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Matthias U. Kassack is affiliated with Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in Germany. Their research output spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine, with a notable focus on Molecular Biology and Oncology among subfields.

The main research topics in their work include:

  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways

The scientist has published multiple papers in various journals. Some of the recent works are:

  • Hydroxamic Acids Immobilized on Resins (HAIRs): Synthesis of Dual-Targeting HDAC Inhibitors and HDAC Degraders (PROTACs), 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Multicomponent Synthesis, Binding Mode, and Structure-Activity Relationship of Selective Histone Deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) Inhibitors with Bifurcated Capping Groups, 2020, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Combination of Decitabine and Entinostat Synergistically Inhibits Urothelial Bladder Cancer Cells via Activation of FoxO1, 2020, Cancers
  • The Novel Class IIa Selective Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor YAK540 Is Synergistic with Bortezomib in Leukemia Cell Lines, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Priming with HDAC Inhibitors Sensitizes Ovarian Cancer Cells to Treatment with Cisplatin and HSP90 Inhibitors, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Cancers
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Alexandra Hamacher
  • Finn K. Hansen
  • Thomas Kurz
  • Arndt Borkhardt
  • Sanil Bhatia

Best Publications

  • Comparison of the usefulness of the MTT, ATP, and calcein assays to predict the potency of cytotoxic agents in various human cancer cell lines.

    Henrik Mueller;Matthias U. Kassack;Michael Wiese

  • Common variants in P2RY11 are associated with narcolepsy

    Birgitte R Kornum;Minae Kawashima;Minae Kawashima;Juliette Faraco;Ling Lin

  • Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Inhibitors with a Novel Connecting Unit Linker Region Reveal a Selectivity Profile for HDAC4 and HDAC5 with Improved Activity against Chemoresistant Cancer Cells

    Linda Marek;Alexandra Hamacher;Finn K Hansen;Krystina Kuna

  • Structure–Activity Studies on Suramin Analogues as Inhibitors of NAD+-Dependent Histone Deacetylases (Sirtuins)

    Johannes Trapp;Rene Meier;Darunee Hongwiset;Matthias U. Kassack

  • Hyperactivation of the Insulin-like Growth Factor Receptor I Signaling Pathway Is an Essential Event for Cisplatin Resistance of Ovarian Cancer Cells

    Niels Eckstein;Kati Servan;Barbara Hildebrandt;Anne Pölitz

  • Relevance of drug uptake and efflux for cisplatin sensitivity of tumor cells

    Jochen Zisowsky;Susanne Koegel;Stefan Leyers;Krishna Devarakonda

  • Extracellular NAD+ is an agonist of the human P2Y11 purinergic receptor in human granulocytes.

    Iliana Moreschi;Santina Bruzzone;Robert A. Nicholas;Floriana Fruscione

  • Discovery of Potent and Selective Agonists for the Free Fatty Acid Receptor 1 (FFA1/GPR40), a Potential Target for the Treatment of Type II Diabetes

    Elisabeth Christiansen;Christian Urban;Nicole Merten;Kathrin Liebscher

  • Structure-activity relationships of suramin and pyridoxal-5'-phosphate derivatives as P2 receptor antagonists.

    Gunter Lambrecht;Kirsten Braun;Susanne Damer;Matthias Ganso

  • Purinergic receptors influence the differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells.

    Nina Zippel;Christian Andreas Limbach;Nadine Ratajski;Christian Urban

  • Inhibition of neutrophil apoptosis by ATP is mediated by the P2Y11 receptor.

    Kathryn R. Vaughan;Leanne Stokes;Lynne R. Prince;Helen M. Marriott

  • Hetero-oligomerization of the P2Y11 receptor with the P2Y1 receptor controls the internalization and ligand selectivity of the P2Y11 receptor.

    Denise Ecke;Theodor Hanck;Mohan E. Tulapurkar;Rainer Schäfer

  • Sila-haloperidol: A Silicon Analogue of the Dopamine (D2) Receptor Antagonist Haloperidol§

    Reinhold Tacke;Tilman Heinrich;Rüdiger Bertermann;Christian Burschka

  • Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Pathway Analysis Identifies Amphiregulin as a Key Factor for Cisplatin Resistance of Human Breast Cancer Cells

    Niels Eckstein;Kati Servan;Luc Girard;Di Cai

  • NF546 [4,4′-(Carbonylbis(imino-3,1-phenylene-carbonylimino-3,1-(4-methyl-phenylene)-carbonylimino))-bis(1,3-xylene-α,α′-diphosphonic Acid) Tetrasodium Salt] Is a Non-Nucleotide P2Y11 Agonist and Stimulates Release of Interleukin-8 from Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells

    Sabine Meis;Alexandra Hamacher;Darunee Hongwiset;Claudia Marzian

  • Pro-Apoptotic and Immunostimulatory Tetrahydroxanthone Dimers from the Endophytic Fungus Phomopsis longicolla

    David Rönsberg;Abdessamad Debbab;Attila Mándi;Vera Vasylyeva

  • Structure-activity relationships of analogues of NF449 confirm NF449 as the most potent and selective known P2X1 receptor antagonist.

    Matthias U Kassack;Kirsten Braun;Matthias Ganso;Heiko Ullmann

  • Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationships of Suramin-Derived P2Y11 Receptor Antagonists with Nanomolar Potency

    Heiko Ullmann;Sabine Meis;Darunee Hongwiset;Claudia Marzian

  • Inhibition of Platelet Functions and Thrombosis through Selective or Nonselective Inhibition of the Platelet P2 Receptors with Increasing Doses of NF449 [4,4′,4″,4″′-(Carbonylbis(imino-5,1,3-benzenetriylbis-(carbonylimino)))tetrakis-benzene-1,3-disulfonic Acid Octasodium Salt]

    Béatrice Hechler;Stéphanie Magnenat;Maddalena L. Zighetti;Matthias U. Kassack

  • Functional screening of G protein-coupled receptors by measuring intracellular calcium with a fluorescence microplate reader.

    Matthias U. Kassack;Barbara Höfgen;Jochen Lehmann;Niels Eckstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Proksch
Peter Proksch Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Holger Gohlke
Holger Gohlke Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Wenhan Lin
Wenhan Lin Peking University
Tibor Kurtán
Tibor Kurtán University of Debrecen
Trond Ulven
Trond Ulven University of Copenhagen
Michael Wiese
Michael Wiese University of Bonn
Günther Schmalzing
Günther Schmalzing RWTH Aachen University
Christoph Janiak
Christoph Janiak Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Werner E. G. Müller
Werner E. G. Müller Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Arndt Borkhardt
Arndt Borkhardt Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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