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Johann Helmut Brandstätter

Johann Helmut Brandstätter

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Neuroscience

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54
Citations
9988
World Ranking
4938
National Ranking
413

Biology and Biochemistry

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54
Citations
9992
World Ranking
15676
National Ranking
1103

Overview

Johann Helmut Brandstätter is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on aspects of neuroscience and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience. The scientist's work spans topics such as retinal development and disorders, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, cellular transport and secretion, as well as neurological conditions including Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments.

Brandstätter has contributed to multiple publications in notable journals. Some of their recent papers include:

  • Genetic disruption of bassoon in two mutant mouse lines causes divergent retinal phenotypes, 2021, The FASEB Journal
  • T-Type Ca2+ Channels Boost Neurotransmission in Mammalian Cone Photoreceptors, 2022, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Translocation of Distinct Alpha Synuclein Species from the Nucleus to Neuronal Processes during Neuronal Differentiation, 2022, Biomolecules
  • The first synapse in vision in the aging mouse retina, 2023, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • The absence of functional bassoon at cone photoreceptor ribbon synapses affects signal transmission at Off cone bipolar cell contacts in mouse retina, 2020, Acta Physiologica

Their frequent collaborators include Norbert Babai, Uwe Thorsten Lux, Kaspar Gierke, Adam Davison, and Julia von Wittgenstein.

Brandstätter's research has been featured in publication venues such as:

  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Biomolecules
  • The FASEB Journal

The primary fields of study for Brandstätter's work are:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, the scientist's subfields of study include:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Neurology
  • Ophthalmology

Key research topics covered in Brandstätter's work are:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Nerve injury and regeneration

Best Publications

  • Loss of Postsynaptic GABAA Receptor Clustering in Gephyrin-Deficient Mice

    Matthias Kneussel;Johann Helmut Brandstätter;Bodo Laube;Sabine Stahl

  • The Presynaptic Active Zone Protein Bassoon Is Essential for Photoreceptor Ribbon Synapse Formation in the Retina

    Oliver Dick;Susanne tom Dieck;Susanne tom Dieck;Wilko Detlef Altrock;Josef Ammermüller

  • Molecular dissection of the photoreceptor ribbon synapse: physical interaction of Bassoon and RIBEYE is essential for the assembly of the ribbon complex

    Susanne tom Dieck;Susanne tom Dieck;Wilko D. Altrock;Michael M. Kessels;Britta Qualmann

  • Functional inactivation of a fraction of excitatory synapses in mice deficient for the active zone protein bassoon.

    Wilko D. Altrock;Susanne tom Dieck;Susanne tom Dieck;Maxim Sokolov;Alexander C. Meyer

  • Glycine and GABA receptors in the mammalian retina.

    Heinz Wässle;Peter Koulen;Johann Helmut Brandstätter;Erica L Fletcher

  • Immunocytochemical Localization of the GABACReceptor ρ Subunits in the Mammalian Retina

    Ralf Enz;Johann Helmut Brandstätter;Heinz Wässle;Joachim Bormann

  • Diversity of glutamate receptors in the mammalian retina

    Johann Helmut Brandstätter;Peter Koulen;Heinz Wässle

  • Expression of NMDA and High‐affinity Kainate Receptor Subunit mRNAs in the Adult Rat Retina

    J H Brandstätter;E Hartveit;M Sassoè-Pognetto;H Wässle

  • An alternative pathway for rod signals in the rodent retina: rod photoreceptors, cone bipolar cells, and the localization of glutamate receptors.

    Iris Hack;Leo Peichl;Johann Helmut Brandstätter

  • Expression of GABA receptor rho 1 and rho 2 subunits in the retina and brain of the rat.

    Ralf Enz;Johann Helmut Brandstätter;Espen Hartveit;Heinz Wässle

  • Synaptic localization of NMDA receptor subunits in the rat retina.

    Erica L. Fletcher;Iris Hack;Johann Helmut Brandstätter;Heinz Wässle

  • Structurally and functionally unique complexins at retinal ribbon synapses

    Kerstin Reim;Heike Wegmeyer;Johann Helmut Brandstätter;Johann Helmut Brandstätter;Mingshan Xue

  • The irregular chiasm C-roughest locus of Drosophila, which affects axonal projections and programmed cell death, encodes a novel immunoglobulin-like protein.

    R G Ramos;G L Igloi;B Lichte;U Baumann

  • NEK1 Mutations Cause Short-Rib Polydactyly Syndrome Type Majewski

    Christian Thiel;Kristin Kessler;Andreas Giessl;Arno Dimmler

  • Gephyrin-independent clustering of postsynaptic GABA(A) receptor subtypes.

    Matthias Kneussel;Johann Helmut Brandstätter;Bruno Gasnier;Guoping Feng

  • Localization of the presynaptic cytomatrix protein Piccolo at ribbon and conventional synapses in the rat retina: comparison with Bassoon.

    Oliver Dick;Iris Hack;Wilko Detlef Altrock;Craig Curtis Garner

  • A SNARE complex containing syntaxin 3 is present in ribbon synapses of the retina

    Catherine W. Morgans;Johann H. Brandstätter;Joseph Kellerman;Heinrich Betz

  • Heterozygous NTF4 Mutations Impairing Neurotrophin-4 Signaling in Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

    Francesca Pasutto;Tomoya Matsumoto;Christian Y. Mardin;Heinrich Sticht

  • Synaptic clustering of GABAC receptor ρ‐subunits in the rat retina

    Peter Koulen;Johann Helmut Brandstätter;Ralf Enz;Joachim Bormann

  • Localization and developmental expression of the NMDA receptor subunit NR2A in the mammalian retina.

    E. Hartveit;J. H. Brandstätter;M. Sassoè-Pognetto;D. J. Laurie

  • Differential expression of the presynaptic cytomatrix protein bassoon among ribbon synapses in the mammalian retina.

    Johann Helmut Brandstätter;Erica Lucy Fletcher;Craig Curtis Garner;Eckart Dieter Gundelfinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Heinz Wässle
Heinz Wässle Max Planck Society
Eckart D. Gundelfinger
Eckart D. Gundelfinger Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
Heinrich Sticht
Heinrich Sticht University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Craig C. Garner
Craig C. Garner Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Nils Brose
Nils Brose Max Planck Society
Leo Peichl
Leo Peichl Max Planck Society
Heinrich Betz
Heinrich Betz Max Planck Society
Nicholas C. Brecha
Nicholas C. Brecha University of California, Los Angeles
Ronald Roepman
Ronald Roepman Radboud University
André Reis
André Reis University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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