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Teymuras V. Kurzchalia

Teymuras V. Kurzchalia

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
19480
World Ranking
15903
National Ranking
1117

Overview

Teymuras V. Kurzchalia is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has a research focus in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Aging, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Molecular Biology, and Physiology.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas such as Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Circadian rhythm and melatonin, Tardigrade Biology and Ecology, Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology, Spaceflight effects on biology, Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension, and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology.

Key publications by Kurzchalia include:

  • A metabolic switch regulates the transition between growth and diapause in C. elegans, 2020, BMC Biology
  • Glycolate combats massive oxidative stress by restoring redox potential in Caenorhabditis elegans, 2021, Communications Biology
  • C. elegans possess a general program to enter cryptobiosis that allows dauer larvae to survive different kinds of abiotic stress, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • GlyPerA™ effectively shields airway epithelia from SARS-CoV-2 infection and inflammatory events, 2023, Respiratory Research
  • Quantitative imaging of Caenorhabditis elegans dauer larvae during cryptobiotic transition, 2022, Biophysical Journal

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kurzchalia include:

  • Sider Penkov
  • Vamshidhar R. Gade
  • Bharath Kumar Raghuraman
  • Andrej Shevchenko
  • Sofia Traikov

Publication venues where Kurzchalia commonly publishes are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Communications Biology
  • BMC Biology
  • Respiratory Research
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Lipid extraction by methyl-tert-butyl ether for high-throughput lipidomics

    Vitali Matyash;Gerhard Liebisch;Teymuras V. Kurzchalia;Andrej Shevchenko

  • Loss of Caveolae, Vascular Dysfunction, and Pulmonary Defects in Caveolin-1 Gene-Disrupted Mice

    Marek Drab;Paul Verkade;Marlies Elger;Michael Kasper

  • VIP21/CAVEOLIN IS A CHOLESTEROL-BINDING PROTEIN

    Masayuki Murata;Johan Peranen;Rupert Schreiner;Felix Wieland

  • Membrane microdomains and caveolae

    T V Kurzchalia;R G Parton

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor induces endothelial fenestrations in vitro.

    Sybille Esser;Karen Wolburg;Hartwig Wolburg;Georg Breier

  • VIP21, a 21-kD membrane protein is an integral component of trans-Golgi-network-derived transport vesicles.

    T V Kurzchalia;P Dupree;R G Parton;R Kellner

  • Microdomains of GPI-anchored proteins in living cells revealed by crosslinking

    Tim Friedrichson;Teymuras V. Kurzchalia

  • VIP21-caveolin, a membrane protein constituent of the caveolar coat, oligomerizes in vivo and in vitro.

    Solange Monier;Robert G. Parton;Frank Vogel;Joachim Behlke

  • Caveolae and sorting in the trans-Golgi network of epithelial cells.

    P. Dupree;R.G. Parton;G. Raposo;T.V. Kurzchalia

  • Clathrin- and caveolin-1–independent endocytosis: entry of simian virus 40 into cells devoid of caveolae

    Eva-Maria Damm;Lucas Pelkmans;Jürgen Kartenbeck;Anna Mezzacasa

  • Ultrastructural identification of uncoated caveolin-independent early endocytic vehicles

    Matthew Kirkham;Akikazu Fujita;Rahul Chadda;Susan J. Nixon

  • Sterol structure determines the separation of phases and the curvature of the liquid-ordered phase in model membranes

    Kirsten Bacia;Petra Schwille;Teymuras Kurzchalia

  • The signal sequence of nascent preprolactin interacts with the 54K polypeptide of the signal recognition particle

    T. V. Kurzchalia;M. Wiedmann;A. S. Girshovich;E. S. Bochkareva

  • Direct evidence for the role of caveolin-1 and caveolae in mechanotransduction and remodeling of blood vessels.

    Jun Yu;Sonia Bergaya;Takahisa Murata;Ilkay F. Alp

  • A signal sequence receptor in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane.

    Martin Wiedmann;Teymuras V. Kurzchalia;Enno Hartmann;Tom A. Rapoport

  • Caveolin-1 Is Essential for Liver Regeneration

    Manuel A. Fernández;Cecilia Albor;Mercedes Ingelmo-Torres;Susan J. Nixon

  • Glycosphingolipid-enriched, detergent-insoluble complexes in protein sorting in epithelial cells

    Klaus Fiedler;Toshihide Kobayashi;Teymuras V. Kurzchalia;Kai Simons

  • Lipid Profiling by Multiple Precursor and Neutral Loss Scanning Driven by the Data-Dependent Acquisition

    Dominik Schwudke;Jeffrey Oegema;Lyle Burton;Eugeni Entchev

  • Oligomerization of VIP21‐caveolin in vitro is stabilized by long chain fatty acylation or cholesterol

    Solange Monier;Dennis J. Dietzen;W.Randall Hastings;Douglas M. Lublin

  • Why do worms need cholesterol

    Teymuras V. Kurzchalia;Samuel Ward

Frequent Co-Authors

Kai Simons
Kai Simons Lipotype
Andrej Shevchenko
Andrej Shevchenko Max Planck Society
Robert G. Parton
Robert G. Parton University of Queensland
Tom A. Rapoport
Tom A. Rapoport Harvard University
Martin Wiedmann
Martin Wiedmann Cornell University
Marino Zerial
Marino Zerial Max Planck Society
Enno Hartmann
Enno Hartmann University of Lübeck
Christoph Thiele
Christoph Thiele University of Bonn
Paul Dupree
Paul Dupree University of Cambridge

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