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Overview

Martin Gassmann is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience, with notable contributions to cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, genetics, ecology, and oceanography.

The scientist's work spans several interconnected research topics, including:

  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Receptor mechanisms and signaling
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior
  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors study
  • Genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Their recent publications reflect this broad focus, with key papers addressing receptor behavior, signaling pathways, and related molecular mechanisms. Notable recent papers include:

  • "GABAB receptor auxiliary subunits modulate Cav2.3-mediated release from medial habenula terminals," 2021, published in eLife
  • "Symmetric signal transduction and negative allosteric modulation of heterodimeric mGlu1/5 receptors," 2020, published in Neuropharmacology
  • "Retrofit-induced changes in the radiated noise and monopole source levels of container ships," 2023, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Soluble amyloid-β precursor peptide does not regulate GABAB receptor activity," 2023, published in eLife
  • "Preassembly of specific Gβγ subunits at GABAB receptors through auxiliary KCTD proteins accelerates channel gating," 2024, published in Biochemical Pharmacology

Several prominent co-authors have frequently collaborated with this scientist, including Bernhard Bettler with 13 joint publications, Thorsten Fritzius with 10, Diego Fernández-Fernández with 8, Luca Trovò with 5, and Pascal D. Rem with 5.

Martin Gassmann's work appears regularly in several scientific venues, with the highest number of publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 3 publications
  • eLife - 2 publications
  • Neuropharmacology - 1 publication
  • PLoS ONE - 1 publication
  • Biochemical Pharmacology - 1 publication

Best Publications

  • Aberrant neural and cardiac development in mice lacking the ErbB4 neuregulin receptor.

    Martin Gassmann;Franca Casagranda;Donata Orioli;Horst Simon

  • Molecular Structure and Physiological Functions of GABAB Receptors

    Bernhard Bettler;Klemens Kaupmann;Johannes Mosbacher;Martin Gassmann

  • Short- and long-range attraction of cortical GABAergic interneurons by neuregulin-1.

    Nuria Flames;Jason E. Long;Alistair N. Garratt;Tobias M. Fischer

  • Regulation of neuronal GABA B receptor functions by subunit composition

    Martin Gassmann;Bernhard Bettler

  • Differential Compartmentalization and Distinct Functions of GABAB Receptor Variants

    Réjan Vigot;Samuel Barbieri;Hans Bräuner-Osborne;Rostislav Turecek;Rostislav Turecek

  • Native GABA B receptors are heteromultimers with a family of auxiliary subunits

    Jochen Schwenk;Michaela Metz;Gerd Zolles;Rostislav Turecek;Rostislav Turecek

  • Neural and mammary gland defects in ErbB4 knockout mice genetically rescued from embryonic lethality.

    Hester Tidcombe;Amy Jackson-Fisher;Kathleen Mathers;David F. Stern

  • Neuregulin-1 enhances depolarization-induced GABA release.

    Ran Sook Woo;Xiao Ming Li;Xiao Ming Li;Yanmei Tao;Ezekiel Carpenter-Hyland

  • Receptor tyrosine kinase ErbB4 modulates neuroblast migration and placement in the adult forebrain.

    E. S. Anton;H. T. Ghashghaei;Janet L. Weber;Corey McCann

  • The GABAB1b isoform mediates long-lasting inhibition of dendritic Ca2+ spikes in layer 5 somatosensory pyramidal neurons.

    Enrique Pérez-Garci;Martin Gassmann;Bernhard Bettler;Matthew E. Larkum

  • Redistribution of GABAB(1) Protein and Atypical GABAB Responses in GABAB(2)-Deficient Mice

    Martin Gassmann;Hamdy Shaban;Réjan Vigot;Gilles Sansig

  • The selective antagonist EPPTB reveals TAAR1-mediated regulatory mechanisms in dopaminergic neurons of the mesolimbic system

    Amyaouch Bradaia;Gerhard Trube;Henri Stalder;Roger D. Norcross

  • Defects in pathfinding by cranial neural crest cells in mice lacking the neuregulin receptor ErbB4

    Jon P. Golding;Paul Trainor;Robb Krumlauf;Martin Gassmann

  • Altered anxiety and depression-related behaviour in mice lacking GABAB(2) receptor subunits.

    Cedric Mombereau;Klemens Kaupmann;Martin Gassmann;Bernhard Bettler

  • GABA Blocks Pathological but Not Acute TRPV1 Pain Signals

    Christina Hanack;Christina Hanack;Mirko Moroni;Wanessa C. Lima;Hagen Wende

  • Neuregulins and neuregulin receptors in neural development

    Martin Gassmann;Greg Lemke

  • Modular composition and dynamics of native GABAB receptors identified by high-resolution proteomics

    Jochen Schwenk;Enrique Pérez-Garci;Andy Schneider;Astrid Kollewe

  • NMDA receptor-dependent GABAB receptor internalization via CaMKII phosphorylation of serine 867 in GABAB1.

    Nicole Guetg;Said Abdel Aziz;Niklaus Holbro;Rostislav Turecek

  • Auxiliary GABAB receptor subunits uncouple G protein βγ subunits from effector channels to induce desensitization.

    Rostislav Turecek;Jochen Schwenk;Thorsten Fritzius;Klara Ivankova

  • GABA suppresses neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus through GABAB receptors

    Claudio Giachino;Michael Barz;Jan S. Tchorz;Mercedes Tome

  • Expression of the Tyro4/Mek4/Cek4 gene specifically marks a subset of embryonic motor neurons and their muscle targets.

    T.J. Kilpatrick;A. Brown;C. Lai;M. Gassmann

  • The oligomeric state sets GABAB receptor signalling efficacy

    Laëtitia Comps-Agrar;Julie Kniazeff;Julie Kniazeff;Lenea Nørskov-Lauritsen;Lenea Nørskov-Lauritsen;Damien Maurel

  • The Sushi Domains of GABAB Receptors Function as Axonal Targeting Signals

    Barbara Biermann;Klara Ivankova-Susankova;Amyaouch Bradaia;Said Abdel Aziz

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryuichi Shigemoto
Ryuichi Shigemoto Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Akos Kulik
Akos Kulik University of Freiburg
Jean-Marc Fritschy
Jean-Marc Fritschy University of Zurich
Peter Jonas
Peter Jonas Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Laurence Lanfumey
Laurence Lanfumey Université Paris Cité
Herman van der Putten
Herman van der Putten Novartis (Switzerland)
Etienne Challet
Etienne Challet University of Strasbourg
Clive Gentry
Clive Gentry King's College London
Josef Bischofberger
Josef Bischofberger University of Basel
Frank Kirchhoff
Frank Kirchhoff University of Ulm

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