Publications

2009

• Mapping loci associated with tail color and sex determination in the short-lived fish Nothobranchius furzeri.
  Valenzano* DR, Kirschner* J, Kamber RA, Zhang E, Weber D, Cellerino A, Englert C, Platzer M, Reichwald K, Brunet A
  Genetics 2009, 183(4), 1385-95 * equal contribution
  
• Procolipase gene: no association with early-onset obesity or fat intake.
  Wermter AK, Scherag A, Holter K, Reichwald K, Lichtner P, Siegfried W, Blundell J, Lawton C, Whybrow S, Stubbs J, Arch JR, Meitinger T, Platzer M, Hinney A, Hebebrand J
  Obes Facts 2009, 2(1), 40-4
  
• A whole-genome snapshot of 454 sequences exposes the composition of the barley genome and provides evidence for parallel evolution of genome size in wheat and barley.
  Wicker T, Taudien S, Houben A, Keller B, Graner A, Platzer M, Stein N
  Plant J 2009, 59(5), 712-22
  
• Adapted Boolean network models for extracellular matrix formation.
  Wollbold J, Huber R, Pohlers D, Koczan D, Guthke R, Kinne RW, Gausmann U
  BMC Syst Biol 2009, 3, 77
  
• DNA methylation analysis of chromosome 21 gene promoters at single base pair and single allele resolution.
  Zhang Y, Rohde C, Tierling S, Jurkowski TP, Bock C, Santacruz D, Ragozin S, Reinhardt R, Groth M, Walter J, Jeltsch A
  PLoS Genet 2009, 5(3), e1000438
  

2008

• The heme oxygenase-carbon monoxide system: regulation and role in stress response and organ failure.
  Bauer M, Huse K, Settmacher U, Claus RA
  Intensive Care Med 2008, 34(4), 640-8
  
• Understanding Nitrogen Limitation in Aurecoccus anophageferens (Pelagophyceae) trough cDNA and qRT-PCR analysis.
  Berg GM, Shrager J, Glöckner G, Arrigo KR, Grossman AR
  J Phycol 2008, 44(5), 1235-49
  
• Comparative analysis of sequence features involved in the recognition of tandem splice sites.
  Bortfeldt R, Schindler S, Szafranski K, Schuster S, Holste D
  BMC Genomics 2008, 9, 202
  
• Antifungal effects of ethyl pyruvate, ethyl lactate and butyl lactate on selected dermatophytes.
  Büsing K, Birkenmeier G, Huse K, Gruss S, Krüger M
  Mycoses 2008, 51(5), 365–436
  
• A first glimpse at the transcriptome of Physarum polycephalum.
  Glöckner G, Golderer G, Werner-Felmayer G, Meyer S, Marwan W
  BMC Genomics 2008, 9, 6
  
• Identification and characterization of a new conjugation/type IVA secretion system (trb/tra) of Legionella pneumophila Corby localized on two mobile genomic islands.
  Glöckner* G, Albert-Weissenberger* C, Weinmann E, Jacobi S, Schunder E, Steinert M, Hacker J, Heuner K
  Int J Med Microbiol 2008, 298(5-6), 411-28 * equal contribution
  
• High-resolution mapping of the 8p23.1 beta-defensin cluster reveals strictly concordant copy number variation of all genes.
  Groth* M, Szafranski* K, Taudien S, Huse K, Mueller O, Rosenstiel P, Nygren AOH, Schreiber S, Birkenmeier G, Platzer M
  Hum Mutat 2008, 29(10), 1247-54 * equal contribution
  
• Mitochondrial genome evolution in the social amoebae.
  Heidel AJ, Glöckner G
  Mol Biol Evol 2008, 25(7), 1440-50
  
• Widespread and subtle: alternative splicing at short-distance tandem sites.
  Hiller M, Platzer M
  Trends Genet 2008, 24(5), 246-55
  
• Selection against tandem splice sites affecting structured protein regions.
  Hiller M, Szafranski K, Huse K, Backofen R, Platzer M
  BMC Evol Biol 2008, 8, 89
  
• Assessing the fraction of short-distance tandem splice sites under purifying selection.
  Hiller M, Szafranski K, Sinha R, Huse K, Nikolajewa S, Rosenstiel P, Schreiber S, Backofen R, Platzer M
  RNA 2008, 14(4), 616-29
  
• Ethyl pyruvate and ethyl lactate down-regulate the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and modulate expression of immune receptors.
  Hollenbach M, Hintersdorf A, Huse K, Sack U, Bigl M, Groth M, Santel T, Buchold M, Lindner I, Otto A, Sicker D, Schellenberger W, Almendinger J, Pustowoit B, Birkemeyer C, Platzer M, Oerlecke I, Hemdan N, Birkenmeier G
  Biochem Pharmacol 2008, 76(5), 631-44
  
• Identification of intra-group, inter-individual, and gene-specific variances in mRNA expression profiles in the rheumatoid arthritis synovial membrane.
  Huber R, Hummert C, Gausmann U, Pohlers D, Koczan D, Guthke R, Kinne RW
  Arthritis Res Ther 2008, 10(4), R98
  
• Genetic variants of the copy number polymorphic beta-defensin locus are associated with sporadic prostate cancer.
  Huse K, Taudien S, Groth M, Rosenstiel P, Szafranski K, Hiller M, Hampe J, Junker K, Schubert J, Schreiber S, Birkenmeier G, Krawczak M, Platzer M
  Tumour Biol 2008, 29(2), 83-92
  
• Marsupial uncoupling protein 1 sheds light on the evolution of mammalian nonshivering thermogenesis.
  Jastroch M, Withers KW, Taudien S, Frappell PB, Helwig M, Fromme T, Hirschberg V, Heldmaier G, McAllan BM, Firth BT, Burmester T, Platzer M, Klingenspor M
  Physiol Genomics 2008, 32(2), 161-9