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Dietmar Vestweber

Dietmar Vestweber

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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
128
Citations
49760
World Ranking
458
National Ranking
31

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2002 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Genetics/Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
  • 1998 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 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

Dietmar Vestweber is a researcher affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their scientific contributions are primarily situated within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a specific focus on Molecular Biology, Immunology, Immunology and Allergy, Cell Biology, and Ophthalmology.

Their research encompasses key topics including Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer, Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms, Platelet Disorders and Treatments, Immune cells in cancer, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, and Retinal Diseases and Treatments.

Frequent publication venues for Dietmar Vestweber's work include:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Blood
  • eLife
  • Nature Cardiovascular Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Co-authorship is an important aspect of their collaborative efforts, with frequent collaborators being:

  • Astrid F. Nottebaum (12 coauthored publications)
  • Rebekka I. Stegmeyer (8 coauthored publications)
  • Lena Claesson-Welsh (5 coauthored publications)
  • S. Currie (5 coauthored publications)
  • Keisuke Shirakura (5 coauthored publications)

Recent papers by Dietmar Vestweber illustrate a range of topics within vascular biology and immunology. Selected examples include:

  • "A molecular map of murine lymph node blood vascular endothelium at single cell resolution," published in 2020 in Nature Communications
  • "Mechanisms Ensuring Endothelial Junction Integrity Beyond VE-Cadherin," published in 2020 in Frontiers in Physiology
  • "Mechanosensation by endothelial PIEZO1 is required for leukocyte diapedesis," published in 2022 in Blood
  • "Vascular permeability in retinopathy is regulated by VEGFR2 Y949 signaling to VE-cadherin," published in 2020 in eLife
  • "Circadian clocks guide dendritic cells into skin lymphatics," published in 2021 in Nature Immunology

The scientist's work has been recognized through memberships and awards such as membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), membership of Academia Europaea since 1998, and election to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2002 for contributions in Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology.

Best Publications

  • Functionally specialized junctions between endothelial cells of lymphatic vessels

    Peter Baluk;Jonas Fuxe;Jonas Fuxe;Hiroya Hashizume;Hiroya Hashizume;Talia Romano;Talia Romano

  • VE-Cadherin The Major Endothelial Adhesion Molecule Controlling Cellular Junctions and Blood Vessel Formation

    Dietmar Vestweber

  • P- and E-selectin mediate recruitment of T-helper-1 but not T-helper-2 cells into inflamed tissues

    Frank Austrup;Dietmar Vestweber;Eric Borges;Max Löhning

  • How leukocytes cross the vascular endothelium

    Dietmar Vestweber

  • Sequential contribution of L- and P-selectin to leukocyte rolling in vivo.

    K Ley;D C Bullard;M L Arbonés;R Bosse

  • GDF-15 is an inhibitor of leukocyte integrin activation required for survival after myocardial infarction in mice

    Tibor Kempf;Alexander Zarbock;Christian Widera;Stefan Butz

  • Cadherin interaction probed by atomic force microscopy.

    W. Baumgartner;P. Hinterdorfer;W. Ness;A. Raab

  • Junctional adhesion molecules (JAMs): more molecules with dual functions?

    Klaus Ebnet;Atsushi Suzuki;Shigeo Ohno;Dietmar Vestweber;Dietmar Vestweber

  • Junctional Adhesion Molecule Interacts with the PDZ Domain-containing Proteins AF-6 and ZO-1

    Klaus Ebnet;Christian U. Schulz;Maria-Katharina Meyer zu Brickwedde;Gunther G. Pendl

  • Cell-adhesion molecule uvomorulin is localized in the intermediate junctions of adult intestinal epithelial cells.

    K Boller;D Vestweber;R Kemler

  • P-Selectin Glycoprotein Ligand 1 (Psgl-1) Is Expressed on Platelets and Can Mediate Platelet–Endothelial Interactions in Vivo

    Paul S. Frenette;Cécile V. Denis;Linnea Weiss;Kerstin Jurk

  • Platelets secrete stromal cell–derived factor 1α and recruit bone marrow–derived progenitor cells to arterial thrombi in vivo

    Steffen Massberg;Ildiko Konrad;Katrin Schürzinger;Michael Lorenz

  • Platelet-endothelial cell interactions during ischemia/reperfusion : The role of P-selectin

    Steffen Massberg;Georg Enders;Georg Enders;Rosmarie Leiderer;Rosmarie Leiderer;Simone Eisenmenger;Simone Eisenmenger

  • Angiopoietins assemble distinct Tie2 signalling complexes in endothelial cell-cell and cell-matrix contacts.

    Pipsa Saharinen;Lauri Eklund;Lauri Eklund;Juho Miettinen;Riikka Wirkkala

  • Cloning of the mouse endothelial selectins. Expression of both E- and P-selectin is inducible by tumor necrosis factor alpha.

    A Weller;S Isenmann;D Vestweber

  • The gene defective in leukocyte adhesion deficiency II encodes a putative GDP-fucose transporter.

    Kerstin Lühn;Martin K. Wild;Matthias Eckhardt;Rita Gerardy-Schahn

  • The cell polarity protein ASIP/PAR-3 directly associates with junctional adhesion molecule (JAM).

    Klaus Ebnet;Atsushi Suzuki;Yosuke Horikoshi;Tomonori Hirose

  • CD24, a Mucin-Type Glycoprotein, Is a Ligand for P-Selectin on Human Tumor Cells

    Silke Aigner;Zev M. Sthoeger;Mina Fogel;Erich Weber

  • VE‐PTP and VE‐cadherin ectodomains interact to facilitate regulation of phosphorylation and cell contacts

    Roman Nawroth;Gregor Poell;Alexander Ranft;Stephan Kloep

  • Molecular cloning and expression of murine vascular endothelial-cadherin in early stage development of cardiovascular system

    G Breier;F Breviario;L Caveda;R Berthier

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander Zarbock
Alexander Zarbock University of Münster
Britta Engelhardt
Britta Engelhardt University of Bern
Urban Deutsch
Urban Deutsch University of Bern
Elisabetta Dejana
Elisabetta Dejana Uppsala University
Klaus Ebnet
Klaus Ebnet University of Münster
Gottfried Schatz
Gottfried Schatz University of Basel
Hartwig Wolburg
Hartwig Wolburg University of Tübingen
Ralf H. Adams
Ralf H. Adams Max Planck Society
Rolf Kemler
Rolf Kemler Max Planck Society
Kevin G. Peters
Kevin G. Peters Procter & Gamble (United States)

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