Torsten Steinmetzer

TMPRSS2 and furin are both essential for proteolytic activation of SARS-CoV-2 in human airway cells

Dorothea Bestle, Miriam Ruth Heindl, Hannah Limburg et al. · Life Science Alliance · 2020 · 834 citations · Full text

Cleavage of Influenza Virus Hemagglutinin by Airway Proteases TMPRSS2 and HAT Differs in Subcellular Localization and Susceptibility to Protease Inhibitors

Eva Böttcher‐Friebertshäuser, Catharina Freuer, Frank Sielaff et al. · Journal of Virology · 2010 · 213 citations · Full text

Identification of the first synthetic inhibitors of the type II transmembrane serine protease TMPRSS2 suitable for inhibition of influenza virus activation

Daniela Meyer, Frank Sielaff, Maya Hammami et al. · Biochemical Journal · 2013 · 137 citations

Biochemistry, Synthetic Virology, Natural Sciences +15

Matriptase, HAT, and TMPRSS2 Activate the Hemagglutinin of H9N2 Influenza A Viruses

Joanna Baron, Carolin Tarnow, Deborah Mayoli-Nüssle et al. · Journal of Virology · 2012 · 136 citations · Full text

Influenza A Viruses, Virus Structure, Viral Evolution +12

Design of Novel and Selective Inhibitors of Urokinase-type Plasminogen Activator with Improved Pharmacokinetic Properties for Use as Antimetastatic Agents

Andrea Schweinitz, Torsten Steinmetzer, Ingo J. Banke et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2004 · 130 citations · Full text

Pharmaceutical Science, Specific Receptor, Selective Inhibitors +20