ZMB Member Shirley Knauer
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Shirley Knauer
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Prof. Dr. Shirley Knauer
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Molecular Biology IIFaculty of Biology
University Duisburg-Essen
45141 Essen
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Oncology
Research Overview
Our research interests focus on molecular and translational clinical oncology as well as on the biomedical transfer of the compiled results. They aim on a detailed understanding of the regulation of nucleo-cytoplasmic transport processes, their impact on malignant transformation in cancer development, the discovery of novel therapeutic targets as well as the establishment of novel drug-screening assays.
Current projects concentrate on the molecular and pathophysiological function of the "Inhibitor of Apoptosis" protein Survivin, which is attributed a decisive role in the development of cancer and other diseases.
Using corroborating experimental approaches including microinjection experiments, flourescence as well as confocal microscopy, we could demonstrate that Survivin is actively exported from the cell nucleus. This transport process was not only a prerequisite for protection of cancer cells against radio- and chemotherapy by Survivin, but also plays a causal role in the treatment response of cancer patients. Therefore, targeted interference with the nuclear export of survivin by molecular decoys seems to be a highly promising innovative strategy to impede growth and therapy resistance of cancer cells. Additionally, the detailed functional characterisation of the anti-apoptotic protein Survivin and its cellular transport activity led to novel groundbreaking insights concerning the essential involvement of transport receptors in mitotic processes.
Read moreSelected Publications
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A Supramolecular Stabilizer of the 14-3-3ζ/ERα Protein-Protein Interaction with a Synergistic Mode of ActionIn: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 132 (2020) Nr. 13, pp. 5322 - 5325
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Corrigendum to “Biomolecule-corona formation confers resistance of bacteria to nanoparticle-induced killing: Implications for the design of improved nanoantibiotics” [Biomaterials 192 (2019) 551–559]In: Biomaterials Vol. 263 (2020) pp. 120371
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Functional Disruption of the Cancer-Relevant Interaction between Survivin and Histone H3 with a Guanidiniocarbonyl Pyrrole LigandIn: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 59 (2020) Nr. 14, pp. 5567 - 5571
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Biomolecule-corona formation confers resistance of bacteria to nanoparticle-induced killing : Implications for the design of improved nanoantibioticsIn: Biomaterials Vol. 192 (2019) pp. 551 - 559
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Nanomaterial-microbe cross-talk : physicochemical principles and (patho)biological consequencesIn: Chemical Society Reviews Vol. 47 (2018) Nr. 14, pp. 5312 - 5337
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Nanoparticle decoration impacts airborne fungal pathobiologyIn: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Vol. 115 (2018) Nr. 27, pp. 7087 - 7092
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Efficient Gene Transfection through Inhibition of β-Sheet (Amyloid Fiber) Formation of a Short Amphiphilic Peptide by Gold NanoparticlesIn: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 56 (2017) Nr. 28, pp. 8083 - 8088
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Morphology-Dependent Cell Imaging by Using a Self-Assembled Diacetylene Peptide AmphiphileIn: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 56 (2017) Nr. 46, pp. 14526 - 14530
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Incorporation of a Non-Natural Arginine Analogue into a Cyclic Peptide Leads to Formation of Positively Charged Nanofibers Capable of Gene TransfectionIn: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 55 (2016) Nr. 2, pp. 598 - 601
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A Tailor-Made Specific Anion-Binding Motif in the Side Chain Transforms a Tetrapeptide into an Efficient Vector for Gene DeliveryIn: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 54 (2015) Nr. 10, pp. 2941 - 2944
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The nanoparticle biomolecule corona : lessons learned – challenge accepted?In: Chemical Society Reviews Vol. 44 (2015) Nr. 17, pp. 6094 - 6121
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Quantitative profiling of the protein coronas that form around nanoparticlesIn: Nature Protocols Vol. 9 (2014) Nr. 9, pp. 2030 - 2044
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Rapid formation of plasma protein corona critically affects nanoparticle pathophysiologyIn: Nature Nanotechnology Vol. 8 (2013) Nr. 10, pp. 772 - 781
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SIAH proteins : Critical roles in leukemogenesisIn: Leukemia Vol. 27 (2013) Nr. 4, pp. 792 - 802
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Utilizing Combinatorial Chemistry and Rational Design : Peptidic Tweezers with Nanomolar Affinity to DNA Can Be Transformed into Efficient Vectors for Gene Delivery by Addition of a Lipophilic TailIn: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 52 (2013) Nr. 52, pp. 14016 - 14020
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The heterodimerization domains of MLL-FYRN and FYRC-are potential target structures in t(4;11) leukemia.In: Leukemia Vol. 25 (2011) Nr. 4, pp. 663 - 670
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The Survivin-Crm1 interaction is essential for chromosomal passenger complex localization and function.In: EMBO Reports Vol. 7 (2006) Nr. 12, pp. 1259 - 1265
ISSN: 1469-221X