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Carmen Birchmeier

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Top papers

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1 Targeting MET in cancer: rationale and progress. Nat Rev Cancer 2012 6.43
2 Axonal neuregulin-1 regulates myelin sheath thickness. Science 2004 6.09
3 A validated regulatory network for Th17 cell specification. Cell 2012 4.82
4 Control of peripheral nerve myelination by the beta-secretase BACE1. Science 2006 4.55
5 beta-Catenin signals regulate cell growth and the balance between progenitor cell expansion and differentiation in the nervous system. Dev Biol 2003 2.85
6 Met provides essential signals for liver regeneration. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004 2.77
7 Schwann cell precursors from nerve innervation are a cellular origin of melanocytes in skin. Cell 2009 2.53
8 Short- and long-range attraction of cortical GABAergic interneurons by neuregulin-1. Neuron 2004 2.51
9 The homeodomain factor lbx1 distinguishes two major programs of neuronal differentiation in the dorsal spinal cord. Neuron 2002 2.48
10 Conditional mutation of the ErbB2 (HER2) receptor in cardiomyocytes leads to dilated cardiomyopathy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 2.32
11 Neuregulin-1/ErbB signaling serves distinct functions in myelination of the peripheral and central nervous system. Neuron 2008 2.27
12 c-Met is essential for wound healing in the skin. J Cell Biol 2007 1.98
13 Colonization of the satellite cell niche by skeletal muscle progenitor cells depends on Notch signals. Dev Cell 2012 1.89
14 The zinc-finger factor Insm1 (IA-1) is essential for the development of pancreatic beta cells and intestinal endocrine cells. Genes Dev 2006 1.81
15 RBP-J (Rbpsuh) is essential to maintain muscle progenitor cells and to generate satellite cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007 1.78
16 The bHLH factor Olig3 coordinates the specification of dorsal neurons in the spinal cord. Genes Dev 2005 1.66
17 A role for neuregulin1 signaling in muscle spindle differentiation. Neuron 2002 1.60
18 The tyrosine phosphatase Shp2 in development and cancer. Adv Cancer Res 2010 1.58
19 The small G-proteins Rac1 and Cdc42 are essential for myoblast fusion in the mouse. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 1.55
20 A nonclassical bHLH Rbpj transcription factor complex is required for specification of GABAergic neurons independent of Notch signaling. Genes Dev 2008 1.54
21 Insulinoma-associated 1 has a panneurogenic role and promotes the generation and expansion of basal progenitors in the developing mouse neocortex. Neuron 2008 1.54
22 Nrg1/ErbB signaling networks in Schwann cell development and myelination. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2010 1.49
23 Defective respiratory rhythmogenesis and loss of central chemosensitivity in Phox2b mutants targeting retrotrapezoid nucleus neurons. J Neurosci 2009 1.45
24 Lbx1 acts as a selector gene in the fate determination of somatosensory and viscerosensory relay neurons in the hindbrain. J Neurosci 2007 1.42
25 CXCR4 and Gab1 cooperate to control the development of migrating muscle progenitor cells. Genes Dev 2005 1.40
26 Sox2 and Mitf cross-regulatory interactions consolidate progenitor and melanocyte lineages in the cranial neural crest. Development 2012 1.37
27 The breast proto-oncogene, HRGalpha regulates epithelial proliferation and lobuloalveolar development in the mouse mammary gland. Oncogene 2002 1.33
28 Activating Met mutations produce unique tumor profiles in mice with selective duplication of the mutant allele. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004 1.31
29 Synaptic PRG-1 modulates excitatory transmission via lipid phosphate-mediated signaling. Cell 2009 1.29
30 The transcription factor c-Maf controls touch receptor development and function. Science 2012 1.27
31 The bHLH transcription factor Olig3 marks the dorsal neuroepithelium of the hindbrain and is essential for the development of brainstem nuclei. Development 2008 1.26
32 ErbB2 signaling in Schwann cells is mostly dispensable for maintenance of myelinated peripheral nerves and proliferation of adult Schwann cells after injury. J Neurosci 2006 1.23
33 Nuclear movement during myotube formation is microtubule and dynein dependent and is regulated by Cdc42, Par6 and Par3. EMBO Rep 2012 1.20
34 Insm1 (IA-1) is a crucial component of the transcriptional network that controls differentiation of the sympatho-adrenal lineage. Development 2007 1.20
35 The tyrosine phosphatase Shp2 (PTPN11) directs Neuregulin-1/ErbB signaling throughout Schwann cell development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 1.19
36 A transcriptional network coordinately determines transmitter and peptidergic fate in the dorsal spinal cord. Dev Biol 2008 1.19
37 Axonally derived neuregulin-1 is required for remyelination and regeneration after nerve injury in adulthood. J Neurosci 2011 1.19
38 dILA neurons in the dorsal spinal cord are the product of terminal and non-terminal asymmetric progenitor cell divisions, and require Mash1 for their development. Development 2006 1.18
39 ErbB2 pathways in heart and neural diseases. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2003 1.12
40 Bmp and Wnt/beta-catenin signals control expression of the transcription factor Olig3 and the specification of spinal cord neurons. Dev Biol 2006 1.09
41 Neuregulin 1 sustains the gene regulatory network in both trabecular and nontrabecular myocardium. Circ Res 2010 1.08
42 Bcl11a is required for neuronal morphogenesis and sensory circuit formation in dorsal spinal cord development. Development 2012 1.07
43 Bace1 and Neuregulin-1 cooperate to control formation and maintenance of muscle spindles. EMBO J 2013 1.06
44 A role for E2F6 in the restriction of male-germ-cell-specific gene expression. Curr Biol 2005 1.04
45 Nociceptive tuning by stem cell factor/c-Kit signaling. Neuron 2007 1.03
46 Homeoprotein Phox2b commands a somatic-to-visceral switch in cranial sensory pathways. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011 1.01
47 Sensory axon-derived neuregulin-1 is required for axoglial signaling and normal sensory function but not for long-term axon maintenance. J Neurosci 2009 1.00
48 A dual function of Bcl11b/Ctip2 in hippocampal neurogenesis. EMBO J 2012 0.99
49 Ontogeny of excitatory spinal neurons processing distinct somatic sensory modalities. J Neurosci 2013 0.98
50 Insm1 (IA-1) is an essential component of the regulatory network that specifies monoaminergic neuronal phenotypes in the vertebrate hindbrain. Development 2009 0.98
51 Notch function in myogenesis. Cell Cycle 2007 0.97
52 The development of migrating muscle precursor cells. Anat Embryol (Berl) 2006 0.97
53 The HGF receptor/Met tyrosine kinase is a key regulator of dendritic cell migration in skin immunity. J Immunol 2012 0.94
54 c-Met confers protection against chronic liver tissue damage and fibrosis progression after bile duct ligation in mice. Gastroenterology 2009 0.94
55 Axonal neuregulin 1 is a rate limiting but not essential factor for nerve remyelination. Brain 2013 0.90
56 Activation of MAPK overrides the termination of myelin growth and replaces Nrg1/ErbB3 signals during Schwann cell development and myelination. Genes Dev 2014 0.90
57 Wnt/Rspondin/β-catenin signals control axonal sorting and lineage progression in Schwann cell development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013 0.88
58 Uncoupling of PI3K from ErbB3 impairs mammary gland development but does not impact on ErbB2-induced mammary tumorigenesis. Cancer Res 2012 0.88
59 Genome-wide expression analysis of Ptf1a- and Ascl1-deficient mice reveals new markers for distinct dorsal horn interneuron populations contributing to nociceptive reflex plasticity. J Neurosci 2013 0.85
60 Hepatocarcinogenesis in mice with a conditional knockout of the hepatocyte growth factor receptor c-Met. Int J Cancer 2009 0.84
61 Human satellite cells have regenerative capacity and are genetically manipulable. J Clin Invest 2014 0.82
62 Insm1 controls development of pituitary endocrine cells and requires a SNAG domain for function and for recruitment of histone-modifying factors. Development 2013 0.81
63 The transcription factor c-Maf in sensory neuron development. Transcription 2012 0.77
64 Signaling between cells. Preface. Curr Top Dev Biol 2011 0.75
65 Development and more. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2010 0.75