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Ulrich Blank is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their academic contributions span key topics such as mast cells and histamine, food allergy and anaphylaxis research, urticaria and related conditions, immune cell function and interaction, asthma and respiratory diseases, T-cell and B-cell immunology, and allergic rhinitis and sensitization.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • The high affinity IgE receptor: a signaling update, 2021, Current Opinion in Immunology
  • Allergy, Anaphylaxis, and Nonallergic Hypersensitivity: IgE, Mast Cells, and Beyond, 2022, Medical Principles and Practice
  • Mast Cells Localize in Hypoxic Zones of Tumors and Secrete CCL-2 under Hypoxia through Activation of L-Type Calcium Channels, 2020, The Journal of Immunology
  • Cytoskeletal Transport, Reorganization, and Fusion Regulation in Mast Cell-Stimulus Secretion Coupling, 2021, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • PD-L1- and IL-4-expressing basophils promote pathogenic accumulation of T follicular helper cells in lupus, 2024, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors in their research include Shamila Vibhushan, Marc Benhamou, Éric Daugas, Nicolas Charles, and Manuela Bratti.

Ulrich Blank has published multiple papers in prominent journals such as:

  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Current Opinion in Immunology
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

The subfields of study covered by Ulrich Blank include immunology, immunology and allergy, rheumatology, physiology, and molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • Complete structure and expression in transfected cells of high affinity IgE receptor

    U. Blank;C. Ra;L. Miller;K. White

  • Identification of FcαRI as an Inhibitory Receptor that Controls Inflammation: Dual Role of FcRγ ITAM

    Benoit Pasquier;Pierre Launay;Yutaka Kanamaru;Ivan C. Moura

  • The ins and outs of IgE-dependent mast-cell exocytosis.

    Ulrich Blank;Juan Rivera

  • Munc18-2 deficiency causes familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis type 5 and impairs cytotoxic granule exocytosis in patient NK cells.

    Marjorie Côte;Mickaël M. Ménager;Agathe Burgess;Nizar Mahlaoui

  • A macrophage Fc gamma receptor and the mast cell receptor for IgE share an identical subunit.

    Chisei Ra;Marie-Hélène E. Jouvin;Ulrich Blank;Jean-Pierre Kinet

  • Soluble NSF Attachment Protein Receptors (SNAREs) in RBL-2H3 Mast Cells: Functional Role of Syntaxin 4 in Exocytosis and Identification of a Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 8-Containing Secretory Compartment

    Fabienne Paumet;Joëlle Le Mao;Sophie Martin;Thierry Galli

  • Expression of high-affinity binding of human immunoglobulin E by transfected cells.

    Larry Miller;Ulrich Blank;Henry Metzger;Jean-Pierre Kinet

  • Non-IgE mediated mast cell activation

    Frank A. Redegeld;Yingxin Yu;Sangeeta Kumari;Nicolas Charles;Nicolas Charles;Nicolas Charles

  • Inhibitory ITAMs as novel regulators of immunity.

    Ulrich Blank;Pierre Launay;Pierre Launay;Marc Benhamou;Marc Benhamou;Renato C. Monteiro;Renato C. Monteiro

  • VAMP-8 segregates mast cell-preformed mediator exocytosis from cytokine trafficking pathways.

    Neeraj Tiwari;Neeraj Tiwari;Cheng-Chun Wang;Cristiana Brochetta;Cristiana Brochetta;Gou Ke

  • Characterization of truncated alpha chain products from human, rat, and mouse high affinity receptor for immunoglobulin E.

    U. Blank;Chisei Ra;J.-P. Kinet

  • Mast cells aggravate sepsis by inhibiting peritoneal macrophage phagocytosis

    Albert Dahdah;Gregory Gautier;Tarik Attout;Frédéric Fiore

  • Positive and Negative Signals in Mast Cell Activation

    Silvia Bulfone-Paus;Gunnar Nilsson;Petr Draber;Ulrich Blank

  • Isolation and characterization of cDNAs coding for the beta subunit of the high-affinity receptor for immunoglobulin E

    Jean-Pierre Kinet;Ulrich Blank;Chisei Ra;Kenneth White

  • Involvement of the ras-like GTPase rab3d in RBL-2H3 mast cell exocytosis following stimulation via high affinity IgE receptors (Fc epsilonRI).

    M Roa;F Paumet;J Le Mao;B David

  • Molecular targets on mast cells and basophils for novel therapies.

    Ilkka T. Harvima;Francesca Levi-Schaffer;Petr Draber;Sheli Friedman

  • Immunologic Stimulation of Mast Cells Leads to the Reversible Exposure of Phosphatidylserine in the Absence of Apoptosis

    Sophie Martin;Isabel Pombo;Pascal Poncet;B. David

  • Vesicular Trafficking and Signaling for Cytokine and Chemokine Secretion in Mast Cells

    Ulrich Blank;Ulrich Blank;Ulrich Blank;Iris Karina Madera-Salcedo;Iris Karina Madera-Salcedo;Iris Karina Madera-Salcedo;Luca Danelli;Luca Danelli;Luca Danelli;Julien Claver;Julien Claver;Julien Claver

  • Vesicle associated membrane protein (VAMP)‐7 and VAMP‐8, but not VAMP‐2 or VAMP‐3, are required for activation‐induced degranulation of mature human mast cells

    Leif E Sander;Simon P C Frank;Seza Bolat;Ulrich Blank

  • Alternative Endocytic Pathway for Immunoglobulin A Fc Receptors (CD89) Depends on the Lack of FcRγ Association and Protects against Degradation of Bound Ligand

    Pierre Launay;Claire Patry;Agnès Lehuen;Benoit Pasquier

  • The receptor with high affinity for IgE.

    H Metzger;J P Kinet;U Blank;L Miller

  • Iconographies supplémentaires de l'article : Molecular targets on mast cells and basophils for novel therapies

    Ilkka T Harvima;Francesca Levi-Schaffer;Petr Draber;Sheli Friedman

Frequent Co-Authors

Renato C. Monteiro
Renato C. Monteiro Université Paris Cité
Marc Daëron
Marc Daëron Institut Pasteur
Jean-Pierre Kinet
Jean-Pierre Kinet Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Wolf H. Fridman
Wolf H. Fridman Université Paris Cité
Juan Rivera
Juan Rivera National Institutes of Health
Juan A Rivera
Juan A Rivera Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Gunnar Pejler
Gunnar Pejler Uppsala University
Ivan C. Moura
Ivan C. Moura Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
Magnus Åbrink
Magnus Åbrink Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Toshiaki Kawakami
Toshiaki Kawakami University of California, San Diego

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