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Matthias Hammerschmidt

Matthias Hammerschmidt

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
93
Citations
30088
World Ranking
681
National Ranking
57

Overview

Matthias Hammerschmidt is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany. Their research spans primarily the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional contributions to Medicine. Significant subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology and Allergy.

Their work addresses a range of topics, notably:

  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Connective tissue disorders research
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • PARP inhibition in cancer therapy

Hammerschmidt's recent publications reflect contributions across diverse journals and years. Selected papers include:

  • "Hemicentin-1 is an essential extracellular matrix component of the dermal-epidermal and myotendinous junctions," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "NAMPT-derived NAD+ fuels PARP1 to promote skin inflammation through parthanatos cell death," 2021, PLoS Biology
  • "The SAM domain-containing protein 1 (SAMD1) acts as a repressive chromatin regulator at unmethylated CpG islands," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Vertebrate extracellular matrix protein hemicentin-1 interacts physically and genetically with basement membrane protein nidogen-2," 2022, Matrix Biology
  • "TANGO1 inhibitors reduce collagen secretion and limit tissue scarring," 2024, Nature Communications

Their frequent co-authors indicate collaboration within a defined scientific network. These include Hans-Martin Pogoda, Julia Hatzold, Joy Armistead, Wilhelm Bloch, and Daniela Welcker.

Hammerschmidt's publications are often found in the venue bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with five publications, alongside papers appearing in Scientific Reports, PLoS Biology, Nature Communications, and Science Advances.

Best Publications

  • Indian hedgehog signaling regulates proliferation and differentiation of chondrocytes and is essential for bone formation

    Benoit St-Jacques;Matthias Hammerschmidt;Andrew P. McMahon

  • The identification of genes with unique and essential functions in the development of the zebrafish, Danio rerio

    P. Haffter;M. Granato;M. Brand;M.C. Mullins

  • Large-scale mutagenesis in the zebrafish: in search of genes controlling development in a vertebrate

    Mary C. Mullins;Matthias Hammerschmidt;Pascal Haffter;Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

  • The world according to bedgebog

    Matthias Hammerschmidt;Adam Brook;Andrew P. McMahon

  • Genes controlling and mediating locomotion behavior of the zebrafish embryo and larva

    M. Granato;F. J. M. Van Eeden;U. Schach;T. Trowe

  • Mutations affecting somite formation and patterning in the zebrafish, Danio rerio

    F. J. M. Van Eeden;M. Granato;U. Schach;M. Brand

  • The molecular nature of zebrafish swirl: BMP2 function is essential during early dorsoventral patterning

    Y. Kishimoto;K.H. Lee;L. Zon;M. Hammerschmidt

  • Protein kinase A is a common negative regulator of Hedgehog signaling in the vertebrate embryo.

    M Hammerschmidt;M J Bitgood;A P McMahon

  • The zebrafish glypican knypek controls cell polarity during gastrulation movements of convergent extension.

    Jacek Topczewski;Diane S. Sepich;Dina C. Myers;Charline Walker

  • ZEBRAFISH PIGMENTATION MUTATIONS AND THE PROCESSES OF NEURAL CREST DEVELOPMENT

    R. N. Kelsh;M. Brand;Y.-J. Jiang;C.-P. Heisenberg

  • CCR2 recruits an inflammatory macrophage subpopulation critical for angiogenesis in tissue repair

    Sebastian Willenborg;Tina Lucas;Geert van Loo;Geert van Loo;Johanna A. Knipper

  • Genes establishing dorsoventral pattern formation in the zebrafish embryo: The ventral specifying genes

    M. C. Mullins;M. Hammerschmidt;D. A. Kane;J. Odenthal

  • The zebrafish organizer requires chordino

    Stefan Schulte-Merker;Kevin J. Lee;Andrew P. McMahon;Matthias Hammerschmidt

  • Essential role of BCL9-2 in the switch between β-catenin's adhesive and transcriptional functions

    Felix H. Brembeck;Thomas Schwarz-Romond;Jeroen Bakkers;Sabine Wilhelm

  • Interrelation of immunity and tissue repair or regeneration.

    Sabine A. Eming;Matthias Hammerschmidt;Thomas Krieg;Axel Roers

  • Jaw and branchial arch mutants in zebrafish I: branchial arches

    T. F. Schilling;T. Piotrowski;H. Grandel;M. Brand

  • Mutations in zebrafish genes affecting the formation of the boundary between midbrain and hindbrain.

    M. Brand;C.-P. Heisenberg;Y.-J. Jiang;D. Beuchle

  • Expression of zebrafish goosecoid and no tail gene products in wild-type and mutant no tail embryos

    S. Schulte-Merker;M. Hammerschmidt;D. Beuchle;K.W. Cho

  • Mutations affecting development of the zebrafish inner ear and lateral line

    T. T. Whitfield;M. Granato;F. J. M. Van Eeden;U. Schach

  • Mutations affecting morphogenesis during gastrulation and tail formation in the zebrafish, Danio rerio.

    M. Hammerschmidt;F. Pelegri;M.C. Mullins;D.A. Kane

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeroen Bakkers
Jeroen Bakkers Utrecht University
Wilhelm Bloch
Wilhelm Bloch German Sport University Cologne
Mary C. Mullins
Mary C. Mullins University of Pennsylvania
Stephen C. Ekker
Stephen C. Ekker Mayo Clinic
Bernd Wollnik
Bernd Wollnik University of Göttingen
Brunhilde Wirth
Brunhilde Wirth University of Cologne
Christian Kubisch
Christian Kubisch Universität Hamburg
Peter Nürnberg
Peter Nürnberg University of Cologne
Gudrun Nürnberg
Gudrun Nürnberg University of Cologne

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