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2671
National Ranking
180

Overview

Britta Qualmann is affiliated with Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to cell biology, molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, physiology, and biophysics.

Their work addresses core topics including cellular transport and secretion, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, cellular mechanics and interactions, caveolin-1 and cellular processes, erythrocyte function and pathophysiology, antifungal resistance and susceptibility, and advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques.

Recent publications highlight a focus on cellular and molecular mechanisms, with works appearing in high-profile journals such as Nature and Nature Microbiology. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Ubiquitination regulates ER-phagy and remodelling of endoplasmic reticulum" (2023, Nature)
  • "Candida pathogens induce protective mitochondria-associated type I interferon signalling and a damage-driven response in vaginal epithelial cells" (2021, Nature Microbiology)
  • "Heteromeric clusters of ubiquitinated ER-shaping proteins drive ER-phagy" (2023, Nature)
  • "Caveolin-1 dolines form a distinct and rapid caveolae-independent mechanoadaptation system" (2022, Nature Cell Biology)
  • "Interplay between membrane curvature and the actin cytoskeleton" (2020, Current Opinion in Cell Biology)

Britta Qualmann collaborates frequently with several scientists, with the most common co-authors being Michael M. Kessels, Eric Seemann, Maryam Izadi, Dennis Koch, and Jessica Tröger. These collaborations underline an active engagement in interdisciplinary research networks.

Their publications are regularly featured in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), the Journal of Neuroscience, Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature, and the journal Cells, alongside contributions to Nature and Nature Microbiology.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of endoplasmic reticulum turnover by selective autophagy

    Aliaksandr Khaminets;Theresa Heinrich;Muriel Mari;Paolo Grumati

  • Molecular Links between Endocytosis and the Actin Cytoskeleton

    Britta Qualmann;Michael M. Kessels;Regis B. Kelly

  • Molecular dissection of the photoreceptor ribbon synapse: physical interaction of Bassoon and RIBEYE is essential for the assembly of the ribbon complex

    Susanne tom Dieck;Susanne tom Dieck;Wilko D. Altrock;Michael M. Kessels;Britta Qualmann

  • Temporal and spatial coordination of exocytosis and endocytosis.

    Eckart D. Gundelfinger;Michael M. Kessels;Britta Qualmann

  • SH3-domain-containing proteins function at distinct steps in clathrin-coated vesicle formation.

    Fiona Simpson;Natasha K. Hussain;Britta Qualmann;Regis B. Kelly

  • Cordon-bleu is an actin nucleation factor and controls neuronal morphology.

    Rashmi Ahuja;Rashmi Ahuja;Roser Pinyol;Roser Pinyol;Nicole Reichenbach;Nicole Reichenbach;Laura Custer

  • Mammalian Abp1, a Signal-Responsive F-Actin–Binding Protein, Links the Actin Cytoskeleton to Endocytosis via the Gtpase Dynamin

    Michael M. Kessels;Åsa E.Y. Engqvist-Goldstein;David G. Drubin;Britta Qualmann

  • Let's go bananas: revisiting the endocytic BAR code

    Britta Qualmann;Dennis Koch;Michael Manfred Kessels

  • Neural Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome Protein (N-WASP) and the Arp2/3 complex are recruited to sites of clathrin-mediated endocytosis in cultured fibroblasts.

    Christien J. Merrifield;Britta Qualmann;Michael M. Kessels;Wolfhard Almers

  • Syndapins integrate N‐WASP in receptor‐mediated endocytosis

    Michael M. Kessels;Britta Qualmann

  • The presynaptic cytomatrix of brain synapses.

    T. Dresbach;B. Qualmann;M. M. Kessels;C. C. Garner

  • Endocytosis and the cytoskeleton.

    Britta Qualmann;Michael M Kessels

  • The syndapin protein family: linking membrane trafficking with the cytoskeleton

    Michael M. Kessels;Britta Qualmann

  • EHD proteins associate with syndapin I and II and such interactions play a crucial role in endosomal recycling.

    Anne Braun;Roser Pinyol;Regina Dahlhaus;Dennis Koch

  • Drosophila Cip4/Toca-1 Integrates Membrane Trafficking and Actin Dynamics through WASP and SCAR/WAVE

    Robert Fricke;Christina Gohl;Elavarasi Dharmalingam;Astrid Grevelhörster

  • Linkage of the Actin Cytoskeleton to the Postsynaptic Density via Direct Interactions of Abp1 with the ProSAP/Shank Family

    Britta Qualmann;Tobias M. Boeckers;Monika Jeromin;Eckart D. Gundelfinger

  • Regulation of endocytic traffic by Rho GTPases

    Britta Qualmann;Harry Mellor

  • F-BAR Proteins of the Syndapin Family Shape the Plasma Membrane and Are Crucial for Neuromorphogenesis

    Elavarasi Dharmalingam;Akvile Haeckel;Roser Pinyol;Lukas Schwintzer

  • Calcium-mediated actin reset (CaAR) mediates acute cell adaptations

    Pauline Wales;Christian E Schuberth;Roland Aufschnaiter;Johannes Fels

  • Syndapin oligomers interconnect the machineries for endocytic vesicle formation and actin polymerization

    Michael M. Kessels;Britta Qualmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian A. Hübner
Christian A. Hübner Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Eckart D. Gundelfinger
Eckart D. Gundelfinger Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
Craig C. Garner
Craig C. Garner Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Henry N. Higgs
Henry N. Higgs Dartmouth College
Luis Moroder
Luis Moroder Max Planck Society
Tobias M. Boeckers
Tobias M. Boeckers University of Ulm
Johann Helmut Brandstätter
Johann Helmut Brandstätter University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Bernhard Hube
Bernhard Hube Leibniz Association
Ulrich S. Schubert
Ulrich S. Schubert Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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