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ZMB Member Johann Matschke

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Johann Matschke

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PD Dr. Johann Matschke

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Metabolism and Radiation Response

Institute of Cell Biology (Tumor Research)
University Hospital Essen
Virchowstr. 173
45122 Essen

Research Overview

Our research focuses on the role of metabolic reprogramming in cancer cells for intrinsic, microenvironment-induced, and adaptive radioresistance and the identification of associated specific metabolic vulnerabilities of cancer cells suited to improve the cytotoxic efficacy of radiotherapy.
Therefore, we have established various specific in vitro methods for the analysis and evaluation of radiobiology endpoints, cell metabolite levels, real-time metabolic fluxes in normoxia and hypoxia (Seahorse Bioanalyser). We also perform time-resolved metabolome analyses with national and inter-national cooperation partners. Long-term goal is to develop effective strategies for a targeted cancer cell radiosensitization and to identify associated stratification markers.
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1,8 Mio Euro für NeuSTaRT Neue Therapien gegen kindliche Hirntumore

[07.05.2024] Medulloblastome sind die häufigsten bösartigen Hirntumoren bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Sie wachsen sehr schnell im Bereich des Kleinhirns, das für die körperliche Bewegungskoordination zuständig ist, und dringen leicht in umliegendes Gewebe ein. Um die Behandlung der jungen Krebspatient:innen zu verbessern, arbeiten Forschende der Medizinischen Fakultät der UDE und des Universitätsklinikums Essen mit dem Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf zusammen, das das Konsortium leitet. Das Bundesforschungsministerium unterstützt das Projekt NeuSTaRT* mit knapp 1,8 Millionen Euro, nach Essen fließen rund 550.000 Euro.

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Selected Publications

    Journal articles

  • Cihankaya, Hilal; Bader, Verian; Winklhofer, Konstanze F.; Vorgerd, Matthias; Matschke, Johann; Stahlke, Sarah; Theiss, Carsten; Matschke, Veronika.
    Elevated NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation Is Associated with Motor Neuron Degeneration in ALS
    In: Cells Vol. 13 (2024) Nr. 12, 995
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
  • Weissmann, Thomas; Deloch, Lisa; Grohmann, Maximilian; Trommer, Maike; Fabian, Alexander; Ehret, Felix; Stefanowicz, Sarah; Rühle, Alexander; Lettmaier, Sebastian; Putz, Florian; Shariff, Maya; Wegen, Simone; Matschke, Johann; Sperk, Elena; Schröder, Annem et al.
    German radiation oncology’s next generation : A web-based survey of young biologists, medical physicists, and physicians — from problems to solutions
    In: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie: Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics Vol. 200 (2024) Nr. 12, pp. 1005 - 1024
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
  • Dankó, Benedek; Hess, Julia; Unger, Kristian; Samaga, Daniel; Walz, Christoph; Walch, Axel; Sun, Na; Baumeister, Philipp; Zeng, Peter Y. F.; Walter, Franziska; Marschner, Sebastian; Späth, Richard; Gires, Olivier; Herkommer, Timm; Dazeh, Ramin; Matos, Thai et al.
    Metabolic pathway-based subtypes associate glycan biosynthesis and treatment response in head and neck cancer
    In: npj Precision Oncology Vol. 8 (2024) Nr. 1, 116
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
  • Xiang, Kexu; Kunin, Mikhail; Larafa, Safa; Busch, Maike; Dünker, Nicole; Jendrossek, Verena; Matschke, Johann.
    α-Ketoglutarate supplementation and NAD+ modulation enhance metabolic rewiring and radiosensitization in SLC25A1 inhibited cancer cells
    In: Cell Death Discovery Vol. 10 (2024) Nr. 1, 27
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
  • Kebir, Sied; Ullrich, Vivien; Berger, Pia; Dobersalske, Celia; Langer, Sarah; Rauschenbach, Laurèl; Trageser, Daniel; Till, Andreas; Lorbeer, Franziska K.; Wieland, Anja; Wilhelm-Buchstab, Timo; Ahmad, Ashar; Fröhlich, Holger; Cima, Igor; Prasad, Shruthi; et al.
    A Sequential Targeting Strategy Interrupts AKT-Driven Subclone-Mediated Progression in Glioblastoma
    In: Clinical Cancer Research Vol. 29 (2023) Nr. 2, pp. 488 - 500
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
  • Henning, Yoshiyuki; Willbrand, Katrin; Larafa, Safa; Weißenberg, Gesa; Matschke, Veronika; Theiss, Carsten; Görtz, Gina-Eva; Matschke, Johann.
    Cigarette smoke causes a bioenergetic crisis in RPE cells involving the downregulation of HIF-1α under normoxia
    In: Cell Death Discovery Vol. 9 (2023) Nr. 1, 398
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
  • Dellin, Maurice; Rohrbeck, Ina; Asrani, Purva; Schreiber, Julian A.; Ritter, Nadine; Glorius, Frank; Wünsch, Bernhard; Budde, Thomas; Temme, Louisa; Strünker, Timo; Stallmeyer, Birgit; Tüttelmann, Frank; Meuth, Sven G.; Spehr, Marc; Matschke, Johann; Stein et al.
    The second PI(3,5)P₂binding site in the S0 helix of KCNQ1 stabilizes PIP₂-at the primary PI1 site with potential consequences on intermediate-to-open state transition
    In: Biological Chemistry Vol. 404 (2023) Nr. 4, pp. 241 - 254
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
  • Xiang, Kexu; Kalthoff, Christian; Münch, Corinna; Jendrossek, Verena; Matschke, Johann.
    Accumulation of oncometabolite D-2-Hydroxyglutarate by SLC25A1 inhibition: A metabolic strategy for induction of HR-ness and radiosensitivity
    In: Cell Death and Disease Vol. 13 (2022) Nr. 7, 641
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
  • Henning, Yoshiyuki; Blind, Ursula Sarah; Larafa, Safa; Matschke, Johann; Fandrey, Joachim.
    Hypoxia aggravates ferroptosis in RPE cells by promoting the Fenton reaction
    In: Cell Death and Disease Vol. 13 (2022) Nr. 7, 662
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
  • Junghans, Maya; John, Felix; Cihankaya, Hilal; Schliebs, Daniel; Winklhofer, Konstanze F.; Bader, Verian; Matschke, Johann; Theiss, Carsten; Matschke, Veronika.
    ROS scavengers decrease γH2ax spots in motor neuronal nuclei of ALS model mice in vitro
    In: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience Vol. 16 (2022) 963169
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
  • Goetting, Isabell; Larafa, Safa; Eul, Katharina; Kunin, Mikhail; Jakob, Burkhard; Matschke, Johann; Jendrossek, Verena.
    Targeting AKT-Dependent Regulation of Antioxidant Defense Sensitizes AKT-E17K Expressing Cancer Cells to Ionizing Radiation
    In: Frontiers in Oncology Vol. 12 (2022) 920017
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
  • Hansel, Christine; Hlouschek, Julian; Xiang, Kexu; Melnikova, Margarita; Thomale, Jürgen; Helleday, Thomas; Jendrossek, Verena; Matschke, Johann.
    Adaptation to chronic-cycling hypoxia renders cancer cells resistant to mth1-inhibitor treatment which can be counteracted by glutathione depletion
    In: Cells Vol. 10 (2021) Nr. 11, 3040
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
  • Stein, Jan; Walkenfort, Bernd; Cihankaya, Hilal; Hasenberg, Mike; Bader, Verian; Winklhofer, Konstanze F.; Röderer, Pascal; Matschke, Johann; Theiss, Carsten; Matschke, Veronika.
    Increased ROS-Dependent Fission of Mitochondria Causes Abnormal Morphology of the Cell Powerhouses in a Murine Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
    In: Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity Vol. 2021 (2021) 6924251
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
  • Matschke, Johann; Larafa, Safa; Jendrossek, Verena.
    Metabolic reprograming of antioxidant defense : A precision medicine perspective for radiotherapy of lung cancer?
    In: Biochemical Society Transactions Vol. 49 (2021) Nr. 3, pp. 1265 - 1277
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
  • Krysztofiak, Adam; Szymonowicz, Klaudia; Hlouschek, Julian; Xiang, Kexu; Waterkamp, Christoph; Larafa, Safa; Goetting, Isabell; Vega-Rubin-de-Celis, Silvia; Theiss, Carsten; Matschke, Veronika; Hoffmann, Daniel; Jendrossek, Verena; Matschke, Johann.
    Metabolism of cancer cells commonly responds to irradiation by a transient early mitochondrial shutdown
    In: iScience Vol. 24 (2021) Nr. 11, 103366
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
  • Götting, Isabell; Jendrossek, Verena; Matschke, Johann.
    A new twist in protein kinase b/akt signaling : Role of altered cancer cell metabolism in akt-mediated therapy resistance
    In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS) Vol. 21 (2020) Nr. 22, pp. 8563
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
  • Xiang, Kexu; Jendrossek, Verena; Matschke, Johann.
    Oncometabolites and the response to radiotherapy
    In: Radiation Oncology Vol. 15 (2020) pp. 197
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
  • Szymonowicz, Klaudia; Krysztofiak, Adam; van der Linden, Jansje; Kern, Ajvar; Deycmar, Simon; Oeck, Sebastian; Squire, Anthony; Koska, Benjamin; Hlouschek, Julian; Vüllings, Melanie; Neander, Christian; Siveke, Jens; Matschke, Johann; Pruschy, Martin; Timm et al.
    Proton Irradiation Increases the Necessity for Homologous Recombination Repair Along with the Indispensability of Non-Homologous End Joining
    In: Cells Vol. 9 (2020) Nr. 4, pp. 889
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
  • Matschke, Veronika; Theiss, Carsten; Matschke, Johann.
    Oxidative stress: the lowest common denominator of multiple diseases
    In: Neural Regeneration Research Vol. 14 (2019) Nr. 2, pp. 238 - 241
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
  • Shannan, B.; Matschke, Johann; Chauvistré, Heike; Vogel, F.; Klein, Diana; Meier, Friedegund; Westphal, Dana; Bruns, Johannes; Rauschenberg, Ricarda; Utikal, Jochen; Forschner, Andrea; Berking, Carola; Terheyden, Patrick; Dabrowski, Evelyn; Gutzmer, Ralf; et al.
    Sequence-dependent cross-resistance of combined radiotherapy plus BRAFV⁶⁰⁰E inhibition in melanoma
    In: European Journal of Cancer (EJC) Vol. 109 (2019) pp. 137 - 153
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
  • Hlouschek, Julian; Ritter, Violetta; Wirsdörfer, Florian; Klein, Diana; Jendrossek, Verena; Matschke, Johann.
    Targeting SLC25A10 alleviates improved antioxidant capacity and associated radioresistance of cancer cells induced by chronic-cycling hypoxia
    In: Cancer Letters Vol. 439 (2018) pp. 24 - 38
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
  • Hlouschek, Julian; Hansel, Christine; Jendrossek, Verena; Matschke, Johann.
    The Mitochondrial Citrate Carrier (SLC25A1) Sustains Redox Homeostasis and Mitochondrial Metabolism Supporting Radioresistance of Cancer Cells With Tolerance to Cycling Severe Hypoxia
    In: Frontiers in Oncology Vol. 8 (2018) pp. 170
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
  • Matschke, Johann; Wiebeck, Elisa; Hurst, Sebastian; Rudner, Justine; Jendrossek, Verena.
    Role of SGK1 for fatty acid uptake, cell survival and radioresistance of NCI-H460 lung cancer cells exposed to acute or chronic cycling severe hypoxia
    In: Radiation Oncology Vol. 11 (2016) Nr. 1, pp. 75 - 87
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
  • Matschke, Johann; Riffkin, Helena; Klein, Diana; Handrick, René; Lüdemann, Lutz; Metzen, Eric; Shlomi, Tomer; Stuschke, Martin; Jendrossek, Verena.
    Targeted Inhibition of Glutamine-Dependent Glutathione Metabolism Overcomes Death Resistance Induced by Chronic Cycling Hypoxia
    In: Antioxidants and Redox Signaling Vol. 25 (2016) Nr. 2, pp. 89 - 107
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
  • Matschke, Veronika; Piccini, Ilaria; Schubert, Janina; Wrobel, Eva; Lang, Florian; Matschke, Johann; Amedonu, Elsie; Meuth, Sven G; Strünker, Timo; Strutz-Seebohm, Nathalie; Greber, Boris; Scherkenbeck, Jürgen; Seebohm, Guiscard.
    The Natural Plant Product Rottlerin Activates Kv7.1/KCNE1 Channels
    In: Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry Vol. 40 (2016) Nr. 6, pp. 1549 - 1558
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
  • Matschke, Johann; Riffkin, H.; Handrick, R.; Klein-Hitpaß, Ludger; Jendrossek, Verena.
    Chronic intermittent hypoxia triggers adaptive changes that promote protection against cell death
    In: European Journal of Cancer (EJC) Vol. 49 (2013) Nr. Suppl. 2, pp. 101
    Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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