TY  - JOUR
A1  - Boschert, Verena
A1  - Klenk, Nicola
A1  - Abt, Alexander
A1  - Raman, Sudha Janaki
A1  - Fischer, Markus
A1  - Brands, Roman C.
A1  - Seher, Axel
A1  - Linz, Christian
A1  - Müller-Richter, Urs D. A.
A1  - Bischler, Thorsten
A1  - Hartmann, Stefan
T1  - The influence of Met receptor level on HGF-induced glycolytic reprogramming in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
JF  - International Journal of Molecular Sciences
N2  - Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is known to overexpress a variety of receptor tyrosine kinases, such as the HGF receptor Met. Like other malignancies, HNSCC involves a mutual interaction between the tumor cells and surrounding tissues and cells. We hypothesized that activation of HGF/Met signaling in HNSCC influences glucose metabolism and therefore substantially changes the tumor microenvironment. To determine the effect of HGF, we submitted three established HNSCC cell lines to mRNA sequencing. Dynamic changes in glucose metabolism were measured in real time by an extracellular flux analyzer. As expected, the cell lines exhibited different levels of Met and responded differently to HGF stimulation. As confirmed by mRNA sequencing, the level of Met expression was associated with the number of upregulated HGF-dependent genes. Overall, Met stimulation by HGF leads to increased glycolysis, presumably mediated by higher expression of three key enzymes of glycolysis. These effects appear to be stronger in Met\(^{high}\)-expressing HNSCC cells. Collectively, our data support the hypothesized role of HGF/Met signaling in metabolic reprogramming of HNSCC.
KW  - HNSCC
KW  - head and neck cancer
KW  - HGF
KW  - Met
KW  - cancer metabolism
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-235995
SN  - 1422-0067
VL  - 21
IS  - 2
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Brenzinger, Kristof
A1  - Maihoff, Fabienne
A1  - Peters, Marcell K.
A1  - Schimmer, Leonie
A1  - Bischler, Thorsten
A1  - Classen, Alice
T1  - Temperature and livestock grazing trigger transcriptome responses in bumblebees along an elevational gradient
JF  - iScience
N2  - Climate and land-use changes cause increasing stress to pollinators but the molecular pathways underlying stress responses are poorly understood. Here, we analyzed the transcriptomic response of Bombus lucorum workers to temperature and livestock grazing. Bumblebees sampled along an elevational gradient, and from differently managed grassland sites (livestock grazing vs unmanaged) in the German Alps did not differ in the expression of genes known for thermal stress responses. Instead, metabolic energy production pathways were upregulated in bumblebees sampled in mid- or high elevations or during cool temperatures. Extensive grazing pressure led to an upregulation of genetic pathways involved in immunoregulation and DNA-repair. We conclude that widespread bumblebees are tolerant toward temperature fluctuations in temperate mountain environments. Moderate temperature increases may even release bumblebees from metabolic stress. However, transcriptome responses to even moderate management regimes highlight the completely underestimated complexity of human influence on natural pollinators.
KW  - bumblebees
KW  - stress
KW  - transcriptomic response
KW  - climate changes
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-301276
VL  - 25
IS  - 10
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Maichl, Daniela Simone
A1  - Kirner, Julius Arthur
A1  - Beck, Susanne
A1  - Cheng, Wen-Hui
A1  - Krug, Melanie
A1  - Kuric, Martin
A1  - Ade, Carsten Patrick
A1  - Bischler, Thorsten
A1  - Jakob, Franz
A1  - Hose, Dirk
A1  - Seckinger, Anja
A1  - Ebert, Regina
A1  - Jundt, Franziska
T1  - Identification of NOTCH-driven matrisome-associated genes as prognostic indicators of multiple myeloma patient survival
JF  - Blood Cancer Journal
N2  - No abstract available.
KW  - cancer microenvironment
KW  - myeloma
Y1  - 2023
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-357598
VL  - 13
ER  -