Franz Meitinger

Assistant Professor interested in Mitosis, Genome Stability, Cancer and Centrosomes

[Franz Meitinger @Meitinger]

Very happy to see our paper
“Cancer-associated USP28 missense mutations disrupt 53BP1 interaction and p53 stabilization”
featured in the @NatureComms Editors’ Highlights (Cancer).

Many thanks to the editors for highlighting our work.
https://t.co/naUqEO6V4g

[Franz Meitinger @Meitinger]

Our study on the mitotic stopwatch is out. We demonstrate that USP28 interacts with 53BP1 to stabilize p53 and show that cancer cells frequently harbor mutations that impair stopwatch assembly, thereby suppressing the mitotic stress response.

https://t.co/p4O1z8dea8

[Franz Meitinger @Meitinger]

@syncellbiolab @EMBO @iiscbangalore @India_Alliance @ANRFIndia @DBTIndia Congratulations 🎉

[Franz Meitinger @Meitinger]

Congratulations to Hamzah for receiving the EMBO Molecular Medicine Poster Prize at #MBSJ2026.

Well deserved!

https://t.co/XoPOepBTZm

[Franz Meitinger @Meitinger]

We’re recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher at @OISTedu (Okinawa, Japan) to explore how mitotic stress shapes aging.

If you’re excited about cell biology, aging, and mechanistic discovery, we’d love to hear from you.

More info: https://t.co/lEdRcYbnGA

[Franz Meitinger @Meitinger]

Join us for the #CellDivision2026 meeting in Okinawa. Abstract Submission Deadline: Nov 3. https://t.co/uyklm01xC9

[MeitingerOhtaLab @MeitingerOhta]

Join us for the Cell Division Meeting in the Pacific Island setting of Okinawa.

Hosted at OIST, this symposium brings together leading researchers to explore emerging roles of the cell cycle in development, cancer, and aging.

Registration now open: https://t.co/ATGg9TYEjN

[Franz Meitinger @Meitinger]

@IGCcentrioles @CRGenomica Great news! Congratulations! 👏

[Franz Meitinger @Meitinger]

@biorxivpreprint @Midori_RuruOta

[Franz Meitinger @Meitinger]

Excited to share our new preprint on @biorxivpreprint!
We show that USP28 mutations found in cancer block its interaction with 53BP1, disrupting p53 stabilization. Check out the full story...
https://t.co/t7XbfY3cID

[Franz Meitinger @Meitinger]

Check out our review on "PLK4: Master Regulator of Centriole Duplication and Its Therapeutic Potential".
Everything you need to know about centriole duplication, mitotic stopwatch and TRIM37-mediated cancer-specific vulnerabilities. @Midori_RuruOta
https://t.co/tm0BWhauuj

[Zuzana Storchova @ZStorchova]

For all cell biologists: join the conference organized to celebrate 50 years of German Society for Cell Biology!
https://t.co/FMSFjoRNxq
Registration is open! See you in Heidelberg.
#DGZ50

[Franz Meitinger @Meitinger]

We wish you Happy Holidays from Okinawa!

[Franz Meitinger @Meitinger]

A prolonged mitosis is characteristic of defects that drive genome instability. What are the underlying causes and broader implications of prolonged mitosis? Check out our review...

https://t.co/yFjjnyUKhG

[Franz Meitinger @Meitinger]

Interested in Base Editing and Genetic Screening?
Check out our method chapter:
https://t.co/zeCQIETlSV
Esther Ng did an excellent job developing these methods in our lab. The constructs will soon be available on @Addgene
Many thanks to @OISTedu for supporting open access!

[Franz Meitinger @Meitinger]

We are happy to share our review on the 53BP1-mediated activation of the tumor suppressor p53. We summarize the cell cycle-depend functions of 53BP1 during mitosis and interphase and address its role in maintaining a healthy tissue.

https://t.co/sA1ZkYjGAP

[Paola Laurino @PaolaLaurino]

We are looking for faculties interested in #Energy and #Sustainability broadly defined. https://t.co/IkkViPf2Mk

[Dynamic Kinetochore Workshop @DKW_2024]

Big thanks to all @DKW_2024 participants for excellent science, engaging conversations, and mountain excursions! We hope to see everyone in Oxford in 2027. Thanks also to our generous sponsors @EMBOevents @Co_Biologists @eLife @Chromosoma_EB @snsf_ch @UNIGEnews @EMBO

[Franz Meitinger @Meitinger]

@iamamardeeep @MeitingerOhta @ScienceMagazine @OISTedu @oegemadesai_lab Thank you Amar!

[Franz Meitinger @Meitinger]

@PeterLyLab @MeitingerOhta @ScienceMagazine @OISTedu @oegemadesai_lab Thank you Peter! I'm also impressed with your work! Just try to keep up 😉