Walter Birchmeier

54.2k total citations · 19 hit papers
242 papers, 42.4k citations indexed

About

Walter Birchmeier is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Birchmeier has authored 242 papers receiving a total of 42.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 192 papers in Molecular Biology, 46 papers in Oncology and 44 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Walter Birchmeier's work include Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (115 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (73 papers) and Liver physiology and pathology (32 papers). Walter Birchmeier is often cited by papers focused on Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (115 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (73 papers) and Liver physiology and pathology (32 papers). Walter Birchmeier collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Walter Birchmeier's co-authors include Jürgen Behrens, Carmen Birchmeier, Alexandra Klaus‐Bergmann, Joerg Huelsken, Ermanno Gherardi, K. Michael Weidner, George F. Vande Woude, Matthew S. Sachs, Michael Kühl and Doris Wedlich and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Walter Birchmeier

241 papers receiving 41.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Functional interaction of β-catenin with the transcription factor LEF-1

1996 2.5k citations Jürgen Behrens, Jens Peter von Kries et al. profile →
Met, metastasis, motility and more

2003 2.1k citations Carmen Birchmeier, Walter Birchmeier et al. profile →
E-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion prevents invasiveness of human carcinoma cells.

1991 1.3k citations Jürgen Behrens, Walter Birchmeier et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
Wnt signalling and its impact on development and cancer

2008 1.3k citations Walter Birchmeier et al. profile →
β-Catenin Controls Hair Follicle Morphogenesis and Stem Cell Differentiation in the Skin

2001 1.1k citations Regina Vogel, Walter Birchmeier et al. profile →
Targeting MET in cancer: rationale and progress

2012 1.1k citations Walter Birchmeier, Carmen Birchmeier et al. profile →
Functional Interaction of an Axin Homolog, Conductin, with β-Catenin, APC, and GSK3β

1998 1.1k citations Jürgen Behrens, Boris Jerchow et al. profile →
Canonical Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Prevents Osteoblasts from Differentiating into Chondrocytes

2005 882 citations Makoto M. Taketo, Walter Birchmeier et al. profile →
Cadherin expression in carcinomas: role in the formation of cell junctions and the prevention of invasiveness

1994 869 citations Walter Birchmeier, Jürgen Behrens profile →
Negative Feedback Loop of Wnt Signaling through Upregulation of Conductin/Axin2 in Colorectal and Liver Tumors

2002 868 citations Boris Jerchow, Walter Birchmeier et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →
Dissecting tumor cell invasion: epithelial cells acquire invasive properties after the loss of uvomorulin-mediated cell-cell adhesion.

1989 822 citations Jürgen Behrens, Walter Birchmeier et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
Loss of epithelial differentiation and gain of invasiveness correlates with tyrosine phosphorylation of the E-cadherin/beta-catenin complex in cells transformed with a temperature-sensitive v-SRC gene.

1993 812 citations Jürgen Behrens, Walter Birchmeier et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
Hakai, a c-Cbl-like protein, ubiquitinates and induces endocytosis of the E-cadherin complex

2002 693 citations Gerd Krause, Jürgen Behrens et al. profile →
Scatter factor: molecular characteristics and effect on the invasiveness of epithelial cells.

1990 625 citations K. Michael Weidner, Jürgen Behrens et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
Mutations in the desmosomal protein plakophilin-2 are common in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

2004 569 citations Walter Birchmeier et al. profile →
E-cadherin and APC compete for the interaction with beta-catenin and the cytoskeleton.

1994 547 citations Walter Birchmeier, Jürgen Behrens et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
Balancing cell adhesion and Wnt signaling, the key role of β-catenin

2005 542 citations Marta Rosário, Walter Birchmeier et al. profile →
Requirement for β-Catenin in Anterior-Posterior Axis Formation in Mice

2000 521 citations Regina Vogel, Volker Brinkmann et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
Extracellular proteolytic cleavage by urokinase is required for activation of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor.

1992 484 citations Guido Hartmann, Walter Birchmeier et al. The EMBO Journal profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Impaired Plakophilin-2 in obesity breaks cell cycle dynamics to breed adipocyte senescence 2023 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Jèssica Latorre, Angela Serena Maione, Isabel Espadas, (unknown), José María Moreno‐Navarrete, (unknown), Wifredo Ricart, Marı́a M. Malagón, Alejandro Martín‐Montalvo, Walter Birchmeier, Witold Szymański, Johannes Graumann, María Gómez‐Serrano, Elena Sommariva, José Manuel Fernández‐Real, Francisco Ortega	8
2	High Yap and Mll1 promote a persistent regenerative cell state induced by Notch signaling and loss of p53 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Julian Heuberger, (unknown), (unknown), Lichao Liu, Séverine Kunz, Ramón Vidal, Marlen Keil, Johannes Haybaeck, Sylvie Robine, Daniel Louvard, Christian Regenbrecht, Anje Sporbert, Sascha Sauer, Björn von Eyß, Michael Sigal, Walter Birchmeier	22
3	MLL1 is required for maintenance of intestinal stem cells 2021 ·PLoS Genetics ·(unknown), Claudia Waskow, (unknown), Julian Heuberger, Qinyu Zhang, Dimitra Alexopoulou, Andreas Dahl, Walter Birchmeier, Konstantinos Anastassiadis, A. Francis Stewart, Andrea Kranz	8
4	YAP and β-Catenin Cooperate to Drive Oncogenesis in Basal Breast Cancer 2021 ·Cancer Research ·Hazel M. Quinn, Regina Vogel, Oliver Popp, Philipp Mertins, Linxiang Lan, (unknown), Alexandro Landshammer, Kamil Lisek, Sophie Château‐Joubert, Elisabetta Marangoni, Elle Koren, Yaron Fuchs, Walter Birchmeier	51
5	Small-molecule inhibitors of the PDZ domain of Dishevelled proteins interrupt Wnt signalling 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Yvette Roske, Dmytro Kovalskyy, Maxim O. Platonov, (unknown), Annika Kreuchwig, (unknown), Liang Fang, Anne Diehl, Peter Schmieder, Gerd Krause, Jörg Rademann, Udo Heinemann, Walter Birchmeier, Hartmut Oschkinat	8
6	Tracing tumorigenesis in a solid tumor model at single-cell resolution 2020 ·Nature Communications ·Samantha D. Praktiknjo, Benedikt Obermayer, Qionghua Zhu, Liang Fang, Haiyue Liu, Hazel M. Quinn, Marlon Stoeckius, Christine Kocks, Walter Birchmeier, Nikolaus Rajewsky	38
7	The epigenetic regulator Mll1 is required for Wnt-driven intestinal tumorigenesis and cancer stemness 2020 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Julian Heuberger, Ramón Vidal, (unknown), (unknown), Antonio Berenguer, Andrea Kranz, Annika Wulf-Goldenberg, Diana Behrens, (unknown), Sascha Sauer, Michael Vieth, Eduard Batlle, A. Francis Stewart, Walter Birchmeier	44
8	Cancer Stem Cells Regulate Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts via Activation of Hedgehog Signaling in Mammary Gland Tumors 2017 ·Cancer Research ·Giovanni Valenti, Hazel M. Quinn, Guus J.J.E. Heynen, Linxiang Lan, Jane D. Holland, Regina Vogel, Annika Wulf-Goldenberg, Walter Birchmeier	140
9	A Small-Molecule Antagonist of the β-Catenin/TCF4 Interaction Blocks the Self-Renewal of Cancer Stem Cells and Suppresses Tumorigenesis 2015 ·Cancer Research ·Liang Fang, Qionghua Zhu, Martin Neuenschwander, Edgar Specker, Annika Wulf-Goldenberg, William I. Weis, Jens Peter von Kries, Walter Birchmeier	148
10	Global Increase of p16INK4a in APC-Deficient Mouse Liver Drives Clonal Growth of p16INK4a-Negative Tumors 2014 ·Molecular Cancer Research ·Elke Ueberham, (unknown), (unknown), Beate K. Straub, Daniel Teupser, Kai Schönig, Albert Braeuning, Anne Kathrin Höhn, Boris Jerchow, Walter Birchmeier, Frank Gaunitz, Thomas Arendt, Owen J. Sansom, Rolf Gebhardt, Uwe Ueberham	5
11	Wnt/β‐catenin signalling induces MLL to create epigenetic changes in salivary gland tumours 2013 ·The EMBO Journal ·Peter Wend, Liang Fang, Qionghua Zhu, Jörg Schipper, Christoph Loddenkemper, (unknown), Volker Brinkmann, Klaus Eckert, (unknown), Jane D. Holland, Stephan Lehr, Michaël Kahn, Ulrike Ziebold, Walter Birchmeier	84
12	c-Met is essential for wound healing in the skin 2007 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Jolanta Chmielowiec, Malgorzata Borowiak, Markus Morkel, Theresia E. B. Stradal, Barbara Munz, Sabine Werner, Jürgen Wehland, Carmen Birchmeier, Walter Birchmeier	268
13	Role of HGF/SF and c‐Met in Morphogenesis and Metastasis of Epithelial Cells 2007 ·Novartis Foundation symposium ·Walter Birchmeier, Volker Brinkmann, Catherin Niemann, Silke Meiners, (unknown), H Naundorf, (unknown)	28
14	Continuous tooth generation in mouse is induced by activated epithelial Wnt/β-catenin signaling 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Elina Järvinen, Isaac Salazar‐Ciudad, Walter Birchmeier, Makoto M. Taketo, Jukka Jernvall, Irma Thesleff	305
15	The neuronal scaffold protein Shank3 mediates signaling and biological function of the receptor tyrosine kinase Ret in epithelial cells 2004 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·(unknown), Marta Rosário, (unknown), Tobias M. Boeckers, Eckart D. Gundelfinger, Walter Birchmeier	59
16	The Docking Protein Gab1 Is an Essential Component of an Indirect Mechanism for Fibroblast Growth Factor Stimulation of the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt Antiapoptotic Pathway 2004 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Betty Lamothe, Masashi Yamada, Ute Schaeper, Walter Birchmeier, Irit Lax, Joseph Schlessinger	74
17	Helicobacter pylori CagA protein targets the c-Met receptor and enhances the motogenic response 2003 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Y Churin, (unknown), Oliver Kepp, Thomas F. Meyer, Walter Birchmeier, Michael Naumann	304
18	Expression of E-cadherin and catenins in invasive mammary carcinomas. 1997 ·PubMed ·W Zschiesche, I Schönborn, Jürgen Behrens, Kurt Herrenknecht, F Hartveit, Peer K. Lilleng, Walter Birchmeier	82
19	Evidence for the identy of human scatter factor and human hepatocyte growth factor. 1991 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·K. Michael Weidner, N Arakaki, Guido Hartmann, Joël Vandekerckhove, (unknown), Harald Rieder, Christa Fonatsch, H Tsubouchi, T Hishida, Yasushi Daikuhara, Walter Birchmeier	153
20	Microinjection of Fluorescently Labeled Proteins into Living Cells with Emphasis on Cytoskeletal Proteins 1982 ·International review of cytology ·Thomas E. Kreis, Walter Birchmeier	89

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