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Josef T. Kittler is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans across multiple domains within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, neuroscience, and medicine. The scientist has contributed extensively to molecular biology and cellular and molecular neuroscience, focusing on various topics related to neuronal function and pathology.

The primary fields of study covered by Josef T. Kittler include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

The subfields of their expertise include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Neurology
  • Epidemiology

The main research topics they have addressed are:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Face recognition and analysis
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Josef T. Kittler's recent published works include:

  • "Loss of neuronal Miro1 disrupts mitophagy and induces hyperactivation of the integrated stress response," 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • "Mitochondrial regulation of local supply of energy in neurons," 2023, Current Opinion in Neurobiology
  • "Peroxisomal fission is modulated by the mitochondrial Rho-GTPases, Miro1 and Miro2," 2020, EMBO Reports
  • "Cdk5 and GSK3β inhibit fast endophilin-mediated endocytosis," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Regulation of peroxisomal trafficking and distribution," 2020, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Josef T. Kittler frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The EMBO Journal
  • Cell Reports
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Current Opinion in Neurobiology

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Guillermo López-Doménech
  • Jack H. Howden
  • Christian Covill-Cooke
  • Els F. Halff
  • David Attwell

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Miro1 Is a Calcium Sensor for Glutamate Receptor-Dependent Localization of Mitochondria at Synapses

    Andrew F. MacAskill;Johanne E. Rinholm;Alison E. Twelvetrees;I. Lorena Arancibia-Carcamo

  • Mitochondria at the neuronal presynapse in health and disease.

    Michael J. Devine;Josef T. Kittler

  • Control of mitochondrial transport and localization in neurons

    Andrew F. MacAskill;Josef T. Kittler

  • Constitutive Endocytosis of GABAA Receptors by an Association with the Adaptin AP2 Complex Modulates Inhibitory Synaptic Currents in Hippocampal Neurons

    Josef T. Kittler;Patrick Delmas;Jasmina N. Jovanovic;David A. Brown

  • Modulation of GABAA receptor activity by phosphorylation and receptor trafficking: implications for the efficacy of synaptic inhibition

    Josef T Kittler;Stephen J Moss

  • Gephyrin Regulates the Cell Surface Dynamics of Synaptic GABAA Receptors

    Tija C. Jacob;Yury D. Bogdanov;Christopher Magnus;Richard S. Saliba

  • Delivery of GABAARs to synapses is mediated by HAP1-KIF5 and disrupted by mutant huntingtin.

    Alison E. Twelvetrees;Eunice Y. Yuen;I. Lorena Arancibia-Carcamo;Andrew F. MacAskill

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor modulates fast synaptic inhibition by regulating GABA(A) receptor phosphorylation, activity, and cell-surface stability.

    Jasmina N. Jovanovic;Philip Thomas;Josef T. Kittler;Trevor G. Smart

  • GABA A receptor cell surface number and subunit stability are regulated by the ubiquitin-like protein Plic-1

    Fiona K. Bedford;Josef T. Kittler;Emilie Muller;Philip Thomas

  • Defining roles of PARKIN and ubiquitin phosphorylation by PINK1 in mitochondrial quality control using a ubiquitin replacement strategy

    Alban Ordureau;Jin-Mi Heo;David M. Duda;Joao A. Paulo

  • The Subcellular Distribution of GABARAP and Its Ability to Interact with NSF Suggest a Role for This Protein in the Intracellular Transport of GABAA Receptors

    Josef T. Kittler;Philippe Rostaing;Giampietro Schiavo;Jean-Marc Fritschy

  • Huntingtin-associated protein 1 regulates inhibitory synaptic transmission by modulating γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor membrane trafficking

    Josef T. Kittler;Philip Thomas;Verena Tretter;Yuri D. Bogdanov

  • Miro proteins coordinate microtubule- and actin-dependent mitochondrial transport and distribution.

    Guillermo López‐Doménech;Christian Covill‐Cooke;Davor Ivankovic;Els F Halff

  • Phospho-dependent binding of the clathrin AP2 adaptor complex to GABAA receptors regulates the efficacy of inhibitory synaptic transmission

    Josef T. Kittler;Guojun Chen;Stephan Honing;Yury Bogdanov

  • GABAA receptor phosphorylation and functional modulation in cortical neurons by a protein kinase C-dependent pathway.

    Nicholas J. Brandon;Patrick Delmas;Josef T. Kittler;Bernard J. McDonald

  • Cell surface stability of gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptors. Dependence on protein kinase C activity and subunit composition.

    Christopher N. Connolly;Josef T. Kittler;Philip Thomas;Julia M. Uren

  • GTPase dependent recruitment of Grif-1 by Miro1 regulates mitochondrial trafficking in hippocampal neurons.

    Andrew F. MacAskill;Kieran Brickley;F. Anne Stephenson;Josef T. Kittler

  • The autism and schizophrenia associated gene CYFIP1 is critical for the maintenance of dendritic complexity and the stabilization of mature spines.

    M Pathania;E C Davenport;J Muir;D F Sheehan

  • Lysine 27 Ubiquitination of the Mitochondrial Transport Protein Miro Is Dependent on Serine 65 of the Parkin Ubiquitin Ligase

    Nicol Birsa;Rosalind Norkett;Tobias Wauer;Tycho E. T. Mevissen

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen J. Moss
Stephen J. Moss Tufts University
Nicholas J. Brandon
Nicholas J. Brandon Neumora Therapeutics Inc
Trevor G. Smart
Trevor G. Smart University College London
Zhen Yan
Zhen Yan University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Volker Haucke
Volker Haucke Freie Universität Berlin
David Attwell
David Attwell University College London
Philip J. Thomas
Philip J. Thomas The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Antoine Triller
Antoine Triller École Normale Supérieure
Masato Hirata
Masato Hirata Fukuoka Dental College
Richard W. Olsen
Richard W. Olsen University of California, Los Angeles

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