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Overview

Bernd Sutor is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research spans multiple areas within neuroscience and molecular biology, with a focus on how molecular mechanisms influence neural function and brain dynamics.

The scientist has published work primarily in the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Research topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Bernd Sutor include:

  • "Pumilio2 and Staufen2 selectively balance the synaptic proteome," 2021, Cell Reports
  • "Cell-Type-Specific Effects of Somatostatin on Synaptic Transmission in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex," 2024, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Cell-type specific effects of somatostatin on corticocortical information processing in the anterior cingulate cortex," 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Dipl. Ing. univ. Hans Reiner Polder," 2020, Neuroforum
  • "Ökophysiologie und Naturschutzphysiologie - Anwendung von physiologischen Konzepten, Techniken und Wissen im praktischen Naturschutz," 2022, Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung (NuL)

The venues where their research is frequently published include:

  • Cell Reports
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuroforum
  • Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung (NuL)

Bernd Sutor collaborates with several researchers regularly, including:

  • Therese Riedemann
  • Rico Schieweck
  • Ignasi Forné
  • Max Harner
  • Karl E. Bauer

Best Publications

  • Functional Properties of Neurons Derived from In Vitro Reprogrammed Postnatal Astroglia

    Benedikt Berninger;Marcos R. Costa;Ursula Koch;Timm Schroeder

  • Sox2-Mediated Conversion of NG2 Glia into Induced Neurons in the Injured Adult Cerebral Cortex

    Christophe Heinrich;Matteo Bergami;Sergio Gascón;Alexandra Lepier

  • Reactive astrogliosis causes the development of spontaneous seizures.

    Stefanie Robel;Susan C. Buckingham;Jessica L. Boni;Susan L. Campbell

  • Baclofen reduces post‐synaptic potentials of rat cortical neurones by an action other than its hyperpolarizing action.

    James R. Howe;Bernd Sutor;Walter Zieglgänsberger

  • EPSPs in rat neocortical neurons in vitro. II: Involvement of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in the generation of EPSPs

    Bernd Sutor;John H. Hablitz

  • Transcriptional Mechanisms of Proneural Factors and REST in Regulating Neuronal Reprogramming of Astrocytes

    Giacomo Masserdotti;Sébastien Gillotin;Sébastien Gillotin;Bernd Sutor;Daniela Drechsel

  • EPSPs in rat neocortical neurons in vitro. I. Electrophysiological evidence for two distinct EPSPs.

    Bernd Sutor;John H. Hablitz

  • Intracellular acidification reduced gap junction coupling between immature rat neocortical pyramidal neurones.

    B Rörig;G Klausa;B Sutor

  • Myelination Defects and Neuronal Hyperexcitability in the Neocortex of Connexin 32-deficient Mice

    Bernd Sutor;Cordula Schmolke;Barbara Teubner;Clemens Schirmer

  • Presynaptic M1 muscarinic cholinoceptors mediate inhibition of excitatory synaptic transmission in the hippocampus in vitro.

    Robert D. Sheridan;Bernd Sutor

  • Serotonin Regulates Gap Junction Coupling in the Developing Rat Somatosensory Cortex

    Birgit Rörig;Bernd Sutor

  • Development of excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials in the rat neocortex.

    B Sutor;H J Luhmann

  • Dye Coupling between Pyramidal Neurons in Developing Rat Prefrontal and Frontal Cortex Is Reduced by Protein Kinase A Activation and Dopamine.

    B Rorig;G Klausa;B Sutor

  • Involvement of gap junctions in the development of the neocortex.

    Bernd Sutor;Timothy Hagerty

  • A low-voltage activated, transient calcium current is responsible for the time-dependent depolarizing inward rectification of rat neocortical neurons in vitro.

    Bernd Sutor;Walter Zieglgänsberger

  • Regulation of gap junction coupling in the developing neocortex

    Birgit Rörig;Bernd Sutor

  • Transient and selective blockade of adenosine A1-receptors by 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine (DPCPX) causes sustained epileptiform activity in hippocampal CA3 neurons of guinea pigs.

    C. Alzheimer;B. Sutor;G. ten Bruggencate

  • Excitatory postsynaptic potentials in rat neocortical neurons in vitro. III. Effects of a quinoxalinedione non-NMDA receptor antagonist.

    John H. Hablitz;Bernd Sutor

  • Activation of μ- and δ-opioid receptors causes presynaptic inhibition of glutamatergic excitation in neocortical neurons

    Andreas M. Ostermeier;Beate Schlösser;Dirk Schwender;Bernd Sutor

  • Characteristics of long-duration inhibitory postsynaptic potentials in rat neocortical neurons in vitro.

    James R. Howe;Bernd Sutor;Walter Zieglgänsberger

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter Zieglgänsberger
Walter Zieglgänsberger Max Planck Society
John J. Hablitz
John J. Hablitz University of Alabama at Birmingham
Christian Alzheimer
Christian Alzheimer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Benedikt Berninger
Benedikt Berninger King's College London
Heiko J. Luhmann
Heiko J. Luhmann Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Magdalena Götz
Magdalena Götz Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Niels C. Danbolt
Niels C. Danbolt University of Oslo
Harald Sontheimer
Harald Sontheimer University of Virginia
Frank Kirchhoff
Frank Kirchhoff University of Ulm
Benedikt Grothe
Benedikt Grothe Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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