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University of Würzburg

EducationWurzburg, Bayern, Germany
About: University of Würzburg is a education organization based out in Wurzburg, Bayern, Germany. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & CAS Registry Number. The organization has 31437 authors who have published 62203 publications receiving 2337033 citations. The organization is also known as: Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg & Würzburg University.


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TL;DR: Ongoing research on the cellular pathways highlighted in this Review is predicted to open the door to new therapeutic interventions to slow disease progression in ALS.
Abstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a genetically diverse disease. At least 15 ALS-associated gene loci have so far been identified, and the causative gene is known in approximately 30% of familial ALS cases. Less is known about the factors underlying the sporadic form of the disease. The molecular mechanisms of motor neuron degeneration are best understood in the subtype of disease caused by mutations in superoxide dismutase 1, with a current consensus that motor neuron injury is caused by a complex interplay between multiple pathogenic processes. A key recent finding is that mutated TAR DNA-binding protein 43 is a major constituent of the ubiquitinated protein inclusions in ALS, providing a possible link between the genetic mutation and the cellular pathology. New insights have also indicated the importance of dysregulated glial cell-motor neuron crosstalk, and have highlighted the vulnerability of the distal axonal compartment early in the disease course. In addition, recent studies have suggested that disordered RNA processing is likely to represent a major contributing factor to motor neuron disease. Ongoing research on the cellular pathways highlighted in this Review is predicted to open the door to new therapeutic interventions to slow disease progression in ALS.

544 citations

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15 Oct 2009-Blood
TL;DR: A paradigm shift in the treatment of selected B-cell malignancies is anticipated, moving from targeting primarily the malignant cells toward combining cytotoxic drugs with agents that interfere with the microenvironment's proactive role.

543 citations

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TL;DR: The identity of the human platelet 5‐HT uptake site and the brain 5‐ HT transporter indicates that both proteins are encoded by the same single‐copy gene, which has been assigned to the human chromosome 17.
Abstract: A cDNA encoding the human platelet serotonin (5-HT) uptake site was isolated and sequenced using the PCR. The cDNA represents a approximately 3.1-kb mRNA transcript and contains an open reading frame encoding a hydrophobic polypeptide of 630 amino acids with 12 membrane-spanning segments, a calculated molecular mass of 70,320 Da, and an estimated isoelectrical point of 5.84. The human platelet 5-HT uptake site is identical with the human brain 5-HT transporter and approximately 92% homologous to the rat protein. Hydropathicity analysis indicates 12 membrane-spanning segments with two putative glycosylation sites within the second extracellular loop. The human platelet 5-HT uptake site contains two intraplasmatic consensus phosphorylation sites for cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase recognition located in the cytoplasmatic N-terminal region and three potential protein kinase C phosphorylation sites. The identity of the human platelet 5-HT uptake site and the brain 5-HT transporter indicates that both proteins are encoded by the same single-copy gene, which has been assigned to the human chromosome 17. Our findings are likely to facilitate molecular pharmacologic and genetic investigations of the 5-HT transporter in psychiatric disorders.

542 citations

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TL;DR: A framework is proposed to explain how RES signaling promotes cell "REScue" by stimulating the expression of genes encoding detoxification functions, cell cycle regulators, and chaperones, as well as other, unknown signaling pathways.
Abstract: Nonenzymatic lipid oxidation is usually viewed as deleterious. But if this is the case, then why does it occur so frequently in cells? Here we review the mechanisms of membrane peroxidation and examine the genesis of reactive electrophile species (RES). Recent evidence suggests that during stress, both lipid peroxidation and RES generation can benefit cells. New results from genetic approaches support a model in which entire membranes can act as supramolecular sinks for singlet oxygen, the predominant reactive oxygen species (ROS) in plastids. RES reprogram gene expression through a class II TGA transcription factor module as well as other, unknown signaling pathways. We propose a framework to explain how RES signaling promotes cell “REScue” by stimulating the expression of genes encoding detoxification functions, cell cycle regulators, and chaperones. The majority of the known biological activities of oxygenated lipids (oxylipins) in plants are mediated either by jasmonate perception or through RES signa...

542 citations

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TL;DR: Simultaneous genotyping of four functional loci of human SLC6A4 , with a reappraisal of 5-HTTLPR and rs25531 shows good agreement with previous work on this topic.
Abstract: Simultaneous genotyping of four functional loci of human SLC6A4 , with a reappraisal of 5-HTTLPR and rs25531

541 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Peer Bork206697245427
Cyrus Cooper2041869206782
D. M. Strom1763167194314
George P. Chrousos1691612120752
David A. Bennett1671142109844
Marc W. Kirschner162457102145
Josef M. Penninger154700107295
William A. Catterall15453683561
Rui Zhang1512625107917
Niels Birbaumer14283577853
Kim Nasmyth14229459231
James J. Gross139529100206
Michael Schmitt1342007114667
Jean-Luc Brédas134102685803
Alexander Schmidt134118583879
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Performance
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
2023111
2022398
20212,960
20202,899
20192,714
20182,447