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Overview

Bernd Wissinger is affiliated with the University of Tübingen in Germany and specializes in research within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their research output spans over 100 publications, with significant work in Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology, and Genetics among key subfields.

The scientist's primary focus areas include:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • RNA Regulation and Disease
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Glaucoma and Retinal Disorders
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research

Key publications co-authored by Wissinger are representative of their involvement in ophthalmological research and genetics. Notable papers include:

  • Safety and Vision Outcomes of Subretinal Gene Therapy Targeting Cone Photoreceptors in Achromatopsia (2020), published in JAMA Ophthalmology
  • Genetic Architecture of Inherited Retinal Degeneration in Germany: A Large Cohort Study From a Single Diagnostic Center Over a 9-Year Period (2020), published in Human Mutation
  • Dominant Optic Atrophy: Culprit Mitochondria in the Optic Nerve (2020), published in Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
  • Three-year Results of Phase I Retinal Gene Therapy Trial for CNGA3-mutated Achromatopsia: Results of a Non Randomised Controlled Trial (2021), published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology
  • A Patient-based Model of RNA Mis-splicing Uncovers Treatment Targets in Parkinson's Disease (2020), published in Science Translational Medicine

Frequent collaborators in Wissinger's research include:

  • Susanne Kohl
  • Nicole Weisschuh
  • Katarína Štingl
  • Eberhart Zrenner
  • Fadi Nasser

Wissinger's publications are often found in journals and venues such as:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • British Journal of Ophthalmology
  • American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids
  • JAMA Ophthalmology

The concentration of Wissinger's research in ophthalmology and molecular biology reflects a theme of investigating genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying retinal diseases and vision disorders. This focus is consistent across both the number of publications and the selection of journals where the work is published.

Best Publications

  • OPA1, encoding a dynamin-related GTPase is mutated in autosomal dominant optic atrophy linked to chromosome 3q28

    C Alexander;M Votruba;U.E.A Pesch;D.L Thiselton

  • OPA1 mutations induce mitochondrial DNA instability and optic atrophy plus phenotypes

    Patrizia Amati-Bonneau;Maria Lucia Valentino;Pascal Reynier;Maria Esther Gallardo

  • RNA Editing in Plant Mitochondria

    Rudolf Hiesel;Bernd Wissinger;Wolfgang Schuster;Axel Brennicke

  • OPA1 mutations associated with dominant optic atrophy impair oxidative phosphorylation and mitochondrial fusion.

    Claudia Zanna;Anna Ghelli;Anna Maria Porcelli;Mariusz Karbowski

  • Leber Congenital Amaurosis and Retinitis Pigmentosa with Coats-like Exudative Vasculopathy Are Associated with Mutations in the Crumbs Homologue 1 (CRB1) Gene

    Anneke I. den Hollander;John R. Heckenlively;L. Ingeborgh van den Born;Yvette J.M. de Kok

  • Total colourblindness is caused by mutations in the gene encoding the alpha-subunit of the cone photoreceptor cGMP-gated cation channel.

    Susanne Kohl;Tim Marx;Ian Giddings;Herbert Jägle

  • CNGA3 Mutations in Hereditary Cone Photoreceptor Disorders

    Bernd Wissinger;Daphne Gamer;Herbert Jägle;Roberto Giorda

  • A splice site mutation in the murine Opa1 gene features pathology of autosomal dominant optic atrophy.

    Marcel V Alavi;Stefanie Bette;Simone Schimpf;Frank Schuettauf

  • The complete form of X-linked congenital stationary night blindness is caused by mutations in a gene encoding a leucine-rich repeat protein

    Carsten M. Pusch;Christina Zeitz;Oliver Brandau;Katrin Pesch

  • Mutations in the CNGB3 gene encoding the β-subunit of the cone photoreceptor cGMP-gated channel are responsible for achromatopsia (ACHM3) linked to chromosome 8q21

    Susanne Kohl;Britta Baumann;Martina Broghammer;Herbert Jägle

  • Mutations in the Cone Photoreceptor G-Protein α-Subunit Gene GNAT2 in Patients with Achromatopsia

    Susanne Kohl;Britta Baumann;Thomas Rosenberg;Ulrich Kellner

  • Trans splicing in oenothera mitochondria: nad1 mRNAs are edited in exon and trans-splicing group II intron sequences

    Bernd Wissinger;Wolfgang Schuster;Axel Brennicke

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies TXNRD2 , ATXN2 and FOXC1 as susceptibility loci for primary open-angle glaucoma

    Jessica N.Cooke Bailey;Stephanie J. Loomis;Jae H. Kang;R. Rand Allingham

  • Panel-based next generation sequencing as a reliable and efficient technique to detect mutations in unselected patients with retinal dystrophies

    Nicola Glöckle;Susanne Kohl;Julia Mohr;Tim Scheurenbrand

  • Mutations in RDH12 encoding a photoreceptor cell retinol dehydrogenase cause childhood-onset severe retinal dystrophy

    Andreas R Janecke;Debra A Thompson;Gerd Utermann;Christian Becker

  • TRPM1 Is Mutated in Patients with Autosomal-Recessive Complete Congenital Stationary Night Blindness

    Isabelle Audo;Susanne Kohl;Bart P. Leroy;Francis L. Munier

  • OPA1 mutations in patients with autosomal dominant optic atrophy and evidence for semi-dominant inheritance.

    Ulrike E.A. Pesch;Beate Leo-Kottler;Simone Mayer;Bernhard Jurklies

  • CNGB3 mutations account for 50% of all cases with autosomal recessive achromatopsia

    Susanne Kohl;Balazs Varsanyi;Balazs Varsanyi;Gesine Abadin Antunes;Britta Baumann

  • A new vicious cycle involving glutamate excitotoxicity, oxidative stress and mitochondrial dynamics.

    Nguyen D;Alavi Mv;Kim Ky;Kang T

  • Mutations in CABP4, the gene encoding the Ca2+-binding protein 4, cause autosomal recessive night blindness.

    Christina Zeitz;Barbara Kloeckener-Gruissem;Ursula Forster;Susanne Kohl

Frequent Co-Authors

Susanne Kohl
Susanne Kohl University of Tübingen
Eberhart Zrenner
Eberhart Zrenner University of Tübingen
Samuel G. Jacobson
Samuel G. Jacobson University of Pennsylvania
John R. Heckenlively
John R. Heckenlively University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Martin Biel
Martin Biel Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Valerio Carelli
Valerio Carelli University of Bologna
Frans P.M. Cremers
Frans P.M. Cremers Radboud University
Elfride De Baere
Elfride De Baere Ghent University
Maria Lucia Valentino
Maria Lucia Valentino University of Bologna

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