Publications by Friedrich Beermann

STAT3 promotes melanoma metastasis by CEBP-induced repression of the MITF pathway

Metastatic melanoma is hallmarked by its ability of phenotype switching to more slowly proliferating, but highly invasive cells. Here, we tested the impact of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) on melanoma progression in association ...

SPRINGERNATURE2021

AMPK promotes survival of c-Myc-positive melanoma cells by suppressing oxidative stress

Freddy Radtke, Ute Koch, Marion Leleu, Friedrich Beermann, Marzia Armaro, Alain Kfoury

2018

Haplosufficiency of PAX3 for melanoma development in Tyr: NRASQ61K; Cdkn2a-/- mice allows identification and sorting of melanoma cells using a Pax3GFP reporter allele

Friedrich Beermann

The role of the Pax3 gene in embryonic development of pigment cells is well characterized. By contrast, the function of Pax3 in melanoma development is controversial. Indeed, data obtained from cultured cells suggest that PAX3 may contribute to melanomagen ...

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins2016

Orphan nuclear receptor TR3 acts in autophagic cell death via mitochondrial signaling pathway

Friedrich Beermann, Yi Zhang, Jie Zhang, Yuan Liu, Qian Zhang, Li Li, Ang Li, Ping Chen, Bo Zhou, Rong Wu

Autophagy is linked to cell death, yet the associated mechanisms are largely undercharacterized. We discovered that melanoma, which is generally resistant to drug-induced apoptosis, can undergo autophagic cell death with the participation of orphan nuclear ...

Nature Publishing Group2014

Histopathological atlas and proposed classification for melanocytic lesions in Tyr::NRas(Q61K) ; Cdkn2a(-/-) transgenic mice

Friedrich Beermann

Wiley-Blackwell2013

The Channel-Activating Protease CAP1/Prss8 Is Required for Placental Labyrinth Maturation

Friedrich Beermann, Simona Frateschi, Roch-Philippe Charles, Aline Dousse

The serine protease CAP1/Prss8 is crucial for skin barrier function, lung alveolar fluid clearance and has been unveiled as diagnostic marker for specific cancer types. Here, we show that a constitutive knockout of CAP1/Prss8 leads to embryonic lethality. ...

Public Library of Science2013

Role of the Epigenetic Modifier EZH2 in Melanoma

Friedrich Beermann, Lukas Sommer

Wiley-Blackwell2013

Precise toxigenic ablation of intermediate cells abolishes the "battery" of the cochlear duct

Friedrich Beermann

The extracellular potential of excitable and nonexcitable cells with respect to ground is ∼0 mV. One of the known exceptions in mammals is the cochlear duct, where the potential is ∼80-100 mV, called the endocochlear potential (EP). The EP serves as the "b ...

Society for Neuroscience2013

A Subpopulation of Smooth Muscle Cells, Derived from Melanocyte-Competent Precursors, Prevents Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Friedrich Beermann

Background: Patent ductus arteriosus is a life-threatening condition frequent in premature newborns but also present in some term infants. Current mouse models of this malformation generally lead to perinatal death, not reproducing the full phenotypic spec ...

Public Library of Science2013

Sox10 promotes the formation and maintenance of giant congenital naevi and melanoma

Yann Barrandon, Friedrich Beermann, Stéphanie Claudinot, Lukas Sommer

Giant congenital naevi are pigmented childhood lesions that frequently lead to melanoma, the most aggressive skin cancer. The mechanisms underlying this malignancy are largely unknown, and there are no effective therapies. Here we describe a mouse model fo ...

Nature Publishing Group2012