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Leopold Eckhart is affiliated with the Medical University of Vienna in Austria. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a strong focus on molecular and cell biology as well as immunology and dermatology.

The scientist has contributed to a range of publications addressing topics such as skin and cellular biology, autophagy in disease and therapy, hair growth and disorders, dermatology and skin diseases, plant reproductive biology, skin protection and aging, and silk-based biomaterials and their applications.

Frequent co-authors working alongside Leopold Eckhart include:

  • Erwin Tschachler
  • Attila Placido Sachslehner
  • Karin Brigit Holthaus
  • Julia Steinbinder
  • Supawadee Sukseree

Common publication venues for their work are:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Journal of Developmental Biology
  • Genes
  • Nature

Key recent papers by Leopold Eckhart include:

  • "TINCR is not a non-coding RNA but encodes a protein component of cornified epidermal keratinocytes" (2020), published in Experimental Dermatology

Additional influential papers with contributions from related co-authors include:

  • "Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics" (2020), published in Nature
  • "Pangolins Lack IFIH1/MDA5, a Cytoplasmic RNA Sensor That Initiates Innate Immune Defense Upon Coronavirus Infection" (2020), published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Assessing Autophagy in Archived Tissue or How to Capture Autophagic Flux from a Tissue Snapshot" (2020), published in Biology
  • "Cytosolic DNA sensing through cGAS and STING is inactivated by gene mutations in pangolins" (2020), published in APOPTOSIS

Leopold Eckhart's research fields are primarily centered on:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Their subfields of study concentrate on:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Immunology
  • Epidemiology
  • Dermatology

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Skin and Cellular Biology Research
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Hair Growth and Disorders
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Skin Protection and Aging
  • Silk-based biomaterials and applications

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

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Cell death by cornification.

    Leopold Eckhart;Saskia Lippens;Erwin Tschachler;Wim Declercq

  • Human caspase 12 has acquired deleterious mutations.

    Heinz Fischer;Ulrich Koenig;Leopold Eckhart;Erwin Tschachler

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics.

    Shaohong Feng;Josefin Stiller;Yuan Deng;Joel Armstrong;Joel Armstrong

  • miR‐17, miR‐19b, miR‐20a, and miR‐106a are down‐regulated in human aging

    Matthias Hackl;Stefan Brunner;Klaus Fortschegger;Carina Schreiner

  • Knockdown of Filaggrin Impairs Diffusion Barrier Function and Increases UV Sensitivity in a Human Skin Model

    Michael Mildner;Jiang Jin;Jiang Jin;Leopold Eckhart;Sanja Kezic

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Melanin binds reversibly to thermostable DNA polymerase and inhibits its activity.

    Leopold Eckhart;Jürgen Bach;Jozef Ban;Erwin Tschachler

  • Terminal differentiation of human keratinocytes and stratum corneum formation is associated with caspase-14 activation.

    Leopold Eckhart;Wim Declercq;Jozef Ban;Michael Rendl

  • Histamine suppresses epidermal keratinocyte differentiation and impairs skin barrier function in a human skin model

    M Gschwandtner;M Gschwandtner;M Mildner;V Mlitz;F Gruber

  • Increased Sensitivity of Histidinemic Mice to UVB Radiation Suggests a Crucial Role of Endogenous Urocanic Acid in Photoprotection

    Caterina Barresi;Caroline Stremnitzer;Veronika Mlitz;Sanja Kezic

  • Identification of Novel Mammalian Caspases Reveals an Important Role of Gene Loss in Shaping the Human Caspase Repertoire

    Leopold Eckhart;Claudia Ballaun;Marcela Hermann;John L. VandeBerg

  • Caspase-14 expression by epidermal keratinocytes is regulated by retinoids in a differentiation-associated manner.

    Michael Rendl;Jozef Ban;Paul Mrass;Christoph Mayer

  • Autophagy Is Induced by UVA and Promotes Removal of Oxidized Phospholipids and Protein Aggregates in Epidermal Keratinocytes

    Yi Zhao;Cheng-Feng Zhang;Heidemarie Rossiter;Leopold Eckhart

  • Retinoic Acid Increases the Expression of p53 and Proapoptotic Caspases and Sensitizes Keratinocytes to Apoptosis A Possible Explanation for Tumor Preventive Action of Retinoids

    Paul Mrass;Michael Rendl;Michael Mildner;Florian Gruber

  • Caspase-14: analysis of gene structure and mRNA expression during keratinocyte differentiation.

    Leopold Eckhart;Jozef Ban;Heinz Fischer;Erwin Tschachler

  • Evolutionary origin and diversification of epidermal barrier proteins in amniotes

    Bettina Strasser;Veronika Mlitz;Marcela Hermann;Robert H. Rice

  • Cell aging and cellular senescence in skin aging - Recent advances in fibroblast and keratinocyte biology.

    Florian Gruber;Christopher Kremslehner;Leopold Eckhart;Erwin Tschachler

Frequent Co-Authors

Erwin Tschachler
Erwin Tschachler Medical University of Vienna
Lorenzo Alibardi
Lorenzo Alibardi University of Bologna
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Lutz Langbein
Lutz Langbein German Cancer Research Center
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Boris Zhivotovsky
Boris Zhivotovsky Karolinska Institute
Maurizio Molinari
Maurizio Molinari Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Philippe Pierre
Philippe Pierre Aix-Marseille University
Erich D. Jarvis
Erich D. Jarvis Rockefeller University
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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