poetz, Oliver ; Joos, Thomas O. ; Schwarz, Michael ; Braeuning, Albert

In: Toxicology, 2016, vol. 370, p. 94-105

The antiepileptic drug phenobarbital (PB) exerts hepatic effect based on indirect activation of the constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) via inhibition of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and the kinase Src. It has furthermore been observed that in mice PB suppresses the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma with overactive signaling through the oncogenic Wnt/β-catenin pathway,...