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Monique Aumailley

Monique Aumailley

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
16133
World Ranking
9585
National Ranking
695

Overview

Monique Aumailley is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany, focusing on research within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields, including Cell Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Molecular Biology, Immunology and Allergy, and Genetics.

The scientist's research primarily addresses topics related to skin and cellular biology, with a significant emphasis on autoimmune bullous skin diseases and cell adhesion molecules. Additional topics of interest include plant reproductive biology, coagulation, bradykinin, polyphosphates and angioedema, platelet disorders and treatments, and cellular mechanics and interactions.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • British Journal of Dermatology
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Experimental Dermatology
  • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
  • The FASEB Journal

Their notable recent papers include:

  • Laminins and interaction partners in the architecture of the basement membrane at the dermal-epidermal junction (2020, Experimental Dermatology)
  • Laminin β4 is a constituent of the cutaneous basement membrane zone and additional autoantigen of anti-p200 pemphigoid (2023, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)
  • Laminin 332 Is Indispensable for Homeostatic Epidermal Differentiation Programs (2021, Journal of Investigative Dermatology)
  • New specific HSP47 functions in collagen subfamily chaperoning (2020, The FASEB Journal)
  • Anti-Laminin β4 IgG Drives Tissue Damage in Anti-p200 Pemphigoid and Shows Interactions with Laminin α3 and γ1/2 Chains (2024, Journal of Investigative Dermatology)

Collaborations have been a significant component of their work, with frequent co-authors including Matthew Caley, Edel A. O'Toole, Eleri Jones, Priya Garcha, and Emanuel Rognoni.

Best Publications

  • A simplified laminin nomenclature

    Monique Aumailley;Leena Bruckner-Tuderman;William G. Carter;Rainer Deutzmann

  • Arg‐Gly‐Asp constrained within cyclic pentapoptides Strong and selective inhibitors of cell adhesion to vitronectin and laminin fragment P1

    Monique Aumailley;Marion Gurrath;Gerhard Müller;Juan Calvete

  • Impaired mechanical stability, migration and contractile capacity in vimentin-deficient fibroblasts

    Beate Eckes;Dagmar Dogic;Emma Colucci-Guyon;Ning Wang

  • Biological activities of laminin

    Hynda K. Kleinman;Frances B. Cannon;Gordon W. Laurie;John R. Hassell

  • Integrin recognition of different cell-binding fragments of laminin (P1, E3, E8) and evidence that alpha 6 beta 1 but not alpha 6 beta 4 functions as a major receptor for fragment E8.

    A. Sonnenberg;C. J. T. Linders;P. W. Modderman;C. H. Damsky

  • Recombinant nidogen consists of three globular domains and mediates binding of laminin to collagen type IV.

    J W Fox;U Mayer;R Nischt;M Aumailley

  • Laminin-nidogen complex. Extraction with chelating agents and structural characterization.

    Mats Paulsson;Monique Aumailley;Rainer Deutzmann;Rupert Timpl

  • Conformation/activity studies of rationally designed potent anti-adhesive RGD peptides.

    Marion Gurrath;Gerhard Müller;Horst Kessler;Monique Aumailley

  • The laminin family

    Monique Aumailley

  • Domains of laminin with growth-factor activity

    George Panayotou;Peter End;Monique Aumailley;Rupert Timpl

  • Immunochemistry, genuine size and tissue localization of collagen VI

    H von der Mark;M Aumailley;G Wick;R Fleischmajer

  • Cell attachment properties of collagen type VI and Arg―Gly―Asp dependent binding to its α2(VI) and α3(VI) chains

    M Aumailley;K Mann;H von der Mark;R Timpl

  • Recognition of the laminin E8 cell-binding site by an integrin possessing the alpha 6 subunit is essential for epithelial polarization in developing kidney tubules.

    L Sorokin;A Sonnenberg;M Aumailley;R Timpl

  • Kalinin is more efficient than laminin in promoting adhesion of primary keratinocytes and some other epithelial cells and has a different requirement for integrin receptors.

    Patricia Rousselle;Monique Aumailley

  • The cellular interactions of laminin fragments. Cell adhesion correlates with two fragment-specific high affinity binding sites.

    M Aumailley;V Nurcombe;D Edgar;M Paulsson

  • Binding of nidogen and the laminin-nidogen complex to basement membrane collagen type IV.

    Monique Aumailley;Hanna Wiedemann;Karlheinz Mann;Rupert Timpl

  • Basement-membrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan binds to laminin by its heparan sulfate chains and to nidogen by sites in the protein core.

    Cristina Battaglia;Ulrike Mayer;Monique Aumailley;Rupert Timpl

  • Localization of binding sites for laminin, heparan sulfate proteoglycan and fibronectin on basement membrane (type IV) collagen

    G.W. Laurie;J.T. Bing;H.K. Kleinman;J.R. Hassell

  • Cell adhesion, spreading and neurite stimulation by laminin fragment E8 depends on maintenance of secondary and tertiary structure in its rod and globular domain.

    Rainer Deutzmann;Monique Aumailley;Hanna Wiedemann;Werner Pysny

  • Antibody to integrin α6 subunit specifically inhibits cell-binding to laminin fragment 8

    Monique Aumailley;Rupert Timpl;Arnoud Sonnenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Krieg
Thomas Krieg University of Cologne
Beate Eckes
Beate Eckes University of Cologne
Zhigang Zhang
Zhigang Zhang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Leena Bruckner-Tuderman
Leena Bruckner-Tuderman University of Freiburg
Mats Paulsson
Mats Paulsson University of Cologne
Patricia Rousselle
Patricia Rousselle Institut de Biologie et de Chimie des Protéines
Arnoud Sonnenberg
Arnoud Sonnenberg Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Takako Sasaki
Takako Sasaki Oita University
Rupert Timpl
Rupert Timpl Max Planck Society
Françoise Gaill
Françoise Gaill Ocean & Climate Platform

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