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Friedemann Kiefer

Friedemann Kiefer

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
9531
World Ranking
16707
National Ranking
1163

Overview

Friedemann Kiefer is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine, with significant contributions to related subfields such as Biophysics, Oncology, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist has focused on a variety of topics within their research portfolio, including the Lymphatic System and Diseases, Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques, Cell Image Analysis Techniques, Optical Coherence Tomography Applications, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics.

Kiefer's publication record includes works in journals such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), where they published five papers, Nature Communications with two publications, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Nature Cardiovascular Research each with two publications, and Scientific Reports also with two papers.

Selected recent papers by Friedemann Kiefer include:

  • Deciphering the heterogeneity of the Lyve1+ perivascular macrophages in the mouse brain, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Upregulation of VCAM-1 in lymphatic collectors supports dendritic cell entry and rapid migration to lymph nodes in inflammation, 2021, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Efficient homing of T cells via afferent lymphatics requires mechanical arrest and integrin-supported chemokine guidance, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The novel role of lymphatic vessels in the pathogenesis of ocular diseases, 2023, Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
  • Developmental partitioning of SYK and ZAP70 prevents autoimmunity and cancer, 2021, Molecular Cell

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Nils Kirschnick
  • Raghu Erapaneedi
  • Nadine Bauer
  • Esther Redder
  • Christian Pilger

Best Publications

  • The Syk Protein Tyrosine Kinase Is Essential for Fcγ Receptor Signaling in Macrophages and Neutrophils

    Friedemann Kiefer;John Brumell;Nadia Al-Alawi;Sylvain Latour

  • CD44 Regulates Hematopoietic Progenitor Distribution, Granuloma Formation, and Tumorigenicity

    Rudolf Schmits;Jorge Filmus;Nicole Gerwin;Giorgio Senaldi

  • MLK-3 ACTIVATES THE SAPK/JNK AND P38/RK PATHWAYS VIA SEK1 AND MKK3/6

    L. A. Tibbles;Y. L. Ing;F. Kiefer;J. Chan

  • Mechanotransduction, PROX1, and FOXC2 Cooperate to Control Connexin37 and Calcineurin during Lymphatic-Valve Formation

    Amélie Sabine;Amélie Sabine;Yan Agalarov;Yan Agalarov;Hélène Maby-El Hajjami;Hélène Maby-El Hajjami;Muriel Jaquet;Muriel Jaquet

  • A novel multistep mechanism for initial lymphangiogenesis in mouse embryos based on ultramicroscopy.

    René Hägerling;Cathrin Pollmann;Martin Andreas;Christian Schmidt

  • The junctional adhesion molecule (JAM) family members JAM-2 and JAM-3 associate with the cell polarity protein PAR-3: a possible role for JAMs in endothelial cell polarity

    Klaus Ebnet;Michel Aurrand-Lions;Annegret Kuhn;Friedemann Kiefer

  • The role of fatty acid β-oxidation in lymphangiogenesis

    Brian W. Wong;Xingwu Wang;Annalisa Zecchin;Bernard Thienpont

  • HPK1, a hematopoietic protein kinase activating the SAPK/JNK pathway.

    F Kiefer;L A Tibbles;M Anafi;A Janssen

  • Stabilizing the VE-cadherin–catenin complex blocks leukocyte extravasation and vascular permeability

    Dörte Schulte;Verena Küppers;Nina Dartsch;Andre Broermann

  • Molecular cloning of LSIRF, a lymphoid-specific member of the interferon regulatory factor family that binds the interferon-stimulated response element (ISRE)

    Toshifumi Matsuyama;Alex Grossman;Hans willi Mittrücker;David P. Siderovski

  • VE-PTP controls blood vessel development by balancing Tie-2 activity.

    Mark Winderlich;Linda Keller;Giuseppe Cagna;Andre Broermann

  • Toxic gain of function from mutant FUS protein is crucial to trigger cell autonomous motor neuron loss

    Jelena Scekic‐Zahirovic;Jelena Scekic‐Zahirovic;Oliver Sendscheid;Oliver Sendscheid;Hajer El Oussini;Hajer El Oussini;Mélanie Jambeau;Mélanie Jambeau

  • FOXC2 and fluid shear stress stabilize postnatal lymphatic vasculature.

    Amélie Sabine;Esther Bovay;Cansaran Saygili Demir;Wataru Kimura

  • Generation of completely embryonic stem cell-derived mutant mice using tetraploid blastocyst injection

    Zhao-Qi Wang;Friedemann Kiefer;Pavel Urbánek;Erwin F Wagner

  • Dual interaction of JAM-C with JAM-B and alpha(M)beta2 integrin: function in junctional complexes and leukocyte adhesion.

    Chrystelle Lamagna;Paolo Meda;Guillaume Mandicourt;James Brown

  • Angiogenic capacity of endothelial cells in islets of Langerhans

    T. Linn;K. Schneider;H. P. Hammes;K. T. Preissner

  • The role of chemokines and their receptors in angiogenesis.

    Friedemann Kiefer;Arndt F. Siekmann

  • Matrix stiffness controls lymphatic vessel formation through regulation of a GATA2-dependent transcriptional program

    Maike Frye;Andrea Taddei;Cathrin Dierkes;Ines Martinez-Corral

  • HPK1 Is Activated by Lymphocyte Antigen Receptors and Negatively Regulates AP-1

    Jen Liou;Friedemann Kiefer;Alphons Dang;Ari Hashimoto

  • Regulation of Developmental Lymphangiogenesis by Syk+ Leukocytes

    Ruben Böhmer;Brit Neuhaus;Sebastian Bühren;Dayong Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralf H. Adams
Ralf H. Adams Max Planck Society
Dietmar Vestweber
Dietmar Vestweber Max Planck Society
Xiaoyi Jiang
Xiaoyi Jiang University of Münster
Tatiana V. Petrova
Tatiana V. Petrova University of Lausanne
Tony Pawson
Tony Pawson University of Toronto
Erwin F. Wagner
Erwin F. Wagner Medical University of Vienna
Taija Makinen
Taija Makinen Jenny ja Antti Wihurin Rahasto
Markus Moser
Markus Moser Technical University of Munich
Norman N. Iscove
Norman N. Iscove University of Toronto
Peter H. Krammer
Peter H. Krammer German Cancer Research Center

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