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Frank Essmann is affiliated with the University of Tübingen in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, along with medicine. Their work spans several subfields including molecular biology, civil and structural engineering, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, oncology, and biomedical engineering.

Essmann's research topics cover diverse areas such as:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering Research
  • Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • RNA interference and gene delivery
  • Protein degradation and inhibitors
  • Cancer research and treatments
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics

They have authored several recent papers, which include:

  • The BCL-2 inhibitor ABT-199/venetoclax synergizes with proteasome inhibition via transactivation of the MCL-1 antagonist NOXA, 2022, published in Cell Death Discovery
  • The BCL-2 selective inhibitor ABT-199 sensitizes soft tissue sarcomas to proteasome inhibition by a concerted mechanism requiring BAX and NOXA, 2020, published in Cell Death and Disease
  • BH3-only protein expression determines hepatocellular carcinoma response to sorafenib-based treatment, 2021, published in Cell Death and Disease
  • PTEN mutant non-small cell lung cancer require ATM to suppress pro-apoptotic signalling and evade radiotherapy, 2022, published in Cell & Bioscience
  • ATF3 characterizes aggressive drug-tolerant persister cells in HGSOC, 2024, published in Cell Death and Disease

Frequent co-authors of Essmann include:

  • Hans-Georg Kopp
  • Jürgen Gänßmantel
  • Gerd Geburtig
  • Tobias B. Beigl
  • Walter E. Aulitzky

Essmann's publications have appeared mainly in the following venues:

  • Cancer Research
  • Cell Death and Disease
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Death Discovery
  • EMBO Reports

In addition to journal articles, Essmann has published a book titled Energieeffiziente Gebäudesanierung. in 2022 through Fraunhofer IRB Verlag eBooks.

Best Publications

  • T-helper-1-cell cytokines drive cancer into senescence

    Heidi Braumüller;Thomas Wieder;Ellen Brenner;Sonja Aßmann

  • Transdifferentiation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells to Macrophage-Like Cells During Atherogenesis

    Susanne Feil;Birgit Fehrenbacher;Robert Lukowski;Frank Essmann

  • Activation of caspase-8 in drug-induced apoptosis of B-lymphoid cells is independent of CD95/Fas receptor-ligand interaction and occurs downstream of caspase-3.

    Thomas Wieder;Frank Essmann;Frank Essmann;Frank Essmann;Aram Prokop;Aram Prokop;Aram Prokop;Karin Schmelz;Karin Schmelz;Karin Schmelz

  • Direct impact of cisplatin on mitochondria induces ROS production that dictates cell fate of ovarian cancer cells

    Markus Kleih;Kathrin Böpple;Meng Dong;Andrea Gaißler

  • Piceatannol, a hydroxylated analog of the chemopreventive agent resveratrol, is a potent inducer of apoptosis in the lymphoma cell line BJAB and in primary, leukemic lymphoblasts

    T Wieder;A Prokop;B Bagci;F Essmann

  • Apoptosis induction by different local anaesthetics in a neuroblastoma cell line

    R. Werdehausen;S. Fazeli;S. Braun;H. Hermanns

  • Relapse in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia is associated with a decrease of the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and loss of spontaneous caspase-3 processing in vivo.

    A Prokop;T Wieder;I Sturm;F Essmann

  • Paclitaxel-induced apoptosis in BJAB cells proceeds via a death receptor-independent, caspases-3/-8-driven mitochondrial amplification loop

    Clarissa von Haefen;Thomas Wieder;Frank Essmann;Klaus Schulze-Osthoff

  • SOX2 expression associates with stem cell state in human ovarian carcinoma

    Petra M Bareiss;Anna Paczulla;Hui Wang;Rebekka Schairer

  • Lidocaine induces apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway independently of death receptor signaling.

    Robert Werdehausen;Sebastian Braun;Frank Essmann;Klaus Schulze-Osthoff

  • Apoptin, a tumor-selective killer

    Marek Jan Los;Soumya Panigrahi;Iran Rashedi;Sanat Mandal

  • Apoptosis resistance of MCF-7 breast carcinoma cells to ionizing radiation is independent of p53 and cell cycle control but caused by the lack of caspase-3 and a caffeine-inhibitable event

    Frank Essmann;Ingo H. Engels;Gudrun Totzke;Klaus Schulze-Osthoff

  • Staphylococcus aureus alpha-toxin-induced cell death: predominant necrosis despite apoptotic caspase activation.

    F Essmann;H Bantel;H Bantel;G Totzke;I H Engels;I H Engels

  • A Novel Member of the IκB Family, Human IκB-ζ, Inhibits Transactivation of p65 and Its DNA Binding

    Gudrun Totzke;Frank Essmann;Stephan Pohlmann;Charlotte Lindenblatt

  • Human Skin Endothelial Cells Can Express All 10 TLR Genes and Respond to Respective Ligands

    Nicole Fitzner;Sigrid Clauberg;Frank Essmann;Joerg Liebmann

  • Phosphorylation of Atg5 by the Gadd45β-MEKK4-p38 pathway inhibits autophagy.

    E Keil;R Höcker;M Schuster;F Essmann

  • p21 Blocks Irradiation-Induced Apoptosis Downstream of Mitochondria by Inhibition of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase–Mediated Caspase-9 Activation

    Dennis Sohn;Frank Essmann;Klaus Schulze-Osthoff;Reiner U. Jänicke

  • Induction of cell death by the BH3-only Bcl-2 homolog Nbk/Bik is mediated by an entirely Bax-dependent mitochondrial pathway.

    Bernhard Gillissen;Frank Essmann;Frank Essmann;Vilma Graupner;Lilian Stärck

  • The multiple battles fought by anti-apoptotic p21.

    Reiner U Jänicke;Dennis Sohn;Frank Essmann;Klaus Schulze-Osthoff

  • Pifithrin- α protects against DNA damage-induced apoptosis downstream of mitochondria independent of p53

    D Sohn;V Graupner;V Graupner;D Neise;F Essmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Schulze-Osthoff
Klaus Schulze-Osthoff University of Tübingen
Peter T. Daniel
Peter T. Daniel Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Bernd Dörken
Bernd Dörken Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Thomas Wieder
Thomas Wieder University of Tübingen
Helmut Hanenberg
Helmut Hanenberg University of Duisburg-Essen
Bernd Nürnberg
Bernd Nürnberg University of Tübingen
Rupert Handgretinger
Rupert Handgretinger University of Tübingen
Lothar Kanz
Lothar Kanz University of Tübingen
Stephan M. Huber
Stephan M. Huber University of Tübingen
Martin Schaller
Martin Schaller University of Tübingen

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