European Epidermal Barrier Research Network

Important publications

Haass NK*, Ripperger D*, Wladykowski E, Dawson P, Gimotty PA, Blome C, Fischer F, Schmage P, Moll I, Brandner JM. Melanoma progression exhibits a significant impact on connexin expression patterns in the epidermal tumor microenvironment. Histochem Cell Biol 133:113-24, 2010. 2009 Oct 21.
*shared first-authorship
Fischer N*, Brandner JM*, Fuchs F, Moll I, Grundhoff A. Detection of Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) in Merkel cell carcinoma cell lines: cell morphology and growth phenotype do not reflect presence of the virus. Int J Cancer 126:2133-2142, 2010. Sept 08 [Epub ahead of print]
*shared first-authorship
Vockel M, Breitenbach U, Kreienkamp H-J, Brandner JM. Somatostatin regulates tight junction function and composition in human keratinocytes. Exp Dermatol, accepted
Pollok S, Pfeiffer A-C, Lobmann R, Wright CS, Moll I, Martin PEM, Brandner JM. Connexin 43 mimetic peptide Gap27 reveals potential differences in the role of Cx43 in wound repair between diabetic and non-diabetic cells. Cell Mol Med, accepted
Werling AM, Doerflinger Y, Brandner JM, Fuchs F, Becker JC, Schrama D, Kurzen H, Goerdt S, Peitsch WK. Homo- and heterotypic cell-cell contacts in Merkel cells and Merkel cell carcinomas: surprising heterogeneity and indications for cadherin switching. Histopathol, accepted
Kirschner N, Poetzl C, von den Driesch P, Wladykowski E, Moll I, Behne MJ, Brandner JM. Alteration of tight junction proteins is an early event in psoriasis: Putative involvement of proinflammatory cytokines. Am J Pathol, 175:1095-106, 2009
Liew CW*, Vockel M*, Glassmeier G, Brandner JM, Fernandez-Ballester GJ, Schwarz JR, Schulz S, Buck F, Serrano L, Richter D, Kreienkamp HJ. Interaction of the human somatostatin receptor 3 with the multiple PDZ domain protein MUPP1 enables somatostatin to control permeability of epithelial tight junctions. FEBS Lett. 583:49-54, 2009
Eispert AC, Fuchs F, Brandner JM, Houdek P, Wladykowski E, Moll I. Evidence for distinct populations of human Merkel cells. Histochem Cell Biol 132:83-93, 2009
Rickelt S, Franke WW, Doerflinger Y, Goerdt S, Brandner JM, Peitsch WK. Subtypes of melanocytes and melanoma cells distinguished by their intercellular contacts: heterotypic adherens junctions, adhesive associations, and dispersed Desmoglein 2 glycoproteins. Cell Tissue Res, 334:401-422, 2008
Ohnemus U, Willers C, Bubenheim M, Hostkotte, MA, Houdek P, Fischer F, Schmage, P, Moll I, Brandner JM. An ex-vivo oral mucosa infection model for the evaluation of the topical activity of antifungal agents. Mycoses, 51:21-29, 2008
Ohnemus U, Kohrmeyer K, Houdek P, Rohde H, Wladykwoski E, Vidal S, Horstkotte MA, Aepfelbacher M, Kirschner N, Behne MJ, Moll I, Brandner JM. Regulation of epidermal Tight Junctions (TJ) during infection with exfoliative toxin-negative Staphylococcus strains. J Invest Dermatol, 128:906-916, 2008
Brandner JM, Zacheja, S, Houdek P, Moll I, Lobmann R. Expression of matrix metalloproteinases, cytokines and connexins in diabetic and non-diabetic human keratinocytes before and after transplantation into an ex-vivo wound healing model. Diabetes Care, 31:114-120, 2008
Neub A, Houdek P, Ohnemus U, Moll I, Brandner JM. Biphasic regulation of AP-1 subunits during human epidermal wound healing. J Invest Dermatol 127:2453-2462, 2007
Brandner JM, Kief S, Wladykowski E, Houdek P, Moll I. Tight junction proteins in the skin. Skin Pharmacol Physiol 19:71-77, 2006
Haass NK, Wladykowski E, Kief S, Moll I and Brandner JM. Differential induction of connexins 26 and 30 in skin tumors and their adjacent epidermis. J Histochem Cytochem 54:171-182, 2006
Brandner JM, Houdek P, Hüsing B, Kaiser C and Moll I. Connexins 26, 30 and 43: Differences between spontaneous, chronic and accelerated human wound healing. J. Invest. Dermatol. 122:1310-1320, 2004
Meyer CG, Amedofu GK, Brandner JM, Pohland D, Timmann C and Horstmann RD. Selection for deafness? Nat. med. 8:1332-1333, 2002