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Klaus Willecke

Active 1971–2014

143
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28,672
Citations
106
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Citations

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 2,482 citing papers, 32.9% of this breakdownGermany: 777 citing papers, 10.3% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 492 citing papers, 6.5% of this breakdownChina: 395 citing papers, 5.2% of this breakdownFrance: 385 citing papers, 5.1% of this breakdownCanada: 378 citing papers, 5% of this breakdownJapan: 280 citing papers, 3.7% of this breakdownNetherlands: 243 citing papers, 3.2% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 202 citing papers, 2.7% of this breakdownItaly: 187 citing papers, 2.5% of this breakdownSpain: 158 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdownBelgium: 130 citing papers, 1.7% of this breakdown
0%32.9%Other 19.1%

Institutions

Fields

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.3%
  • Neuroscience25.1%
  • Medicine18.2%
  • Immunology and Microbiology0.8%
  • Engineering0.7%
  • Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.4%
  • Other1.5%

Topics

  • Connexins and lens biology13%
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research5.7%
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study4.5%
  • Ion channel regulation and function3.2%
  • Heat shock proteins research3.1%
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms2.9%
  • Other67.6%

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  1. Astroglial Metabolic Networks Sustain Hippocampal Synaptic Transmission

    Authors: Nathalie Rouach, Annette Koulakoff, Verónica Abudara, Klaus Willecke, Christian Giaume - Science 2008 cited by 858

  2. hGFAP‐cre transgenic mice for manipulation of glial and neuronal function in vivo

    Authors: Lang Zhuo, Martin Theis, Ikuri Álvarez-Maya, Michael Brenner, Klaus Willecke, Albee Messing - genesis 2001 cited by 669

  3. Adult Ceramide Synthase 2 (CERS2)-deficient Mice Exhibit Myelin Sheath Defects, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Hepatocarcinomas

    Authors: Silke Imgrund, Dieter Hartmann, Hany Farwanah, Matthias Eckhardt, Roger Sandhoff, Joachim Degen, Volkmar Gieselmann, Konrad Sandhoff, Klaus Willecke - Journal of Biological Chemistry 2009 cited by 305

  4. Expression and functions of neuronal gap junctions

    Authors: Goran Söhl, Stephan Maxeiner, Klaus Willecke - Nature reviews. Neuroscience 2005 cited by 571

  5. The Impact of Astrocytic Gap Junctional Coupling on Potassium Buffering in the Hippocampus

    Authors: Anke Wallraff, Rüdiger Köhling, Uwe Heinemann, Martin Theis, Klaus Willecke, Christian Steinhäuser - Journal of Neuroscience 2006 cited by 574

  6. Loss of ceramide synthase 3 causes lethal skin barrier disruption

    Authors: Richard Jennemann, Mariona Rabionet, Karin Gorgas, Sharon Epstein, Alexander H. Dalpke, Ulrike Rothermel, Aline Bayerle, Franciscus van der Hoeven, Silke Imgrund, Joachim Kirsch, Walter Nickel, Klaus Willecke, Howard Riezman, Hermann-Josef Gröne, Roger Sandhoff - Human Molecular Genetics 2011 cited by 276

  7. Super-resolution imaging reveals that loss of the C-terminus of connexin43 limits microtubule plus-end capture and NaV1.5 localization at the intercalated disc

    Authors: Esperanza Agulló-Pascual, Xianming Lin, Alejandra Leo‐Macías, Mingliang Zhang, Feng‐Xia Liang, Zhen Li, Anna Pfenniger, Indra Lübkemeier, Sarah Keegan, David Fenyö, Klaus Willecke, Eli Rothenberg, Mario Delmar - Cardiovascular Research 2014 cited by 130

  8. Characterization of Panglial Gap Junction Networks in the Thalamus, Neocortex, and Hippocampus Reveals a Unique Population of Glial Cells

    Authors: Stephanie Griemsmann, Simon Höft, Peter Bedner, Jiong Zhang, Elena von Staden, Anna Beinhauer, Joachim Degen, Pavel Dublin, David W. Cope, Nadine Richter, Vincenzo Crunelli, Ronald Jabs, Klaus Willecke, Martin Theis, Gerald Seifert, Helmut Kettenmann, Christian Steinhäuser - Cerebral Cortex 2014 cited by 129

  9. Metabolic inhibition induces opening of unapposed connexin 43 gap junction hemichannels and reduces gap junctional communication in cortical astrocytes in culture

    Authors: Jorge E. Contreras, Helmut A. Sánchez, Eliseo A. Eugenín, Dina Speidel, Martin Theis, Klaus Willecke, Feliksas F. Bukauskas, Michael V. L. Bennett, Juan C. Sáez - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2001 cited by 543

  10. Engraftment of connexin 43-expressing cells prevents post-infarct arrhythmia

    Authors: Wilhelm Roell, Thorsten Lewalter, Philipp Sasse, Yvonne N. Tallini, Bum‐Rak Choi, Martin Breitbach, Robert Doran, Ulrich Becher, Seong Min Hwang, Toktam Bostani, Julia von Maltzahn, Andreas Hofmann, Shaun Reining, Britta Eiberger, Bethann Gabris, Alexander Pfeifer, Armin Welz, Klaus Willecke, Guy Salama, Jan W. Schrickel, Michael I. Kotlikoff, Bernd K. Fleischmann - Nature 2007 cited by 413

  11. Targeted Ablation of Connexin26 in the Inner Ear Epithelial Gap Junction Network Causes Hearing Impairment and Cell Death

    Authors: Martine Cohen‐Salmon, Thomas Ott, Vincent Michel, Jean-Pierre Hardelin, Isabelle Perfettini, Michel Eybalin, Tao Wu, Daniel C. Marcus, Philine Wangemann, Klaus Willecke, Christine Petit - Current Biology 2002 cited by 447

  12. An Update on Connexin Genes and their Nomenclature in Mouse and Man

    Authors: Goran Söhl, Klaus Willecke - Cell Communication & Adhesion 2003 cited by 423

  13. Loss of Connexin36 Channels Alters β-Cell Coupling, Islet Synchronization of Glucose-Induced Ca2+ and Insulin Oscillations, and Basal Insulin Release

    Authors: Magalie A. Ravier, Martin Güldenagel, Anne Charollais, Asllan Gjinovci, Dorothée Caille, Goran Söhl, Claes B. Wollheim, Klaus Willecke, Jean‐Claude Henquin, Paolo Meda - Diabetes 2005 cited by 364

  14. Transplacental Uptake of Glucose Is Decreased in Embryonic Lethal Connexin26-deficient Mice

    Authors: Heinz‐Dieter Gabriel, Dirk Jung, C Bützler, Achim Temme, Otto Traub, Elke Winterhager, Klaus Willecke - The Journal of Cell Biology 1998 cited by 293

  15. Connexin 43 Enhances the Adhesivity and Mediates the Invasion of Malignant Glioma Cells

    Authors: Jane H.-C. Lin, Takahiro Takano, Maria Luisa Cotrina, Gregory Arcuino, Jian Kang, Shujun Liu, Qun Gao, Li Jiang, Fanshu Li, Hella Lichtenberg‐Fraté, Sandra Haubrich, Klaus Willecke, Steven A. Goldman, Maiken Nedergaard - Journal of Neuroscience 2002 cited by 243

  16. Connexin hemichannel-mediated CO 2 -dependent release of ATP in the medulla oblongata contributes to central respiratory chemosensitivity

    Authors: Robert Huckstepp, Rachid Id Bihi, Robert Eason, K. Michael Spyer, Nikolai Dicke, Klaus Willecke, Nephtalı́ Marina, Alexander V. Gourine, Nicholas Dale - The Journal of Physiology 2010 cited by 225

  17. Extracellular Ca 2+ Acts as a Mediator of Communication from Neurons to Glia

    Authors: Arnulfo Torres, Fushun Wang, Qiwu Xu, Takumi Fujita, Radek Dobrowolski, Klaus Willecke, Takahiro Takano, Maiken Nedergaard - Science Signaling 2012 cited by 151

  18. Structural and Functional Diversity of Connexin Genes in the Mouse and Human Genome

    Authors: Klaus Willecke, Jürgen Eiberger, Joachim Degen, Dominik Eckardt, Alessandro Romualdi, Martin Güldenagel, Urban Deutsch, Goran Söhl - Biological Chemistry 2002 cited by 1,152

  19. Role of Olivary Electrical Coupling in Cerebellar Motor Learning

    Authors: Ruben S. van der Giessen, Sebastiaan K. E. Koekkoek, Stijn van Dorp, Jornt R. De Gruijl, Alexander Cupido, Sara Khosrovani, Bjorn Dortland, Kerstin Wellershaus, Joachim Degen, Jim Deuchars, Elke C. Fuchs, Hannah Monyer, Klaus Willecke, Marcel T. G. de Jeu, Chris I. De Zeeuw - Neuron 2008 cited by 227

  20. Activity-dependent ATP-waves in the Mouse Neocortex are Independent from Astrocytic Calcium Waves

    Authors: Brigitte Haas, Carola G. Schipke, Oliver Peters, Goran Söhl, Klaus Willecke, Helmut Kettenmann - Cerebral Cortex 2005 cited by 150

  21. Oligodendrocytes in mouse corpus callosum are coupled via gap junction channels formed by connexin47 and connexin32

    Authors: Marta Maglione, Oliver Tress, Brigitte Haas, Khalad Karram, Jacqueline Trotter, Klaus Willecke, Helmut Kettenmann - Glia 2010 cited by 138

  22. Ablation of Neuronal Ceramide Synthase 1 in Mice Decreases Ganglioside Levels and Expression of Myelin-associated Glycoprotein in Oligodendrocytes

    Authors: Christina Ginkel, Dieter Hartmann, Katharina vom Dorp, Armin Zlomuzica, Hany Farwanah, Matthias Eckhardt, Roger Sandhoff, Joachim Degen, Mariona Rabionet, Ekrem Dere, Peter Dörmann, Konrad Sandhoff, Klaus Willecke - Journal of Biological Chemistry 2012 cited by 137

  23. Panglial Gap Junctional Communication is Essential for Maintenance of Myelin in the CNS

    Authors: Oliver Tress, Marta Maglione, Dennis May, Tatjyana Pivneva, Nadine Richter, Julia Seyfarth, Sonja Binder, Armin Zlomuzica, Gerald Seifert, Martin Theis, Ekrem Dere, Helmut Kettenmann, Klaus Willecke - Journal of Neuroscience 2012 cited by 133

  24. De novo expression of connexin hemichannels in denervated fast skeletal muscles leads to atrophy

    Authors: Luis A. Cea, Bruno A. Cisterna, Carlos Puebla, Marina Frank, Xavier F. Figueroa, Christopher Cardozo, Klaus Willecke, Ramón Latorre, Juan C. Sáez - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2013 cited by 117