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Ulrich Schweizer

Ulrich Schweizer

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
13065
World Ranking
11371
National Ranking
814

Overview

Ulrich Schweizer is affiliated with the University of Bonn in Germany and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work encompasses a range of subfields including Nutrition and Dietetics, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Physiology.

The scientist's main research topics involve Selenium in Biological Systems, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Trace Elements in Health, Thyroid Disorders and Treatments, RNA modifications and cancer, Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism, and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders.

Frequent publication venues for Ulrich Schweizer include the International Journal of Molecular Sciences with 5 publications, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism with 3 publications, Molecular Cell with 2 publications, Redox Biology with 2 publications, and Thyroid with 2 publications.

Some of the recent research papers authored or coauthored include:

  • LRP8-mediated selenocysteine uptake is a targetable vulnerability in MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma, 2023, EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • Selenoproteins in brain development and function, 2022, Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • PRDX6 contributes to selenocysteine metabolism and ferroptosis resistance, 2024, Molecular Cell
  • The Neurobiology of Selenium: Looking Back and to the Future, 2021, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • SLC20A1 Is Involved in Urinary Tract and Urorectal Development, 2020, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Ulrich Schweizer collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Doreen Braun (14 coauthored publications), Marietta Fabiano (9), Simon Bohleber (7), Eva K. Wirth (6), and Hamed Alborzinia (5).

Best Publications

  • Glutathione Peroxidase 4 Senses and Translates Oxidative Stress into 12/15-Lipoxygenase Dependent- and AIF-Mediated Cell Death

    Alexander Seiler;Manuela Schneider;Heidi Förster;Stephan Roth

  • Selenium Utilization by GPX4 Is Required to Prevent Hydroperoxide-Induced Ferroptosis

    Irina Ingold;Carsten Berndt;Sabine Schmitt;Sebastian Doll

  • Gene disruption discloses role of selenoprotein P in selenium delivery to target tissues

    Lutz Schomburg;Ulrich Schweizer;Bettina Holtmann;Leopold Flohé

  • Selenium and brain function: a poorly recognized liaison.

    Ulrich Schweizer;Anja U Bräuer;Josef Köhrle;Robert Nitsch

  • Hierarchical regulation of selenoprotein expression and sex-specific effects of selenium.

    Lutz Schomburg;Ulrich Schweizer

  • Glutathione peroxidase 4 and vitamin E cooperatively prevent hepatocellular degeneration

    Bradley A. Carlson;Ryuta Tobe;Elena Yefremova;Petra A. Tsuji

  • Selenium and selenoproteins in mammals: extraordinary, essential, enigmatic.

    L. Schomburg;U. Schweizer;J. Köhrle

  • Neuronal selenoprotein expression is required for interneuron development and prevents seizures and neurodegeneration

    Eva K. Wirth;Marcus Conrad;Jochen Winterer;Christian Wozny

  • Selenoprotein Gene Nomenclature

    Vadim N. Gladyshev;Vadim N. Gladyshev;Elias S. Arnér;Marla J. Berry;Regina Brigelius-Flohé

  • Conditional gene ablation of Stat3 reveals differential signaling requirements for survival of motoneurons during development and after nerve injury in the adult

    Ulrich Schweizer;Jennifer Gunnersen;Christoph Karch;Stefan Wiese

  • Chemistry and Biology in the Biosynthesis and Action of Thyroid Hormones

    Santanu Mondal;Karuppusamy Raja;Ulrich Schweizer;Govindasamy Mugesh

  • Hepatically derived selenoprotein P is a key factor for kidney but not for brain selenium supply.

    Ulrich Schweizer;Florian STRECKFUß;Paco Pelt;Bradley A. Carlson

  • Neuronal 3′,3,5-Triiodothyronine (T3) Uptake and Behavioral Phenotype of Mice Deficient in Mct8, the Neuronal T3 Transporter Mutated in Allan–Herndon–Dudley Syndrome

    Eva K Wirth;Stephan Roth;Cristiane Blechschmidt;Sabine M Hölter

  • Hepatic selenoprotein P (SePP) expression restores selenium transport and prevents infertility and motor-incoordination in Sepp-knockout mice

    Kostja Renko;Margarethe Werner;Ingrid Renner-Müller;Trevor G Cooper

  • Down-regulation of the hepatic selenoprotein biosynthesis machinery impairs selenium metabolism during the acute phase response in mice

    Kostja Renko;Peter J. Hofmann;Mette Stoedter;Birgit Hollenbach

  • Comparative analysis of selenocysteine machinery and selenoproteome gene expression in mouse brain identifies neurons as key functional sites of selenium in mammals

    Yan Zhang;You Zhou;Ulrich Schweizer;Nicolai E. Savaskan

  • Developmental motoneuron cell death and neurotrophic factors.

    Michael Sendtner;Geng Pei;Marcus Beck;Ulrich Schweizer

  • Developmental and cell type‐specific expression of thyroid hormone transporters in the mouse brain and in primary brain cells

    Doreen Braun;Anita Kinne;Anja U. Bräuer;Remy Sapin

  • Bag1 is essential for differentiation and survival of hematopoietic and neuronal cells

    Rudolf Götz;Stefan Wiese;Shinichi Takayama;Guadalupe C. Camarero

  • Essential Molecular Determinants for Thyroid Hormone Transport and First Structural Implications for Monocarboxylate Transporter 8

    Anita Kinne;Gunnar Kleinau;Gunnar Kleinau;Carolin S. Hoefig;Annette Grüters

Frequent Co-Authors

Josef Köhrle
Josef Köhrle Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Dolph L. Hatfield
Dolph L. Hatfield National Institutes of Health
Bradley A. Carlson
Bradley A. Carlson National Institutes of Health
Vadim N. Gladyshev
Vadim N. Gladyshev Brigham and Women's Hospital
Marcus Conrad
Marcus Conrad Helmholtz Zentrum München
Clemens Steegborn
Clemens Steegborn University of Bayreuth
Lino Tessarollo
Lino Tessarollo National Institutes of Health
Gerd Krause
Gerd Krause Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
Govindasamy Mugesh
Govindasamy Mugesh Indian Institute of Science
Michael Sendtner
Michael Sendtner University of Würzburg

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