Scientific publications 2010

Hedrich, J.; Lottaz, D., Meyer, K.; Yiallouros, I.; Jahnen-Dechent, W.; Stöcker, W. and Becker-Pauly, C. (2010). Fetuin-A and Cystatin C are Endogenous Inhibitors of human Meprin Metalloproteases. Biochemistry, 49 (39), 8599–8607.
Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20806899

Kronenberg, D., Bruns, B.C., Moali, C., Vadon-Le Goff, S., Sterchi, E.E., Traupe, H., Böhm, M., Hulmes, D.J.S., Stöcker, W. and Becker-Pauly, C. (2010). Processing of procollagen III by meprins: new players in extracellular matrix assembly? Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 130(12):2727-35.
Pubmed: http://www.nature.com/jid/journal/v130/n12/pdf/jid2010202a.pdf

Ohler, A., Debela, M., Magdolen, V. and Becker-Pauly, C. (2010). Meprin Metalloproteases are activated specifically by KLK 4,5 and 8 vice versa leading to processing of proKLK7 thereby triggering its activation. Biological Chemistry, 391(4), 455-460.
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20128684

Schütte, A., Stöcker, W. and Becker-Pauly, C. (2010). Let it flow: Morpholino knockdown in zebrafish embryos reveals a pro-angiogenic effect of meprin alpha 2 (PLoS ONE, 21;5(1):e8835).
Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20098618

F.A. Carvalho, N. Barnich, A. Sivignon, C. Darcha, C.H.F. Chan, C.P. Stanners and A. Darfeuille-Michaud (2009). Crohn's disease adherent-invasive Escherichia coli colonize and induce strong gut inflammation in transgenic mice expressing human CEACAM. The Journal of Experimental Medicine 206 (10): 2179-2189.
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P. Lapaquette, A.-L.Glasser, A. Huett, R. J. Xavier and A. Darfeuille-Michaud (2010). Crohn's disease-associated adherent-invasive E. coli are selectively favoured by impaired autophagy to replicate intracellularly. Cellular Microbiology 12(1): 99-113. download pdf

S. Miquel, L. Claret, R. Bonnet, I. Dorboz, N. Barnich and A. Darfeuille-Michaud (2010). Role of decreased levels of Fis histone-like protein in Crohn's disease-associated AIEC LF82 bacteria interacting with intestinal epithelial cells. Journal of Bacteriology, 192:1832-1843.
Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20118249


Scientific publications 2009

M.E. Johansson, K.A. Thomsson and G.C. Hansson (2009). Proteomic analyses of the two mucus layers of the colon barrier reveal that their main component, the Muc2 mucin, is strongly bound to the Fcgbp protein. Journal of Proteome Research 8(7): 3549-3557. Pubmed

S. Banerjee, B. Oneda, L. M. Yap, D. Jewell, G. Matters, L. Fitzpatrick, F. Seibold, E. Sterchi, T. Ahmad, D. Lottaz and J. Bond (2009). MEP1A allele for meprin A metalloprotease is a susceptibility gene for inflammatory bowel disease. Mucosal Immunology 2: 220-231. download pdf

Note: Research leading to the above publication had been conducted mainly before the onset of the IBDase project.
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