Petra Knaus

Freie Universität Berlin — Germany

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

TGF-β signaling in diseases(74), Heterotopic Ossification and Related Conditions(27), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions(22), Bone Metabolism and Diseases(18), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research(16)

Publications193 total

TGFβ-induced SMAD1/5 phosphorylation occurs through a dual receptor activation and mediates transient EMT in trophoblasts during human placental development
Placenta·2025
Trophoblast Receptor Landscape Reveals a Paracrine Role for Syncytiotrophoblast-Derived Activin A in Early Placental Development
Placenta·2025
A pathogenic variant of AMOT leads to isolated X-linked congenital hydrocephalus due to N-terminal truncation
Journal of Clinical Investigation·2025Open Access
TGFb-induced SMAD1/5 activation drives transient epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in trophoblasts
2025Open Access
Cell type–specific purifying selection of synonymous mitochondrial DNA variation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Gut Microbial Metabolite Imidazole Propionate Impairs Endothelial Cell Function and Promotes the Development of Atherosclerosis
Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology·2025· 22 citedOpen Access
Leucine-rich α-2 glycoprotein 1 (LRG1) during inflammatory complications after allogeneic stem cell transplantation and CAR-T cell therapy
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Endothelial tip-cell position, filopodia formation and biomechanics require BMPR2 expression and signaling
Communications Biology·2025· 7 citedOpen Access
Atheroprone Flow Activates SMAD-FOXO1 to drive Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Atherosclerosis
2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Temporal regulation of BMP2 growth factor signaling in response to mechanical loading is linked to cytoskeletal and focal adhesion remodeling
Communications Biology·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Dynamic remodeling of septin structures fine-tunes myogenic differentiation
iScience·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Gut microbial metabolite imidazole propionate impairs endothelial cell function and promotes the development of atherosclerosis
2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Mechanical heterogeneity in a soft biomaterial niche controls BMP2 signaling
Biomaterials·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
BMP Stimulation Differentially Affects Phosphorylation and Protein Stability of β-Catenin in Breast Cancer Cell Lines
International Journal of Molecular Sciences·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
A two-way street – cellular metabolism and myofibroblast contraction
npj Regenerative Medicine·2024· 22 citedOpen Access
Protocol for chromatin accessibility profiling of human endothelial cells cultured under fluid shear stress using ATAC-seq
STAR Protocols·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
The Activation of the Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva-Inducing ALK2-R206H Mutant Depends on the Distinct Homo-Oligomerization Patterns of ACVR2B and ACVR2A
Cells·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Endothelial tip-cell position, filopodia formation and biomechanics require BMPR2 expression and signaling
2024Open Access
External mechanical loading overrules cell-cell mechanical communication in sprouting angiogenesis during early bone regeneration
PLoS Computational Biology·2023· 12 citedOpen Access
Author Correction: Enhancer hijacking at the ARHGAP36 locus is associated with connective tissue to bone transformation
Nature Communications·2023Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Yoav I. Henis(8), Jan H. Boergermann(7), Walter Sebald(6), Daniel Horbelt(6), Christian Hiepen(5), Stefan Mundlos(5), Anja Nohe(4), Sylke Haßel(4), Marcelo Ehrlich(4), Peter N. Robinson(4), Christina Sieber(3), Jessica Kopf(3), Anke Hartung(3), Heinrich Betz(3), I. Alfano(3), Alex N. Bullock(3), Raghu Bhushan(3), Harvey F. Lodish(3), Elisabetta Ada Cavalcanti‐Adam(3), Johannes Grünhagen(3)