B05 | Glycoengineering as a tool to control the behavior of mesenchymal stem cells in biofabrication processes

The interaction of cells with bioinks, as well as direct cell-cell interaction, is essential for biofabrication of tissue constructs. This project aims to reduce shear stress during bioprinting, to increase cell proliferation in the hydrogel, to influence cell-cell aggregation and spheroid formation, and to optimize cell-ink interaction by coupling a specific galectin-1 ligand via cell surface modification by membrane engineering. The long-term goal is to apply membrane engineering for cell and bioink modification to optimize the post-fabrication behavior of cells in biofabricated constructs.

Prof. Dr. Regina Ebert
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Seibel

Prof. Dr. Regina Ebert

University of Wuerzburg, Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research
Contact: r-ebert.klh@uni-wuerzburg.de

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Seibel

University of Wuerzburg, Institute of Organic Chemistry
Contact: seibel@chemie.uni-wuerzburg.de

Kirilo Krjukov

Previous academic education: M. Sc. Functional Materials
Academic Advisor at SFB/TRR 225: Prof. Dr. Regina Ebert
Location: University of Wuerzburg, Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research
Topic of thesis: Membrane-engineering as a tool to control the behavior of mesenchymal stem cells in biofabrication processes
Main techniques and methodologies to be used: Cell culture techniques, Click chemistry (bioconjugation), Biochemical assays (proliferation, apoptosis), qPCR (differentiation, senescence, mechanotransduction), Microscopy (differentiation, senescence, viability, stiffness)

Contact: k-krjukov.klh@uni-wuerzburg.de

 

Jürgen Mut

Previous academic education:  Master of Science
Academic Advisor within SFB/TRR 225: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Seibel
Location: University of Wuerzburg, Institute of Organic Chemistry
Topic of thesis: Synthese von Fluor-substituierten, aromatischen Galektin-1 Inhibitoren
Main techniques and methodologies to be used: Organic synthesis

Contact: juergen.mut@uni-wuerzburg.de

Marcel Groß

Previous academic education:  Master-Thesis
Academic Advisor within SFB/TRR 225: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Seibel
Location: University of Wuerzburg, Institute of Organic Chemistry
Topic of thesis: Synthesis of unnatural functionalized Monosaccharids for N-Glycosylation
Main techniques and methodologies to be used: Organic Synthesis, Solid Phase Synthesis, Chromatography, Spectroscopy, Mass Spectrometry

Contact: marcel.gross@uni-wuerzburg.de

Pinzner F, Keller T, Mut J, Bechold J, Seibel J, Groll J, Polyoxazolines with a Vicinally Double-Bioactivated Terminus for Biomacromolecular Affinity Assessment, Sensors 21(9) (2021). (A06, B05)

Altmann S, Mut J, Wolf N, Meissner-Weigl J, Rudert M, Jakob F, Gutmann M, Luhmann T, Seibel J, Ebert R, Metabolic Glycoengineering in hMSC-TERT as a Model for Skeletal Precursors by Using Modified Azide/Alkyne Monosaccharides, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22(6) (2021) 2820. (B05, A03)

Muller-Deubert S, Ege C, Krug M, Meissner-Weigl J, Rudert M, Bischof O, Jakob F, Ebert R, Phosphodiesterase 10A Is a Mediator of Osteogenic Differentiation and Mechanotransduction in Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells, Stem Cells Int. 2020 (2020) 7865484. (B05)

Herrmann M, Engelke K, Ebert R, Muller-Deubert S, Rudert M, Ziouti F, Jundt F, Felsenberg D, Jakob F, Interactions between Muscle and Bone-Where Physics Meets Biology, Biomolecules 10(3) (2020) 432. (B05)

Ziouti F, Ebert R, Rummler M, Krug M, Muller-Deubert S, Ludemann M, Jakob F, Willie BM, Jundt F, NOTCH Signaling Is Activated through Mechanical Strain in Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells, Stem Cells Int. 2019 (2019) 5150634. (B05)

Ortiz-Soto ME, Reising S, Schlosser A, Seibel J, Structural and functional role of disulphide bonds and substrate binding residues of the human beta-galactoside alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase 1 (hST3Gal1), Sci. Rep. 9(1) (2019) 17993. (B05)

Gutmann M, Bechold J, Seibel J, Meinel L, Luhmann T, Metabolic Glycoengineering of Cell-Derived Matrices and Cell Surfaces: A Combination of Key Principles and Step-by-Step Procedures, ACS Biomater Sci Eng 5(1) (2019) 215-233. (A03, B05)

Ertl J, Ortiz-Soto ME, Le TA, Bechold J, Shan J, Tessmar J, Engels B, Seibel J, Tuning the Product Spectrum of a Glycoside Hydrolase Enzyme by a Combination of Site-Directed Mutagenesis and Tyrosine-Specific Chemical Modification, Chem. – Eur. J. 25(26) (2019) 6533-6541. (B05)

Ortiz-Soto ME, Ertl J, Mut J, Adelmann J, Le TA, Shan J, Tessmar J, Schlosser A, Engels B, Seibel J, Product-oriented chemical surface modification of a levansucrase (SacB) via an ene-type reaction, Chem. Sci. 9(24) (2018) 5312-5321. (B05) Front Cover Picture for Chemical Science   Press Release

Gutmann M, Braun A, Seibel J, Luhmann T, Bioorthogonal Modification of Cell Derived Matrices by Metabolic Glycoengineering, ACS Biomater Sci Eng 4(4) (2018) 1300-1306. (A03, B05)

Altmann S, Mut J, Wolf N, Bechold J, Jakob F, Seibel J, Ebert R (2019) Glycoengineering as a tool to control the behavior of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells in biofabrication processes, 1st MuSkITYR Symposium 2. – 3.12.2019 (Günzburg, Germany)

Seibel J (2019) Bioorthogonal conjugation reactions for studying biological events, Gordon Research Conference Carbohydrates, Carbohydrate Synthesis and Research to Advance Glycobiology and Biomedicine June 23 – 28, 2019 (Hong Kong, China)

Seibel, J (2018) Glycoengineering as a tool for visualizing and redesigning the human and bacterial cell surfaces, GlykoT 2018, The 11th International Symposium on Glycosyltransferases, 19-23 June 2018 (Qingdao, China)

Altmann S, Mut J, Wolf N, Bechold J, Jakob F, Seibel J, Ebert R (2019) Glycoengineering as a tool to control the behavior of mesenchymal stem cells in biofabrication processes, 22nd European Congress on Alternatives to Animal Testing, 10-13 October 2019 (Linz, Austria)

Altmann S, Mut J, Wolf N, Bechold J, Jakob F, Seibel J, Ebert R (2019) Glycoengineering as a tool to control the behavior of mesenchymal stem cells in biofabrication processes, 30th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials in tandem with the 26thAnnual Conference of the German Society for Biomaterials (DGBM); 9-13 September 2019 (Dresden, Germany)

Altmann S, Mut J, Wolf N, Bechold J, Jakob F, Seibel J, Ebert R (2019) Glycoengineering as a tool to control the behavior of mesenchymal stem cells in biofabrication processes, 46th European Calcified Tissue Society Congress, 11-14 May 2019 (Budapest, Hungary)

Julian Bechold

Previous academic education: Master-Thesis
Academic Advisor within SFB/TRR 225: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Seibel
Location: University of Würzburg, Institute of Organic Chemistry
Topic of thesis: Synthesis of Galectin-1-Inhibitors
Main techniques and methodologies to be used: Organic Synthesis, Chromatography, Spectrometry, protein expression

Contact: julian.bechold@uni-wuerzburg.de

Natalia Wolf

Previous academic education:  M. Sc. Chemistry
Academic Advisor within SFB/TRR 225: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Seibel
Location: University of Wuerzburg, Institute of Organic Chemistry
Topic of thesis: Synthesis and application of cyanine based dyes in super resolution microscopy.
Main techniques and methodologies to be used: Organic synthesis, spectroscopy, modification and functionalization of various materials (glas slides, gold chips).

Contact: natalia.wolf@uni-wuerzburg.de

Stephan Altmann

Previous academic education: M.Sc. Biochemistry, Topic of thesis: “To be or not to be planktonic? Investigation of single species cyanobacterial biofilms”
Academic Advisor at SFB/TRR 225: PD Dr. Regina Ebert
Location: University of Wuerzburg, Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research
Topic of thesis: Glycoengineering as a tool for regulating behaviour of mesenchymal stem cells in biofabrication
Main techniques and methodologies to be used: Cell culture techniques, Click chemistry (bioconjugation), Biochemical assays (proliferation, apoptosis), qPCR (differentiation, senescence, mechanotransduction), Microscopy (differentiation, senescence, viability, stiffness)

Contact: stephan.altmann@klh.de