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Andreas Faissner

Andreas Faissner

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Neuroscience

D-Index
91
Citations
23636
World Ranking
1087
National Ranking
86

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
91
Citations
23636
World Ranking
2369
National Ranking
166

Overview

Andreas Faissner is affiliated with Ruhr University Bochum in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in neuroscience and related fields. Their work spans multiple aspects of molecular biology, cellular neuroscience, and medicine, with a particular focus on neurogenesis, neuroplasticity, and mechanisms of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration.

The scientist has published in well-regarded journals, contributing to the body of knowledge in several prominent venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Faissner's recent papers showcase a range of topics within neuroscience and immunology. Notable publications include:

  • "Propionic Acid Shapes the Multiple Sclerosis Disease Course by an Immunomodulatory Mechanism," 2020, Cell
  • "Structural and Functional Deviations of the Hippocampus in Schizophrenia and Schizophrenia Animal Models," 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Inhibitory control in neuronal networks relies on the extracellular matrix integrity," 2021, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
  • "Tenascin-C preserves microglia surveillance and restricts leukocyte and, more specifically, T cell infiltration of the ischemic brain," 2020, Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • "Poly I:C Activated Microglia Disrupt Perineuronal Nets and Modulate Synaptic Balance in Primary Hippocampal Neurons in vitro," 2021, Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience

The scientist regularly collaborates with a group of frequent coauthors, including:

  • Lars Roll
  • Jacqueline Reinhard
  • David Wegrzyn
  • Cornelius Mueller-Buehl
  • Susanne Wiemann

Faissner's research fields are anchored primarily in Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Specific subfields of study include:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Neurology
  • Developmental Neuroscience

Main topics of Faissner's work focus on:

  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders

Best Publications

  • Neural cell adhesion molecules and myelin-associated glycoprotein share a common carbohydrate moiety recognized by monoclonal antibodies L2 and HNK-1.

    J Kruse;R Mailhammer;H Wernecke;A Faissner

  • The J1 glycoprotein--a novel nervous system cell adhesion molecule of the L2/HNK-1 family.

    Jan Kruse;Gerhard Keilhauer;Andreas Faissner;Rupert Timpl

  • Differential inhibition of neurone-neurone, neurone-astrocyte and astrocyte-astrocyte adhesion by L1, L2 and N-CAM antibodies.

    Gerhard Keilhauer;Andreas Faissner;Melitta Schachner

  • Propionic Acid Shapes the Multiple Sclerosis Disease Course by an Immunomodulatory Mechanism

    Alexander Duscha;Barbara Gisevius;Sarah Hirschberg;Nissan Yissachar

  • J1/tenascin is a repulsive substrate for central nervous system neurons

    Andreas Faissner;Jan Kruse

  • Isolation of a neural chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan with neurite outgrowth promoting properties.

    A Faissner;A Clement;A Lochter;A Streit

  • Generation of an environmental niche for neural stem cell development by the extracellular matrix molecule tenascin C.

    Emmanuel Garcion;Aida Halilagic;Andreas Faissner;Charles ffrench-Constant

  • Expression of tenascin in the developing and adult cerebellar cortex.

    S Bartsch;U Bartsch;U Dorries;A Faissner

  • Enhanced expression of the developmentally regulated extracellular matrix molecule tenascin following adult brain injury

    Eric D. Laywell;Ulrich Dorries;Udo Bartsch;Andreas Faissner

  • Comparing Astrocytic Cell Lines that Are Inhibitory or Permissive for Axon Growth: the Major Axon-Inhibitory Proteoglycan Is NG2

    Penny S. Fidler;Katrin Schuette;Richard A. Asher;Alexandre Dobbertin

  • J1/tenascin in substrate-bound and soluble form displays contrary effects on neurite outgrowth.

    A Lochter;L Vaughan;A Kaplony;A Prochiantz

  • Cell and molecular analysis of the developing and adult mouse subventricular zone of the cerebral hemispheres

    Monte A. Gates;L. Brannon Thomas;Eugene M. Howard;Eric D. Laywell

  • Astrocytes as a Source for Extracellular Matrix Molecules and Cytokines

    Stefan Wiese;Michael Karus;Andreas Faissner

  • Tau Binds to the Distal Axon Early in Development of Polarity in a Microtubule- and Microfilament-Dependent Manner

    Martina Kempf;Albrecht Clement;Andreas Faissner;Gloria Lee

  • Boundaries defined by adhesion molecules during development of the cerebral cortex: the J1/tenascin glycoprotein in the mouse somatosensory cortical barrel field.

    Dennis A. Steindler;Nigel G.F. Cooper;Andreas Faissner;Melitta Schachner

  • TGF beta in murine morphogenetic processes : the early embryo and cardiogenesis

    R.J. Akhurst;S.A. Lehnert;A. Faissner;E. Duffie

  • An inhibitor of neurite outgrowth produced by astrocytes.

    L.C. Smith-Thomas;J. Fok-Seang;J. Stevens;J.S. Du

  • Chondroitin sulfate glycosaminoglycans control proliferation, radial glia cell differentiation and neurogenesis in neural stem/progenitor cells.

    Swetlana Sirko;Alexander von Holst;Andrea Wizenmann;Magdalena Götz

  • Boundaries and inhibitory molecules in developing neural tissues.

    Andreas Faissner;Dennis Steindler

  • Contributions of astrocytes to synapse formation and maturation - Potential functions of the perisynaptic extracellular matrix.

    Andreas Faissner;Martin Pyka;Maren Geissler;Thomas Sobik

  • Tenascin promotes cerebellar granule cell migration and neurite outgrowth by different domains in the fibronectin type III repeats.

    K Husmann;A Faissner;M Schachner

Frequent Co-Authors

Melitta Schachner
Melitta Schachner Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Charles ffrench-Constant
Charles ffrench-Constant University of Edinburgh
Stephanie C. Joachim
Stephanie C. Joachim Ruhr University Bochum
James W. Fawcett
James W. Fawcett University of Cambridge
Magdalena Götz
Magdalena Götz Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Kazuyuki Sugahara
Kazuyuki Sugahara Hokkaido University
Dirk M. Hermann
Dirk M. Hermann University of Duisburg-Essen
Georg Juckel
Georg Juckel Ruhr University Bochum
Ulf T. Eysel
Ulf T. Eysel Ruhr University Bochum
Gholamreza Darai
Gholamreza Darai Heidelberg University

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