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Evgeni Ponimaskin

Evgeni Ponimaskin

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Neuroscience

D-Index
52
Citations
9911
World Ranking
5324
National Ranking
451

Overview

Evgeni Ponimaskin is a researcher affiliated with Hannover Medical School in Germany. Their work spans several intersecting fields including biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, neuroscience, and medicine. This interdisciplinary approach emphasizes the molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie neural function and pathology.

The scientist's primary domains of expertise are molecular biology and cellular and molecular neuroscience, reflected in a significant number of publications in these subfields. Additional areas of focus include cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, physiology, and cell biology. These fields underscore a broad interest in cellular processes and their implications for health and disease.

Ponimaskin's research topics cover diverse but related areas within neuroscience and molecular biology. Key topics include:

  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Receptor mechanisms and signaling
  • Neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior
  • Mitochondrial function and pathology
  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Cellular transport and secretion

Recent publications by Ponimaskin feature work published between 2020 and 2021 in various scientific journals. Notable papers include:

  • "Serotonin 5-HT4 receptor boosts functional maturation of dendritic spines via RhoA-dependent control of F-actin," 2020, Communications Biology
  • "Amelioration of Tau pathology and memory deficits by targeting 5-HT7 receptor," 2020, Progress in Neurobiology
  • "In Vitro Development of Human iPSC-Derived Functional Neuronal Networks on Laser-Fabricated 3D Scaffolds," 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "mTORC1 activity is supported by spatial association with focal adhesions," 2021, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • "Neuronal branching of sensory neurons is associated with BDNF-positive eosinophils in atopic dermatitis," 2020, Clinical & Experimental Allergy

Several frequent coauthors collaborate with Ponimaskin on multiple projects, highlighting a network of ongoing scientific partnerships. These researchers include:

  • André Zeug
  • Franziska E. Müller
  • Jakub Włodarczyk
  • Josephine Labus
  • Monika Bijata

Ponimaskin's work is often published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell Reports, Glia, Cells, and ACS Chemical Neuroscience. These journals are well recognized within the fields of neuroscience and molecular biology, indicating the thematic relevance and scientific community engagement of the research.

Best Publications

  • Chronic unpredictable mild stress for modeling depression in rodents: Meta-analysis of model reliability

    Svitlana Antoniuk;Monika Bijata;Monika Bijata;Evgeni Ponimaskin;Jakub Wlodarczyk

  • Influenza Virus Assembly: Effect of Influenza Virus Glycoproteins on the Membrane Association of M1 Protein

    Ayub Ali;Roy T. Avalos;Evgeni Ponimaskin;Debi P. Nayak

  • 5-HT4(a) Receptors Avert Opioid-Induced Breathing Depression Without Loss of Analgesia

    Till Manzke;Ulf Guenther;Evgeni G. Ponimaskin;Miriam Haller

  • 5-HT7 Receptor Is Coupled to Gα Subunits of Heterotrimeric G12-Protein to Regulate Gene Transcription and Neuronal Morphology

    Elena Kvachnina;Guoquan Liu;Alexander Dityatev;Ute Renner

  • Four different subunits are essential for expressing the synaptic glutamate receptor at neuromuscular junctions of Drosophila.

    Gang Qin;Tobias Schwarz;Robert J. Kittel;Andreas Schmid

  • Serotonin receptors: guardians of stable breathing

    Diethelm W. Richter;Till Manzke;Bernd Wilken;Evgeni Ponimaskin

  • Heterodimerization of serotonin receptors 5-HT1A and 5-HT7 differentially regulates receptor signalling and trafficking

    Ute Renner;Andre Zeug;Andrew Woehler;Marcus Niebert

  • The Spinal Muscular Atrophy disease protein SMN is linked to the Rho-kinase pathway via profilin

    Anna Nölle;Andre Zeug;Jeroen van Bergeijk;Lars Tönges

  • Interplay between serotonin 5-HT1A and 5-HT7 receptors in depressive disorders.

    Vladimir S. Naumenko;Nina K. Popova;Enza Lacivita;Marcello Leopoldo

  • Analysis of FRET signals in the presence of free donors and acceptors

    Jakub Wlodarczyk;Andrew Woehler;Fritz Kobe;Evgeni Ponimaskin;Evgeni Ponimaskin

  • 5-HT7R/G12 Signaling Regulates Neuronal Morphology and Function in an Age-Dependent Manner

    Fritz Kobe;Daria Guseva;Thomas P. Jensen;Alexander Wirth

  • How serotonin receptors regulate morphogenic signalling in neurons.

    Alexander Wirth;Katrin Holst;Evgeni Ponimaskin

  • Attenuated palmitoylation of serotonin receptor 5-HT1A affects receptor function and contributes to depression-like behaviors.

    Nataliya Gorinski;Monika Bijata;Sonal Prasad;Alexander Wirth

  • Synaptic Remodeling Depends on Signaling between Serotonin Receptors and the Extracellular Matrix

    Monika Bijata;Josephine Labus;Daria Guseva;Michał Stawarski

  • 5-Hydroxytryptamine 4(a) Receptor Is Coupled to the Gα Subunit of Heterotrimeric G13 Protein

    Evgeni G. Ponimaskin;Jasmina Profirovic;Rita Vaiskunaite;Diethelm W. Richter

  • Serotonin receptor 1A–modulated phosphorylation of glycine receptor α3 controls breathing in mice

    Till Manzke;Marcus Niebert;Uwe R. Koch;Alex Caley

  • The 5-Hydroxytryptamine(1A) Receptor Is Stably Palmitoylated, and Acylation Is Critical for Communication of Receptor with Gi Protein

    Ekaterina Papoucheva;Aline Dumuis;Michèle Sebben;Diethelm W. Richter

  • Cellular mechanisms of the 5-HT7 receptor-mediated signaling

    Daria Guseva;Alexander Wirth;Evgeni Ponimaskin

  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF) in Ischemic Stroke and Neurodegenerative Disease.

    Elena V. Mitroshina;Maria O. Savyuk;Evgeni Ponimaskin;Maria V. Vedunova

  • Cdc42: An important regulator of neuronal morphology

    Chen Chen;Alexander Wirth;Evgeni Ponimaskin

  • G protein--mediated signaling: same receptor, multiple effectors.

    Andrew Woehler;Evgeni G Ponimaskin

  • Differential fatty acid selection during biosynthetic S-acylation of a transmembrane protein (HEF) and other proteins in insect cells (Sf9) and in mammalian cells (CV1).

    Helmut Reverey;Michael Veit;Evgeni Ponimaskin;Michael F.G. Schmidt

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander Dityatev
Alexander Dityatev German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Diethelm W. Richter
Diethelm W. Richter University of Göttingen
Christian Henneberger
Christian Henneberger University of Bonn
Stephan J. Sigrist
Stephan J. Sigrist Freie Universität Berlin
Melitta Schachner
Melitta Schachner Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Christa Hohoff
Christa Hohoff University of Münster
Frank Kirchhoff
Frank Kirchhoff University of Ulm
Dmitri A. Rusakov
Dmitri A. Rusakov University College London
Boris N. Chichkov
Boris N. Chichkov University of Hannover
Ghanshyam N. Pandey
Ghanshyam N. Pandey University of Illinois at Chicago

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