Publications of K. Weber

Zimek, A.; Thiering, S.; Weber, K.; Magin, T. M.: Genes encoding cytoplasmic intermediate filament proteins of vertebrates revisited: Identification of a cytoplasmic intermediate filament protein in the sea anemone Nematostella. European Journal of Cell Biology 91 (10), pp. 809 - 817 (2012)

Zimek, A.; Weber, K.: Flanking genes of an essential gene give information about the evolution of metazoa. European Journal of Cell Biology 90 (4), pp. 356 - 364 (2011)

Zimek, A.; Weber, K.: In contrast to the nematode and fruit fly all 9 intron positions of the sea anemone lamin gene are conserved in human lamin genes. European Journal of Cell Biology 87 (5), pp. 305 - 309 (2008)

Lu, H.; Zimek, A.; Chen, J.; Hesse, M.; Büssow, H.; Weber, K.; Magin, T. M.: Keratin 5 knockout mice reveal plasticity of keratin expression in the corneal epithelium. European Journal of Cell Biology 85 (8), pp. 803 - 811 (2006)

Zimek, A.; Weber, K.: The organization of the keratin I and II gene clusters in placental mammals and marsupials show a striking similarity. European Journal of Cell Biology 85 (2), pp. 83 - 89 (2006)

Hossbach, M.; Gruber, J.; Osborn, M.; Weber, K.; Tuschl, T.: Gene silencing with siRNA duplexes composed of target-mRNA-complementary and partially palindromic or partially complementary single-stranded siRNAs. RNA Biology 3 (2), pp. 82 - 89 (2006)

Gruber, J.; Lampe, T.; Osborn, M.; Weber, K.: RNAi of FACE1 protease results in growth inhibition of human cells expressing lamin A: implications for Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome. Journal of Cell Science 114 (4), pp. 689 - 696 (2005)

Gruber, J.; Manninga, H.; Tuschl, T.; Osborn, M.; Weber, K.: Specific RNAi Mediated Gene Knockdown in Zebrafish Cell Lines. RNA Biology 2, pp. 101 - 105 (2005)

Zimek, A.; Weber, K.: Terrestial vertebrates have two keratin gene clusters; striking differences in teleost fish. European Journal of Cell Biology 84, pp. 623 - 635 (2005)

Karabinos, A.; Schuenemann, J.; Weber, K.: Most genes encoding cytoplasmic intermediate filament (IF) proteins of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans are required in late embryogenesis. European Journal of Cell Biology 83 (9), pp. 457 - 468 (2004)

Gruber, J.; Boese, G.; Tuschl, T.; Osborn, M.; Weber, K.: RNA interference by osmotic lysis of pinosomes: liposome independent transfection of siRNAs into mammalian cells. BioTechniques 37, pp. 96 - 102 (2004)

Karabinos, A.; Zimek, A.; Weber, K.: The genome of the early chordate Ciona intestinalis encodes only five cytoplasmic intermediate filament proteins including a single type I and type II keratin and a unique IF-annexin fusion protein. Gene 326, pp. 123 - 129 (2004)

Hesse, M.; Zimek, A.; Weber, K.; Magin, T. M.: Comprehensive analysis of keratin gene clusters in humans and rodents. European Journal of Cell Biology 83 (1), pp. 19 - 26 (2004)

Westermann, S.; Weber, K.: Post-translational modifications regulate microtubule function. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 4 (12), pp. 938 - 947 (2003)

Hinrichsen, L.; Harborth, J.; Andrees, L.; Weber, K.; Ungewickell, E.: Effect of clathrin heavy chain- and alpha-adaptin-specific small inhibitory RNAs on endocytic accessory proteins and receptor trafficking in HeLa cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry 278 (46), pp. 45160 - 45170 (2003)

Karabinos, A.; Buessing, I.; Schulze, E.; Wang, J.; Weber, K.; Schnabel, R.: Functional analysis of the single calmodulin gene in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans by RNA interference and 4-D microscopy. European Journal of Cell Biology 82 (11), pp. 557 - 563 (2003)

Karabinos, A.; Schulze, E.; Schuenemann, J.; Parry, D. A. D.; Weber, K.: In vivo and in vitro evidence that the four essential intermediate filament (IF) proteins A1, A2, A3 and B1 of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans form an obligate heteropolymeric IF system. Journal of Molecular Biology 333 (2), pp. 307 - 319 (2003)

Zimek, A.; Stick, R.; Weber, K.: Genes coding for intermediate filament proteins: common features and unexpected differences in the genomes of humans and the teleost fish Fugu rubripes. Journal of Cell Science 116 (11), pp. 2295 - 2302 (2003)

Bechert, K.; Lagos-Quintana, M.; Harborth, J.; Weber, K.; Osborn, M.: Effects of expressing lamin A mutant protein causing Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy and familial partial lipodystrophy in HeLa cells. Experimental Cell Research 286 (1), pp. 75 - 86 (2003)

Harborth, J.; Elbashir, S. M.; Vandenburgh, K.; Manninga, H.; Scaringe, S. A.; Weber, K.; Tuschl, T.: Sequence, chemical, and structural variation of small interfering RNAs and short hairpin RNAs and the effect on mammalian gene silencing. Antisense & Nucleic Acid Drug Development 13 (2), pp. 83 - 105 (2003)