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94
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27938
World Ranking
2036
National Ranking
140

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  • 2009 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Physiology and Pharmacology/Toxicology

Overview

Thomas Gudermann is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research spans a range of topics primarily within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist has contributed significantly to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Sensory Systems, Plant Science, and Physiology. This multidisciplinary approach is reflected in the topics addressed in their publications, including:

  • Ion Channels and Receptors
  • Magnesium in Health and Disease
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Thomas Gudermann has published extensively, with papers appearing frequently in journals such as Archives of Toxicology and Cells, each with seven publications, as well as Nature Communications and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), both with six. They also have four publications in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Recent papers authored by or involving Thomas Gudermann include:

  • "Agonist-mediated switching of ion selectivity in TPC2 differentially promotes lysosomal function" (2020, eLife)
  • "Platelet-Cancer Interplay: Molecular Mechanisms and New Therapeutic Avenues" (2021, Frontiers in Oncology)
  • "Chemosensory Cell-Derived Acetylcholine Drives Tracheal Mucociliary Clearance in Response to Virulence-Associated Formyl Peptides" (2020, Immunity)
  • "A Calcium Guard in the Outer Membrane: Is VDAC a Regulated Gatekeeper of Mitochondrial Calcium Uptake?" (2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • "Lung emphysema and impaired macrophage elastase clearance in mucolipin 3 deficient mice" (2022, Nature Communications)

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Vladimir Chubanov, Alexander Dietrich, Andreas Breit, Susanna Zierler, and Michael Mederos y Schnitzler. Co-authorship counts indicate sustained collaborative research with these colleagues.

Thomas Gudermann has been recognized by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina with an award in 2009, noted specifically in the domains of Physiology and Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Best Publications

  • Direct activation of human TRPC6 and TRPC3 channels by diacylglycerol.

    Thomas Hofmann;Alexander G. Obukhov;Michael Schaefer;Christian Harteneck

  • Subunit composition of mammalian transient receptor potential channels in living cells

    Thomas Hofmann;Michael Schaefer;Günter Schultz;Thomas Gudermann

  • Positional cloning uncovers mutations in PLCE1 responsible for a nephrotic syndrome variant that may be reversible.

    Bernward Hinkes;Roger C. Wiggins;Rasheed Gbadegesin;Christopher N. Vlangos

  • TRPM3 Is a Nociceptor Channel Involved in the Detection of Noxious Heat

    Joris Vriens;Grzegorz Owsianik;Thomas Hofmann;Stephan E. Philipp

  • Increased Vascular Smooth Muscle Contractility in TRPC6 −/− Mice

    Alexander Dietrich;Michael Mederos y Schnitzler;Maik Gollasch;Volkmar Gross

  • Receptor-mediated regulation of the nonselective cation channels TRPC4 and TRPC5.

    Michael Schaefer;Timothy D. Plant;Alexander G. Obukhov;Thomas Hofmann

  • Disruption of TRPM6/TRPM7 complex formation by a mutation in the TRPM6 gene causes hypomagnesemia with secondary hypocalcemia

    Vladimir Chubanov;Siegfried Waldegger;Michael Mederos y Schnitzler;Helga Vitzthum

  • TRPM5 Is a Voltage-Modulated and Ca2+-Activated Monovalent Selective Cation Channel

    Thomas Hofmann;Vladimir Chubanov;Thomas Gudermann;Craig Montell

  • Diversity and Selectivity of Receptor-G Protein Interaction

    T Gudermann;F Kalkbrenner;G Schultz

  • FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY OF SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION VIA G-PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTORS

    Thomas Gudermann;Torsten Schöneberg;Günter Schultz

  • Dantrolene rescues arrhythmogenic RYR2 defect in a patient‐specific stem cell model of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

    Christian B. Jung;Alessandra Moretti;Michael Mederos y Schnitzler;Laura Iop

  • Migrating Platelets Are Mechano-scavengers that Collect and Bundle Bacteria.

    Florian Gaertner;Zerkah Ahmad;Gerhild Rosenberger;Shuxia Fan

  • Classical transient receptor potential channel 6 (TRPC6) is essential for hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and alveolar gas exchange.

    Norbert Weissmann;Alexander Dietrich;Beate Fuchs;Hermann Kalwa

  • Gq-coupled receptors as mechanosensors mediating myogenic vasoconstriction

    Michael Mederos y Schnitzler;Ursula Storch;Simone Meibers;Pascal Nurwakagari

  • TRPM6 and TRPM7—Gatekeepers of human magnesium metabolism

    Karl P. Schlingmann;Siegfried Waldegger;Martin Konrad;Vladimir Chubanov

  • Melanocortin-4 receptor gene: case-control study and transmission disequilibrium test confirm that functionally relevant mutations are compatible with a major gene effect for extreme obesity.

    Anke Hinney;Sarah Hohmann;Frank Geller;Constanze Vogel

  • Melanocortin-4 Receptor Gene Variant I103 Is Negatively Associated with Obesity

    Frank Geller;Kathrin Reichwald;Astrid Dempfle;Thomas Illig

  • Pressure-induced and store-operated cation influx in vascular smooth muscle cells is independent of TRPC1

    Alexander Dietrich;Hermann Kalwa;Ursula Storch;Michael Mederos y Schnitzler

  • Insights into the molecular nature of magnesium homeostasis

    Martin Konrad;Karl P. Schlingmann;Thomas Gudermann

  • Receptors and G proteins as primary components of transmembrane signal transduction. Part 1. G-protein-coupled receptors: structure and function.

    T Gudermann;B Nürnberg;G Schultz

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander Dietrich
Alexander Dietrich Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Günter Schultz
Günter Schultz Freie Universität Berlin
Horst Thiermann
Horst Thiermann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Torsten Schöneberg
Torsten Schöneberg Leipzig University
Norbert Weissmann
Norbert Weissmann University of Giessen
Stefan Offermanns
Stefan Offermanns Max Planck Society
Robert Grosse
Robert Grosse University of Freiburg
Ralph T. Schermuly
Ralph T. Schermuly University of Giessen
Wolfgang Kummer
Wolfgang Kummer University of Giessen
Bernd Nilius
Bernd Nilius KU Leuven

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