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Björn Vennström

Björn Vennström

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
69
Citations
17372
World Ranking
1472
National Ranking
23

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Björn Vennström was affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. During their career, they engaged in academic research primarily associated with this institution.

Vennström was recognized by several prestigious organizations. In 2003, they became a member of Academia Europaea, an indication of their involvement in the broader European scientific community. Additionally, they were a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), reflecting their connection to the molecular biology field.

There are no specific records of recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, books, or detailed research topics publicly available. However, the memberships suggest a focus on molecular biology and life sciences more broadly.

The absence of detailed publication data limits direct insight into the precise topics or subfields of their scientific work. Nonetheless, their affiliation with a leading research institution, the Karolinska Institute, points toward involvement in biomedical or life sciences research typical of this environment.

Throughout their career, Björn Vennström contributed to the scientific community and was recognized by significant academic organizations. Their work was situated within European scientific networks, as evidenced by their affiliations.

Best Publications

  • The c-erb-A protein is a high-affinity receptor for thyroid hormone

    Jan Sap;Alberto Muñoz;Klaus Damm;Yves Goldberg

  • A thyroid hormone receptor that is required for the development of green cone photoreceptors.

    Lily Ng;James B. Hurley;Blair Dierks;Maya Srinivas

  • Abnormal heart rate and body temperature in mice lacking thyroid hormone receptor alpha 1.

    Lilian Wikström;Catarina Johansson;Carmen Saltó;Carrolee Barlow

  • Mice devoid of all known thyroid hormone receptors are viable but exhibit disorders of the pituitary–thyroid axis, growth, and bone maturation

    Sten Göthe;Zhendong Wang;Lily Ng;Jenny M. Kindblom

  • Repression of transcription mediated at a thyroid hormone response element by the v- erb-A oncogene product

    Jan Sap;Alberto Muñoz;Jackie Schmitt;Henk Stunnenberg

  • Contrasting developmental and tissue-specific expression of alpha and beta thyroid hormone receptor genes.

    Unknown

  • Isolation and characterization of chicken DNA homologous to the two putative oncogenes of avian erythroblastosis virus.

    Bjorn Vennström;J. Michael Bishop

  • Transforming capacities of avian erythroblastosis virus mutants deleted in the erbA or erbB oncogenes

    Lars Frykberg;Steven Palmieri;Harmut Beug;Thomas Graf

  • Identification of Rev-erbα as a physiological repressor of apoC-III gene transcription

    Eric Raspé;Hélène Duez;Anethe Mansén;Coralie Fontaine

  • A new species of virus-coded low molecular weight RNA from cells infected with adenovirus type 2

    Hans Söderlund;Ulf Pettersson;Björn Vennström;Lennart Philipson

  • v-erbA oncogene activation entails the loss of hormone-dependent regulator activity of c-erbA.

    Martin Zenke;Alberto Muñoz;Jan Sap;Björn Vennström

  • Chicken epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor: cDNA cloning, expression in mouse cells, and differential binding of EGF and transforming growth factor alpha.

    I Lax;A Johnson;R Howk;J Sap

  • Regulation of Bile Acid Synthesis by the Nuclear Receptor Rev-erbα

    Hélène Duez;Hélène Duez;Hélène Duez;Jelske N. van der Veen;Christian Duhem;Christian Duhem;Benoît Pourcet;Benoît Pourcet;Benoît Pourcet

  • Molecular cloning of the avian myelocytomatosis virus genome and recovery of infectious virus by transfection of chicken cells.

    B Vennström;C Moscovici;H M Goodman;J M Bishop

  • Chromosomal localisation of the human homologues to the oncogenes erbA and B.

    N.K. Spurr;E. Solomon;M. Jansson;D. Sheer

  • Thyroid hormone receptors in chick retinal development: differential expression of mRNAs for alpha and N-terminal variant beta receptors.

    Unknown

  • International Union of Pharmacology. LIX. The Pharmacology and Classification of the Nuclear Receptor Superfamily: Thyroid Hormone Receptors

    Frédéric Flamant;John D. Baxter;Douglas Forrest;Samuel Refetoff

  • Distinct functions for thyroid hormone receptors alpha and beta in brain development indicated by differential expression of receptor genes

    D Forrest;F Hallböök;H Persson;B Vennström

  • Patterns of liver gene expression governed by TRβ

    Amilcar Flores-Morales;Hjalmar Gullberg;Leandro Fernandez;Nina Ståhlberg

  • Normal timing of oligodendrocyte development depends on thyroid hormone receptor alpha 1 (TRα1)

    Nathalie Billon;Christine Jolicoeur;Yasuhito Tokumoto;Björn Vennström

Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto Muñoz
Alberto Muñoz Spanish National Research Council
Claes Ohlsson
Claes Ohlsson University of Gothenburg
Håkan Westerblad
Håkan Westerblad Karolinska Institute
Bart Staels
Bart Staels University of Lille
Juan Bernal
Juan Bernal Autonomous University of Madrid
Alan Boyde
Alan Boyde Queen Mary University of London
Martin Zenke
Martin Zenke RWTH Aachen University
Ulf Pettersson
Ulf Pettersson Uppsala University
Göran Levan
Göran Levan University of Gothenburg
Ellen Solomon
Ellen Solomon King's College London

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