Molecular Pharmacology
Our research focuses on the following topics:
- Neurogenesis in the olfactory system
- Detection and processing of chemosensory signals
- Cilia in olfactory neurons
- "Ectopic" olfactory receptors
Contact
Tel: +49 3641 93 25 670
Fax. +49 3641 93 25 652
Colleagues
| Katja Bornkessel; Dr. rer. nat. | 93 25 659 |
| Julia Karius; technican | 93 25 659 |
Funded Projects
- DFG: Integrative analysis of olfaction (SPP 1392) Projekt: Role of the scaffolding protein SC9A3R1 in the vomeronasal organ; from protein interactions to the physiology of pheromone detection.
- DFG: Significance of chemokines during neurogenesis in the olfactory system.
Publications
- Pelz T, Drose DR, Fleck D, Henkel B, Ackels T, Spehr M, Neuhaus EM: An ancestral TMEM16 homolog from Dictyostelium discoideum forms a scramblase. ; PLoS One. 2018 Feb 14;13(2):e0191219
- Kurtenbach S, Gießl A, Strömberg S, Kremers J, Atorf J, Rasche S, Neuhaus EM, Hervé D, Brandstätter JH, Asan E, Hatt H, Kilimann MW: The BEACH Protein LRBA Promotes the Localization of the Heterotrimeric G-protein Golf to Olfactory Cilia. Sci Rep. 16;7(1):8409, 2017
- Henkel, B, Bintig, W, Bhat, SS, Spehr, M, Neuhaus, EM: NHERF1 in Microvilli of Vomeronasal sensory neurons. Chem. Senses 42(1); 25-35, 2017
- Gelis L, Jovancevic N, Bechara F, Neuhaus EM, Hatt H: Functional expression of olfactory receptors in human primary melanoma and melanoma metastasis. Exp Dermatol. 26(7); 569-576, 2017
- Untiet V, Moeller LM, Ibarra-Soria X, Sánchez-Andrade G, Stricker M, Neuhaus EM, Logan DW, Gensch T, Spehr M: Elevated cytosolic Cl-concentrations in dendritic knobs of mouse vomeronasal sensory neurons. Chem Senses. 41(8), 669-676, 2016
- Gelis L, Jovancevik N, Veitinger S, Mandal B, Arndt H-D, Neuhaus EM, Hatt H: Functional characterization of the odorant receptor 51E2 in human melanocytes. J. Biol. Chem. 291(34), 17772-17786; 2016