Melitta Schachner

17.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
221 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

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Melitta Schachner is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Melitta Schachner has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 93 papers in Molecular Biology and 66 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Melitta Schachner's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (73 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (64 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (36 papers). Melitta Schachner is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (73 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (64 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (36 papers). Melitta Schachner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Melitta Schachner's co-authors include Alexander Dityatev, Helmut Kettenmann, Udo Bartsch, Olena Bukalo, Vladimir Sytnyk, Thomas Becker, Iryna Leshchyns’ka, Catherina G. Becker, Fabio Morellini and Kurt H. Backus and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Melitta Schachner

217 papers receiving 13.6k citations

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Terminal differentiation of myelin-forming oligodendrocytes depends on the transcription factor Sox10

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	L1CAM mimetic compound duloxetine improves cognitive impairment in 5xFAD mice and protects Aβ1-42-damaged HT22 cells 2025 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·(unknown), (unknown), Stanley L. Lin, Melitta Schachner	0
2	NCAM2 promotes targeting of APP from the cell surface to BACE1-containing recycling endosomes 2025 ·Progress in Neurobiology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Melitta Schachner, Iryna Leshchyns’ka, Vladimir Sytnyk	0
3	Functional Relationships between L1CAM, LC3, ATG12, and Aβ 2024 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Gabriele Loers, (unknown), Melitta Schachner	2
4	The KDET Motif in the Intracellular Domain of the Cell Adhesion Molecule L1 Interacts with Several Nuclear, Cytoplasmic, and Mitochondrial Proteins Essential for Neuronal Functions 2023 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Ralf Kleene, Gabriele Loers, Melitta Schachner	6
5	Hyperfunction of the stress response system and novelty‐induced hyperactivity correlate with enhanced cocaine‐induced conditioned place preference in NCAM‐deficient mice 2020 ·Addiction Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Mira Jakovcevski, (unknown), Melitta Schachner, Fabio Morellini	6
6	A fragment of adhesion molecule L1 is imported into mitochondria, and regulates mitochondrial metabolism and trafficking 2018 ·Journal of Cell Science ·(unknown), Ralf Kleene, Ingke Braren, Gabriele Loers, David Lutz, Melitta Schachner	24
7	Effect of Cell Adhesion Molecules on the Neurite Outgrowth of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell–Derived Dopaminergic Neurons 2016 ·Cellular Reprogramming ·(unknown), Melitta Schachner, Erik Boddeke, Sjef Copray	6
8	The Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule Promotes Maturation of the Presynaptic Endocytotic Machinery by Switching Synaptic Vesicle Recycling from Adaptor Protein 3 (AP-3)- to AP-2-Dependent Mechanisms 2013 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Aparna Shetty, Vladimir Sytnyk, Iryna Leshchyns’ka, Dmytro Puchkov, Volker Haucke, Melitta Schachner	38
9	Restoration of Synaptic Plasticity and Learning in Young and Aged NCAM-Deficient Mice by Enhancing Neurotransmission Mediated by GluN2A-Containing NMDA Receptors 2012 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Gaga Kochlamazashvili, Olena Bukalo, Oleg Senkov, Benedikt Salmen, Rita Gerardy‐Schahn, Andreas K. Engel, Melitta Schachner, Alexander Dityatev	42
10	Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule-Associated Polysialic Acid Regulates Synaptic Plasticity and Learning by Restraining the Signaling through GluN2B-Containing NMDA Receptors 2010 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Gaga Kochlamazashvili, Oleg Senkov, Sergei Grebenyuk, Catrina Sims‐Robinson, Mei-Fang Xiao, Katharina Stummeyer, Rita Gerardy‐Schahn, Andreas K. Engel, Larry A. Feig, Alexey Semyanov, Vishnu Suppiramaniam, Melitta Schachner, Alexander Dityatev	100
11	Neural cell adhesion molecule is required for stability of reinnervated neuromuscular junctions 2010 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown), Colin K. Franz, Alexandra Nelson, Melitta Schachner, Victor F. Rafuse	33
12	Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule Modulates Dopaminergic Signaling and Behavior by Regulating Dopamine D₂Receptor Internalization 2009 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Mei-Fang Xiao, Jin-Chong Xu, (unknown), Daniel Novák, Melitta Schachner, Ralf Kleene	64
13	L1 is associated with micrometastatic spread and poor outcome in colorectal cancer 2007 ·Modern Pathology ·Jussuf T. Kaifi, Uta Reichelt, Alexander Quaas, Paulus G. Schurr, Robin Wachowiak, Emre F. Yekebas, Tim Strate, Claus Schneider, Klaus Pantel, Melitta Schachner, Guido Sauter, Jakob R. Izbicki	77
14	Individual variability in the stress response of C57BL/6J male mice correlates with trait anxiety 2007 ·Genes Brain & Behavior ·Mira Jakovcevski, Melitta Schachner, Fabio Morellini	55
15	Recognition molecules and neural repair 2006 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Gabriele Loers, Melitta Schachner	79
16	Polysialylated Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule Is Involved in Induction of Long-Term Potentiation and Memory Acquisition and Consolidation in a Fear-Conditioning Paradigm 2006 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Oleg Senkov, Mu Sun, Birgit Weinhold, Rita Gerardy‐Schahn, Melitta Schachner, Alexander Dityatev	120
17	Oxytocin neuron activation in NCAM‐deficient mice: anatomical and functional consequences 2004 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·D.T. Theodosis, Melitta Schachner, Inga D. Neumann	28
18	Up-regulation of the extracellular matrix glycoprotein tenascin-R during axonal reorganization and astrogliosis in the adult rat hippocampus 2004 ·Epilepsy Research ·(unknown), Melitta Schachner, Christian E. Elger, Ailing A. Lie	14
19	Molecular mechanisms that underlie structural and functional changes atthe postsynaptic membrane duringsynaptic plasticity 1998 ·Progress in Neurobiology ·H.V. Wheal, Ying Chen, John M. Mitchell, Melitta Schachner, Winfried Maerz, Heinrich Wieland, Denise van Rossum, Joachim Kirsch	81
20	Evidence for Cis Interaction and Cooperative Signalling by the Heat‐stable Antigen Nectadrin (murine CD24) and the Cell Adhesion Molecule L1 in Neurons 1995 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·Guni Kadmon, (unknown), Rüdiger Horstkorte, (unknown), Peter Altevogt, Melitta Schachner	55

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