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Jürgen Kopitz is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has contributed significantly to the fields of biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, medicine, and immunology and microbiology. Their work spans molecular biology, immunology, organic chemistry, pathology and forensic medicine, and oncology.

The main research topics Kopitz has focused on include:

  • Galectins and Cancer Biology
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
  • Extracellular Vesicles in Disease
  • Signaling Pathways in Disease
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases

Kopitz has published in a variety of scientific journals, with notable frequent venues including:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
  • Histochemistry and Cell Biology
  • ChemBioChem
  • iScience

Recent papers highlight Kopitz's diverse research interests:

  • "What is the Sugar Code?" (2021, ChemBioChem)
  • "Probing sulfatide-tissue lectin recognition with functionalized glycodendrimersomes" (2020, iScience)
  • "Proinflammatory Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Signaling Contributes to the Induction of Neuroinflammation in Animal Models of Endotoxemia and Peripheral Surgical Stress" (2020, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology)
  • "Calorimetric Analysis of the Interplay between Synthetic Tn Antigen-Presenting MUC1 Glycopeptides and Human Macrophage Galactose-Type Lectin" (2021, Biochemistry)
  • "Pro4 prolyl peptide bond isomerization in human galectin-7 modulates the monomer-dimer equilibrum to affect function" (2020, Biochemical Journal)

Kopitz frequently collaborates with a consistent group of scholars, including Herbert Kaltner, Hans-Joachim Gabius, Johannes Gebert, Malwina Michalak, and Konstanze Plaschke. These collaborations reflect a network of research partnerships that contribute to the multidisciplinary nature of the work.

Best Publications

  • Photodamage to human RPE cells by A2-E, a retinoid component of lipofuscin.

    Florian Schütt;Sallyanne Davies;Jürgen Kopitz;Frank G. Holz

  • Inhibition of lysosomal degradative functions in RPE cells by a retinoid component of lipofuscin.

    F G Holz;F Schütt;J Kopitz;G E Eldred

  • Galectin-1 is a major receptor for ganglioside GM1, a product of the growth-controlling activity of a cell surface ganglioside sialidase, on human neuroblastoma cells in culture.

    Jürgen Kopitz;Carolina von Reitzenstein;Maria Burchert;Michael Cantz

  • Negative regulation of neuroblastoma cell growth by carbohydrate-dependent surface binding of galectin-1 and functional divergence from galectin-3.

    Jürgen Kopitz;Carolina von Reitzenstein;Sabine André;Herbert Kaltner

  • Proteins modified by malondialdehyde, 4-hydroxynonenal, or advanced glycation end products in lipofuscin of human retinal pigment epithelium.

    Florian Schutt;Marion Bergmann;Frank G Holz;Jurgen Kopitz

  • Nonselective autophagy of cytosolic enzymes by isolated rat hepatocytes.

    Jürgen Kopitz;Gunn Kisen;Paul B. Gordon;Peter Bohley

  • Inhibition of the ATP-driven proton pump in RPE lysosomes by the major lipofuscin fluorophore A2-E may contribute to the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration.

    M. Bergmann;F. Schütt;F.G. Holz;J. Kopitz

  • Tumor suppressor p16INK4a--modulator of glycomic profile and galectin-1 expression to increase susceptibility to carbohydrate-dependent induction of anoikis in pancreatic carcinoma cells.

    Sabine André;Hugo Sanchez-Ruderisch;Hiroaki Nakagawa;Malte Buchholz

  • Calix[n]arene‐Based Glycoclusters: Bioactivity of Thiourea‐Linked Galactose/Lactose Moieties as Inhibitors of Binding of Medically Relevant Lectins to a Glycoprotein and Cell‐Surface Glycoconjugates and Selectivity among Human Adhesion/Growth‐Regulatory Galectins

    Sabine André;Francesco Sansone;Herbert Kaltner;Alessandro Casnati

  • Lipids and lipid peroxidation products in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration

    J. Kopitz;F.G. Holz;E. Kaemmerer;F. Schutt

  • Homodimeric galectin-7 (p53-induced gene 1) is a negative growth regulator for human neuroblastoma cells

    Jürgen Kopitz;Sabine André;Carolina Von Reitzenstein;Kees Versluis

  • Effects of lipid peroxidation products on lipofuscinogenesis and autophagy in human retinal pigment epithelial cells

    Tim U. Krohne;Nina K. Stratmann;Jürgen Kopitz;Frank G. Holz

  • Evidence for Stimulation of Tumor Proliferation in Cell Lines and Histotypic Cultures by Clinically Relevant Low Doses of the Galactoside-Binding Mistletoe Lectin, A Component of Proprietary Extracts

    Hans-Joachim Gabius;Francis Darro;Myriam Remmelink;Sabine André

  • Insulin-resistant brain state after intracerebroventricular streptozotocin injection exacerbates Alzheimer-like changes in Tg2576 AbetaPP-overexpressing mice.

    Konstanze Plaschke;Juergen Kopitz;Markus Siegelin;Reinhard Schliebs

  • Effects of lipid peroxidation-related protein modifications on RPE lysosomal functions and POS phagocytosis.

    Elke Kaemmerer;Florian Schutt;Tim U. Krohne;Frank G. Holz

  • Unique conformer selection of human growth-regulatory lectin galectin-1 for ganglioside GM1 versus bacterial toxins.

    Hans Christian Siebert;Sabine André;Shan Yun Lu;Martin Frank

  • Crosstalk between Hsp70 molecular chaperone, lysosomes and proteasomes in autophagy-mediated proteolysis in human retinal pigment epithelial cells

    Tuomas Ryhänen;Juha M. T. Hyttinen;Juergen Kopitz;Kirsi Rilla

  • Determination of structural and functional overlap/divergence of five proto-type galectins by analysis of the growth-regulatory interaction with ganglioside GM1 in silico and in vitro on human neuroblastoma cells.

    Sabine André;Herbert Kaltner;Martin Lensch;Roland Russwurm

  • Proteome analysis of lipofuscin in human retinal pigment epithelial cells.

    F. Schutt;B. Ueberle;M. Schnölzer;F.G. Holz

  • Heat shock proteins as gatekeepers of proteolytic pathways-Implications for age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

    Kai Kaarniranta;Antero Salminen;Eeva-Liisa Eskelinen;Jürgen Kopitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Joachim Gabius
Hans-Joachim Gabius Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Herbert Kaltner
Herbert Kaltner Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Sabine André
Sabine André Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Martina Schnölzer
Martina Schnölzer German Cancer Research Center
Frank G. Holz
Frank G. Holz University of Bonn
Peter Schirmacher
Peter Schirmacher University Hospital Heidelberg
Magnus von Knebel Doeberitz
Magnus von Knebel Doeberitz Heidelberg University
Roland Penzel
Roland Penzel University Hospital Heidelberg
Antonio A. Romero
Antonio A. Romero Spanish National Research Council
Matthias Kloor
Matthias Kloor University Hospital Heidelberg

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