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Michael Meisterernst

Michael Meisterernst

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Molecular Biology

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49
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7303
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2647
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179

Overview

Michael Meisterernst is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on oncology and molecular biology subfields.

The main fields of study covered by their work include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of study consist of:

  • Oncology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Surgery
  • Epidemiology
  • Genetics

The core topics explored in their research involve:

  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • Renal and related cancers

Michael Meisterernst's research has been published in a range of journals, most frequently in:

  • Nature Communications
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Life Science Alliance
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Neuro-Oncology

Recent publications include:

  • κB-Ras and Ral GTPases regulate acinar to ductal metaplasia during pancreatic adenocarcinoma development and pancreatitis, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Single-cell transcriptomics identifies potential cells of origin of MYC rhabdoid tumors, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Control of Expression of Key Cell Cycle Enzymes Drives Cell Line-Specific Functions of CDK7 in Human PDAC Cells, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • RalGAP complexes control secretion and primary cilia in pancreatic disease, 2025, Life Science Alliance
  • Faculty Opinions recommendation of Mediator condensates localize signaling factors to key cell identity genes., 2020, Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature

The scientist has collaborated repeatedly with a number of researchers, including:

  • Andrea Oeckinghaus
  • Kornelius Kerl
  • Stephanie Beel
  • Lina Kolloch
  • Lisa Helene Apken

Best Publications

  • Cooperative interaction of an initiator-binding transcription initiation factor and the helix-loop-helix activator USF.

    Ananda L. Roy;Michael Meisterernst;Philippe Pognonec;Robert G. Roeder

  • Transcribing RNA polymerase II is phosphorylated at CTD residue serine-7.

    Rob D. Chapman;Martin Heidemann;Thomas K. Albert;Reinhard Mailhammer

  • Family of proteins that interact with TFIID and regulate promoter activity.

    Michael Meisterernst;Robert G. Roeder

  • Activation of class II gene transcription by regulatory factors is potentiated by a novel activity

    Michael Meisterernst;Ananda L. Roy;Hsiao Mei Lieu;Robert G. Roeder

  • The acetyltransferase activity of CBP stimulates transcription

    Marian A. Martínez‐Balbás;Andrew J. Bannister;Klaus Martin;Philipp Haus‐Seuffert

  • A novel mediator of class II gene transcription with homology to viral immediate-early transcriptional regulators

    Marcus Kretzschmar;Marcus Kretzschmar;Klaus Kaiser;Friedrich Lottspeich;Michael Meisterernst

  • An alternative pathway for transcription initiation involving TFII-I

    Ananda L. Roy;Sohail Malik;Sohail Malik;Michael Meisterernst;Michael Meisterernst;Robert G. Roeder

  • Identification of human DNA topoisomerase I as a cofactor for activator-dependent transcription by RNA polymerase II.

    Marcus Kretzschmar;Michael Meisterernst;Robert G. Roeder

  • A novel docking site on Mediator is critical for activation by VP16 in mammalian cells

    Gerhard Mittler;Thomas Stühler;Lisa Santolin;Thomas Uhlmann

  • Transcriptional regulation of the HIV-1 promoter by NF-kappa B in vitro.

    Marcus Kretzschmar;Michael Meisterernst;Claus Scheidereit;Gen Li

  • Novel critical role of a human Mediator complex for basal RNA polymerase II transcription

    Gerhard Mittler;Elisabeth Kremmer;H Th. Marc Timmers;Michael Meisterernst

  • Characterization of molecular and cellular functions of the cyclin-dependent kinase CDK9 using a novel specific inhibitor

    T K Albert;C Rigault;J Eickhoff;K Baumgart

  • Structure and VP16 binding of the Mediator Med25 activator interaction domain

    Erika Vojnic;André Mourão;André Mourão;Martin Seizl;Bernd Simon

  • The Mediator of RNA polymerase II

    Erik Blazek;Gerhard Mittler;Michael Meisterernst

  • Principal role of TRAP/mediator and SWI/SNF complexes in Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus RTA-mediated lytic reactivation.

    Yousang Gwack;Hwa Jin Baek;Hiroyuki Nakamura;Sun Hwa Lee

  • Identification of the variant Ala335Val of MED25 as responsible for CMT2B2: molecular data, functional studies of the SH3 recognition motif and correlation between wild-type MED25 and PMP22 RNA levels in CMT1A animal models.

    Alejandro Leal;Kathrin Huehne;Finn Bauer;Heinrich Sticht

  • Recombinant yeast TFIID, a general transcription factor, mediates activation by the gene-specific factor USF in a chromatin assembly assay.

    Michael Meisterernst;Masami Horikoshi;Robert G. Roeder

  • Clusters of nuclear factor I binding sites identify enhancers of several papillomaviruses but alone are not sufficient for enhancer function

    Bernd Gloss;Michele Yeo-Gloss;Michael Meisterernst;Lars Rogge

  • Interaction of PC4 with melted DNA inhibits transcription

    Sebastiaan Werten;Gertraud Stelzer;Andreas Goppelt;Friso M. Langen

  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 7 Controls mRNA Synthesis by Affecting Stability of Preinitiation Complexes, Leading to Altered Gene Expression, Cell Cycle Progression, and Survival of Tumor Cells

    Timothy W. R. Kelso;Karen Baumgart;Jan Eickhoff;Thomas Albert

Frequent Co-Authors

Don C. Lamb
Don C. Lamb Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Elisabeth Kremmer
Elisabeth Kremmer Max Planck Society
Marcel Kool
Marcel Kool German Cancer Research Center
Arif B. Ekici
Arif B. Ekici University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Bruno Dallapiccola
Bruno Dallapiccola Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Giuseppe Novelli
Giuseppe Novelli University of Rome Tor Vergata
Ulrich Schüller
Ulrich Schüller Universität Hamburg
Heinrich Sticht
Heinrich Sticht University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Robert G. Roeder
Robert G. Roeder Rockefeller University
André Reis
André Reis University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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