Functional Genetics
About Our Group
The characterization of mutants represents a valuable instrument for functional genome analysis. Novel mouse models for metabolic diseases are in the center of our projects. By unraveling the molecular pathways and pathophysiological events leading, in particular, to diabetes we also transfer the basic research results into the development of novel strategies for diagnosis, prevention and therapy.
As a service platform we offer to interested scientific groups the ENU DNA F1 Archive with 16,800 paralleled DNA and sperm samples of ENU mutagenesis derived F1 mice for the screening of genes of interest.
Selected Publications
Read more2023 Scientific Article in Kidney International
Implication of transcription factor FOXD2 dysfunction in syndromic congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT).
2022 Scientific Article in Cell Death Discovery
Mutations within the cGMP-binding domain of CNGA1 causing autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa in human and animal model.
2022 Scientific Article in Radiation Research
On the nature of murine radiation-induced subcapsular cataracts: Optical coherence tomography-based fine classification, in vivo dynamics and impact on visual acuity.
2021 Scientific Article in EMBO Molecular Medicine