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2023

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  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Hans A. Kretzschmar was affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany during their academic career. Their research work contributed primarily to molecular biology with a focused interest in epigenetics and DNA methylation. This specialization was reflected in their scientific publications and collaborative projects.

The following are some of the main research topics addressed by Kretzschmar:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Kretzschmar's recent scholarly output includes two papers published in 2024. The first, titled "Regulatory impact of activating and inactivating histone modifications for epigenetic control of Tet expression during murine brain development and aging," appeared in Research Square (Research Square). The second, "Correction to: Bidirectional transcripts of the expanded C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat are translated into aggregating dipeptide repeat proteins," was published in Acta Neuropathologica.

Frequent co-authors on Kretzschmar's publications included:

  • Selma Kilinc
  • Theo F. J. Kraus
  • Kohji Mori
  • Thomas Arzberger
  • Friedrich A. Grässer

Regarding publication venues, Hans A. Kretzschmar's work was featured primarily in:

  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Acta Neuropathologica

The scientist's contributions were situated within the subfield of molecular biology, where their research addressed mechanisms of epigenetic regulation relevant to development and aging processes as well as molecular pathology comparative aspects.

Best Publications

  • Ubiquitinated TDP-43 in frontotemporal lobar degeneration and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Manuela Neumann;Deepak M. Sampathu;Linda K. Kwong;Adam C. Truax

  • Staging of Alzheimer disease-associated neurofibrillary pathology using paraffin sections and immunocytochemistry.

    Heiko Braak;Irina Alafuzoff;Thomas Arzberger;Hans Kretzschmar

  • Classification of sporadic Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease based on molecular and phenotypic analysis of 300 subjects

    Piero Parchi;Armin Giese;Sabina Capellari;Paul Brown

  • The cellular prion protein binds copper in vivo

    D R Brown;K Qin;J W Herms;A Madlung

  • The C9orf72 GGGGCC Repeat Is Translated into Aggregating Dipeptide-Repeat Proteins in FTLD/ALS

    Kohji Mori;Shih-Ming Weng;Thomas Arzberger;Stephanie May

  • Pathological TDP-43 distinguishes sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with SOD1 mutations

    Ian R.A. Mackenzie;Eileen H. Bigio;Paul G. Ince;Felix Geser

  • Different Species of α-Synuclein Oligomers Induce Calcium Influx and Seeding

    Karin M. Danzer;Dorothea Haasen;Anne R. Karow;Simon Moussaud

  • A new subtype of frontotemporal lobar degeneration with FUS pathology.

    Manuela Neumann;Rosa Rademakers;Sigrun Roeber;Matt Baker

  • Subcellular Localization of Wild-Type and Parkinson's Disease-Associated Mutant α-Synuclein in Human and Transgenic Mouse Brain

    Philipp J. Kahle;Manuela Neumann;Laurence Ozmen;Veronika Müller

  • Synapse formation and function is modulated by the amyloid precursor protein

    Christina Priller;Thomas Bauer;Gerda Mitteregger;Bjarne Krebs

  • Prion (PrPSc)-specific epitope defined by a monoclonal antibody.

    Carsten Korth;Beat Stierli;Peter Streit;Markus Moser

  • Identification of common variants influencing risk of the tauopathy progressive supranuclear palsy

    Günter U. Höglinger;Nadine M. Melhem;Dennis W. Dickson;Patrick M A Sleiman

  • Common variants at 7p21 are associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43 inclusions

    Vivianna M. Van Deerlin;Patrick M A Sleiman;Maria Martinez-Lage;Maria Martinez-Lage;Alice Chen-Plotkin

  • Mice with Combined Gene Knock-Outs Reveal Essential and Partially Redundant Functions of Amyloid Precursor Protein Family Members

    Sabine Heber;Jochen Herms;Vladan Gajic;Johannes Hainfellner

  • Microglial Cx3cr1 knockout prevents neuron loss in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    Martin Fuhrmann;Tobias Bittner;Christian K E Jung;Steffen Burgold

  • Role of microglia and host prion protein in neurotoxicity of a prion protein fragment

    David R. Brown;Bernhard Schmidt;Hans A. Kretzschmar

  • Scrapie prion proteins are synthesized in neurons.

    H. A. Kretzschmar;S. B. Prusiner;L. E. Stowring;S. J. DeArmond

  • Prion protein-deficient cells show altered response to oxidative stress due to decreased SOD-1 activity

    David R. Brown;Walter J. Schulz-Schaeffer;Bernhard Schmidt;Hans A. Kretzschmar

  • Phosphorylation of S409/410 of TDP-43 is a consistent feature in all sporadic and familial forms of TDP-43 proteinopathies

    Manuela Neumann;Manuela Neumann;Linda K. Kwong;Edward B. Lee;Elisabeth Kremmer

  • TDP-43 in familial and sporadic frontotemporal lobar degeneration with ubiquitin inclusions.

    Nigel J. Cairns;Manuela Neumann;Manuela Neumann;Eileen H. Bigio;Ida E. Holm

Frequent Co-Authors

Armin Giese
Armin Giese Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Manuela Neumann
Manuela Neumann University of Tübingen
Inga Zerr
Inga Zerr University of Göttingen
Piero Parchi
Piero Parchi University of Bologna
Christian Haass
Christian Haass Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Irina Alafuzoff
Irina Alafuzoff Uppsala University
Herbert Budka
Herbert Budka Medical University of Vienna
Isidro Ferrer
Isidro Ferrer University of Barcelona
Jens Wiltfang
Jens Wiltfang University of Göttingen
Gabor G. Kovacs
Gabor G. Kovacs University of Toronto

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