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PD Dr. rer. nat. Florian Wegwitz


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Forschungsinteressen:

  • Epigenetik und Tumorprogression

  • Msh Homeobox Gene (MSX-1, -2) in gynäkologischen Tumoren
Florian Wegwitz


Publikationen:

Prokakis E, Bamahmoud H, Jansari S, Fritsche L, Dietz A, Boshnakovska A, Rehling P, Johnsen SA, Gallwas J, Wegwitz F. USP22 supports the aggressive behavior of basal-like breast cancer by stimulating cellular respiration. Cell Commun Signal. 2024 Feb 12;22(1):120.

Prokakis E, Jansari S, Boshnakovska A, Wiese M, Kusch K, Kramm C, Dullin C, Rehling P, Glatzel M, Pantel K, Wikman H, Johnsen SA, Gallwas J, Wegwitz F. RNF40 epigenetically modulates glycolysis to support the aggressiveness of basal-like breast cancer. Cell Death Dis. 2023 Sep 28;14(9):641.

Wang X, Kutschat AP, Aggrey-Fynn J, Hamdan FH, Graham RP, Wixom AQ, Souto Y, Ladigan-Badura S, Yonkus JA, Abdelrahman AM, Alva-Ruiz R, Gaedcke J, Ströbel P, Kosinsky RL, Wegwitz F, Hermann P, Truty MJ, Siveke JT, Hahn SA, Hessmann E, Johnsen SA, Najafova Z. Identification of a ΔNp63-Dependent Basal-Like A Subtype-Specific Transcribed Enhancer Program (B-STEP) in Aggressive Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Mol Cancer Res. 2023 Sep 1;21(9):881-891.

Pantelaiou-Prokaki G, Reinhardt O, Georges NS, Agorku DJ, Hardt O, Prokakis E, Mieczkowska IK, Deppert W, Wegwitz F, Alves F. Basal-like mammary carcinomas stimulate cancer stem cell properties through AXL-signaling to induce chemotherapy resistance. Int J Cancer. 2023 ;152(9):1916-1932.

Werner M, Dyas A, Parfentev I, Schmidt GE, Mieczkowska IK, Müller-Kirschbaum LC, Müller C, Kalkhof S, Reinhardt O, Urlaub H, Alves F, Gallwas J, Prokakis E, Wegwitz F. ROBO3s: a novel ROBO3 short isoform promoting breast cancer aggressiveness. Cell Death Dis. 2022 Sep 3;13(9):762.

Krebs N, Klein L, Wegwitz F, Espinet E, Maurer HC, Tu M, Penz F, Küffer S, Xu X, Bohnenberger H, Cameron S, Brunner M, Neesse A, Kishore U, Hessmann E, Trumpp A, Ströbel P, Brekken RA, Ellenrieder V, Singh SK. Axon guidance receptor ROBO3 modulates subtype identity and prognosis via AXL-associated inflammatory network in pancreatic cancer. JCI Insight. 2022 Aug 22;7(16):e154475.

Hoen L, Rudisch C, Wick M, Indenbirken D, Grundhoff A, Wegwitz F, Kalkhof S, Hildebrand J. Osmotic Stress Interferes with DNA Damage Response and H2AX Phosphorylation in Human Keratinocytes. Cells. 2022 Mar 11;11(6):959.

Pantelaiou-Prokaki G, Mieczkowska I, Schmidt GE, Fritzsche S, Prokakis E, Gallwas J, Wegwitz F. HDAC8 suppresses the epithelial phenotype and promotes EMT in chemotherapy-treated basal-like breast cancer. Clin Epigenetics. 2022 Jan 11;14(1):7.

Tu M, Klein L, Espinet E, Georgomanolis T, Wegwitz F, Li X, Urbach L, Danieli-Mackay A, Küffer S, Bojarczuk K, Mizi A, Günesdogan U, Chapuy B, Gu Z, Neesse A, Kishore U, Ströbel P, Hessmann E, Hahn SA, Trumpp A, Papantonis A, Ellenrieder V, Singh SK. TNF-α-producing macrophages determine subtype identity and prognosis via AP1 enhancer reprogramming in pancreatic cancer. Nat Cancer. 2021 Nov;2(11):1185-1203.

Mieczkowska IK, Pantelaiou-Prokaki G, Prokakis E, Schmidt GE, Müller-Kirschbaum LC, Werner M, Sen M, Velychko T, Jannasch K, Dullin C, Napp J, Pantel K, Wikman H, Wiese M, Kramm CM, Alves F, Wegwitz F. Decreased PRC2 activity supports the survival of basal-like breast cancer cells to cytotoxic treatments. Cell Death Dis . 2021 Nov 29;12(12):1118.

Isermann T, Şener ÖÇ, Stender A, Klemke L, Winkler N, Neesse A, Li J, Wegwitz F, Moll UM, Schulz-Heddergott R. Suppression of HSF1 activity by wildtype p53 creates a driving force for p53 loss-of-heterozygosity. Nat Commun. 2021 Jun 29;12(1):4019.

Kosinsky RL, Zerche M, Kutschat AP, Nair A, Ye Z, Saul D, von Heesen M, Friton JJ, Schwarzer AC, Paglilla N, Sheikh SZ, Wegwitz F, Sun Z, Ghadimi M, Newberry RD, Sartor RB, Faubion WA, Johnsen SA. RNF20 and RNF40 regulate vitamin D receptor-dependent signaling in inflammatory bowel disease. Cell Death Differ. 2021 Nov;28(11):3161-3175.

Prokakis E, Dyas A, Grün R, Fritzsche S, Bedi U, Kazerouni ZB, Kosinsky RL, Johnsen SA, Wegwitz F. USP22 promotes HER2-driven mammary carcinoma aggressiveness by suppressing the unfolded protein response. Oncogene. 2021 Jun;40(23):4004-4018

Najafova Z, Liu P, Wegwitz F, Ahmad M, Tamon L, Kosinsky RL, Xie W, Johnsen SA, Tuckermann J. RNF40 exerts stage-dependent functions in differentiating osteoblasts and is essential for bone cell crosstalk. Cell Death Differ. 2021 Feb;28(2):700-714

Kolb K, Hellinger J, Kansy M, Wegwitz F, Bauerschmitz G, Emons G, Gründker C. Influence of ARHGAP29 on the Invasion of Mesenchymal-Transformed Breast Cancer Cells. Cells. 2020 Dec 5;9(12):2616

Wegwitz F, Prokakis E, Pejkovska A, Kosinsky RL, Glatzel M, Pantel K, Wikman H, Johnsen SA. The histone H2B ubiquitin ligase RNF40 is required for HER2-driven mammary tumorigenesis. Cell Death Dis. 2020 Oct 17;11(10):873

Wüst HM, Wegener A, Fröb F, Hartwig AC, Wegwitz F, Kari V, Schimmel M, Tamm ER, Johnsen SA, Wegner M, Sock E. Egr2-guided histone H2B monoubiquitination is required for peripheral nervous system myelination. Nucleic Acids Res. 2020 Sep 18;48(16):8959-8976

Kosinsky RL, Helms M, Zerche M, Wohn L, Dyas A, Prokakis E, Kazerouni ZB, Bedi U, Wegwitz F, Johnsen SA. USP22-dependent HSP90AB1 expression promotes resistance to HSP90 inhibition in mammary and colorectal cancer. Cell Death Dis. 2019 Dec 4;10(12):911

Kosinsky RL, Zerche M, Saul D, Wang X, Wohn L, Wegwitz F, Begus-Nahrmann Y, Johnsen SA. USP22 exerts tumor-suppressive functions in colorectal cancer by decreasing mTOR activity. Cell Death Differ. 2020 Apr;27(4):1328-1340

Schneider D, Chua RL, Molitor N, Hamdan FH, Rettenmeier EM, Prokakis E, Mishra VK, Kari V, Wegwitz F, Johnsen SA, Kosinsky RL. The E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF40 suppresses apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells. Clin Epigenetics. 2019 Jul 2;11(1):98

Sen M, Wang X, Hamdan FH, Rapp J, Eggert J, Kosinsky RL, Wegwitz F, Kutschat AP, Younesi FS, Gaedcke J, Grade M, Hessmann E, Papantonis A, Strӧbel P, Johnsen SA. ARID1A facilitates KRAS signaling-regulated enhancer activity in an AP1-dependent manner in colorectal cancer cells. Clin Epigenetics. 2019 Jun 19;11(1):92

Kari V, Raul SK, Henck JM, Kitz J, Kramer F, Kosinsky RL, Übelmesser N, Mansour WY, Eggert J, Spitzner M, Najafova Z, Bastians H, Grade M, Gaedcke J, Wegwitz F, Johnsen SA. The histone methyltransferase DOT1L is required for proper DNA damage response, DNA repair, and modulates chemotherapy responsiveness. Clin Epigenetics. 2019 Jan 7;11(1):4

Puig B, Altmeppen HC, Linsenmeier L, Chakroun K, Wegwitz F, Piontek UK, Tatzelt J, Bate C, Magnus T, Glatzel M. GPI-anchor signal sequence influences PrPC sorting, shedding and signalling, and impacts on different pathomechanistic aspects of prion disease in mice. PLoS Pathog. 2019 Jan 4;15(1):e1007520

Kosinsky RL, Chua RL, Qui M, Saul D, Mehlich D, Ströbel P, Schildhaus HU, Wegwitz F, Faubion WA, Johnsen SA. Loss of RNF40 Decreases NF-κB Activity in Colorectal Cancer Cells and Reduces Colitis Burden in Mice. J Crohns Colitis. 2019 Mar 26;13(3):362-373

Mishra VK, Wegwitz F, Kosinsky RL, Sen M, Baumgartner R, Wulff T, Siveke JT, Schildhaus HU, Najafova Z, Kari V, Kohlhof H, Hessmann E, Johnsen SA. Histone deacetylase class-I inhibition promotes epithelial gene expression in pancreatic cancer cells in a BRD4- and MYC-dependent manner. Nucleic Acids Res. 2017 Jun 20;45(11):6334-6349

Mishra VK, Subramaniam M, Kari V, Pitel KS, Baumgart SJ, Naylor RM, Nagarajan S, Wegwitz F, Ellenrieder V, Hawse JR, Johnsen SA. Krüppel-like Transcription Factor KLF10 Suppresses TGFβ-Induced Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition via a Negative Feedback Mechanism. Cancer Res. 2017 May 1;77(9):2387-2400

Xie W, Nagarajan S, Baumgart SJ, Kosinsky RL, Najafova Z, Kari V, Hennion M, Indenbirken D, Bonn S, Grundhoff A, Wegwitz F, Mansouri A, Johnsen SA. RNF40 regulates gene expression in an epigenetic context-dependent manner. Genome Biol. 2017 Feb 16;18(1):32

Nagarajan S, Bedi U, Budida A, Hamdan FH, Mishra VK, Najafova Z, Xie W, Alawi M, Indenbirken D, Knapp S, Chiang CM, Grundhoff A, Kari V, Scheel CH, Wegwitz F, Johnsen SA. BRD4 promotes p63 and GRHL3 expression downstream of FOXO in mammary epithelial cells. Nucleic Acids Res. 2017 Apr 7;45(6):3130-3145

Wegwitz F, Lenfert E, Gerstel D, von Ehrenstein L, Einhoff J, Schmidt G, Logsdon M, Brandner J, Tiegs G, Beauchemin N, Wagener C, Deppert W, Horst AK. CEACAM1 controls the EMT switch in murine mammary carcinoma in vitro and in vivo. Oncotarget. 2016 Sep 27;7(39):63730-63746

Hossan T, Nagarajan S, Baumgart SJ, Xie W, Magallanes RT, Hernandez C, Chiaroni PM, Indenbirken D, Spitzner M, Thomas-Chollier M, Grade M, Thieffry D, Grundhoff A, Wegwitz F, Johnsen SA. Histone Chaperone SSRP1 is Essential for Wnt Signaling Pathway Activity During Osteoblast Differentiation. Stem Cells. 2016 May;34(5):1369-76

Falker C, Hartmann A, Guett I, Dohler F, Altmeppen H, Betzel C, Schubert R, Thurm D, Wegwitz F, Joshi P, Verderio C, Krasemann S, Glatzel M. Exosomal cellular prion protein drives fibrillization of amyloid beta and counteracts amyloid beta-mediated neurotoxicity. J Neurochem. 2016 Apr;137(1):88-100

Kosinsky RL, Wegwitz F, Hellbach N, Dobbelstein M, Mansouri A, Vogel T, Begus-Nahrmann Y, Johnsen SA. Usp22 deficiency impairs intestinal epithelial lineage specification in vivo. Oncotarget. 2015 Nov 10;6(35):37906-18

Maenz C, Lenfert E, Pantel K, Schumacher U, Deppert W, Wegwitz F. Epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity is a decisive feature for the metastatic outgrowth of disseminated WAP-T mouse mammary carcinoma cells. BMC Cancer. 2015 Mar 26;15:178. doi: 10.1186/s12885-015-1165-5

Schreiber S, Gocht A, Wegwitz F, Deppert W, Schumacher U. Lectin histochemistry of murine WAP-T mammary cancer reveals similar glycoconjugate changes to those in human breast cancer. Anticancer Res. 2014 Dec;34(12):7045-53

Jannasch K, Wegwitz F, Lenfert E, Maenz C, Deppert W, Alves F. Chemotherapy of WAP-T mouse mammary carcinomas aggravates tumor phenotype and enhances tumor cell dissemination. Int J Cancer. 2015 Jul 1;137(1):25-36

Lenfert E, Maenz C, Heinlein C, Jannasch K, Schumacher U, Pantel K, Tolstonog GV, Deppert W, Wegwitz F. Mutant p53 promotes epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity and enhances metastasis in mammary carcinomas of WAP-T mice. Int J Cancer. 2015 Mar 15;136(6):E521-33

Quante T, Wegwitz F, Abe J, Rossi A, Deppert W, Bohn W. Aberrant Proliferation of Differentiating Alveolar Cells Induces Hyperplasia in Resting Mammary Glands of SV40-TAg Transgenic Mice. Front Oncol. 2014 Jun 26;4:168

Otto B, Streichert T, Wegwitz F, Gevensleben H, Klätschke K, Wagener C, Deppert W, Tolstonog GV. Transcription factors link mouse WAP-T mammary tumors with human breast cancer. Int J Cancer. 2013 Mar 15;132(6):1311-22

Otto B, Gruner K, Heinlein C, Wegwitz F, Nollau P, Ylstra B, Pantel K, Schumacher U, Baumbusch LO, Martin-Subero JI, Siebert R, Wagener C, Streichert T, Deppert W, Tolstonog GV. Low-grade and high-grade mammary carcinomas in WAP-T transgenic mice are independent entities distinguished by Met expression. Int J Cancer. 2013 Mar 15;132(6):1300-10

Hirner H, Günes C, Bischof J, Wolff S, Grothey A, Kühl M, Oswald F, Wegwitz F, Bösl MR, Trauzold A, Henne-Bruns D, Peifer C, Leithäuser F, Deppert W, Knippschild U. Impaired CK1 delta activity attenuates SV40-induced cellular transformation in vitro and mouse mammary carcinogenesis in vivo. PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e29709

Gerstel D, Wegwitz F, Jannasch K, Ludewig P, Scheike K, Alves F, Beauchemin N, Deppert W, Wagener C, Horst AK. CEACAM1 creates a pro-angiogenic tumor microenvironment that supports tumor vessel maturation. Oncogene. 2011 Oct 13;30(41):4275-88

Wegwitz F, Kluth MA, Mänz C, Otto B, Gruner K, Heinlein C, Kühl M, Warnecke G, Schumacher U, Deppert W, Tolstonog GV. Tumorigenic WAP-T mouse mammary carcinoma cells: a model for a self-reproducing homeostatic cancer cell system. PLoS One. 2010 Aug 11;5(8):e12103

Jannasch K, Dullin C, Heinlein C, Krepulat F, Wegwitz F, Deppert W, Alves F. Detection of different tumor growth kinetics in single transgenic mice with oncogene-induced mammary carcinomas by flat-panel volume computed tomography. Int J Cancer. 2009 Jul 1;125(1):62-70