Günther Gerisch

16.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
200 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Günther Gerisch is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Günther Gerisch has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Cell Biology, 76 papers in Molecular Biology and 43 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Günther Gerisch's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (138 papers), Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (40 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (32 papers). Günther Gerisch is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (138 papers), Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (40 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (32 papers). Günther Gerisch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Günther Gerisch's co-authors include Dieter Malchow, Ursula Wick, Annette Müller‐Taubenberger, I.T. Weber, Mary Ecke, Wolfgang Baumeister, Ohad Medalia, Richard Albrecht, Werner Roos and Hartmut Beug and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Günther Gerisch

199 papers receiving 13.1k citations

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Macromolecular Architecture in Eukaryotic Cells Visualized by Cryoelectron Tomography

2002 623 citations Ohad Medalia, I.T. Weber et al. Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Expanding ring-shaped cleavage furrows in multinucleate cells 2023 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Mary Ecke, (unknown), Günther Gerisch	1
2	Formins specify membrane patterns generated by propagating actin waves 2020 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Mary Ecke, (unknown), (unknown), Annette Müller‐Taubenberger, (unknown), Jan Faix, Günther Gerisch	13
3	Actin Organization in Cells Responding to a Perforated Surface, Revealed by Live Imaging and Cryo-Electron Tomography 2016 ·Structure ·Marion Jasnin, Mary Ecke, Wolfgang Baumeister, Günther Gerisch	45
4	Reversible Membrane Pearling in Live Cells upon Destruction of the Actin Cortex 2014 ·Biophysical Journal ·Doris Heinrich, Mary Ecke, Marion Jasnin, Ulrike Engel, Günther Gerisch	21
5	Membrane and actin reorganization in electropulse-induced cell fusion 2013 ·Journal of Cell Science ·Günther Gerisch, Mary Ecke, Ralph Neujahr, (unknown), Andreas Stengl, (unknown), Ulrich S. Schwarz, Eberhard Neumann	30
6	Actin switches in phagocytosis 2011 ·Communicative & Integrative Biology ·Günther Gerisch	6
7	Nuclear Pore Complex Structure and Dynamics Revealed by Cryoelectron Tomography 2004 ·Science ·Martin Beck, Friedrich Förster, Mary Ecke, Jürgen M. Plitzko, Frauke Melchior, Günther Gerisch, Wolfgang Baumeister, Ohad Medalia	397
8	Dynamic Actin Patterns and Arp2/3 Assembly at the Substrate-Attached Surface of Motile Cells 2004 ·Current Biology ·Till Bretschneider, Stefan Diez, Kurt I. Anderson, John Heuser, Margaret Clarke, Annette Müller‐Taubenberger, Jana Köhler, Günther Gerisch	219
9	Macromolecular Architecture in Eukaryotic Cells Visualized by Cryoelectron Tomography breakdown → 2002 ·Science ·Ohad Medalia, I.T. Weber, Achilleas S. Frangakis, Daniela Nicastro, Günther Gerisch, Wolfgang Baumeister	623
10	Coactosin-like protein, a human F-actin-binding protein: critical role of lysine-75 2001 ·Biochemical Journal ·Patrick Provost, (unknown), (unknown), Günther Gerisch, Bengt Samuelsson, Olof Rådmark	66
11	5-Lipoxygenase Interacts with Coactosin-like Protein 2001 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Patrick Provost, (unknown), Tove Hammarberg, Günther Gerisch, Bengt Samuelsson, Olof Rådmark	83
12	Two-step positioning of a cleavage furrow by cortexillin and myosin II 2000 ·Current Biology ·I.T. Weber, Ralph Neujahr, Aiping Du, Jana Köhler, Jan Faix, Günther Gerisch	26
13	Membrane Bending Modulus and Adhesion Energy of Wild-Type and Mutant Cells of Dictyostelium Lacking Talin or Cortexillins 1998 ·Biophysical Journal ·Rudolf Simson, Eva Wallraff, Jan Faix, Jens Niewöhner, Günther Gerisch, E. Sackmann	192
14	Microfilament dynamics during cell movement and chemotaxis monitored using a GFP–actin fusion protein 1997 ·Current Biology ·Monika Westphal, Andreas Jungbluth, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jean‐Marc Schwartz, Gerard Marriott, Günther Gerisch	222
15	Photosensory and thermosensory responses in Dictyostelium slugs are specifically impaired by absence of the F-actin cross-linking gelation factor (ABP-120) 1997 ·Current Biology ·Paul R. Fisher, Angelika A. Noegel, Marcus Fechheimer, Fernando Rivero, Josef Prassler, Günther Gerisch	36
16	Oriented Binding of a Lipid-Anchored Cell Adhesion Protein onto a Biosensor Surface Using Hydrophobic Immobilization and Photoactive Crosslinking 1996 ·Analytical Biochemistry ·Thomas M. Stein, Günther Gerisch	23
17	Coactosin interferes with the capping of actin filaments 1995 ·FEBS Letters ·(unknown), Günther Gerisch, (unknown), Michael Schleicher, Albrecht Wegner	32
18	Coronin involved in phagocytosis: Dynamics of particle-induced relocalization visualized by a green fluorescent protein tag 1995 ·Cell ·Markus Maniak, Robert Rauchenberger, Richard Albrecht, John J. Murphy, Günther Gerisch	318
19	Phosphorylation of threonine residues on cloned fragments of the Dictyostelium myosin heavy chain 1988 ·FEBS Letters ·(unknown), Angelika A. Noegel, Jochen Scheel, Günther Gerisch	4
20	Complete sequence and transcript regulation of a cell adhesion protein from aggregating Dictyostelium cells 1986 ·The EMBO Journal ·Angelika A. Noegel, Günther Gerisch, J. Stadler, Monika Westphal	145

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