M Ernst

Summary

Affiliation: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Mechanism of crosstalk inhibition of IL-6 signaling in response to LPS and TNFalpha
    Hiu Kiu
    Division of Cancer and Hematology, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    Growth Factors 25:319-28. 2007
  2. ncbi Acquiring signalling specificity from the cytokine receptor gp130
    Matthias Ernst
    Colon Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, PO Box 2008, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria 3050, Australia
    Trends Genet 20:23-32. 2004
  3. ncbi STAT3 and STAT1 mediate IL-11-dependent and inflammation-associated gastric tumorigenesis in gp130 receptor mutant mice
    Matthias Ernst
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    J Clin Invest 118:1727-38. 2008
  4. ncbi Stat3: linking inflammation to epithelial cancer - more than a "gut" feeling?
    Andrew Jarnicki
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, PO Box 2008 Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC 3050, Australia
    Cell Div 5:14. 2010
  5. ncbi Constitutive activation of the SRC family kinase Hck results in spontaneous pulmonary inflammation and an enhanced innate immune response
    Matthias Ernst
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria 3050, Australia
    J Exp Med 196:589-604. 2002
  6. ncbi Defective gp130-mediated signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling results in degenerative joint disease, gastrointestinal ulceration, and failure of uterine implantation
    M Ernst
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, PO Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC 3050, Australia
    J Exp Med 194:189-203. 2001
  7. ncbi The carboxyl-terminal domains of gp130-related cytokine receptors are necessary for suppressing embryonic stem cell differentiation. Involvement of STAT3
    M Ernst
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne Tumour Biology Branch, P O Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, 3050, Australia
    J Biol Chem 274:9729-37. 1999
  8. ncbi Reciprocal regulation of gastrointestinal homeostasis by SHP2 and STAT-mediated trefoil gene activation in gp130 mutant mice
    Niall C Tebbutt
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    Nat Med 8:1089-97. 2002
  9. ncbi Pathologic consequences of STAT3 hyperactivation by IL-6 and IL-11 during hematopoiesis and lymphopoiesis
    Brendan J Jenkins
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Victoria, Australia
    Blood 109:2380-8. 2007
  10. ncbi Gp130-mediated signal transduction in embryonic stem cells involves activation of Jak and Ras/mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways
    M Ernst
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne Tumour Biology Branch, P O Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria 3050, Australia
    J Biol Chem 271:30136-43. 1996

Detail Information

Publications48

  1. ncbi Mechanism of crosstalk inhibition of IL-6 signaling in response to LPS and TNFalpha
    Hiu Kiu
    Division of Cancer and Hematology, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    Growth Factors 25:319-28. 2007
    ..Finally, we have identified an additional, novel mechanism of crosstalk inhibition: a reduction in total cellular levels of gp130 following stimulation with LPS and TNFalpha...
  2. ncbi Acquiring signalling specificity from the cytokine receptor gp130
    Matthias Ernst
    Colon Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, PO Box 2008, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria 3050, Australia
    Trends Genet 20:23-32. 2004
    ..The second mechanism is based on the capacity of certain cell types to integrate the often-conflicting information transduced by these two pathways, and to prevent pathological responses...
  3. ncbi STAT3 and STAT1 mediate IL-11-dependent and inflammation-associated gastric tumorigenesis in gp130 receptor mutant mice
    Matthias Ernst
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    J Clin Invest 118:1727-38. 2008
    ..Collectively, our data have identified IL-11 as a crucial cytokine promoting chronic gastric inflammation and associated tumorigenesis mediated by excessive activation of STAT3 and STAT1...
  4. ncbi Stat3: linking inflammation to epithelial cancer - more than a "gut" feeling?
    Andrew Jarnicki
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, PO Box 2008 Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC 3050, Australia
    Cell Div 5:14. 2010
    ..These insights provide clues to the judicious interference of the gp130/Stat3 signaling cascade in therapeutically targeting cancer...
  5. ncbi Constitutive activation of the SRC family kinase Hck results in spontaneous pulmonary inflammation and an enhanced innate immune response
    Matthias Ernst
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria 3050, Australia
    J Exp Med 196:589-604. 2002
    ..Thus, our observations collectively suggest an enhanced innate immune response in Hck(F/F) mice thereby skewing innate immunity from a reversible physiological host defense response to one causing irreversible tissue damage...
  6. ncbi Defective gp130-mediated signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling results in degenerative joint disease, gastrointestinal ulceration, and failure of uterine implantation
    M Ernst
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, PO Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC 3050, Australia
    J Exp Med 194:189-203. 2001
    ..Therefore, the joint pathology in gp130(DeltaSTAT) mice is likely to arise from the disturbance of the otherwise balanced activation of the SHP-2/ras/Erk and STAT signaling cascades emanating from gp130...
  7. ncbi The carboxyl-terminal domains of gp130-related cytokine receptors are necessary for suppressing embryonic stem cell differentiation. Involvement of STAT3
    M Ernst
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne Tumour Biology Branch, P O Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, 3050, Australia
    J Biol Chem 274:9729-37. 1999
    ..Thus, distinct cytoplasmic domains within the LIFRalpha, gp130, and GCSF-R transduce proliferative and differentiation suppressing signals...
  8. ncbi Reciprocal regulation of gastrointestinal homeostasis by SHP2 and STAT-mediated trefoil gene activation in gp130 mutant mice
    Niall C Tebbutt
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    Nat Med 8:1089-97. 2002
    ..We propose a model whereby mucosal wound healing depends solely on activation of STAT1/3, whereas gastric hyperplasia ensues when the coordinated activation of the STAT1/3 and SHP2-Ras-ERK pathways is disrupted...
  9. ncbi Pathologic consequences of STAT3 hyperactivation by IL-6 and IL-11 during hematopoiesis and lymphopoiesis
    Brendan J Jenkins
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Victoria, Australia
    Blood 109:2380-8. 2007
    ..Collectively, these data genetically define distinct roles of IL-6 and IL-11 in driving pathologic hematopoietic and lymphoid responses mediated by STAT3 hyperactivation...
  10. ncbi Gp130-mediated signal transduction in embryonic stem cells involves activation of Jak and Ras/mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways
    M Ernst
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne Tumour Biology Branch, P O Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria 3050, Australia
    J Biol Chem 271:30136-43. 1996
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  11. ncbi Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 regulates CD8 T-cell proliferation by inhibition of interleukins 6 and 27
    Christine Brender
    Signal Transduction Laboratory, St Vincent s Institute, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
    Blood 110:2528-36. 2007
    ..We conclude that enhanced responses to TCR ligation by SOCS3-deficient CD8 T cells are not caused by aberrant TCR-signaling pathways but, rather, that increased IL-27 signaling drives unregulated proliferation in the absence of SOCS3...
  12. ncbi LIF receptor signaling limits immune-mediated demyelination by enhancing oligodendrocyte survival
    Helmut Butzkueven
    The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Nat Med 8:613-9. 2002
    ..We also demonstrate that this therapeutic effect complements endogenous LIF receptor signaling, which already serves to limit oligodendrocyte loss during immune attack. Our results provide a novel approach for the treatment of MS...
  13. ncbi Gastric cancer development in mice lacking the SHP2 binding site on the IL-6 family co-receptor gp130
    Louise M Judd
    Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Gastroenterology 126:196-207. 2004
    ..We have developed a mouse model of gastric cancer that resembles human intestinal-type adenocarcinoma. The aim of this study was to determine the identity and temporal changes in mediators of IL-6 signaling regulating tumor development...
  14. ncbi The threshold of gp130-dependent STAT3 signaling is critical for normal regulation of hematopoiesis
    Brendan J Jenkins
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Colon Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, PO Box 2008, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria 3050, Australia
    Blood 105:3512-20. 2005
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  15. ncbi IL6/sIL6R complex contributes to emergency granulopoietic responses in G-CSF- and GM-CSF-deficient mice
    Francesca Walker
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne Tumor Biology Branch, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Blood 111:3978-85. 2008
    ..NPA production by mice defective for both G-CSF and GM-CSF uncovers an alternative pathway to granulocyte production, which is activated after exposure to pathogens...
  16. ncbi Imbalanced gp130-dependent signaling in macrophages alters macrophage colony-stimulating factor responsiveness via regulation of c-fms expression
    Brendan J Jenkins
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Colon Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    Mol Cell Biol 24:1453-63. 2004
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  17. ncbi Hematopoietic abnormalities in mice deficient in gp130-mediated STAT signaling
    Brendan J Jenkins
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Victoria, Australia
    Exp Hematol 30:1248-56. 2002
    ..This study examined the specific contribution of gp130-mediated STAT1/3 signaling to the regulation of hematopoiesis...
  18. ncbi TGF-betaRII rescues development of small intestinal epithelial cells in Elf3-deficient mice
    Nicole Flentjar
    Centre for Functional Genomics and Human Disease, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
    Gastroenterology 132:1410-9. 2007
    ..To prove that the defect observed in Elf3-null mice resulted from the lack of Elf3-dependent activation of Tgf-betaRII expression, we performed a genetic rescue...
  19. ncbi SOCS3 negatively regulates LIF signaling in neural precursor cells
    B Emery
    Multiple Sclerosis Group, The Howard Florey Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
    Mol Cell Neurosci 31:739-47. 2006
    ..However, the clonal potential of SOCS3WT/WT but not SOCS3KO/KO NPCs is enhanced by exogenous LIF. Thus, SOCS3 acts as a negative regulator of LIF signaling in NPCs...
  20. ncbi Hyperactivation of Stat3 in gp130 mutant mice promotes gastric hyperproliferation and desensitizes TGF-beta signaling
    Brendan J Jenkins
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Parkville, VIC 3050, Australia
    Nat Med 11:845-52. 2005
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  21. ncbi Intestinal adenoma formation and MYC activation are regulated by cooperation between MYB and Wnt signaling
    D Ciznadija
    Differentiation and Transcription Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Cell Death Differ 16:1530-8. 2009
    ..These data highlight a cooperative function for MYB in the context of activated Wnt signaling and provide a molecular basis for the expression of MYC in CRC...
  22. ncbi Glycoprotein 130 regulates bone turnover and bone size by distinct downstream signaling pathways
    Natalie A Sims
    Department of Medicine at St Vincent s Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
    J Clin Invest 113:379-89. 2004
    ..Furthermore, the latter pathway can directly inhibit osteoclastogenesis in vivo...
  23. ncbi Ciliary neurotrophic factor stimulates muscle glucose uptake by a PI3-kinase-dependent pathway that is impaired with obesity
    Gregory R Steinberg
    St Vincent s Institute of Medical Research and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Diabetes 58:829-39. 2009
    ..CNTF also increases Akt signaling in neurons and adipocytes. Because both Akt and AMPK regulate glucose uptake, we investigated muscle glucose uptake in response to CNTF signaling in lean and obese mice...
  24. ncbi Elevated Dnmt3a activity promotes polyposis in Apc(Min) mice by relaxing extracellular restraints on Wnt signaling
    Michael S Samuel
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia
    Gastroenterology 137:902-13, 913.e1-11. 2009
    ..Here we use knock-in transgenic mice to investigate the consequences of intestinal epithelium-specific overexpression of de novo Dnmt3a...
  25. ncbi Analysis of the regulation of the A33 antigen gene reveals intestine-specific mechanisms of gene expression
    Cameron N Johnstone
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne Branch, Post Office Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia
    J Biol Chem 277:34531-9. 2002
    ..Taken together, our data lead us to propose that the activity of CDX1 is pivotal in mediating the exquisite, intestine-specific expression pattern of the A33 antigen gene...
  26. ncbi Genetic dissection of differential signaling threshold requirements for the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway in vivo
    Michael Buchert
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia
    PLoS Genet 6:e1000816. 2010
    ..Together, the present genotype-phenotype analysis suggests tissue-specific response levels for the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway that regulate both physiological and pathophysiological conditions...
  27. ncbi The role of the interleukin-6 family of cytokines in inflammatory arthritis and bone turnover
    Peter K K Wong
    Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Arthritis Rheum 48:1177-89. 2003
  28. ncbi More than a sidekick: the IL-6 family cytokine IL-11 links inflammation to cancer
    Tracy Putoczki
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia
    J Leukoc Biol 88:1109-17. 2010
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  29. ncbi Identification of putative targets of DNA (cytosine-5) methylation-mediated transcriptional silencing using a novel conditionally active form of DNA methyltransferase 3a
    Michael S Samuel
    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, P O Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    Growth Factors 25:426-36. 2007
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  30. ncbi IL-6 regulates neutrophil trafficking during acute inflammation via STAT3
    Ceri A Fielding
    Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
    J Immunol 181:2189-95. 2008
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  31. ncbi Molecular dissection of gp130-dependent pathways in hepatocytes during liver regeneration
    Uta Dierssen
    Internal Medicine III, University Hospital, Rheinisch Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, Aachen, Germany
    J Biol Chem 283:9886-95. 2008
    ..In summary, gp130-dependent STAT3 activation and concomitant SOCS3 during liver regeneration is involved in timing of DNA synthesis and protects hepatocyte proliferation during stress conditions...
  32. ncbi c-Myb is required for progenitor cell homeostasis in colonic crypts
    Jordane Malaterre
    Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Pathology Department, University of Melbourne, Melbourne VIC 8006, Australia
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104:3829-34. 2007
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  33. ncbi Opposing roles of gp130-mediated STAT-3 and ERK-1/ 2 signaling in liver progenitor cell migration and proliferation
    George C T Yeoh
    UWA Centre for Medical Research, The Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, Perth, Australia
    Hepatology 45:486-94. 2007
    ..Conclusion: Hyperactive STAT-3 signaling results in enhanced oval cell numbers, whereas ERK-1/2 activation suppresses oval cell proliferation...
  34. ncbi Response of Apc(min) and A33 (delta N beta-cat) mutant mice to treatment with tea, sulindac, and 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP)
    Gayle A Orner
    Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, 571 Weniger Hall, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-6512, USA
    Mutat Res 506:121-7. 2002
    ..Collectively, the data support a chemopreventive role for tea and sulindac against intermediate and late stages of colon cancer, via effects on the beta-catenin/Tcf signaling pathway...
  35. ncbi Mammary gland remodeling depends on gp130 signaling through Stat3 and MAPK
    Ling Zhao
    Laboratory of Genetics and Physiology, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    J Biol Chem 279:44093-100. 2004
    ..These experiments establish that two distinct Stat3 signaling pathways emanating from gp130 are utilized in mammary tissue...
  36. ncbi Constitutive activation of gp130 leads to neuroendocrine differentiation in vitro and in vivo
    Jodie Palmer
    Prostate Centre at Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Prostate 62:282-9. 2005
    ..In this study we analysed the NE differentiation process in vitro and in vivo using the LNCaP androgen dependent cell line via ligand independent induction of NE differentiation...
  37. ncbi Interleukin-11 receptor signaling is required for normal bone remodeling
    Natalie A Sims
    Department of Medicine at St Vincent s Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia
    J Bone Miner Res 20:1093-102. 2005
    ..Furthermore, IL-11 signaling was not required for the effects of estradiol or estrogen deficiency on the mouse skeleton...
  38. ncbi IL-6 trans-signaling via STAT3 directs T cell infiltration in acute inflammation
    Rachel M McLoughlin
    Department of Medical Biochemistry and Immunology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, Wales, United Kingdom
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102:9589-94. 2005
    ..Consequently, STAT3 plays a defining role in IL-6-mediated T cell migration...
  39. ncbi Differential regulation of gastric tumor growth by cytokines that signal exclusively through the coreceptor gp130
    Meegan Howlett
    Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne at Western Hospital, Footscray, Australia
    Gastroenterology 129:1005-18. 2005
    ..This model recapitulates many characteristics of intestinal-type gastric cancer in humans...
  40. ncbi CNTF reverses obesity-induced insulin resistance by activating skeletal muscle AMPK
    Matthew J Watt
    Cellular and Molecular Metabolism Laboratory, School of Medical Sciences, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, PO Box 71, Bundoora, 3083, Australia
    Nat Med 12:541-8. 2006
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  41. ncbi Forced dimerization of gp130 leads to constitutive STAT3 activation, cytokine-independent growth, and blockade of differentiation of embryonic stem cells
    Christiane Stuhlmann-Laeisz
    Department of Biochemistry, , D-24098 Kiel, Germany
    Mol Biol Cell 17:2986-95. 2006
    ..Thus, L-gp130 can be used in vitro and in vivo to mimic constitutive and ligand-independent activation of gp130 and STAT3, the latter of which is frequently observed in neoplastic diseases...
  42. ncbi Interleukin 27 negatively regulates the development of interleukin 17-producing T helper cells during chronic inflammation of the central nervous system
    Jason S Stumhofer
    Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 6008, USA
    Nat Immunol 7:937-45. 2006
    ..Thus IL-27, a potent inhibitor of T(H)-17 cell development, may be a useful target for treating inflammatory diseases mediated by these cells...
  43. ncbi STAT3 activation regulates growth, inflammation, and vascularization in a mouse model of gastric tumorigenesis
    Louise M Judd
    Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne at Western Hospital, Footscray 3001, Australia
    Gastroenterology 131:1073-85. 2006
    ..Furthermore, the interaction among STAT3, the microbial environment, and tumorigenesis was evaluated...
  44. ncbi General nature of the STAT3-activated anti-inflammatory response
    Karim C El Kasmi
    Department of Infectious Diseases, St Jude s Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
    J Immunol 177:7880-8. 2006
    ..We conclude that the AIR is a generic cytokine signaling pathway dependent on STAT3 but not unique to the IL-10R...
  45. ncbi STAT3 is required for IL-6-gp130-dependent activation of hepcidin in vivo
    Antonello Pietrangelo
    Center for Hemochromatosis, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Policlinico Via del Pozzo 71, 41100 Modena, Italy
    Gastroenterology 132:294-300. 2007
    ..To clarify the molecular pathways involved in hepcidin activation by IL-6, we used different mice strains in which the main IL-6/gp130 signaling pathways have been genetically disrupted...
  46. ncbi The role of gp130/IL-6 cytokines in the development of pulmonary fibrosis: critical determinants of disease susceptibility and progression?
    Darryl A Knight
    Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Ground Floor, E Block, Verdun Street, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
    Pharmacol Ther 99:327-38. 2003
    ..This may provide guides for the development of novel pharmacological treatment for fibroproliferative diseases...
  47. ncbi AACR special meeting in cancer research: colon cancer--genetics to prevention
    Cameron N Johnstone
    Gastroenterology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
    Cancer Res 62:6779-83. 2002
  48. ncbi Interleukins 27 and 6 induce STAT3-mediated T cell production of interleukin 10
    Jason S Stumhofer
    Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
    Nat Immunol 8:1363-71. 2007
    ..This effect was dependent on the transcription factors STAT1 and STAT3 for IL-27 and on STAT3 for IL-6. Our studies identify a previously unknown pathway that allows the immune system to temper inflammatory responses...