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Overview

Martin Blum is affiliated with the University of Hohenheim in Germany and works primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, Control and Systems Engineering, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

Their notable recent papers include:

  • "Bicc1 and Dicer regulate left-right patterning through post-transcriptional control of the Nodal inhibitor Dand5", 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Discovery of a genetic module essential for assigning left-right asymmetry in humans and ancestral vertebrates", 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "The FOXJ1 target Cfap206 is required for sperm motility, mucociliary clearance of the airways and brain development", 2020, Development
  • "Conserved role of matrix metalloproteases 2 and 9 in promoting the migration of neural crest cells in avian and mammalian embryos", 2020, The FASEB Journal
  • "Resource-optimised generation dispatch strategy for district heating systems using dynamic hierarchical optimisation", 2021, Applied Energy

Frequent co-authors with whom Martin Blum has collaborated include:

  • Tim Ott
  • Anja Beckers
  • Achim Gossler
  • Axel Schweickert
  • Emmanuelle Szenker-Ravi

Martin Blum has published multiple papers in several venues, with particular emphasis in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Genetics
  • Nature Communications
  • Development
  • The FASEB Journal

The body of work reflects a focus on genetic and developmental processes, especially those related to left-right asymmetry, gene regulation during development, and cellular migration mechanisms. The research also touches on applied topics such as district heating system optimization, indicating interdisciplinary expertise including Control and Systems Engineering.

Best Publications

  • Human arylamine N-acetyltransferase genes: isolation, chromosomal localization, and functional expression.

    M. Blum;D.M. Grant;W. McBRIDE;M. Heim

  • Gastrulation in the mouse: the role of the homeobox gene goosecoid.

    Martin Blum;Stephen J. Gaunt;Ken W.Y. Cho;Herbert Steinbeisser

  • Molecular mechanism of slow acetylation of drugs and carcinogens in humans.

    Martin Blum;Anne Demierre;Denis M. Grant;Markus Heim

  • The dorsalizing and neural inducing gene follistatin is an antagonist of BMP-4

    Abraham Fainsod;Kirsten Deißler;Ronit Yelin;Karen Marom

  • The Ion Channel Polycystin-2 Is Required for Left-Right Axis Determination in Mice

    Petra Pennekamp;Christina Karcher;Anja Fischer;Axel Schweickert

  • The homeobox gene Pitx2: mediator of asymmetric left-right signaling in vertebrate heart and gut looping.

    M. Campione;H. Steinbeisser;A. Schweickert;K. Deissler

  • Deletion of the entire cytochrome P450 CYP2D6 gene as a cause of impaired drug metabolism in poor metabolizers of the debrisoquine/sparteine polymorphism.

    A Gaedigk;M Blum;R Gaedigk;M Eichelbaum

  • Monomorphic and polymorphic human arylamine N-acetyltransferases: a comparison of liver isozymes and expressed products of two cloned genes.

    D M Grant;M Blum;M Beer;U A Meyer

  • Targeted mutation of the murine goosecoid gene results in craniofacial defects and neonatal death

    G. Yamada;Ahmed Mansouri;M. Torres;E. T. Stuart

  • Cilia-driven leftward flow determines laterality in Xenopus.

    Axel Schweickert;Thomas Weber;Tina Beyer;Philipp Vick

  • Targeted Mutation Reveals Essential Functions of the Homeodomain Transcription Factor Shox2 in Sinoatrial and Pacemaking Development

    Rüdiger J. Blaschke;Nathan D. Hahurij;Sanne Kuijper;Steffen Just

  • Cell Movements at Hensen’s Node Establish Left/Right Asymmetric Gene Expression in the Chick

    Jerome Gros;Kerstin Feistel;Christoph Viebahn;Martin Blum

  • Pitx2 isoforms: involvement of Pitx2c but not Pitx2a or Pitx2b in vertebrate left-right asymmetry.

    Axel Schweickert;Marina Campione;Herbert Steinbeisser;Martin Blum

  • Morpholinos: Antisense and Sensibility

    Martin Blum;Edward M. De Robertis;John B. Wallingford;Christof Niehrs

  • The evolution and conservation of left-right patterning mechanisms.

    Martin Blum;Kerstin Feistel;Thomas Thumberger;Axel Schweickert

  • Expression of the mouse goosecoid gene during mid-embryogenesis may mark mesenchymal cell lineages in the developing head, limbs and body wall

    S.J. Gaunt;M. Blum;E.M. De Robertis

  • Pitx2 expression defines a left cardiac lineage of cells: evidence for atrial and ventricular molecular isomerism in the iv/iv mice.

    Marina Campione;Maria A Ros;Jose M Icardo;Elisa Piedra

  • The Nodal Inhibitor Coco Is a Critical Target of Leftward Flow in Xenopus

    Axel Schweickert;Philipp Vick;Maike Getwan;Thomas Weber

  • The RNA-binding protein bicaudal C regulates polycystin 2 in the kidney by antagonizing miR-17 activity.

    Uyen Tran;Lise Zakin;Axel Schweickert;Raman Agrawal

  • A role of the cryptic gene in the correct establishment of the left–right axis

    U. Gaio;A. Schweickert;A. Fischer;A.N. Garratt

Frequent Co-Authors

E. M. De Robertis
E. M. De Robertis University of California, Los Angeles
Markus H. Heim
Markus H. Heim University Hospital of Basel
Achim Gossler
Achim Gossler Hannover Medical School
marius ueffing
marius ueffing University of Tübingen
Elisabeth Kremmer
Elisabeth Kremmer Max Planck Society
Gudrun A. Rappold
Gudrun A. Rappold Heidelberg University
Andrew C.B. Cato
Andrew C.B. Cato Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Christof Niehrs
Christof Niehrs German Cancer Research Center
Rebecca C. Wade
Rebecca C. Wade Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
Richard M. Harland
Richard M. Harland University of California, Berkeley

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