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Catherina G. Becker

Catherina G. Becker

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Neuroscience

D-Index
49
Citations
6999
World Ranking
6056
National Ranking
508

Overview

Catherina G. Becker is affiliated with TU Dresden in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, neuroscience, and medicine. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics including zebrafish biomedical research applications, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, spinal cord injury research, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, neurogenetic and muscular disorders research, nerve injury and regeneration, and microRNA in disease regulation.

The scientist's notable recent publications include:

  • A unique macrophage subpopulation signals directly to progenitor cells to promote regenerative neurogenesis in the zebrafish spinal cord (2021, Developmental Cell)
  • CRISPR gRNA phenotypic screening in zebrafish reveals pro-regenerative genes in spinal cord injury (2021, PLoS Genetics)
  • Targeting phosphoglycerate kinase 1 with terazosin improves motor neuron phenotypes in multiple models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (2022, EBioMedicine)
  • Truly-Biocompatible Gold Catalysis Enables Vivo-Orthogonal Intra-CNS Release of Anxiolytics (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Regenerative neurogenesis: the integration of developmental, physiological and immune signals (2022, Development)

Frequent co-authors include Thomas Becker, Ana-Maria Oprişoreanu, Themistoklis M. Tsarouchas, Daniel Wehner, and Marcus Keatinge, with whom Catherina G. Becker has collaborated on multiple projects. The scientist's works are often published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Developmental Cell, Current Opinion in Physiology, Journal of Visualized Experiments, and Life Science Alliance, highlighting a consistent presence in journals focusing on developmental biology, neuroscience, and physiology.

Research areas largely focus on cell biology, neurology, developmental neuroscience, molecular biology, and pathology and forensic medicine. Becker's contributions span experimental neuroscience and molecular approaches targeting mechanisms of spinal cord injury repair, neuroregeneration, and related cellular pathways in zebrafish models, an established system for studying regenerative processes.

The integration of developmental, immune, and physiological signals into neurogenesis research reflects a multidisciplinary approach aimed at uncovering cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying nervous system regeneration and neuroplasticity. This work involves both genetic screening methodologies and biochemical strategies to explore therapeutic directions in neurodegenerative diseases and spinal cord repair.

Best Publications

  • Axonal regrowth after spinal cord transection in adult zebrafish

    Thomas Becker;Mario F. Wullimann;Catherina G. Becker;Robert R. Bernhardt

  • The polysialic acid modification of the neural cell adhesion molecule is involved in spatial learning and hippocampal long-term potentiation.

    C.G. Becker;A. Artola;R. Gerardy-Schahn;T. Becker

  • Cellular localization of tyrosine hydroxylase by immunohistochemistry.

    V M Pickel;T H Joh;P M Field;C G Becker

  • Motor Neuron Regeneration in Adult Zebrafish

    Michell M Reimer;Inga Sörensen;Veronika Kuscha;Rebecca E Frank

  • Dynamic control of proinflammatory cytokines Il-1β and Tnf-α by macrophages in zebrafish spinal cord regeneration.

    Themistoklis M. Tsarouchas;Daniel Wehner;Daniel Wehner;Leonardo Cavone;Tahimina Munir

  • Adult zebrafish as a model for successful central nervous system regeneration

    Catherina G Becker;Thomas Becker

  • L1.1 is involved in spinal cord regeneration in adult zebrafish.

    Catherina G Becker;Bettina C Lieberoth;Fabio Morellini;Julia Feldner

  • Dysregulation of ubiquitin homeostasis and β-catenin signaling promote spinal muscular atrophy

    Thomas M. Wishart;Chantal A. Mutsaers;Markus Riessland;Michell M. Reimer

  • Wnt signaling controls pro-regenerative Collagen XII in functional spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish

    Daniel Wehner;Themistoklis M. Tsarouchas;Andria Michael;Christa Haase

  • Regenerating descending axons preferentially reroute to the gray matter in the presence of a general macrophage/microglial reaction caudal to a spinal transection in adult zebrafish.

    Thomas Becker;Catherina G. Becker

  • Sonic hedgehog is a polarized signal for motor neuron regeneration in adult zebrafish.

    Michell M. Reimer;Veronika Kuscha;Cameron Wyatt;Inga Sörensen

  • Dopamine from the Brain Promotes Spinal Motor Neuron Generation during Development and Adult Regeneration

    Michell M. Reimer;Anneliese Norris;Jochen Ohnmacht;Rickie Patani

  • Therapeutic strategies for spinal muscular atrophy: SMN and beyond.

    Melissa Bowerman;Catherina G. Becker;Rafael J. Yáñez-Muñoz;Ke Ning

  • Repellent guidance of regenerating optic axons by chondroitin sulfate glycosaminoglycans in zebrafish.

    Catherina G. Becker;Thomas Becker

  • Spinal motor neurons are regenerated after mechanical lesion and genetic ablation in larval zebrafish

    Jochen Ohnmacht;Yu-jie Yang;Gianna W. Maurer;Antón Barreiro-Iglesias

  • Neuronal Regeneration from Ependymo-Radial Glial Cells: Cook, Little Pot, Cook!

    Catherina G. Becker;Thomas Becker

  • Notch Signaling Controls Generation of Motor Neurons in the Lesioned Spinal Cord of Adult Zebrafish

    Tatyana B. Dias;Yu-Jie Yang;Kazuhiro Ogai;Thomas Becker

  • Tenascin-R inhibits regrowth of optic fibers in vitro and persists in the optic nerve of mice after injury.

    Thomas Becker;Thomas Becker;Brigitte Anliker;Catherina G. Becker;Catherina G. Becker;Joanne Taylor

  • Bioenergetic status modulates motor neuron vulnerability and pathogenesis in a zebrafish model of spinal muscular atrophy

    Penelope J Boyd;Wen-Yo Tu;Hannah K Shorrock;Ewout J N Groen

  • Claudin k is specifically expressed in cells that form myelin during development of the nervous system and regeneration of the optic nerve in adult zebrafish

    Eva Jolanda Münzel;Karin Schaefer;Barbara Obirei;Elisabeth Kremmer

  • Plasticity of tyrosine hydroxylase and serotonergic systems in the regenerating spinal cord of adult zebrafish.

    Veronika Kuscha;Antón Barreiro-Iglesias;Catherina G Becker;Thomas Becker

  • Expression of protein zero is increased in lesioned axon pathways in the central nervous system of adult zebrafish

    Jörn Schweitzer;Thomas Becker;Catherina G Becker;Melitta Schachner

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Becker
Thomas Becker University of Edinburgh
Melitta Schachner
Melitta Schachner Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Gerhard Roth
Gerhard Roth University of Bremen
Udo Bartsch
Udo Bartsch Universität Hamburg
David A. Lyons
David A. Lyons University of Edinburgh
Shin-ichi Higashijima
Shin-ichi Higashijima National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Ramón Anadón
Ramón Anadón University of Santiago de Compostela
Mario F. Wullimann
Mario F. Wullimann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Brunhilde Wirth
Brunhilde Wirth University of Cologne
Kay E. Davies
Kay E. Davies University of Oxford

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