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Trese Leinders-Zufall

Trese Leinders-Zufall

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Neuroscience

D-Index
47
Citations
9548
World Ranking
6387
National Ranking
538

Overview

Trese Leinders-Zufall is affiliated with Saarland University in Germany and has a research focus primarily spanning the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine. Their work contributes extensively to several subfields including Sensory Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Immunology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The scientist's research topics cover a broad range of areas related to sensory and neurobiological functions, emphasizing:

  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Leinders-Zufall's publication record includes articles in journals such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), eLife, Immunity, Science Advances, and Neuron. These venues reflect a focus on cutting-edge research in immunology, neurobiology, and sensory system investigations.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Chemosensory Cell-Derived Acetylcholine Drives Tracheal Mucociliary Clearance in Response to Virulence-Associated Formyl Peptides (2020, Immunity)
  • A succinate/SUCNR1-brush cell defense program in the tracheal epithelium (2023, Science Advances)
  • Danger perception and stress response through an olfactory sensor for the bacterial metabolite hydrogen sulfide (2021, Neuron)
  • Lifespan extension in female mice by early, transient exposure to adult female olfactory cues (2022, eLife)
  • BTDAzo: A Photoswitchable TRPC5 Channel Activator (2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Key coauthors include Frank Zufall, Ulrich Boehm, Navin K. Ojha, Martina Pyrski, and Michael Garratt, with multiple joint publications reflecting ongoing collaborative efforts.

Best Publications

  • Ultrasensitive pheromone detection by mammalian vomeronasal neurons.

    Trese Leinders-Zufall;Andrew P. Lane;Adam C. Puche;Weidong Ma

  • Altered sexual and social behaviors in trp2 mutant mice

    Bradley G. Leypold;C. Ron Yu;Trese Leinders-Zufall;Michelle M. Kim

  • MHC Class I Peptides as Chemosensory Signals in the Vomeronasal Organ

    Trese Leinders-Zufall;Peter Brennan;Patricia Widmayer;Prashanth Chandramani S.

  • Deficient pheromone responses in mice lacking a cluster of vomeronasal receptor genes

    Karina Del Punta;Trese Leinders-Zufall;Ivan Rodriguez;Ivan Rodriguez;David Jukam

  • A Diacylglycerol-Gated Cation Channel in Vomeronasal Neuron Dendrites Is Impaired in TRPC2 Mutant Mice: Mechanism of Pheromone Transduction

    Philippe Lucas;Kyrill Ukhanov;Trese Leinders-Zufall;Frank Zufall

  • Subsystem organization of the mammalian sense of smell.

    Steven D. Munger;Trese Leinders-Zufall;Frank Zufall

  • The cellular and molecular basis of odor adaptation.

    Frank Zufall;Trese Leinders-Zufall

  • Loss-of-function mutations in sodium channel Nav1.7 cause anosmia

    Jan Weiss;Martina Pyrski;Eric Jacobi;Bernd Bufe

  • Essential Role of the Main Olfactory System in Social Recognition of Major Histocompatibility Complex Peptide Ligands

    Marc Spehr;Kevin R. Kelliher;Xiao-Hong Li;Thomas Boehm

  • Retinal ganglion cells express a cGMP-gated cation conductance activatable by nitric oxide donors

    Iqbal Ahmad;Trese Leinders-Zufall;Jeffery D. Kocsis;Gordon M. Shepherd

  • Contribution of the receptor guanylyl cyclase GC-D to chemosensory function in the olfactory epithelium.

    Trese Leinders-Zufall;Renee E. Cockerham;Stylianos Michalakis;Martin Biel

  • G protein Gαo is essential for vomeronasal function and aggressive behavior in mice

    Pablo Chamero;Vicky Katsoulidou;Philipp Hendrix;Bernd Bufe

  • An olfactory subsystem that detects carbon disulfide and mediates food-related social learning.

    Steven D. Munger;Trese Leinders-Zufall;Lisa M. McDougall;Renee E. Cockerham

  • Calcium Entry through Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels in Individual Cilia of Olfactory Receptor Cells: Spatiotemporal Dynamics

    Trese Leinders-Zufall;Mark N. Rand;Gordon M. Shepherd;Charles A. Greer

  • Innate Predator Odor Aversion Driven by Parallel Olfactory Subsystems that Converge in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus

    Anabel Pérez-Gómez;Katherin Bleymehl;Benjamin Stein;Martina Pyrski

  • From genes to social communication: molecular sensing by the vomeronasal organ

    Pablo Chamero;Trese Leinders-Zufall;Frank Zufall

  • Imaging Odor-Induced Calcium Transients in Single Olfactory Cilia: Specificity of Activation and Role in Transduction

    Trese Leinders-Zufall;Charles A. Greer;Gordon M. Shepherd;Frank Zufall

  • Central role of the CNGA4 channel subunit in Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent odor adaptation

    Steven D. Munger;Andrew P. Lane;Haining Zhong;Trese Leinders-Zufall

  • Parallel processing of social signals by the mammalian main and accessory olfactory systems.

    M. Spehr;J. Spehr;K. Ukhanov;K. R. Kelliher

  • Structural requirements for the activation of vomeronasal sensory neurons by MHC peptides.

    Trese Leinders-Zufall;Tomohiro Ishii;Peter Mombaerts;Frank Zufall

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Zufall
Frank Zufall Saarland University
Gordon M. Shepherd
Gordon M. Shepherd Yale School of Medicine
Charles A. Greer
Charles A. Greer Yale University
Steven D. Munger
Steven D. Munger University of Florida
Peter Mombaerts
Peter Mombaerts Rockefeller University
Adam C. Puche
Adam C. Puche University of Maryland, Baltimore
Jeffery D. Kocsis
Jeffery D. Kocsis Yale University
Nils Brose
Nils Brose Max Planck Society
Colin J. Barnstable
Colin J. Barnstable Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
John Wood
John Wood University College London

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