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Bernhard Schermer

Bernhard Schermer

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
16884
World Ranking
14187
National Ranking
1001

Overview

Bernhard Schermer is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, Schermer's work delves deeply into Molecular Biology, Nephrology, Genetics, Immunology, and Oncology as significant subfields of study.

The scientific topics that Schermer addresses are centered around renal health and genetics. These include Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies, Renal and related cancers, Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, as well as Dialysis and Renal Disease Management.

Schermer's recent publications span a range of peer-reviewed journals. Notable papers include:

  • Ageing-associated changes in transcriptional elongation influence longevity, 2023, Nature
  • A molecular mechanism explaining albuminuria in kidney disease, 2020, Nature Metabolism
  • Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals the mesangial identity and species diversity of glomerular cell transcriptomes, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Rapid SARS-CoV-2 testing in primary material based on a novel multiplex RT-LAMP assay, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Emerging principles of primary cilia dynamics in controlling tissue organization and function, 2023, The EMBO Journal

Frequent collaborators in Schermer's research include:

  • Thomas Benzing
  • Paul T. Brinkkoetter
  • Martin Höhne
  • David Unnersjö-Jess
  • Roman-Ulrich Müller

Several journals have been common venues for Schermer's publications. These include:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Kidney International
  • Scientific Reports
  • Kidney International Reports

Best Publications

  • A mammalian microRNA expression atlas based on small RNA library sequencing.

    Pablo Landgraf;Mirabela Rusu;Robert Sheridan;Alain Sewer;Alain Sewer

  • Inversin, the gene product mutated in nephronophthisis type II, functions as a molecular switch between Wnt signaling pathways

    Matias Simons;Joachim Gloy;Athina Ganner;Axel Bullerkotte

  • Mutations in INVS encoding inversin cause nephronophthisis type 2, linking renal cystic disease to the function of primary cilia and left-right axis determination.

    Edgar A. Otto;Bernhard Schermer;Tomoko Obara;John F. O'Toole

  • Nephrin and CD2AP associate with phosphoinositide 3-OH kinase and stimulate AKT-dependent signaling.

    Tobias B. Huber;Björn Hartleben;Jeong Kim;Miriam Schmidts

  • Exome Capture Reveals ZNF423 and CEP164 Mutations, Linking Renal Ciliopathies to DNA Damage Response Signaling

    Moumita Chaki;Rannar Airik;Amiya K. Ghosh;Rachel H. Giles

  • Mutations in a novel gene, NPHP3, cause adolescent nephronophthisis, tapeto-retinal degeneration and hepatic fibrosis

    Heike Olbrich;Manfred Fliegauf;Julia Hoefele;Andreas Kispert

  • Loss of Nephrocystin-3 Function Can Cause Embryonic Lethality, Meckel-Gruber-like Syndrome, Situs Inversus, and Renal-Hepatic-Pancreatic Dysplasia

    Carsten Bergmann;Manfred Fliegauf;Nadina Ortiz Brüchle;Valeska Frank

  • Podocyte-Specific Deletion of Dicer Alters Cytoskeletal Dynamics and Causes Glomerular Disease

    Scott J. Harvey;George Jarad;Jeanette Cunningham;Seth Goldberg

  • Podocin and MEC-2 bind cholesterol to regulate the activity of associated ion channels.

    Tobias B. Huber;Bernhard Schermer;Roman Ulrich Müller;Martin Höhne

  • Trafficking of TRPP2 by PACS proteins represents a novel mechanism of ion channel regulation.

    Michael Köttgen;Thomas Benzing;Thomas Simmen;Robert Tauber

  • PDZD7 is a modifier of retinal disease and a contributor to digenic Usher syndrome

    Inga Ebermann;Jennifer B. Phillips;Max C. Liebau;Robert K. Koenekoop

  • Repression of the genome organizer SATB1 in regulatory T cells is required for suppressive function and inhibition of effector differentiation

    Marc Beyer;Yasser Thabet;Roman Ulrich Müller;Timothy Sadlon

  • Mutations in KIF7 link Joubert syndrome with Sonic Hedgehog signaling and microtubule dynamics.

    Claudia Dafinger;Max Christoph Liebau;Solaf Mohamed Elsayed;Yorck Hellenbroich

  • The von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor protein controls ciliogenesis by orienting microtubule growth

    Bernhard Schermer;Cristina Ghenoiu;Malte Bartram;Roman Ulrich Müller

  • NPHP4, a cilia-associated protein, negatively regulates the Hippo pathway

    Sandra Habbig;Malte P. Bartram;Roman U. Müller;Ricarda Schwarz

  • Tracking the fate of glomerular epithelial cells in vivo using serial multiphoton imaging in new mouse models with fluorescent lineage tags

    Matthias J Hackl;James L Burford;Karie Villanueva;Lisa Lam

  • Nephrocystin Specifically Localizes to the Transition Zone of Renal and Respiratory Cilia and Photoreceptor Connecting Cilia

    Manfred Fliegauf;Judit Horvath;Christian von Schnakenburg;Heike Olbrich

  • The carboxyl terminus of Neph family members binds to the PDZ domain protein zonula occludens-1.

    Tobias B. Huber;Miriam Schmidts;Peter Gerke;Bernhard Schermer

  • A Single-Cell Transcriptome Atlas of the Mouse Glomerulus.

    Nikos Karaiskos;Mahdieh Rahmatollahi;Anastasiya Boltengagen;Haiyue Liu

  • The ciliary membrane‐associated proteome reveals actin‐binding proteins as key components of cilia

    Priyanka Kohli;Martin Höhne;Christian Jüngst;Sabine Bertsch

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Benzing
Thomas Benzing University of Cologne
Tobias B. Huber
Tobias B. Huber Universität Hamburg
Gerd Walz
Gerd Walz University of Freiburg
Oliver Kretz
Oliver Kretz Universität Hamburg
Hanswalter Zentgraf
Hanswalter Zentgraf German Cancer Research Center
Heymut Omran
Heymut Omran University of Münster
Christoph Dieterich
Christoph Dieterich University Hospital Heidelberg
Manuel Koch
Manuel Koch University of Cologne
Hjalmar Brismar
Hjalmar Brismar Royal Institute of Technology
Wilhelm Bloch
Wilhelm Bloch German Sport University Cologne

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