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Christian Klämbt

Christian Klämbt

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
12226
World Ranking
12555
National Ranking
893

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Christian Klämbt is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany and focuses primarily on Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research addresses multiple subfields, including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Ecology, and Plant Science.

Their scientific output has concentrated on topics such as Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms, Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, Retinal Development and Disorders, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Cellular Transport and Secretion, and Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin.

Recent publications by Klämbt include several papers with noted citation impact. These include:

  • Neuron-glia interaction in the Drosophila nervous system, 2020, Developmental Neurobiology
  • Wrapping glia regulates neuronal signaling speed and precision in the peripheral nervous system of Drosophila, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Brain inflammation triggers macrophage invasion across the blood-brain barrier in Drosophila during pupal stages, 2021, Science Advances
  • Drosophila ßHeavy-Spectrin is required in polarized ensheathing glia that form a diffusion-barrier around the neuropil, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Redundant functions of the SLC5A transporters Rumpel, Bumpel, and Kumpel in ensheathing glial cells, 2021, Biology Open

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Christian Klämbt are:

  • Simone Rey
  • Nicole Pogodalla
  • Steffen Kautzmann
  • Henrike Ohm
  • Bente Winkler

The main publication venues for Klämbt's research include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Neural Regeneration Research
  • Developmental Neurobiology
  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Christian Klämbt has been recognized as a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), a notable affiliation within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • The midline of the drosophila central nervous system: A model for the genetic analysis of cell fate, cell migration, and growth cone guidance

    Christian Klämbt;J.Roger Jacobs;Corey S. Goodman

  • Drosophila Futsch/22C10 is a MAP1B-like protein required for dendritic and axonal development.

    Thomas Hummel;Karin Krukkert;Jack Roos;Graeme Davis

  • Drosophila Futsch Regulates Synaptic Microtubule Organization and Is Necessary for Synaptic Growth

    Jack Roos;Thomas Hummel;Norman Ng;Christian Klämbt

  • breathless, a Drosophila FGF receptor homolog, is essential for migration of tracheal and specific midline glial cells.

    C Klämbt;L Glazer;B Z Shilo

  • The Drosophila gene pointed encodes two ETS-like proteins which are involved in the development of the midline glial cells.

    C. Klambt

  • The ETS domain protein Pointed-P2 is a target of MAP kinase in the Sevenless signal transduction pathway

    Brunner D;Dücker K;Oellers N;Hafen E

  • Organization and Function of the Blood–Brain Barrier in Drosophila

    Tobias Stork;Daniel Engelen;Alice Krudewig;Marion Silies

  • Glial Glycolysis Is Essential for Neuronal Survival in Drosophila

    Anne Volkenhoff;Astrid Weiler;Matthias Letzel;Martin Stehling

  • The argos gene encodes a diffusible factor that regulates cell fate decisions in the drosophila eye

    Matthew Freeman;Christian Klämbt;Corey S. Goodman;Gerald M. Rubin

  • The Ets transcription factors encoded by the Drosophila gene pointed direct glial cell differentiation in the embryonic CNS

    Andrea Klaes;Thomas Menne;Angelika Stollewerk;Henrike Scholz

  • Epidermal growth factor receptor signaling.

    Sven Bogdan;Christian Klämbt

  • The Drosophila blood-brain barrier: development and function of a glial endothelium.

    Stefanie Limmer;Astrid Weiler;Anne Volkenhoff;Felix Babatz

  • The diversity and pattern of glia during axon pathway formation in the Drosophila embryo.

    Christian Klämbt;Corey S. Goodman

  • Glial development in the Drosophila CNS requires concomitant activation of glial and repression of neuronal differentiation genes

    Kay Giesen;Thomas Hummel;Angelika Stollewerk;Stephen Harrison

  • Commissure formation in the embryonic CNS of Drosophila.

    Thomas Hummel;Kristina Schimmelpfeng;Christian Klämbt

  • Drosophila glia: Few cell types and many conserved functions.

    Kerem Yildirim;Johanna Petri;Rita Kottmeier;Christian Klämbt

  • Genetic dissection of pointed, a Drosophila gene encoding two ETS-related proteins.

    H Scholz;J Deatrick;A Klaes;C Klämbt

  • loco encodes an RGS protein required for Drosophila glial differentiation.

    S. Granderath;A. Stollewerk;S. Greig;C.S. Goodman

  • Control of midline glia development in the embryonic Drosophila CNS.

    Henrike Scholz;Evelin Sadlowski;Andrea Klaes;Christian Klämbt

  • Switch in FGF signalling initiates glial differentiation in the Drosophila eye

    Sigrídur Rut Franzdóttir;Sigrídur Rut Franzdóttir;Daniel Engelen;Yeliz Yuva-Aydemir;Imke Schmidt

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaoyi Jiang
Xiaoyi Jiang University of Münster
Corey S. Goodman
Corey S. Goodman University of California, Berkeley
Gerhard M. Technau
Gerhard M. Technau Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Werner Paulus
Werner Paulus University of Münster
Bertram Gerber
Bertram Gerber Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Graeme W. Davis
Graeme W. Davis University of California, San Francisco
Talila Volk
Talila Volk Weizmann Institute of Science
Herbert Jäckle
Herbert Jäckle Max Planck Society
Gerald M. Rubin
Gerald M. Rubin Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Martijn A. Huynen
Martijn A. Huynen Radboud University Medical Center

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