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Matthias Gaestel

Matthias Gaestel

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
92
Citations
47220
World Ranking
691
National Ranking
58

Overview

Matthias Gaestel is affiliated with Hannover Medical School in Germany and has contributed extensively to research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their scholarly work spans various subfields, including Molecular Biology, Immunology, Epidemiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Oncology.

Their published research covers key topics such as:

  • Melanoma and MAPK Pathways
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling
  • NF-κB Signaling Pathways
  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
  • Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Signaling Pathways in Disease

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Cellular Physiology
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Gaestel has collaborated often with several researchers, notably:

  • Alexey Kotlyarov
  • Manoj B. Menon
  • Natalia Ronkina
  • Sherin A. Nawaito
  • Pramod Sahadevan

Recent publications demonstrate a focus on MAPK pathways and cellular signaling mechanisms. These include:

  • "MAPK-Activated Protein Kinases: Servant or Partner?" (2022, Annual Review of Biochemistry)
  • "p38 MAPK signalling regulates cytokine production in IL-33 stimulated Type 2 Innate Lymphoid cells" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Cdc42-Borg4-Septin7 axis regulates HSC polarity and function" (2021, EMBO Reports)
  • "Phosphorylation of steroid receptor coactivator-3 (SRC-3) at serine 857 is regulated by the p38MAPK-MK2 axis and affects NF-κB-mediated transcription" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Inhibition of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK)-Activated Protein Kinase 2 (MK2) is Protective in Pulmonary Hypertension" (2021, Hypertension)

The emphasis across these papers reflects work on intracellular signaling pathways involved in immune responses, transcription regulation, and disease mechanisms such as pulmonary hypertension and hematopoietic stem cell function.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Small heat shock proteins are molecular chaperones

    U Jakob;M Gaestel;K Engel;J Buchner

  • Binding of non-native protein to Hsp25 during heat shock creates a reservoir of folding intermediates for reactivation

    Monika Ehrnsperger;Simone Gräber;Matthias Gaestel;Johannes Buchner

  • Regulation of Hsp27 Oligomerization, Chaperone Function, and Protective Activity against Oxidative Stress/Tumor Necrosis Factor α by Phosphorylation

    Thorsten Rogalla;Monika Ehrnsperger;Xavier Preville;Alexey Kotlyarov

  • MAPKAP kinase 2 is essential for LPS-induced TNF-alpha biosynthesis.

    Alexey Kotlyarov;Armin Neininger;Carola Schubert;Rolf Eckert

  • The p38 MAP kinase pathway signals for cytokine-induced mRNA stabilization via MAP kinase-activated protein kinase 2 and an AU-rich region-targeted mechanism

    Reinhard Winzen;Michael Kracht;Birgit Ritter;Arno Wilhelm

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • TNF and increased intracellular iron alter macrophage polarization to a detrimental M1 phenotype in the injured spinal cord.

    Antje Kroner;Andrew D. Greenhalgh;Juan G. Zarruk;Rosmarini Passos dos Santos

  • Identification of MAPKAP kinase 2 as a major enzyme responsible for the phosphorylation of the small mammalian heat shock proteins

    David Stokoe;Katrin Engel;David G. Campbell;Philip Cohen

  • MAPKAP kinases — MKs — two's company, three's a crowd

    Matthias Gaestel

  • Mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase 2 regulates tumor necrosis factor mRNA stability and translation mainly by altering tristetraprolin expression, stability, and binding to adenine/uridine-rich element.

    Edward Hitti;Tatiana Iakovleva;Matthew Brook;Stefanie Deppenmeier

  • MK2 targets AU-rich elements and regulates biosynthesis of tumor necrosis factor and interleukin-6 independently at different post-transcriptional levels.

    Armin Neininger;Dimitris Kontoyiannis;Alexey Kotlyarov;Reinhard Winzen

  • Targeting innate immunity protein kinase signalling in inflammation.

    Matthias Gaestel;Alexey Kotlyarov;Michael Kracht

  • Leptomycin B‐sensitive nuclear export of MAPKAP kinase 2 is regulated by phosphorylation

    Katrin Engel;Alexey Kotlyarov;Matthias Gaestel

  • Stress-induced phosphorylation of STAT1 at Ser727 requires p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase whereas IFN-gamma uses a different signaling pathway.

    Pavel Kovarik;Dagmar Stoiber;Patrick A. Eyers;Rossella Menghini

  • Distinct Cellular Functions of MK2

    Alexey Kotlyarov;Yvonne Yannoni;Susann Fritz;Kathrin Laass

  • Genetic dissection of the cellular pathways and signaling mechanisms in modeled tumor necrosis factor-induced Crohn's-like inflammatory bowel disease.

    Dimitris Kontoyiannis;George Boulougouris;Menelaos Manoloukos;Maria Armaka

  • Interleukin-10 targets p38 MAPK to modulate ARE-dependent TNF mRNA translation and limit intestinal pathology

    Dimitris Kontoyiannis;Alexey Kotlyarov;Ester Carballo;Lena Alexopoulou

  • CREB is activated by UVC through a p38/HOG‐1‐dependent protein kinase

    M. Iordanov;K. Bender;T. Ade;W. Schmid

Frequent Co-Authors

Dieter Häussinger
Dieter Häussinger Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Bruce G. Allen
Bruce G. Allen Montreal Heart Institute
Jean-Claude Tardif
Jean-Claude Tardif Montreal Heart Institute
Johannes Buchner
Johannes Buchner Technical University of Munich
Roger J. Davis
Roger J. Davis University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Leonidas C. Platanias
Leonidas C. Platanias Northwestern University
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Danuta Radzioch
Danuta Radzioch McGill University
Lars Iversen
Lars Iversen Aarhus University Hospital
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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