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Overview

Andreas W. Kuss is affiliated with the University of Greifswald in Germany and conducts research primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses a broad spectrum of topics, including molecular biology, genetics, ecology, cancer research, and immunology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to understanding various biological processes and phenomena. Key specific research topics include:

  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Spider taxonomy and behavior studies
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • Microbial community ecology and physiology
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • RNA research and splicing
  • Methane hydrates and related phenomena

Andreas W. Kuss has coauthored research with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Lars R. Jensen
  • Ana Tzvetkova
  • Corinna Jensen
  • Lisa Hagenau
  • George R. Uhl

Their research has been published in multiple venues, with recurring contributions to:

  • Stem Cell Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Preprints.org
  • European Heart Journal

Among recent publications emphasizing a variety of biological fields are:

  • Chromosome-level reference genome of the European wasp spider Argiope bruennichi: a resource for studies on range expansion and evolutionary adaptation (2021, GigaScience)
  • Linking transcriptional dynamics of CH4-cycling grassland soil microbiomes to seasonal gas fluxes (2022, The ISME Journal)
  • Linking Transcriptional Dynamics of Peat Microbiomes to Methane Fluxes during a Summer Drought in Two Rewetted Fens (2023, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • Identification of RELN variant p.(Ser2486Gly) in an Iranian family with ankylosing spondylitis; the first association of RELN and AS (2020, European Journal of Human Genetics)
  • Natural phenolic compounds as biofilm inhibitors of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli - the role of similar biological processes despite structural diversity (2023, Frontiers in Microbiology)

The scope of these publications spans genome sequencing and adaptation studies, microbiome transcriptional dynamics linked to environmental gas fluxes, genetic variant identification in disease association, and the study of biofilm inhibition mechanisms in antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Best Publications

  • Deep sequencing reveals 50 novel genes for recessive cognitive disorders

    Hossein Najmabadi;Hao Hu;Masoud Garshasbi;Tomasz Zemojtel

  • Mutations in NSUN2 cause autosomal-recessive intellectual disability

    Lia Abbasi-Moheb;Sara Mertel;Melanie Gonsior;Leyla Nouri-Vahid

  • Somatic Mutation Profiles of MSI and MSS Colorectal Cancer Identified by Whole Exome Next Generation Sequencing and Bioinformatics Analysis

    Bernd Timmermann;Martin Kerick;Christina Roehr;Christina Roehr;Axel Fischer

  • TMEM70 mutations cause isolated ATP synthase deficiency and neonatal mitochondrial encephalocardiomyopathy.

    Alena Cízková;Viktor Stránecký;Johannes A Mayr;Markéta Tesarová

  • A defect in the ionotropic glutamate receptor 6 gene (GRIK2) is associated with autosomal recessive mental retardation.

    Mohammad Mahdi Motazacker;Benjamin Rainer Rost;Tim Hucho;Masoud Garshasbi

  • Cranioectodermal Dysplasia, Sensenbrenner Syndrome, Is a Ciliopathy Caused by Mutations in the IFT122 Gene

    Joanna Walczak-Sztulpa;Jonathan Eggenschwiler;Daniel Osborn;Desmond A. Brown

  • Identification of Mutations in TRAPPC9, which Encodes the NIK- and IKK-β-Binding Protein, in Nonsyndromic Autosomal-Recessive Mental Retardation

    Asif Mir;Liana Kaufman;Abdul Noor;Mahdi M. Motazacker

  • A defect in the TUSC3 gene is associated with autosomal recessive mental retardation.

    Masoud Garshasbi;Valeh Hadavi;Haleh Habibi;Kimia Kahrizi

  • CA8 Mutations Cause a Novel Syndrome Characterized by Ataxia and Mild Mental Retardation with Predisposition to Quadrupedal Gait

    Seval Türkmen;Gao Guo;Masoud Garshasbi;Katrin Hoffmann

  • Homozygosity mapping in consanguineous families reveals extreme heterogeneity of non-syndromic autosomal recessive mental retardation and identifies 8 novel gene loci.

    Hossein Najmabadi;Mohammad Mahdi Motazacker;Masoud Garshasbi;Kimia Kahrizi

  • Novel JARID1C/SMCX mutations in patients with X-linked mental retardation.

    Andreas Tzschach;Steffen Lenzner;Bettina Moser;Richard Reinhardt

  • ST3GAL3 mutations impair the development of higher cognitive functions

    Hao Hu;Katinka Eggers;Wei Chen;Masoud Garshasbi

  • Mutation frequencies of X-linked mental retardation genes in families from the EuroMRX consortium.

    Arjan P.M. de Brouwer;Helger G. Yntema;Tjitske Kleefstra;Dorien Lugtenberg

  • A clinical and molecular genetic study of 112 Iranian families with primary microcephaly

    H. . Darvish;Sahar Esmaeeli Nieh;G. B. Monajemi;M. Mohseni

  • CCDC22 deficiency in humans blunts activation of proinflammatory NF-kappa B signaling

    Petro Starokadomskyy;Nathan Gluck;Nathan Gluck;Haiying Li;Baozhi Chen

  • Long noncoding RNA NEAT1 modulates immune cell functions and is suppressed in early onset myocardial infarction patients.

    Martina Gast;Bernhard H Rauch;Arash Haghikia;Shinichi Nakagawa

  • Mutations in the Alpha 1,2-Mannosidase Gene, MAN1B1, Cause Autosomal-Recessive Intellectual Disability

    Muhammad Arshad Rafiq;Andreas W. Kuss;Lucia Puettmann;Abdul Noor

  • Immune system-mediated atherosclerosis caused by deficiency of long non-coding RNA MALAT1 in ApoE-/-mice.

    Martina Gast;Bernhard H Rauch;Shinichi Nakagawa;Arash Haghikia

  • SNP array-based homozygosity mapping reveals MCPH1 deletion in family with autosomal recessive mental retardation and mild microcephaly

    Masoud Garshasbi;Mohammad Mahdi Motazacker;Kimia Kahrizi;Farkhondeh Behjati

  • Mutation of the conserved polyadenosine RNA binding protein, ZC3H14/dNab2, impairs neural function in Drosophila and humans

    ChangHui Pak;Masoud Garshasbi;Kimia Kahrizi;Christina Gross

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Tzschach
Andreas Tzschach University of Freiburg
Hans-Hilger Ropers
Hans-Hilger Ropers Max Planck Society
Hossein Najmabadi
Hossein Najmabadi University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Kimia Kahrizi
Kimia Kahrizi University Of Thessaly
Jozef Gecz
Jozef Gecz University of Adelaide
Jamel Chelly
Jamel Chelly Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Reinhard Ullmann
Reinhard Ullmann Max Planck Society
Ulf Landmesser
Ulf Landmesser Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Tanja Zeller
Tanja Zeller Universität Hamburg

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