Publications

Review

Cross-Talk between p53 and Wnt Signaling in Cancer

APC beta-catenin cancer drug resistance metastasis p53 Wnt

Xiao Q, Werner J, Venkatachalam N, Boonekamp KE, Ebert MP, Zhan T. Biomolecules. 2022 Mar 15;12(3):453. doi: 10.3390/biom12030453. PMID: 35327645

Learn more
Research Article

Uncoupling the BMP receptor antagonist function from the WNT agonist function of R-spondin 2 using the inhibitory peptide dendrimer RWd

AML BMP4 signaling cell differentiation dendrimer development peptides R-spondin2 TSP1 Wnt signaling xenopus
Lee H, Sun R, Niehrs C. J Biol Chem. 2022 Jan 12:101586. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101586. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 35032551
Learn more
Research Article

Allele-specific endogenous tagging and quantitative analysis of β-catenin in colorectal cancer cells

cancer cell biology CRISPR ctnnb1 endogenous tagging FCS fluorescence correlation spectroscopy genetics genomics human β-catenin oncogenic signaling Wnt signaling
Ambrosi G, Voloshanenko O, Eckert AF, Kranz D, Nienhaus GU, Boutros M. Elife. 2022 Jan 11;11:e64498. doi: 10.7554/eLife.64498.
PMID: 35014953
Learn more
Research Article

Two plus one is almost three: a fast approximation for multi-view deconvolution

3D imaging; Hydra light sheet fluorescence microscopy zebrafish

Hüpfel M, Fernández Merino M, Bennemann J, Takamiya M, Rastegar S, Tursch A, Holstein TW, Nienhaus GU. Biomed Opt Express. 2021 Dec 7;13(1):147-158. doi: 10.1364/BOE.443660. eCollection 2022 Jan 1. PMID: 35154860

Learn more
Review

Mitotic WNT: aligning chromosomes through KIF2A

Bufe A, Acebrón SP. Mol Cell Oncol. 2021 Dec 6;8(6):2011564. doi: 10.1080/23723556.2021.2011564. eCollection 2021. PMID: 35419471
Learn more
Review

The role of Xenopus developmental biology in unraveling Wnt signalling and antero-posterior axis formation

Axis formation Wnt signaling xenopus

Niehrs C. Dev Biol. 2022 Feb;482:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2021.11.006. Epub 2021 Nov 21. PMID: 34818531

Learn more
Research Article

A MET-PTPRK kinase-phosphatase rheostat controls ZNRF3 and Wnt signaling

cell biology endocytosis HGF-MET human PTPR tyrosine kinases Wnt signaling ZNRF3
Kim M, Reinhard C, Niehrs C. Elife. 2021 Sep 30;10:e70885. doi: 10.7554/eLife.70885.
PMID: 34590584
Learn more
Review

LRPs in WNT Signalling

DKK therapeutic antibodies LRP LRP4 LRP5 LRP5 disease mutations LRP6 LRP6 disease mutations LRP6 structure Sclerostin therapeutic antibodies Wnt Wnt co-receptor Wnt surrogates

Davidson G. Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2021;269:45-73. doi: 10.1007/164_2021_526. PMID: 34490514

 

Learn more
Research Article

Wnt signaling recruits KIF2A to the spindle to ensure chromosome congression and alignment during mitosis

chromosome alignment Dishevelled Kinesin-13 Mitosis Wnt signaling

Bufe A, García Del Arco A, Hennecke M, de Jaime-Soguero A, Ostermaier M, Lin YC, Ciprianidis A, Hattemer J, Engel U, Beli P, Bastians H, Acebrón SP. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Aug 24; 118(34):e2108145118. doi:10.1073/pnas.2108145118.

PMID: 34417301

Learn more
Research Article

RSPO2 inhibits BMP signaling to promote self-renewal in acute myeloid leukemia

acute myeloid leukemia BMP drug resistance HSPC leukemia stem cell macrophages monocytes R-spondin self-renewal Wnt signaling
Sun R, He L, Lee H, Glinka A, Andresen C, Hübschmann D, Jeremias I, Müller-Decker K, Pabst C, Niehrs C. Cell Rep. 2021 Aug 17;36(7):109559. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109559.
PMID: 34407399
Learn more
Research Article

EVI/WLS function is regulated by ubiquitination and linked to ER-associated degradation by ERLIN2

ERAD EVI/WLS proteolysis ubiquitylation Wnt signalling
Wolf LM, Lambert AM, Haenlin J, Boutros M. J Cell Sci. 2021 Jul 19:jcs.257790. doi: 10.1242/jcs.257790. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 3427964
Learn more
Research Article

The Wnt-specific astacin proteinase HAS-7 restricts head organizer formation in Hydra

Astacin Axis formation Hydra Proteinase Wnt signaling
Ziegler B, Yiallouros I, Trageser B, Kumar S, Mercker M, Kling S, Fath M, Warnken U, Schnölzer M, Holstein TW, Hartl M, Marciniak-Czochra A, Stetefeld J, Stöcker W, Özbek S. BMC Biol. 2021 Jun 9;19(1):120. 
PMID: 34107975
Learn more