Publications

before 1998 | 1999 - 2001 | 2002 - 2004 | 2005 - 2007| 2008 - 2010 | 2011 - 2013 | 2014 - 2016 | 2017 - 2019 | since 2020

since 2020

• Direct observation of the molecular mechanism underlying protein polymerization. Hundt Nikolas, Cole Daniel, Hantke Max F., Miller Jack J., Struwe Weston B. & Kukura Philipp: Science Advances Vol. 8, Article nr. 7935 (2022)

• Mass-Sensitive Particle Tracking to Characterize Membrane-Associated Macromolecule Dynamics. Steiert Frederik, Heermann Tamara, Hundt Nikolas & Schwille Petra: J. of Visualized Experiments Vol. 180, Article nr. e63583 (2022)

• Label-free, mass-sensitive single-molecule imaging using interferometric microscopy. Hundt Nikolas: Essays in Biochemistry Vol. 65, 81-91 (2021)

• Mass-Sensitive Particle Tracking to elucidate the membrane-associated MinDE reaction cycle. Heermann Tamara, Steiert Frederik, Ramm Beatrice, Hundt Nikolas & Schwille Petra: Nature Methods Vol. 18, 1239–1246 (2021)

• Myosin II Filament Dynamics in Actin Networks Revealed with Interferometric Scattering Microscopy. Mosby Lewis S., Hundt Nikolas, Young Gavin, Fineberg Adam, Polin Marco, Mayor Satyajit, Kukuma Philipp & Koster Darius: Biophysical Journal Vol. 118, 1946–1957(2020)

• Single-Molecule Biophysical Techniques to Study Actomyosin Force Transduction. Takagi Yasuharu, Hundt Nikolas & Fineberg Adam: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Vol. 1239, 85–126(2020)

2017 - 2019

• Reconstitution reveals how myosin-VI self-organises to generate a dynamic mechanism of membrane sculpting. Benoit Rogez, Laeschkir Würthner, Anastasiia B. Petrova, Felix B. Zierhut, Dario Saczko-Brack, Maria-Ana Huergo, Christopher Batters, Erwin Frey & Claudia Veigel: Nature Communications Vol. 10, Article nr. 3305 (2019)

• A miRNA181a/NFAT5 axis links impaired T cell tolerance induction with autoimmune type 1 diabetes. Serr I, Scherm MG, Zahm AM, Schug J, Flynn VK, Hippich M, Kälin S, Becker M, Achenbach P, Nikolaev A, Gerlach K, Liebsch N, Loretz B, Lehr CM, Kirchner B, Spornraft M, Haase B, Segars J, Küper C, Palmisano R, Waisman A, Willis RA, Kim WU, Weigmann B, Kaestner KH, Ziegler AG, Daniel C: Sci Transl Med. 2018 Jan 3;10(422).
• Renal Sodium Gradient Orchestrates a Dynamic Antibacterial Defense Zone. Berry MR, Mathews RJ, Ferdinand JR, Jing C, Loudon KW, Wlodek E, Dennison TW, Küper C, Neuhofer W, Clatworthy MR: Cell. 2017 Aug 24;170(5)

2014 - 2016

• Self-organization of actin networks by a monomeric myosin. Saczko-Brack D, Warchol E, Rogez B, Kröss M, Heissler S M, Sellers J R, Batters C, Veigel C: Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. (2016) Nov 7
• Mechanics and Activation of Unconventional Myosins. Batters C, Veigel C: Traffic. Vol. 17(8) (2016) Aug
• LPS-induced NFκB enhanceosome requires TonEBP/NFAT5 without DNA binding. Lee HH, Sanada S, An SM, Ye BJ, Lee JH, Seo YK, Lee C, Lee-Kwon W, Küper C, Neuhofer W, Choi SY, Kwon HM: Sci Rep. 2016 Apr 27;6
• Calcium gets myosin VI ready for work. Masters TA, Kendrick-Jones J, Buss F: Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. Vol. 113(9) (2016) Mar 1. Commentary in PNAS on our PNAS-paper (2016) Jan 25
• Calcium can mobilize and activate myosin-VI. Batters C, Brack D, Ellrich H, Averbeck B, Veigel C: Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. (2016) Jan 25
• Dual effect of lithium on NFAT5 activity in kidney cells. Küper C, Beck FX, Neuhofer W: Front. Physiol. Vol. 6:264 (2015)
• Cutaneous Na+ storage strengthens the antimicrobial barrier function of the skin and boosts macrophage-driven host defense.
  Jantsch J, Schatz V, Friedrich D, Schröder A, Kopp C, Siegert I, Maronna A, Wendelborn D, Linz P, Binger KJ, Gebhardt M, Heinig M, Neubert P, Fischer F, Teufel S, David JP, Neufert C, Cavallaro A, Rakova N, Küper C, Beck FX, Neuhofer W, Muller DN, Schuler G, Uder M, Bogdan C, Luft FC, Titze J: Cell Metab. 2015 Mar 3;21(3).
• Generation of a conditional knockout allele for the NFAT5 gene in mice. Küper C, Beck FX, Neuhofer W: Front. Physiol. Vol. 5:507 (2015)
• Myosin-10 produces its power-stroke in two phases and moves processively along a single actin filament under low-load. Takagi Y, Farrow RE, Billington N, Nagy A, Batters C, Yang Y, Sellers JR and Molloy JE: Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2014 May 6;111(18):E1833-42
• NFAT5-mediated expression of S100A4 contributes to proliferation and migration of renal carcinoma cells. Küper C, Beck FX, Neuhofer W Front. Physiol. Vol. 5:293 (2014)
• Focal adhesion kinase regulates the activity of the osmosensitive transcription factor TonEBP/NFAT5 under hypertonic conditions. Neuhofer W, Küper C, Lichtnekert J, Holzapfel K, Rupanagudi KV, Fraek ML, Bartels H, Beck FX Front. Physiol. Vol. 5:123 (2014)
• To understand muscle you must take it apart. Batters C, Veigel C, Homsher E, Sellers JR Front. Physiol. (2014)
• Calmodulin regulates dimerisation, motility and lipid binding of Leishmania myosin XXI. Batters C, Ellrich H, Helbig C, Woodall KA, Hundschell C, Brack D, Veigel C Proc Natl Acad Sci USA Vol. 111 (2): E227-E236 (2014)
• Developmental upregulation of an alternative form of pcp2 with reduced GDI activity. Barski JJ, Denker BM, Guan J, Lauth M, Spreafico F, Fertala A, Meyer M. Cerebellum. 13(2): 207-14 (2014)

2011 - 2013

• Activation of axonal Kv7 channels in human peripheral nerve by flupirtine but no placebo - therapeutic potentail for peripheral neurophathies: results of a randomised controlled trial. Fleckenstein J, Sittl R, Averbeck B, Lang PM, Irnich D, Carr RW.  J Transl Med 11:34 (2013)
• Thermal grill-evoked sensations of heat correlate with cold pain threshold and are enhanced by menthol and cinnamaldehyde. Averbeck B, Rucker F, Laubender RP, Carr R. Europ J Pain 17: 724-734 (2013)
• Sepsis-induced urinary concentration defect is related to nitric oxide-dependent inactivation of TonEBP/NFAT5, which downregulates renal medullary solute transport proteins and aquaporin-2. Küper C, Fraek ML,  Müller HH, Beck FX, Neuhofer W. Critical Care Medicine. 40: 1887-1895 (2012).
• NFAT5 Contributes to Osmolality-InducedMCP-1 Expression in Mesothelial Cells. Küper C, Beck FX, Neuhofer W. Mediators of Inflammation. 513015 (2012).
• Toll-like receptor 4 activates NF-kappa B and MAP kinase pathways to regulate expression of proinflammatory COX-2 in renal medullary collecting duct cells. Küper C, Beck FX, Neuhofer W. American Journal fo Physiology-Renal Physiology. 302: F38-F46 (2012).
• Effect of envelope proteins on the mechanical properties of influenza virus. Schaap IAT, Eghiaian F, Des Georges A, Veigel C. J Biol Chem 287: 41078-88 (2012)
• Cloning, expression and characterisation of a novel molecular motor, Leishmania myosin-XXI. Batters C, Woodall KA, Toseland CP, Hundschell C, Veigel C. J Biol Chem 287:27556-66 (2012)
• Using optical tweezers to study the fine details of Myosin ATPase mechanochemical cycle. Batters C, Veigel C. Methods Mol Biol 778:97-109 (2011)
• Cyclooxygenase-2-dependent phosphorylation of the pro-apoptotic protein Bad inhibits tonicity-induced apoptosis in renal medullary cells. Küper C, Bartels H, Beck FX, Neuhofer W. Kidney International. 80: 936-945 (2011)
• Moving into the cell: single-molecule studies of molecular motors in complex environments. Veigel C, Schmidt CF. Nature Reviews Mol Cell Biol 12:163-176 (2011).
• Partial rescue of NT-3 null mutant phenotype by a PDGF-β regulated transgene. Barski J, Helbig C, Meyer M. Neuroscience Letters. 501: 179–184 (2011).

2008 - 2010

• Direct observation of the myosin-Va power stroke and its reversal. Sellers JR, Veigel C. Nature Struct. Mol. Biol. 17:590-595 (2010) .
• Fluorescence tools to measure helicase activity in real time. Toseland CP, Webb MR. Methods. 51: 259-68 (2010)
• Malaria Parasite Actin Polymerization and Filament Structure. Schmitz S; Schaap IAT, Kleinjung J, Harder S, Grainger M, Calder L, Rosenthal PB, Holder AA, Veigel C. J Biol Chem 285: 36577-36585 (2010).
• Visualizing helicases unwinding DNA at the single molecule level. Fili N, Mashanov GI, Toseland CP, Batters C, Wallace MI, Yeeles JTP, Dillingham MS, Webb MR, Molloy JE.  Nucleic Acids Research. 38: 4448-57 (2010).
• Visualisation of PCNA Monoubiquitination In Vivo by Single Pass Spectral Imaging FRET Microscopy. Batters C, Zhu HN, Sale JE. PLOS ONE. 5: e9008 (2010).

• Biochemistry. Friction in motor proteins. Veigel C, Schmidt CF. Science. 325: 826-7 (2009).
• Drunk or sober? Myosin V walks the (quantum) dotted line in cells. Goldman YE, Veigel C. Biophys J. 97:399-400 (2009).
• Drug effect unveils inter-head cooperativity and strain-dependent ADP release in fast skeletal actomyosin. Albet-Torres N, Bloemink MJ, Barman T, Candau R, Frölander K, Geeves MA, Golker K, Herrmann C, Lionne C, Piperio C, Schmitz S, Veigel C, Månsson A. J Biol Chem. 284:22926-37 (2009).
• Formin' an invasion machine: actin polymerization in invading apicomplexans. Holder AA, Veigel C. Trends Parasitol. 25:1-3 (2009).
• Timing matters: error-prone gap filling and translesion synthesis in immunoglobulin gene hypermutation. Sale JE, Batters C, Edmunds CE, Phillips LG, Simpson LJ, Szüts D. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 364:595-603 (2009).
• The ATPase Cycle of PcrA Helicase and Its Coupling to Translocation on DNA. Toseland CP, Martinez-Senac MM, Slatter AF, Webb MR. Journal of Molecular Biology. 392: 1020-32 (2009)
• Macrophages regulate salt-dependent volume and blood pressure by a vascular endothelial growth factor-C-dependent buffering mechanism. Machnik A, Neuhofer W, Jantsch J, Dahlmann A, Tammela T, Machura K, Park JK, Beck FX, Müller DN, Derer W, Goss J, Ziomber A, Dietsch P, Wagner H, van Rooijen N, Kurtz A, Hilgers KF, Alitalo K, Eckardt KU, Luft FC, Kerjaschki D, Titze J. Nature Med. 15: 545-52 (2009).
• EGF receptor signaling is involved in expression of osmoprotective TonEBP target gene aldose reductase under hypertonic conditions. Küper C, Steinert D, Fraek ML, Beck FX, Neuhofer W. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 296: F1100-8 (2009).
• PGE2 potentiates tonicity-induced COX-2 expression in renal medullary cells in a positive feedback loop involving EP2-cAMP-PKA signaling. Steinert D, Küper C, Bartels H, Beck FX, Neuhofer W. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 296: C75-87 (2009).
• Nitric oxide decreases expression of osmoprotective genes via direct inhibition of TonEBP transcriptional activity. Neuhofer W, Fraek ML, Beck FX. Pflugers Arch. 457: 831-43 (2009).
• Plomer M, Jessen K, Rangelov G, Meyer M. Der Wissenstransfer aus der Physik in die Physiologie - Untersuchung am Physikpraktikum für Mediziner der LMU. In: Nordmeier V et al., (ed.). Didaktik der Physik. Lehmanns, Berlin (2009).

• Voigtländer, T, Unterberger U, Guentchev M, Schwaller B, Celio MR, Meyer M, Budka H. The role of parvalbumin and calbindin in D28k in experimental scrapie. Neuropath Appl Neurobiol 34, 435-445 (2008).
• Sodium-, potassium-, chloride-, and bicarbonate-related effects on blood pressure and electrolyte homeostasis in deoxycorticosterone acetate-treated rats. Ziomber A, Machnik A, Dahlmann A, Dietsch P, Beck FX, Wagner H, Hilgers KF, Luft FC, Eckardt KU, Titze J. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 295: F1752-63 (2008).

2005 - 2007

• Osmoadaptation of Mammalian cells - an orchestrated network of protective genes. Christoph K, Beck FX, Neuhofer W. Curr Genomics. 8: 209-18 (2007).
• Ectodomain shedding of pro-TGF-alpha is required for COX-2 induction and cell survival in renal medullary cells exposed to osmotic stress. Küper C, Bartels H, Fraek ML, Beck FX, Neuhofer W. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 293: C1971-82 (2007).
• Prostaglandin E2 stimulates expression of osmoprotective genes in MDCK cells and promotes survival under hypertonic conditions. Neuhofer W, Steinert D, Fraek ML, Beck FX. J Physiol. 583: 287-97 (2007).
• Role of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) in renal ischaemia and reperfusion. Holzapfel K, Neuhofer W, Bartels H, Fraek ML, Beck FX. Pflugers Arch. 455: 273-82 (2007).
• Walking with myosin V. Sellers JR, Veigel C. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 18 : 68-73 (2006).
• Cell volume regulation in the renal papilla. Beck FX, Neuhofer W. Contrib Nephrol. 152:181-97 (2006).
• Survival in hostile environments: strategies of renal medullary cells. Neuhofer W, Beck FX. Physiology (Bethesda). 21: 171-80 (2006).
• Expression and regulation of alphaB-crystallin in the kidney in vivo and in vitro. Michl M, Ouyang N, Fraek ML, Beck FX, Neuhofer W. Pflugers Arch. 452: 387-95 (2006).
• Neurogenic mechanisms contribute to hypertension in mice with disruption of the K-Cl cotransporter KCC3. Rust MB, Faulhaber J, Budack MK, Pfeffer C, Maritzen T, Didié M, Beck FX, Boettger T, Schubert R, Ehmke H, Jentsch TJ, Hübner CA. Circ Res. 98: 549-56 (2006).

• Production of ammonium by Helicobacter pylori mediates occludin processing and disruption of tight junctions in Caco-2 cells. Lytton SD, Fischer W, Nagel W, Haas R, Beck FX. Microbiology. 151: 3267-76 (2005).
• Response of renal medullary cells to osmotic stress. Beck FX, Neuhofer W. Contrib Nephrol. 148: 21-34 (2005). Ammonium affects tight junctions and the cytoskeleton in MDCK cells. Vastag M, Neuhofer W, Nagel W, Beck FX. Pflugers Arch. 449: 384-91 (2005).
• Differential expression of heat shock protein 27 and 70 in renal papillary collecting duct and interstitial cells - implications for urea resistance. Neuhofer W, Fraek ML, Ouyang N, Beck FX. J Physiol. 564: 715-22 (2005).
• Cell survival in the hostile environment of the renal medulla. Neuhofer W, Beck FX. Annu Rev Physiol. 67: 531-55 (2005).
• Effect of ammonium on the expression of osmosensitive genes in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells. Neuhofer W, Vastag M, Fraek ML, Beck FX. J Physiol. 563: 497-505 (2005).
• Load-dependent kinetics of myosin-V can explain its high processivity. Veigel C, Schmitz S, Wang F, Sellers JR. Nature Cell Biol. 7:861-9 (2005).
• Malaria parasite actin filaments are very short. Schmitz S, Grainger M, Howell S, Calder LJ, Gaeb M, Pinder JC, Holder AA, Veigel C. J Mol Biol. 349: 113-25 (2005).

2002 - 2004

• Chronic COX-2 inhibition reduces medullary HSP70 expression and induces papillary apoptosis in dehydrated rats. Neuhofer W, Holzapfel K, Fraek ML, Ouyang N, Lutz J, Beck FX. Kidney Int. 65: 431-41 (2004).
• Myosin VI: cellular functions and motor properties. Roberts R, Lister I, Schmitz S, Walker M, Veigel C, Trinick J, Buss F, Kendrick-Jones J. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 359: 1931-44 (2004).
• Myosin VI: a multifunctional motor. Lister I, Roberts R, Schmitz S, Walker M, Trinick J, Veigel C, Buss F, Kendrick-Jones J. Biochem Soc Trans. 32: 685-8 (2004).
• A monomeric myosin VI with a large working stroke. Lister I, Schmitz S, Walker M, Trinick J, Buss F, Veigel C, Kendrick-Jones J. EMBO J. 23: 1729-38 (2004).
• A model of stereocilia adaptation based on single molecule mechanical studies of myosin I. Batters C, Wallace MI, Coluccio LM, Molloy JE. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 359: 1895-905 (2004).
• Myo1c is designed for the adaptation response in the inner ear. Batters C, Arthur CP, Lin A, Porter J, Geeves MA, Milligan RA, Molloy JE, Coluccio LM. EMBO J. 23: 1433-40 (2004).
• Harrington AW, Leiner B, Blechschmitt C, Arevalo JC, Lee R, Mörl K, Meyer M, Hempstead BL, Yoon SO, Giehl KM.  Secreted Pro-NGF is a pathophysiological death-inducing ligand after adult CNS injury. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 101, 6224-6230 (2004).

• Feil R, Hartmann J, Luo C, Wolfsgruber W, Schilling K, Feil S, Barski JJ, Meyer M, Konnerth A, De Zeeuw CI, Hofmann F. Impairment of LTD and cerebellar learning by Purkinje cell-specific ablation of cGMP-dependent protein kinase I. J Cell Biol. 163: 295-302 (2003).
• Dethleffsen K, Heinrich G, Lauth M, Knapik E, Meyer M.  Insert-Containing Neurotrophins in Teleost Fish and Their Relationship to Nerve Growth Factor. Mol Cell Neurosci. 24, 380-394 (2003).
• Editorial: Molecular motors. Molloy JE, Veigel C. IEE Proc Nanobiotechnol. 150: 93 (2003).
• Load-dependent kinetics of force production by smooth muscle myosin measured with optical tweezers. Veigel C, Molloy JE, Schmitz S, Kendrick-Jones J. Nature Cell Biol. 5: 980-6 (2003).
•  Molecular evolutionary convergence of the flight muscle protein arthrin in Diptera and hemiptera. Schmitz S, Schankin CJ, Prinz H, Curwen RS, Ashton PD, Caves LS, Fink RH, Sparrow JC, Mayhew PJ, Veigel C. Mol Biol Evol. 20: 2019-33 (2003).
• Biophysics. Myosin motors walk the walk. Molloy JE, Veigel C. Science. 300: 2045-6 (2003).
• Neck length and processivity of myosin V. Sakamoto T, Wang F, Schmitz S, Xu Y, Xu Q, Molloy JE, Veigel C, Sellers JR. J Biol Chem. 278: 29201-7 (2003).
• Nanometre resolution tracking of myosin-1b motility. Wallace MI, Batters C, Coluccio LM, Molloy JE. IEE Proc Nanobiotechnol. 150: 134-40 (2003).
• Egger V., Svoboda K. & Mainen Z.F. Mechanisms of lateral inhibition in the olfactory bulb: Efficiency and modulation of spike-evoked calcium influx into granule cells. J. Neurosci. 23, 7551-7559 (2003).
• Recovery of cell volume and electrolytes of A6 cells after re-establishing isotonicity following hypotonic stress. Grosse T, Heid I, Oztürk I, Borgmann S, Beck FX, Dörge A. Pflugers Arch. 447: 29-34 (2003).
• Intracellular Na concentration and Rb uptake in proximal convoluted tubule cells and abundance of Na/K-ATPase alpha1-subunit in NHE3-/- mice. Beck FX, Neuhofer W, Dörge A, Giebisch G, Wang T. Pflugers Arch. 446: 100-5 (2003).
• Barski JJ, Hartmann J, Rose CR, Hoebeek F, Moerl K, Noll-Hussong M, De Zeeuw CI, Konnerth A, Meyer M. Calbindin in cerebellar Purkinje cells is a critical determinant of the precision of motor coordination. J Neuroscience 23, 3469-3477 (2002).
• Lauth M, Spreafico F, Dethleffsen K, Meyer M. Stable and efficient cassette exchange under nonselectable conditions by combined use of two site-specific recombinases. Nucleic Acid Res. 31, e115 (2002).
• Dethleffsen K, Mörl K, Meyer M. Control of local NGF mRNA synthesis by preformed factors rapidly released from peripheral nerves. Mol Cell Neurosci 20, 503-514 (2002).
• Schwaller B, Meyer M, Schiffmann SN.  “New” functions for “old” proteins: The role of the calcium-binding proteins calbindin D-28k, calretinin and parvalbumin, in cerebellar physiology. Studies with knockout mice. Cerebellum 1, 241-258 (2002).
• Barski JJ, Mörl K, Meyer M. Conditional inactivation of the calbindin D-28k gene by Cre/loxP-mediated recombination. Genesis 32, 165-168 (2002). 
• Barski JJ, Lauth M, Meyer M. Genetic targeting of cerebellar Purkinje cells: History, current status and novel strategies. Cerebellum 1, 111-118 (2002).

1999 - 2001

• von Schack D, Casademunt E, Schweigreiter R, Meyer M, Bibel M, Dechant G. Complete ablation of the neurotrophin receptor p75NTR causes defects in both the vascular and nervous system. Nature Neuroscience 4, 977-978 (2001).
• Giehl KM, Röhrig S, Bonatz H, Gutjahr M, Leiner B, Bartke I, Yan Q, Reichardt LF, Backus C, Welcher AA, Dethleffsen K, Mestres P, Meyer M. Endogenous BDNF and NT-3 antagonistically regulate survival of axotomized corticospinal neurons in vivo. J Neuroscience 21, 3492-3502 (2001).
• Tucker KL, Meyer M, Barde YA. Neurotrophins are required for nerve growth during development. Nature Neuroscience 4, 29-37 (2001).
• Regulation of TonEBP transcriptional activator in MDCK cells following changes in ambient tonicity. Neuhofer W, Woo SK, Na KY, Grunbein R, Park WK, Nahm O, Beck FX, Kwon HM. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 283: C1604-11 (2002).
• Relationship between intracellular ionic strength and expression of tonicity-responsive genes in rat papillary collecting duct cells. Neuhofer W, Bartels H, Fraek ML, Beck FX. J Physiol. 543: 147-53 (2002).
• Deafness and renal tubular acidosis in mice lacking the K-Cl co-transporter Kcc4. Boettger T, Hübner CA, Maier H, Rust MB, Beck FX, Jentsch TJ. Nature. 416: 874-8 (2002).
• Molecular motors: force and movement generated by single myosin II molecules. Rüegg C, Veigel C, Molloy JE, Schmitz S, Sparrow JC, Fink RH. News Physiol Sci. 17: 213-8 (2002).

• The gated gait of the processive molecular motor, myosin V. Veigel C, Wang F, Bartoo ML, Sellers JR, Molloy JE. Nature Cell Biol. 4: 59-65 (2002).Analysis of single-molecule mechanical recordings: application to acto-myosin interactions. Knight AE, Veigel C, Chambers C, Molloy JE. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 77: 45-72 (2001).
• Regulated overexpression of heat shock protein 72 protects Madin-Darby canine kidney cells from the detrimental effects of high urea concentrations. Neuhofer W, Lugmayr K, Fraek ML, Beck FX. J Am Soc Nephrol. 12: 2565-71 (2001).
• Spreafico F, Barski JJ, Farina C, Meyer M. Mouse DREAM/calsenilin/KChip3: gene structure, coding potential and expression. Mol. Cell. Neurosci., 17, 1-16 (2001).
• Cheron G, Schurmans S, Lohof A, d´Alcantara P, Meyer M, Draye JP, Parmentier M, Schiffmann SN. Electrophysiological behavior of Purkinje cells and motor coordination in calretinin knock-out mice. Progress in Brain Research 124, 299-308 (2000).
• Barski JJ, Dethleffsen K, Meyer M. Cre Recombinase Expression in Cerebellar Purkinje Cells. Genesis 28, 93-98 (2000).
• Lauth M, Moerl K, Barski JJ, Meyer M. Characterization of Cre-mediated cassette exchange after plasmid microinjection in fertilized mouse oocytes. Genesis 27, 153-158 (2000).
• Bonatz H, Röhrig S, Mestres P, Meyer M, Giehl K. An axotomy model for the induction of cell death of rat and mice corticospinal neurons in vivo. J. Neurosci. Meth. 100, 105-115 (2000).
• Airaksinen L, Virkkala J, Aarnisalo A, Meyer M, Ylikoski J, Airaksinen MS. Lack of Calbindin-D28k does not affect hearing level or survival of Hair Cells in acoustic trauma. ORL 62, 9-12 (2000).
• Vecellio M, Schwaller B, Meyer M, Hunziker . and Celio M. Alteration in Purkinje-cell spines of calbindin D-28k and parvalbumin knock-out animals. Eur J Neurosci. 12, 945-954 (2000).
• Almeida, OFX, Conde GL, Crochemore C, Demeneix BA, Fischer D, Hassan AHS, Meyer M, Holsboer F and Michaelidis, TM. Subtle shifts in the ratio between pro- and anti-apoptotic molecules following activation of corticosteroid receptors decide neuronal fate. FASEB J., 14, 779-790 (2000).
• Heat shock proteins and the cellular response to osmotic stress. Beck FX, Grünbein R, Lugmayr K, Neuhofer W. Cell Physiol Biochem. 10: 303-6 (2000).
• Molecular chaperones in the kidney: distribution, putative roles, and regulation. Beck FX, Neuhofer W, Müller E. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 279: F203-15 (2000).
• Inner-medullary organic osmolytes and inorganic electrolytes in K depletion. Beck FX, Müller E, Fraek ML, Dörge A, Thurau K. Pflugers Arch. 439: 471-6 (2000).
• An unexpectedly large working stroke from chymotryptic fragments of myosin II. Molloy JE, Kendrick-Jones J, Veigel C, Tregear RT. FEBS Lett. 480: 293-7 (2000).
• Motion determination in actin filament fluorescence images with a spatio-temporal orientation analysis method. Uttenweiler D, Veigel C, Steubing R, Götz C, Mann S, Haussecker H, Jähne B, Fink RH. Biophys J. 78: 2709-15 (2000).
• Drosophila ACT88F indirect flight muscle-specific actin is not N-terminally acetylated: a mutation in N-terminal processing affects actin function. Schmitz S, Clayton J, Nongthomba U, Prinz H, Veigel C, Geeves M, Sparrow J. J Mol Biol. 295: 1201-10 (2000).
• Transepithelial chloride conductance in amphibian skin: regulatory mechanisms and localization. Nagel W, Davis JM, Katz U. Pflügers Arch-Eur J Physiol 440:797-808 (2000).
• Blood pressure and indices of glomerular filtration in hypertensive and normotensive Prague rats. Hellmann H, Davis JM, Thurau K. Kidney Blood Press Res 23:385-392 (2000).

• Actin residue glu(93) is identified as an amino acid affecting myosin binding. Razzaq A, Schmitz S, Veigel C, Molloy JE, Geeves MA, Sparrow JC. J Biol Chem. 274: 28321-8 (1999).
• The motor protein myosin-I produces its working stroke in two steps. Veigel C, Coluccio LM, Jontes JD, Sparrow JC, Milligan RA, Molloy JE. Nature. 398: 530-3 (1999).
• Influence of NaCl, urea, potassium and pH on HSP72 expression in MDCK cells. Neuhofer W, Müller E, Grünbein R, Thurau K, Beck FX. Pflugers Arch. 439: 195-200 (1999).
• Possible involvement of heat shock protein 25 in the angiotensin II-induced glomerular mesangial cell contraction via p38 MAP kinase. Müller E, Burger-Kentischer A, Neuhofer W, Fraek ML, März J, Thurau K, Beck FX. J Cell Physiol. 181: 462-9 (1999).
• Hypertonicity-induced accumulation of organic osmolytes in papillary interstitial cells. Burger-Kentischer A, Müller E, März J, Fraek ML, Thurau K, Beck FX. Kidney Int. 55: 1417-25 (1999).
• Inhibition of NaCl-induced heat shock protein 72 expression renders MDCK cells susceptible to high urea concentrations. Neuhofer W, Müller E, Burger-Kentischer A, Fraek ML, Thurau K, Beck FX. Pflugers Arch. 437: 611-6 (1999).
• Sooy K, Schermerhorn T, Noda M, Surana M, Rhoten WB, Meyer M, Fleischer N, Sharp GWG., Christakos S. Calbindin-D28k controls Ca and insulin release: evidence obtained from calbindin-D28k knock-out mice and β cell lines. J. Biol. Chem., 274, 34343-9 (1999).
• Schiffmann SN, Cheron G, Lohof A, d'Alcantara P, Meyer M, Parmentier M, Schurmans S. Impaired motor coordination and Purkinje cell excitability in mice lacking calretinin. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 96, 5257-5262 (1999).
• Cellerino A., Michaelidis T., Barski J.-J., Bähr M., Thoenen H., Meyer M. Retinal ganglion cell loss after the period of naturally occurring cell death in bcl-2 -/- mice. NeuroReport 10, 1-5 (1999).
• Gillardon F., Moll I., Meyer M., Michaelidis T.M.  Alterations in cell death and cell cycle progression in the UV-irradiated epidermis of bcl-2 deficient mice. Cell Death & Differentiation 6, 55-60 (1999).
• Smyth N, Vatansever H.S., Murray P., Meyer M., Frie C., Paulsson M., Edgar D. Absence of basement membranes after targeting the Lamc1 gene results in embryonic lethality due to failure of endoderm differentiation. J. Cell Biol. 144, 151-160 (1999).

before 1999

• The stiffness of rabbit skeletal actomyosin cross-bridges determined with an optical tweezers transducer. Veigel C, Bartoo ML, White DC, Sparrow JC, Molloy JE. Biophys J. 75: 1424-38 (1998).
• Cellular response to osmotic stress in the renal medulla. Beck FX, Burger-Kentischer A, Müller E. Pflugers Arch. 436: 814-27 (1998).
• Cellular osmoregulation in kidney medulla. Beck FX, Guder WG, Schmolke M. Contrib Nephrol. 123:169-84 (1998).
• Effect of ischemia on localization of heat shock protein 25 in kidney. Schober A, Burger-Kentischer A, Müller E, Beck FX. Kidney Int Suppl. 67: S174-6 (1998).
• Hypertonicity affects heat shock protein 27 and F-actin localization in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells. Neuhofer W, Müller E, Burger-Kentischer A, Beck FX. Kidney Int Suppl. 67: S165-7 (1998).
• Influence of osmotic stress on heat shock proteins 25 and 72 in mouse mesangial cells. Müller E, Burger-Kentischer A, Neuhofer W, Schober A, Beck FX. Kidney Int Suppl. 67: S162-4 (1998).
• Cationic amino acid transporter mRNA expression in rat kidney and liver. Burger-Kentischer A, Müller E, Klein HG, Schober A, Neuhofer W, Beck FX. Kidney Int Suppl. 67: S136-8 (1998).
• Expression of Na+/Cl-/betaine and Na+/myo-inositol transporters, aldose reductase and sorbitol dehydrogenase in macula densa cells of the kidney. Burger-Kentischer A, Müller E, Neuhofer W, März J, Thurau K, Beck FX. Pflugers Arch. 436: 807-9 (1998).
• Quantitative morphology of renal cortical structures during compensatory hypertrophy. Pfaller W, Seppi T, Ohno A, Giebisch G, Beck FX. Exp Nephrol. 6: 308-19 (1998).
• Cellular site of active K absorption in the guinea-pig distal colonic epithelium. Dörge A, Beck FX, Rechkemmer G. Pflugers Arch. 436: 280-8 (1998).
• Bender R, Heimrich B, Meyer M, Frotscher M. Hippocampal mossy fiber sprouting is not impaired in brain-derived neurotrophic factor-deficient mice. Exp. Brain Res. 120, 399-402 (1998).
• Klapstein GJ, Gray PA, Lieberman DN, Vietla S, Airaksinen MS, Thoenen H, Meyer M, Mody I. Calbindin-D28k (CB) fails to protect hippocampal neurons against ischemia in spite of its cytoplasmic calcium buffering properties: evidence from CB knockout mice. Neuroscience 85, 361-373 (1998).
• Wässle H, Peichl L, Airaksinen MS, Meyer M. Calcium binding proteins in the retina of a calbindin-null mutant. Cell Tissue Res. 292, 211-218 (1998).
• Glomerulus number and blood pressure in the Prague hypertensive rat. Hellmann H, Davis JM, Thurau K. Kidney Int 54 (Suppl 67) S211-S212 (1998).