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Wolfgang A. Linke

Wolfgang A. Linke

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
86
Citations
25099
World Ranking
2989
National Ranking
223

Overview

Wolfgang A. Linke is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany. Their research spans fields including medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine as well as molecular biology. Their work also intersects with atomic and molecular physics, cell biology, and surgery.

Their primary research topics involve cardiomyopathy and myosin studies, muscle physiology and disorders, force microscopy techniques and applications, cardiovascular function and risk factors, the cardiovascular effects of exercise, cellular mechanics and interactions, and cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias.

Linke has contributed notably to a variety of scientific publications. Some recent papers include:

  • "Nicotinamide for the treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction" (2021), published in Science Translational Medicine
  • "Towards standardization of echocardiography for the evaluation of left ventricular function in adult rodents: a position paper of the ESC Working Group on Myocardial Function" (2020), published in Cardiovascular Research
  • "Titin (TTN): from molecule to modifications, mechanics, and medical significance" (2021), published in Cardiovascular Research
  • "Truncated titin proteins and titin haploinsufficiency are targets for functional recovery in human cardiomyopathy due to TTN mutations" (2021), published in Science Translational Medicine
  • "Cardiac dysfunction in cancer patients: beyond direct cardiomyocyte damage of anticancer drugs: novel cardio-oncology insights from the joint 2019 meeting of the ESC Working Groups of Myocardial Function and Cellular Biology of the Heart" (2020), published in Cardiovascular Research

Their frequent co-authors include Andreas Unger, Anthony L. Hessel, Johanna K. Freundt, Franziska Koser, and Weikang Ma.

Linke regularly publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Biophysical Journal, Cardiovascular Research, and Nature Communications.

Best Publications

  • Cardioprotection and lifespan extension by the natural polyamine spermidine

    Tobias Eisenberg;Mahmoud Abdellatif;Sabrina Schroeder;Uwe Primessnig;Uwe Primessnig

  • Myocardial structure and function differ in systolic and diastolic heart failure.

    Loek van Heerebeek;Attila Borbély;Hans W M Niessen;Jean G F Bronzwaer

  • The Giant Protein Titin: A Major Player in Myocardial Mechanics, Signaling, and Disease

    Henk L. Granzier;Siegfried Labeit

  • Reverse engineering of the giant muscle protein titin

    Hongbin Li;Wolfgang A. Linke;Andres F. Oberhauser;Mariano Carrion-Vazquez

  • Titin mutations in iPS cells define sarcomere insufficiency as a cause of dilated cardiomyopathy

    John Travis Hinson;Anant Chopra;N. Nafissi;William Polacheck;William Polacheck

  • Defined Engineered Human Myocardium With Advanced Maturation for Applications in Heart Failure Modeling and Repair.

    Malte Tiburcy;James E. Hudson;Paul Balfanz;Susanne Schlick

  • Myocardial Microvascular Inflammatory Endothelial Activation in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

    Constantijn Franssen;Sophia Chen;Andreas Unger;H. Ibrahim Korkmaz

  • The Translational Landscape of the Human Heart

    Sebastiaan van Heesch;Franziska Witte;Valentin Schneider-Lunitz;Jana F. Schulz

  • Titin Isoform Switch in Ischemic Human Heart Disease

    Ciprian Neagoe;Michael Kulke;Federica del Monte;Judith K. Gwathmey

  • Protein Kinase G Modulates Human Myocardial Passive Stiffness by Phosphorylation of the Titin Springs

    Martina Krüger;Sebastian Kötter;Anika Grützner;Patrick Lang

  • Passive Stiffness Changes Caused by Upregulation of Compliant Titin Isoforms in Human Dilated Cardiomyopathy Hearts

    I. Makarenko;C.A. Opitz;M.C. Leake;C. Neagoe

  • Sense and stretchability: The role of titin and titin-associated proteins in myocardial stress-sensing and mechanical dysfunction†

    Wolfgang A. Linke

  • Gigantic business: titin properties and function through thick and thin.

    Wolfgang A. Linke;Nazha Hamdani

  • Isoform Diversity of Giant Proteins in Relation to Passive and Active Contractile Properties of Rabbit Skeletal Muscles

    Lucas G. Prado;Irina Makarenko;Christian Andresen;Martina Krüger

  • TOWARDS A MOLECULAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE ELASTICITY OF TITIN

    W A Linke;M Ivemeyer;N Olivieri;B Kolmerer

  • Differential Cardiac Remodeling in Preload Versus Afterload

    Karl Toischer;Adam G. Rokita;Bernhard Unsöld;Wuqiang Zhu

  • The Giant Protein Titin: Emerging Roles in Physiology and Pathophysiology

    Siegfried Labeit;Bernhard Kolmerer;Wolfgang A. Linke

  • Myocardial Titin Hypophosphorylation Importantly Contributes to Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in a Rat Metabolic Risk Model

    Nazha Hamdani;Constantijn Franssen;André Lourenço;Inês Falcão-Pires

  • Titin-truncating variants affect heart function in disease cohorts and the general population

    Sebastian Schafer;Antonio de Marvao;Eleonora Adami;Lorna R Fiedler

  • Protein Kinase G Modulates Human Myocardial Passive Stiffness By Phosphorylation Of The Titin Springs

    Martina Krueger;Sebastian Koetter;Anika Gruetzner;Patrick Lang

Frequent Co-Authors

Julio M. Fernandez
Julio M. Fernandez Columbia University
Christine E. Seidman
Christine E. Seidman Harvard University
Carsten Tschöpe
Carsten Tschöpe Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Henk Granzier
Henk Granzier University of Arizona
Walter Paulus
Walter Paulus University of Göttingen
Burkert Pieske
Burkert Pieske Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Gerd Hasenfuss
Gerd Hasenfuss University of Göttingen
Jonathan G. Seidman
Jonathan G. Seidman Harvard University
Stephane Heymans
Stephane Heymans Maastricht University

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