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69
Citations
14862
World Ranking
7506
National Ranking
27

Overview

Walter Hunziker is affiliated with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine, with a focus on subfields including Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology, Neurology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main scientific topics covered in Walter Hunziker's body of work include:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Corneal Surgery and Treatments
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Frequent publication venues for Walter Hunziker include:

  • Eye
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Current Biology
  • Advanced Materials
  • Nature Communications

Walter Hunziker has collaborated extensively with a number of co-authors, notably:

  • Xinyi Su
  • Zengping Liu
  • Veluchamy A. Barathi
  • Lingam Gopal
  • Queenie Shu Woon Tan

Recent published papers by Walter Hunziker include:

  • The Mammalian Crumbs Complex Defines a Distinct Polarity Domain Apical of Epithelial Tight Junctions, 2020, Current Biology
  • Use of biomaterials for sustained delivery of anti-VEGF to treat retinal diseases, 2020, Eye
  • Antiangiogenic Nanomicelles for the Topical Delivery of Aflibercept to Treat Retinal Neovascular Disease, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • A bio-functional polymer that prevents retinal scarring through modulation of NRF2 signalling pathway, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Surgical Transplantation of Human RPE Stem Cell-Derived RPE Monolayers into Non-Human Primates with Immunosuppression, 2021, Stem Cell Reports

Best Publications

  • The Hippo Pathway Regulates Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling

    Xaralabos Varelas;Bryan W. Miller;Richelle Sopko;Richelle Sopko;Siyuan Song

  • Cytoplasmic domain heterogeneity and functions of IgG Fc receptors in B lymphocytes.

    Sebastian Amigorena;Christian Bonnerot;James R. Drake;Daniel Choquet

  • A role for TAZ in migration, invasion, and tumorigenesis of breast cancer cells.

    Siew Wee Chan;Chun Jye Lim;Ke Guo;Chee Peng Ng

  • Basolateral sorting of LDL receptor in MDCK cells: the cytoplasmic domain contains two tyrosine-dependent targeting determinants.

    Karl Matter;Walter Hunziker;Ira Mellman

  • Basolateral sorting in MDCK cells requires a distinct cytoplasmic domain determinant

    Walter Hunziker;Cordula Harter;Karl Matter;Ira Mellman

  • The sucrase-isomaltase complex: Primary structure, membrane-orientation, and evolution of a stalked, intrinsic brush border protein

    Walter Hunziker;Walter Hunziker;Martin Spiess;Giorgio Semenza;Harvey F. Lodish

  • The Recycling Endosome of Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Cells Is a Mildly Acidic Compartment Rich in Raft Components

    Raluca Gagescu;Nicolas Demaurex;Robert G. Parton;Walter Hunziker

  • Intracellular trafficking of lysosomal membrane proteins

    Walter Hunziker;Hans J. Geuze

  • A di-leucine motif mediates endocytosis and basolateral sorting of macrophage IgG Fc receptors in MDCK cells

    W Hunziker;C Fumey

  • Glomerulocystic kidney disease in mice with a targeted inactivation of Wwtr1

    Zakir Hossain;Safiah Mohamed Ali;Hui Ling Ko;Jianliang Xu

  • Complete primary structure of human and rabbit lactase-phlorizin hydrolase: implications for biosynthesis, membrane anchoring and evolution of the enzyme.

    N Mantei;M Villa;T Enzler;H Wacker

  • Selective inhibition of transcytosis by brefeldin A in MDCK cells.

    Walter Hunziker;J. Andrew Whitney;Ira Mellman

  • AP-4 binds basolateral signals and participates in basolateral sorting in epithelial MDCK cells

    Thomas Simmen;Thomas Simmen;Stefan Höning;Ann Icking;Ritva Tikkanen

  • Complete amino acid sequence of human intestinal aminopeptidase N as deduced from cloned cDNA

    Jørgen Olsen;Gillian M. Cowell;Elaine Kønigshøfer;E.Michael Danielsen

  • Early embryonic lethality of mice lacking ZO-2, but Not ZO-3, reveals critical and nonredundant roles for individual zonula occludens proteins in mammalian development.

    Jianliang Xu;P. Jaya Kausalya;Dominic C. Y. Phua;Safiah Mohamed Ali

  • Disease-associated mutations affect intracellular traffic and paracellular Mg2+ transport function of Claudin-16

    P. Jaya Kausalya;Salah Amasheh;Dorothee Günzel;Henrik Wurps

  • Claudin-10 exists in six alternatively spliced isoforms that exhibit distinct localization and function

    Dorothee Günzel;Marchel Stuiver;P. Jaya Kausalya;Lea Haisch

  • The PDZ domains of zonula occludens-1 induce an epithelial to mesenchymal transition of Madin-Darby canine kidney I cells. Evidence for a role of beta-catenin/Tcf/Lef signaling.

    Manuela Reichert;Thomas Müller;Walter Hunziker

  • Connexin45 directly binds to ZO-1 and localizes to the tight junction region in epithelial MDCK cells.

    P.Jaya Kausalya;Manuela Reichert;Walter Hunziker

  • The tyrosine-based lysosomal targeting signal in lamp-1 mediates sorting into Golgi-derived clathrin-coated vesicles.

    S Höning;J Griffith;H J Geuze;W Hunziker

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe Birembaut
Philippe Birembaut University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Ira Mellman
Ira Mellman Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
Chwee Teck Lim
Chwee Teck Lim National University of Singapore
Wanjin Hong
Wanjin Hong Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Xian Jun Loh
Xian Jun Loh Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Jean-Michel Foidart
Jean-Michel Foidart University of Liège
Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Agnès Noël
Agnès Noël University of Liège
Eranga N. Vithana
Eranga N. Vithana National University of Singapore
Philipp Kaldis
Philipp Kaldis Lund University

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