Leon G. Straub

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 919 citations indexed

About

Leon G. Straub is a scholar working on Physiology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leon G. Straub has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 919 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Physiology, 11 papers in Epidemiology and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Leon G. Straub's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (17 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (11 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (3 papers). Leon G. Straub is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (17 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (11 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (3 papers). Leon G. Straub collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. Leon G. Straub's co-authors include Philipp E. Scherer, Christian Wolfrum, Miroslav Baláž, Wenfei Sun, Gerald Grandl, Myrtha Arnold, Barbara Ukropcová, Jozef Ukropec, Salvatore Modica and Stephan Wueest and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Communications and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Leon G. Straub

21 papers receiving 907 citations

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Metabolic Messengers: adiponectin

2019 250 citations Leon G. Straub, Philipp E. Scherer Nature Metabolism profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Defining lipedema's molecular hallmarks by multi-omics approach for disease prediction in women 2025 ·Metabolism ·Leon G. Straub, Jan‐Bernd Funcke, Nolwenn Joffin, (unknown), Sara Al‐Ghadban, Shangang Zhao, Qingzhang Zhu, Ilja L. Kruglikov, Yi Zhu, Paul R. Langlais, Ruth Gordillo, Karen L. Herbst, Philipp E. Scherer	4
2	PAQR4 regulates adipocyte function and systemic metabolic health by mediating ceramide levels 2024 ·Nature Metabolism ·Qingzhang Zhu, Shiuhwei Chen, Jan‐Bernd Funcke, Leon G. Straub, Qian Lin, Shangang Zhao, (unknown), Zhuzhen Zhang, Dae-Seok Kim, Na Li, Christy Gliniak, Charlotte E. Lee, Alberto Cebrian-Serrano, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen, Nils Halberg, Ruth Gordillo, Christine M. Kusminski, Philipp E. Scherer	7
3	An efficient AAV vector system of Rec2 serotype for intravenous injection to study metabolism in brown adipocytes in vivo 2024 ·Molecular Metabolism ·Janina Behrens, Ingke Braren, Michelle Y. Jaeckstein, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Anna Worthmann, Leon G. Straub, Tarek Moustafa, Jöerg Heeren, Ludger Scheja	0
4	CRISPR-Cas9 base editing of pathogenic CaMKIIδ improves cardiac function in a humanized mouse model 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Simon Lebek, Xurde M. Caravia, Leon G. Straub, (unknown), Wei Tan, Hui Li, John McAnally, Kenian Chen, Lin Xu, Philipp E. Scherer, Ning Liu, Rhonda Bassel‐Duby, Eric N. Olson	20
5	Inhibition of AXL receptor tyrosine kinase enhances brown adipose tissue functionality in mice 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Vissarion Efthymiou, Lianggong Ding, Miroslav Baláž, Wenfei Sun, Lucia Balážová, Leon G. Straub, Hua Dong, Eric J. Simon, Adhideb Ghosh, Aliki Perdikari, (unknown), Umesh Ghoshdastider, Carla Horváth, Caroline Moser, Bradford S. Hamilton, Heike Neubauer, Christian Wolfrum	9
6	Protective roles of adiponectin and molecular signatures of HNF4α and PPARα as downstream targets of adiponectin in pancreatic β cells 2023 ·Molecular Metabolism ·Toshiharu Onodera, Dae-Seok Kim, Risheng Ye, May-Yun Wang, Shiuhwei Chen, Bianca C. Field, Leon G. Straub, Xue‐Nan Sun, Chao Li, Charlotte Lee, (unknown), Clair Crewe, Shangang Zhao, Christine M. Kusminski, Ruth Gordillo, Philipp E. Scherer	6
7	Insulin sensitive human adipocytes for in vitro studies 2022 ·Nature Reviews Endocrinology ·Leon G. Straub, Philipp E. Scherer	1
8	Quantification of adipocyte numbers in transgenic mice via the Cre-LoxP recombination sites 2021 ·STAR Protocols ·Caroline Moser, Leon G. Straub, Yael Rachamin, Christian Wolfrum	1
9	Quantification of adipocyte numbers following adipose tissue remodeling 2021 ·Cell Reports ·Caroline Moser, Leon G. Straub, Yael Rachamin, Dianne H. Dapito, (unknown), Lianggong Ding, Wenfei Sun, Salvatore Modica, Miroslav Baláž, Christian Wolfrum	19
10	Partial leptin deficiency confers resistance to diet-induced obesity in mice 2020 ·Molecular Metabolism ·Shangang Zhao, Na Li, Yi Zhu, Leon G. Straub, Zhuzhen Zhang, May-Yun Wang, Qingzhang Zhu, Christine M. Kusminski, Joel K. Elmquist, Philipp E. Scherer	63
11	A Genetic Model to Study the Contribution of Brown and Brite Adipocytes to Metabolism 2020 ·Cell Reports ·Tenagne D. Challa, Dianne H. Dapito, (unknown), Elke Kiehlmann, Caroline Moser, Leon G. Straub, Wenfei Sun, Christian Wolfrum	29
12	Metabolic Messengers: adiponectin breakdown → 2019 ·Nature Metabolism ·Leon G. Straub, Philipp E. Scherer	250
13	Dysregulation of amyloid precursor protein impairs adipose tissue mitochondrial function and promotes obesity 2019 ·Nature Metabolism ·Yu An, Clair Crewe, Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm, Kai Sun, Shiuhwei Chen, Fang Zhang, Mengle Shao, Jan‐Bernd Funcke, Zhuzhen Zhang, Leon G. Straub, Jun Yoshino, Samuel Klein, Christine M. Kusminski, Philipp E. Scherer	43
14	Antioxidants protect against diabetes by improving glucose homeostasis in mouse models of inducible insulin resistance and obesity 2019 ·Diabetologia ·Leon G. Straub, Vissarion Efthymiou, Gerald Grandl, Miroslav Baláž, Tenagne D. Challa, (unknown), Carla Horváth, Caroline Moser, Yael Rachamin, Myrtha Arnold, Wenfei Sun, Salvatore Modica, Christian Wolfrum	29
15	Lipolysis Triggers a Systemic Insulin Response Essential for Efficient Energy Replenishment of Activated Brown Adipose Tissue in Mice 2018 ·Cell Metabolism ·Markus Heine, Alexander W. Fischer, Christian Schlein, Caroline Jung, Leon G. Straub, (unknown), (unknown), Yucheng Yuan, Stefan K. Nilsson, Gudrun Liebscher, Ou Chen, Renate Schreiber, Rudolf Zechner, Ludger Scheja, Jöerg Heeren	130
16	Lessons from Cre-Mice and Indicator Mice 2018 ·Handbook of experimental pharmacology ·Christian Wolfrum, Leon G. Straub	9
17	Lipolysis Triggers a Systemic Insulin Response Essential for Efficient Energy Replenishment of Activated Brown Adipose Tissue in Mice 2018 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Markus Heine, Alexander W. Fischer, Christian Schlein, Caroline Jung, Leon G. Straub, (unknown), (unknown), Yucheng Yuan, Stefan K. Nilsson, Ou Chen, Renate Schreiber, Rudolf Zechner, Ludger Scheja, Jöerg Heeren	1
18	Bmp4 Promotes a Brown to White-like Adipocyte Shift 2016 ·Cell Reports ·Salvatore Modica, Leon G. Straub, Miroslav Baláž, Wenfei Sun, Lukáš Varga, Patrik Štefanička, Milan Profant, Eric J. Simon, Heike Neubauer, Barbara Ukropcová, Jozef Ukropec, Christian Wolfrum	95
19	FGF21, energy expenditure and weight loss – How much brown fat do you need? 2015 ·Molecular Metabolism ·Leon G. Straub, Christian Wolfrum	30
20	Alkyne lipids as substrates for click chemistry-based in vitro enzymatic assays 2013 ·Journal of Lipid Research ·Anne Gaebler, (unknown), Leon G. Straub, Dominik Hoelper, Lars Kuerschner, Christoph Thiele	59

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