Benedikt Wefers

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Benedikt Wefers is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benedikt Wefers has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Genetics and 5 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Benedikt Wefers's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (13 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (7 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (6 papers). Benedikt Wefers is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (13 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (7 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (6 papers). Benedikt Wefers collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Benedikt Wefers's co-authors include Wolfgang Wurst, Ralf Kühn, Sandrine Sander, Timm Weber, Klaus Rajewsky, Van Trung Chu, Oskar Ortiz, Christian Haass, Jens Hansen and Martin Hrabě de Angelis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

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Benedikt Wefers

30 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Increasing the efficiency of homology-directed repair for CRISPR-Cas9-induced precise gene editing in mammalian cells

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	BACE1 regulates sleep–wake cycle through both enzymatic and non–enzymatic actions 2025 ·EMBO Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Fang Zheng, (unknown), Benedikt Wefers, Stephan A. Müller, Pieter Giesbertz, Sarah K. Tschirner, (unknown), Helmuth Adelsberger, (unknown), Thomas Fenzl, Christian Alzheimer, Stefan F. Lichtenthaler, Tobias Huth	0
2	RNase T2 restricts TLR13-mediated autoinflammation in vivo 2025 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Benedikt Wefers, (unknown), (unknown), Maike Effern, Dániel Péter Varga, (unknown), Minyi Chen, Marleen Bérouti, (unknown), (unknown), Bernhard Holzmann, Arthur Liesz, Axel Roers, Michael Hölzel, Marijana Basic, Wolfgang Wurst, Veit Hornung	2
3	Nonvesicular lipid transfer drives myelin growth in the central nervous system 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Jianping Wu, (unknown), (unknown), Asude Durmaz, Benedikt Wefers, (unknown), (unknown), Wolfgang Wurst, Christian Behrends, Martina Schifferer, Mikael Simons	4
4	Phosphorylation of PFKL regulates metabolic reprogramming in macrophages following pattern recognition receptor activation 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Meiyue Wang, Heinrich Flaswinkel, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Antonia Henne, (unknown), Marleen Bérouti, Niklas A. Schmacke, Karsten Hiller, Elisabeth Kremmer, Benedikt Wefers, Wolfgang Wurst, Markus Sperandio, Jürgen Ruland, Thomas Fröhlich, Veit Hornung	12
5	Gene Editing in Mouse Zygotes Using the CRISPR/Cas9 System 2023 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Benedikt Wefers, Wolfgang Wurst, Ralf Kühn	6
6	Phosphorylation of muramyl peptides by NAGK is required for NOD2 activation 2022 ·Nature ·Che A. Stafford, (unknown), Carina C. de Oliveira Mann, Maria C. Tanzer, Evelyn Fessler, Benedikt Wefers, (unknown), (unknown), Karolina Sulek, Catherine G. Vasilopoulou, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wolfgang Wurst, Monica Yabal, Thomas Fröhlich, Matthias Mann, Nicolas Gisch, Lucas T. Jae, Veit Hornung	50
7	Simple and reliable detection of CRISPR-induced on-target effects by qgPCR and SNP genotyping 2021 ·Nature Protocols ·(unknown), (unknown), Rainer Malik, Benedikt Wefers, Peter Lichtner, Wolfgang Wurst, Martin Dichgans, Dominik Paquet	20
8	Loss of TMEM 106B potentiates lysosomal and FTLD ‐like pathology in progranulin‐deficient mice 2020 ·EMBO Reports ·Georg Werner, Markus Daμμe, Martin H. Schludi, Johannes Gnörich, Karin Wind, Katrin Fellerer, Benedikt Wefers, Wolfgang Wurst, Dieter Edbauer, Matthias Brendel, Christian Haass, Anja Capell	41
9	The FTLD Risk Factor TMEM106B Regulates the Transport of Lysosomes at the Axon Initial Segment of Motoneurons 2020 ·Cell Reports ·Patrick Lüningschrör, Georg Werner, Stijn Stroobants, Soichiro Kakuta, Benjamin Dombert, Daniela Sinske, (unknown), Renate Lüllmann‐Rauch, Benedikt Wefers, Wolfgang Wurst, Rudi D’Hooge, Yasuo Uchiyama, Michael Sendtner, Christian Haass, Paul Säftig, Bernd Knöll, Anja Capell, Markus Daμμe	50
10	The Trem2 R47H Alzheimer’s risk variant impairs splicing and reduces Trem2 mRNA and protein in mice but not in humans 2018 ·Molecular Neurodegeneration ·Xianyuan Xiang, Thomas M. Piers, Benedikt Wefers, Kaichuan Zhu, Anna Mallach, Bettina Brunner, Gernot Kleinberger, Wilbur M. Song, Marco Colonna, Jochen Herms, Wolfgang Wurst, Jennifer M. Pocock, Christian Haass	81
11	The FTD ‐like syndrome causing TREM 2 T66M mutation impairs microglia function, brain perfusion, and glucose metabolism 2017 ·The EMBO Journal ·Gernot Kleinberger, Matthias Brendel, Éva Mracskó, Benedikt Wefers, (unknown), Xianyuan Xiang, Carola Focke, Maximilian Deußing, Marc Suárez‐Calvet, Fargol Mazaheri, Samira Parhizkar, (unknown), Wolfgang Wurst, Regina Feederle, Peter Bartenstein, Thomas Mueggler, Thomas Arzberger, Irène Knuesel, Axel Rominger, Christian Haass	144
12	Gene editing in mouse zygotes using the CRISPR/Cas9 system 2017 ·Methods ·Benedikt Wefers, Sanum Bashir, (unknown), Wolfgang Wurst, Ralf Kühn	34
13	Genome Editing in Mice Using TALE Nucleases 2015 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Benedikt Wefers, (unknown), Oskar Ortiz, Wolfgang Wurst, Ralf Kühn	2
14	TALENs 2015 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Ralf Kühn, Wolfgang Wurst, Benedikt Wefers	4
15	Generation of targeted mouse mutants by embryo microinjection of TALENs 2014 ·Methods ·Benedikt Wefers, Oskar Ortiz, Wolfgang Wurst, Ralf Kühn	13
16	Direct production of mouse disease models by embryo microinjection of TALENs and oligodeoxynucleotides 2013 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Benedikt Wefers, Mélanie Meyer, Oskar Ortiz, Martin Hrabě de Angelis, Jens Hansen, Wolfgang Wurst, Ralf Kühn	116
17	MAPK Signaling Determines Anxiety in the Juvenile Mouse Brain but Depression-Like Behavior in Adults 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Benedikt Wefers, (unknown), Sabine M. Hölter, Dietrich Trümbach, Jens Hansen, Peter Weber, Benno Pütz, Jan M. Deussing, Martin Hrabě de Angelis, Till Roenneberg, Fang Zheng, Christian Alzheimer, Alcino J. Silva, Wolfgang Wurst, Ralf Kühn	38
18	Generating Conditional Knockout Mice 2010 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Roland H. Friedel, Wolfgang Wurst, Benedikt Wefers, Ralf Kühn	59
19	Neonatal blood pressure waves are associated with surges of systemic noradrenaline 2008 ·Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal ·Benedikt Wefers, Steve Cunningham, (unknown), Neil McIntosh	1
20	Local Knockdown of ERK2 in the Adult Mouse Brain Via Adeno-Associated Virus-Mediated RNA Interference 2008 ·Molecular Biotechnology ·Barbara Di Benedetto, Benedikt Wefers, Wolfgang Wurst, Ralf Kühn	4

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