Volker Briken

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Volker Briken is a scholar working on Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Volker Briken has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Immunology, 19 papers in Infectious Diseases and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Volker Briken's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (19 papers), Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (12 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (10 papers). Volker Briken is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (19 papers), Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (12 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (10 papers). Volker Briken collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Volker Briken's co-authors include Lyle Isaacs, Steven A. Porcelli, Gaya Hettiarachchi, Jessica L. Miller, Gurdyal S. Besra, Laurent Kremer, Soumen K. Samanta, Da Ma, Đức Hạnh Nguyễn and Swati Shah and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Volker Briken

68 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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Acyclic cucurbit[n]uril molecular containers enhance the solubility and bioactivity of poorly soluble pharmaceuticals

2012 377 citations Da Ma, Gaya Hettiarachchi et al. Nature Chemistry profile →

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Rebecca L. Rich United States

Nejat Düzgüneş United States

Robin E. Offord Switzerland

Virander S. Chauhan India

Gaetano Donofrío Italy

Thomas D. Madden Canada

Serge L. Beaucage United States

Yizhou Dong United States

Margreet A. Wolfert United States

Peter C. Tyler United States

Rebecca L. Rich United States

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Briken, Volker, et al.. (2025). NLRP11 is required for canonical NLRP3 and non-canonical inflammasome activation during human macrophage infection with mycobacteria. mBio. 16(5). e0081825–e0081825. 1 indexed citations

Briken, Volker, et al.. (2024). Mycobacterium tuberculosis Utilizes Serine/Threonine Kinase PknF to Evade NLRP3 Inflammasome-driven Caspase-1 and RIPK3/Caspase-8 Activation in Murine Dendritic Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 213(5). 690–699. 1 indexed citations

Shuster, M.D., et al.. (2024). Salmonella Typhimurium infection inhibits macrophage IFNβ signaling in a TLR4-dependent manner. Infection and Immunity. 92(10). e0009824–e0009824. 1 indexed citations

Augenstreich, Jacques, et al.. (2024). da_Tracker: Automated workflow for high throughput single cell and single phagosome tracking in infected cells. Biology Open. 13(9). 1 indexed citations

Brockett, Adam T., M.D. Shuster, Steven Murkli, et al.. (2022). Anthracene‐Walled Acyclic CB[n] Receptors: in vitro and in vivo Binding Properties toward Drugs of Abuse. ChemMedChem. 17(10). e202200046–e202200046. 4 indexed citations

Brockett, Adam T., Weijian Xue, Chun‐Lin Deng, et al.. (2022). Pillar[6]MaxQ: A potent supramolecular host for in vivo sequestration of methamphetamine and fentanyl. Chem. 9(4). 881–900. 34 indexed citations

Briken, Volker, et al.. (2022). Interaction of Mycobacteria With Host Cell Inflammasomes. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 791136–791136. 32 indexed citations

Brockett, Adam T., Chun‐Lin Deng, M.D. Shuster, et al.. (2021). In Vitro and In Vivo Sequestration of Methamphetamine by a Sulfated Acyclic CB[n]‐Type Receptor. Chemistry - A European Journal. 27(69). 17476–17486. 10 indexed citations

Murkli, Steven, Adam T. Brockett, M.D. Shuster, et al.. (2020). In Vitro and In Vivo Sequestration of Phencyclidine by Me ₄ Cucurbit[8]uril**. Chemistry - A European Journal. 27(9). 3098–3105. 27 indexed citations

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Hughitt, V. Keith, et al.. (2017). The Cell Wall Lipid PDIM Contributes to Phagosomal Escape and Host Cell Exit of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. mBio. 8(2). 163 indexed citations

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Samanta, Soumen K., Jeffrey Quigley, Brittany Vinciguerra, Volker Briken, & Lyle Isaacs. (2017). Cucurbit[7]uril Enables Multi-Stimuli-Responsive Release from the Self-Assembled Hydrophobic Phase of a Metal Organic Polyhedron. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(26). 9066–9074. 151 indexed citations

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Sigwalt, David, Damien Moncelet, Shane D. Falcinelli, et al.. (2016). Acyclic Cucurbit[n]uril‐Type Molecular Containers: Influence of Linker Length on Their Function as Solubilizing Agents. ChemMedChem. 11(9). 980–989. 21 indexed citations

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She, Neng-Fang, Damien Moncelet, Xiaoyong Lu, et al.. (2016). Glycoluril‐Derived Molecular Clips are Potent and Selective Receptors for Cationic Dyes in Water. Chemistry - A European Journal. 22(43). 15270–15279. 35 indexed citations

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Vural, Ali, Souhaila Al Khodor, Gordon Y. C. Cheung, et al.. (2015). Activator of G-Protein Signaling 3–Induced Lysosomal Biogenesis Limits Macrophage Intracellular Bacterial Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 196(2). 846–856. 26 indexed citations

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Briken, Volker, et al.. (2013). Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the host cell inflammasome: a complex relationship. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 3. 62–62. 72 indexed citations

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Ma, Da, Gaya Hettiarachchi, Đức Hạnh Nguyễn, et al.. (2012). Acyclic cucurbit[n]uril molecular containers enhance the solubility and bioactivity of poorly soluble pharmaceuticals. Nature Chemistry. 4(6). 503–510. 377 indexed citations breakdown →

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Abdalla, Hana, Swati Shah, Katrin D. Mayer-Barber, et al.. (2012). Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection of Dendritic Cells Leads to Partially Caspase-1/11-Independent IL-1β and IL-18 Secretion but Not to Pyroptosis. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e40722–e40722. 40 indexed citations

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Hettiarachchi, Gaya, Đức Hạnh Nguyễn, Jing Wu, et al.. (2010). Toxicology and Drug Delivery by Cucurbit[n]uril Type Molecular Containers. PLoS ONE. 5(5). e10514–e10514. 214 indexed citations

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Chen, Bing, Jessica L. Miller, Serdar A. Gurses, et al.. (2007). Mycobacterium tuberculosis nuoG Is a Virulence Gene That Inhibits Apoptosis of Infected Host Cells. PLoS Pathogens. 3(7). e110–e110. 256 indexed citations

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Lankar, Danielle, Volker Briken, Kristin Adler, et al.. (1998). Syk Tyrosine Kinase and B Cell Antigen Receptor (BCR) Immunoglobulin-α Subunit Determine BCR-mediated Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II–restricted Antigen Presentation. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 188(5). 819–831. 60 indexed citations

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