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Overview

Gera Neufeld is affiliated with the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in Israel. Their primary field of study lies within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a total of 23 publications. The main subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cancer Research, and Biochemistry.

Their research addresses several main topics such as Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling, Microbial Metabolism and Enzyme Function, Hippo Pathway Signaling and YAP/TAZ, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer, Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications, and Biochemical Acid Research Studies.

Neufeld has published numerous papers, including:

  • Lysyl Oxidase Family Enzymes and Their Role in Tumor Progression, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Heparanase 2 (Hpa2) attenuates tumor growth by inducing Sox2 expression, 2021, Matrix Biology
  • LOXL2-dependent deacetylation of aldolase A induces metabolic reprogramming and tumor progression, 2022, Redox Biology
  • Plexins as Regulators of Cancer Cell Proliferation, Migration, and Invasivity, 2023, Cancers
  • CD72-semaphorin3A axis: A new regulatory pathway in systemic lupus erythematosus, 2022, Journal of Autoimmunity

The prominent publication venues where Neufeld's work has appeared include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Oncogene, Matrix Biology, and Redox Biology.

Frequent collaborators in their research are Ofra Kessler, Tanya Liburkin-Dan, Shira Toledano, Adi D. Sabag, and Zahava Vadasz.

Best Publications

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors

    Gera Neufeld;Tzafra Cohen;Stela Gengrinovitch;Zoya Poltorak

  • Neuropilin-1 Is Expressed by Endothelial and Tumor Cells as an Isoform-Specific Receptor for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

    Shay Soker;Seiji Takashima;Hua Quan Miao;Gera Neufeld

  • Structural characterization and biological functions of fibroblast growth factor

    D. Gospodarowicz;N. Ferrara;L. Schweigerer;G. Neufeld

  • Interleukin 6 Induces the Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

    Tzafra Cohen;Dorit Nahari;Lea Weiss Cerem;Gera Neufeld

  • Capillary endothelial cells express basic fibroblast growth factor, a mitogen that promotes their own growth

    Lothar Schweigerer;Gera Neufeld;Jeff Friedman;Judith A. Abraham

  • Allosteric inhibition of lysyl oxidase-like-2 impedes the development of a pathologic microenvironment.

    Vivian Barry-Hamilton;Rhyannon Spangler;Derek Marshall;Scott McCauley

  • VEGF145, a Secreted Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Isoform That Binds to Extracellular Matrix

    Zoya Poltorak;Tzafra Cohen;Revital Sivan;Yelena Kandelis

  • Patterns of expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and VEGF receptors in mice suggest a role in hormonally regulated angiogenesis.

    Dorit Shweiki;Ahuva Itin;Gera Neufeld;Hela Gitay-Goren

  • Molecular and biological characterization of fibroblast growth factor, an angiogenic factor which also controls the proliferation and differentiation of mesoderm and neuroectoderm derived cells.

    D. Gospodarowicz;G. Neufeld;L. Schweigerer

  • The binding of vascular endothelial growth factor to its receptors is dependent on cell surface-associated heparin-like molecules.

    H Gitay-Goren;S Soker;I Vlodavsky;G Neufeld

  • A unique signal transduction from FLT tyrosine kinase, a receptor for vascular endothelial growth factor VEGF.

    L Seetharam;N Gotoh;Y Maru;G Neufeld

  • Fibroblast growth factor

    Frederick Stephen Esch;Andrew Baird;Peter Dr. Bohlen;Denis Jersy Gospodarowicz

  • Neuropilin-2 and Neuropilin-1 Are Receptors for the 165-Amino Acid Form of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and of Placenta Growth Factor-2, but Only Neuropilin-2 Functions as a Receptor for the 145-Amino Acid Form of VEGF

    Zoya Gluzman-Poltorak;Tzafra Cohen;Yael Herzog;Gera Neufeld

  • Enhancing the vascularization of three‐dimensional porous alginate scaffolds by incorporating controlled release basic fibroblast growth factor microspheres

    Anat Perets;Yaacov Baruch;Felix Weisbuch;Gideon Shoshany

  • The semaphorins: versatile regulators of tumour progression and tumour angiogenesis

    Gera Neufeld;Ofra Kessler

  • Fibroblast growth factor: structural and biological properties.

    D. Gospodarowicz;G. Neufeld;L. Schweigerer

  • The neuropilins: multifunctional semaphorin and VEGF receptors that modulate axon guidance and angiogenesis.

    Gera Neufeld;Tzafra Cohen;Niva Shraga;Tali Lange

  • Characterization of novel vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors on tumor cells that bind VEGF165 via its exon 7-encoded domain

    Shay Soker;Herman Fidder;Gera Neufeld;Michael Klagsbrun

  • NEUROPILIN-1 IS A PLACENTA GROWTH FACTOR-2 RECEPTOR

    Michal Migdal;Bernd Huppertz;Shoshana Tessler;Amir Comforti

  • Characterization of the receptors for vascular endothelial growth factor.

    N Vaisman;D Gospodarowicz;G Neufeld

Frequent Co-Authors

Denis Gospodarowicz
Denis Gospodarowicz University of California, San Francisco
Israel Vlodavsky
Israel Vlodavsky Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Eli Keshet
Eli Keshet Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Napoleone Ferrara
Napoleone Ferrara University of California, San Diego
Masabumi Shibuya
Masabumi Shibuya Jobu University
Luca Tamagnone
Luca Tamagnone Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Yosef Yarden
Yosef Yarden Weizmann Institute of Science
Shay Soker
Shay Soker Wake Forest University
Michael Klagsbrun
Michael Klagsbrun Boston Children's Hospital
Ruth Halaban
Ruth Halaban Yale University

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