Selective enhancement of endothelial BMPR-II with BMP9 reverses pulmonary arterial hypertension

…, S Gräf, RD Machado, M Mueller, B Kinzel… - Nature medicine, 2015 - nature.com
Genetic evidence implicates the loss of bone morphogenetic protein type II receptor (BMPR-II)
signaling in the endothelium as an initiating factor in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH…

[PDF][PDF] Flow-regulated endothelial S1P receptor-1 signaling sustains vascular development

…, S Galvani, K Mendelson, B Ding, A Skoura, B Kinzel… - Developmental cell, 2012 - cell.com
During angiogenesis, nascent vascular sprouts fuse to form vascular networks, enabling
efficient circulation. Mechanisms that stabilize the vascular plexus are not well understood. …

LRRK2 protein levels are determined by kinase function and are crucial for kidney and lung homeostasis in mice

…, CR Schnell, M Mueller, B Kinzel… - Human molecular …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
… In addition, several peripheral organs and cell types express LRRK2 including kidney, lung
and B cells suggesting that LRRK2 mutations may impact physiological processes and exert …

Sphingosine kinase type 2 is essential for lymphopenia induced by the immunomodulatory drug FTY720

B Zemann, B Kinzel, M Müller, R Reuschel… - Blood, 2006 - ashpublications.org
… Ex vivo chemotaxis assay using unsorted T and B cells from WT or Sphk2 knockout mice
treated for 24 hours with FTY720 (A) or for 6 or 24 hours with FTY720-P (B) (1 mg/kg …

The RSPO–LGR4/5–ZNRF3/RNF43 module controls liver zonation and size

…, S Bergling, A Isken, M Mueller, B Kinzel… - Nature cell …, 2016 - nature.com
LGR4/5 receptors and their cognate RSPO ligands potentiate Wnt/β-catenin signalling and
promote proliferation and tissue homeostasis in epithelial stem cell compartments. In the liver…

Redistribution of GABAB (1) protein and atypical GABAB responses in GABAB (2)-deficient mice

…, Y Humeau, V Schuler, M Müller, B Kinzel… - Journal of …, 2004 - Soc Neuroscience
… Our results show that all well known GABA B responses relate to heteromeric GABA B(1,2) …
B responses in hippocampal slices of GABA B(2) -deficient mice, indicating that GABA B(1) …

[PDF][PDF] YAP, but not RSPO-LGR4/5, signaling in biliary epithelial cells promotes a ductular reaction in response to liver injury

…, A Waldt, N Carballido-Perrig, F Nigsch, B Kinzel… - Cell stem cell, 2019 - cell.com
Biliary epithelial cells (BECs) form bile ducts in the liver and are facultative liver stem cells
that establish a ductular reaction (DR) to support liver regeneration following injury. Liver …

FGF receptors control vitamin D and phosphate homeostasis by mediating renal FGF‐23 signaling and regulating FGF‐23 expression in bone

…, M Scheibler, M Müller, B Kinzel… - Journal of Bone and …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The functional interaction between fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF‐23) and Klotho in the
control of vitamin D and phosphate homeostasis is manifested by the largely overlapping …

Disruption of Lrp4 function by genetic deletion or pharmacological blockade increases bone mass and serum sclerostin levels

…, I Kramer, T Huber, B Kinzel… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
We identified previously in vitro LRP4 (low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4) as
a facilitator of the WNT (Wingless-type) antagonist sclerostin and found mutations disrupting …

Deficiency of MALT1 paracaspase activity results in unbalanced regulatory and effector T and B cell responses leading to multiorgan inflammation

…, G Weckbecker, G Zenke, B Kinzel… - The Journal of …, 2015 - journals.aai.org
… However, the relative contributions of these two different activities to T and B cell function …
zone B cells, B1 B cells, IL-10–producing B cells, regulatory T cells, and mature T and B cells. …