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Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Tomas Pieler is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany, contributing to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Their research spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, and Neurology.

The scientist's work focuses on various topics such as:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • RNA Modifications and Cancer
  • MicroRNA in Disease Regulation

Tomas Pieler has contributed to several publications with detailed research on related topics. Notable recent papers include:

  • DNA Methylation-Mediated Modulation of Endocytosis as Potential Mechanism for Synaptic Function Regulation in Murine Inhibitory Cortical Interneurons (2020), published in Cerebral Cortex
  • DNA Methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) Function Is Implicated in the Age-Related Loss of Cortical Interneurons (2020), published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) function is implicated in the age-related loss of cortical interneurons (2020), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated on multiple publications with Tomas Pieler include:

  • Daniel Pensold
  • Anne M. Hahn
  • Cathrin Bayer
  • Jonas Groß
  • Jessica Tittelmeier

The primary venues where Tomas Pieler's research has been published are:

  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recognition in the scientific community includes being a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Malectin: A Novel Carbohydrate-binding Protein of the Endoplasmic Reticulum and a Candidate Player in the Early Steps of Protein N-Glycosylation

    T Schallus;C Jaeckh;K Feher;A.S Palma

  • Programming pluripotent precursor cells derived from Xenopus embryos to generate specific tissues and organs.

    Annette Borchers;Tomas Pieler

  • Xenopus poly(A) binding protein: functional domains in RNA binding and protein-protein interaction.

    Uwe Kühn;Tomas Pieler

  • Retinoic acid signaling is essential for pancreas development and promotes endocrine at the expense of exocrine cell differentiation in Xenopus

    Yonglong Chen;Fong Cheng Pan;Nadia Brandes;Solomon Afelik

  • X-MyT1, a Xenopus C2HC-Type Zinc Finger Protein with a Regulatory Function in Neuronal Differentiation

    Eric J Bellefroid;Catherine Bourguignon;Thomas Hollemann;Qiufu Ma

  • Vax1, a novel homeobox-containing gene, directs development of the basal forebrain and visual system

    Marc Hallonet;Thomas Hollemann;Tomas Pieler;Peter Gruss

  • The 5S gene internal control region is composed of three distinct sequence elements, organized as two functional domains with variable spacing

    Tomas Pieler;Jörg Hamm;R.G. Roeder

  • Xiro3 encodes a Xenopus homolog of the Drosophila Iroquois genes and functions in neural specification

    Eric J. Bellefroid;Antje Kobbe;Peter Gruss;Tomas Pieler

  • A novel function for Hedgehog signalling in retinal pigment epithelium differentiation.

    Muriel Perron;Muriel Perron;Sébastien Boy;Marcos A. Amato;Andrea Viczian

  • I-SceI meganuclease-mediated transgenesis in Xenopus

    Fong Cheng Pan;Yonglong Chen;Jana Loeber;Kristine Henningfeld

  • Perspectives on zinc finger protein function and evolution - an update

    Tomas Pieler;Eric Bellefroid

  • Combined ectopic expression of Pdx1 and Ptf1a/p48 results in the stable conversion of posterior endoderm into endocrine and exocrine pancreatic tissue.

    Solomon Afelik;Yonglong Chen;Tomas Pieler

  • Expanded retina territory by midbrain transformation upon overexpression of Six6 (Optx2) in Xenopus embryos.

    Gilbert Bernier;Frank Panitz;Xunlei Zhou;Thomas Hollemann

  • Increased XRALDH2 activity has a posteriorizing effect on the central nervous system of Xenopus embryos.

    Yonglong Chen;Nicolas Pollet;Christof Niehrs;Tomas Pieler

  • Vax1 is a novel homeobox-containing gene expressed in the developing anterior ventral forebrain.

    Marc Hallonet;Thomas Hollemann;Roland Wehr;Nancy A. Jenkins

  • Xenopus Dead end mRNA is a localized maternal determinant that serves a conserved function in germ cell development

    Katja Horvay;Maike Claussen;Mathias Katzer;Jobst Landgrebe

  • The Xenopus homologue of the Drosophila gene tailless has a function in early eye development

    Thomas Hollemann;Eric Bellefroid;Tomas Pieler

  • Gli-type zinc finger proteins as bipotential transducers of Hedgehog signaling

    Katja Koebernick;Tomas Pieler

  • Three-dimensional structural model of eubacterial 5S RNA that has functional implications

    Tomas Pieler;Volker A. Erdmann

  • Xenopus Xsal-1, a vertebrate homolog of the region specific homeotic gene spalt of Drosophila.

    Thomas Hollemann;Reinhard Schuh;Tomas Pieler;Reimer Stick

Frequent Co-Authors

Volker A. Erdmann
Volker A. Erdmann Freie Universität Berlin
Giuliano Ramadori
Giuliano Ramadori University of Göttingen
Peter Gruss
Peter Gruss Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Tewis Bouwmeester
Tewis Bouwmeester Novartis (Switzerland)
Olaf Jahn
Olaf Jahn Max Planck Society
Ten Feizi
Ten Feizi Imperial College London
Chris Kintner
Chris Kintner Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Carine Van Lint
Carine Van Lint Université Libre de Bruxelles
Toby J. Gibson
Toby J. Gibson European Bioinformatics Institute
Andreas Janshoff
Andreas Janshoff University of Göttingen

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