What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Cell biology, Signal transduction, Genetics, Homeobox and Morphogenesis.
His Cell biology study incorporates themes from Cell, Decapentaplegic, Angiogenesis and Anatomy.
Markus Affolter has included themes like TGF beta signaling pathway and Bone morphogenetic protein in his Decapentaplegic study.
His Signal transduction research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Fibroblast growth factor and Cytoskeleton.
Markus Affolter focuses mostly in the field of Homeobox, narrowing it down to matters related to DNA and, in some cases, Protein structure, Antennapedia, DNA-binding protein and Molecular biology.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Cell migration and Embryo.
His most cited work include:
- Homeodomain-DNA recognition (695 citations)
- Structural basis of BMP signalling inhibition by the cystine knot protein Noggin (476 citations)
- Protein--DNA contacts in the structure of a homeodomain--DNA complex determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in solution. (345 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Markus Affolter mainly investigates Cell biology, Genetics, Morphogenesis, Cell and Gene.
His studies deal with areas such as Drosophila melanogaster, Decapentaplegic, Angiogenesis and Anatomy as well as Cell biology.
His Angiogenesis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Endothelial stem cell and Zebrafish.
Markus Affolter studied Morphogenesis and Cell migration that intersect with Fibroblast growth factor.
Markus Affolter has researched Cell in several fields, including Apical membrane, Embryo and Myosin.
His Homeobox study which covers DNA-binding protein that intersects with DNA.
He most often published in these fields:
- Cell biology (62.56%)
- Genetics (22.27%)
- Morphogenesis (18.96%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?
- Cell biology (62.56%)
- Angiogenesis (8.06%)
- Developmental biology (5.69%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His main research concerns Cell biology, Angiogenesis, Developmental biology, Cell and Computational biology.
He merges many fields, such as Cell biology and Wing, in his writings.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Zebrafish, Central nervous system and Cell junction in addition to Angiogenesis.
The various areas that Markus Affolter examines in his Developmental biology study include Extracellular, Transmembrane protein, Protein subcellular localization prediction, Process and Imaginal disc.
His Cell research includes elements of Protein domain, mCherry and Myosin.
His Computational biology research integrates issues from Organism, Drosophila melanogaster, Protein function and Function.
Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Endothelial cell rearrangements during vascular patterning require PI3-kinase-mediated inhibition of actomyosin contractility (140 citations)
- Flow-Dependent Endothelial YAP Regulation Contributes to Vessel Maintenance (121 citations)
- A nanobody-based toolset to investigate the role of protein localization and dispersal in Drosophila. (50 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
His primary areas of investigation include Cell biology, Angiogenesis, Developmental biology, Myosin and Endothelial stem cell.
Markus Affolter is involved in the study of Cell biology that focuses on Mechanotransduction in particular.
His work deals with themes such as Morphogen, Computational biology, Ankyrin repeat and Anatomy, which intersect with Developmental biology.
The Process research he does as part of his general Anatomy study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Elongation, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science.
Markus Affolter works mostly in the field of Myosin, limiting it down to topics relating to Cell and, in certain cases, Embryo and Biophysics, as a part of the same area of interest.
His Endothelial stem cell research includes themes of RAC1, Actin, Lamellipodium, Adherens junction and Cell–cell interaction.
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