Stefan Offermanns

Thrombin Protease-activated Receptor-1 Signals through Gq- and G13-initiated MAPK Cascades Regulating c-Jun Expression to Induce Cell Transformation (2003)

Marinissen, Maria Julia, Servitja, Joan-Marc, Offermanns, Stefan, Simon, Melvin I., Gutkind, J. Silvio

Although the ability of G protein-coupled receptors to stimulate normal and aberrant cell growth has been intensely investigated, the precise nature of the molecular mechanisms underlying their...

Interaction of G alpha(12) with G alpha(13) and G alpha(q) signaling pathways (2002)

Gu, Jennifer L., Müller, Stefan, Mancino, Valeria, Offermanns, Stefan, Simon, Melvin I.

The G(12) subfamily of heterotrimeric G-proteins consists of two members, G(12) and G(13). Gene-targeting studies have revealed a role for G(13) in blood vessel development. Mice lacking the a...

Activation of G(12)/G(13) results in shape change and Rho/Rho-kinase-mediated myosin light chain phosphorylation in mouse platelets (1999)

Klages, Birgit, Brandt, Ursula, Simon, Melvin I., Schultz, Günter, Offermanns, Stefan

Platelets respond to various stimuli with rapid changes in shape followed by aggregation and secretion of their granule contents. Platelets lacking the alpha-subunit of the heterotrimeric G protein...

Phospholipase Cbeta 4 is specifically involved in climbing fiber synapse elimination in the developing cerebellum (1998)

Kano, Masanobu, Hashimoto, Kouichi, Watanabe, Masahiko, Kurihara, Hideo, Offermanns, Stefan, Jiang, Huiping, ...

Elimination of excess climbing fiber (CF)-Purkinje cell synapses during cerebellar development involves a signaling pathway that includes type 1 metabotropic glutamate receptor, Galpha q, and the...

Impaired motor coordination and persistent multiple climbing fiber innervation of cerebellar Purkinje cells in mice lacking Galpha q (1997)

Offermanns, Stefan, Hashimoto, Kouichi, Watanabe, Masahiko, Sun, William, Kurihara, Hideo, Thompson, Richard F., ...

Mice lacking the alpha -subunit of the heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide binding protein Gq (Galpha q) are viable but suffer from ataxia with typical signs of motor discoordination. The anatomy of...

Impaired motor coordination and persistent multiple climbing fiber innervation of cerebellar Purkinje cells in mice lacking G alpha q (1997)

Offermanns, Stefan, Hashimoto, Kouichi, Watanabe, Masahiko, Sun, William, Kurihara, Hideo, Thompson, Richard F., ...

Mice lacking the alpha-subunit of the heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide binding protein G(q) (G alpha(q)) are viable but suffer from ataxia with typical signs of motor discoordination. The anatomy of...

Gα15 and Gα16 Couple a Wide Variety of Receptors to Phospholipase C (1995)

Offermanns, Stefan, Simon, Melvin I.

The murine G-protein α-subunit Gα15 and its human counterpart Gα16 are expressed in a subset of hematopoietic cells, and they have been shown to regulate β-isoforms of inositide-specific...

Phospholipase Cβ4 is specifically involved in climbing fiber synapse elimination in the developing cerebellum

Kano, Masanobu, Hashimoto, Kouichi, Watanabe, Masahiko, Kurihara, Hideo, Offermanns, Stefan, Jiang, Huiping, ...

Elimination of excess climbing fiber (CF)–Purkinje cell synapses during cerebellar development involves a signaling pathway that includes type 1 metabotropic glutamate receptor, Gαq, and the γ...

Impaired motor coordination and persistent multiple climbing fiber innervation of cerebellar Purkinje cells in mice lacking Gαq

Offermanns, Stefan, Hashimoto, Kouichi, Watanabe, Masahiko, Sun, William, Kurihara, Hideo, Thompson, Richard F., ...

Mice lacking the α-subunit of the heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide binding protein Gq (Gαq) are viable but suffer from ataxia with typical signs of motor discoordination. The anatomy of the...

G Protein-Coupled Receptor-Mediated Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation through Cooperation of Gαq and Gαi Signals

Blaukat, Andree, Barac, Ana, Cross, Michael J., Offermanns, Stefan, Dikic, Ivan

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been shown to stimulate extracellular regulated kinases (ERKs) through a number of linear pathways that are initiated by Gq/11 or Gi proteins. We studied...

Interaction of Gα12 with Gα13 and Gαq signaling pathways

Gu, Jennifer L., Müller, Stefan, Mancino, Valeria, Offermanns, Stefan, Simon, Melvin I.

The G12 subfamily of heterotrimeric G-proteins consists of two members, G12 and G13. Gene-targeting studies have revealed a role for G13 in blood vessel development. Mice lacking the α subunit of...

Heterotrimeric G Proteins of the Gq/11 Family Are Crucial for the Induction of Maternal Behavior in Mice

Wettschureck, Nina, Moers, Alexandra, Hamalainen, Tuula, Lemberger, Thomas, Schütz, Günther, Offermanns, Stefan

Heterotrimeric G proteins of the Gq/11 family transduce signals from a variety of neurotransmitter receptors and have therefore been implicated in several functions of the central nervous system. To...

GPR109A (PUMA-G/HM74A) mediates nicotinic acid–induced flushing

Benyó, Zoltán, Gille, Andreas, Kero, Jukka, Csiky, Marion, Suchánková, Marie Catherine, Nüsing, Rolf M., ...

Nicotinic acid (niacin) has long been used as an antidyslipidemic drug. Its special profile of actions, especially the rise in HDL-cholesterol levels induced by nicotinic acid, is unique among the...

Forebrain-Specific Inactivation of Gq/G11 Family G Proteins Results in Age-Dependent Epilepsy and Impaired Endocannabinoid Formation†

Wettschureck, Nina, Van Der Stelt, Mario, Tsubokawa, Hiroshi, Krestel, Heinz, Moers, Alexandra, Petrosino, Stefania, ...

Metabotropic receptors coupled to Gq/G11 family G proteins critically contribute to nervous system functions by modulating synaptic transmission, often facilitating excitation. We investigated the...

Phospholipase Cβ4 is specifically involved in climbing fiber synapse elimination in the developing cerebellum

Kano, Masanobu, Hashimoto, Kouichi, Watanabe, Masahiko, Kurihara, Hideo, Offermanns, Stefan, Jiang, Huiping, ...

Elimination of excess climbing fiber (CF)–Purkinje cell synapses during cerebellar development involves a signaling pathway that includes type 1 metabotropic glutamate receptor, Gαq, and the γ...

Impaired motor coordination and persistent multiple climbing fiber innervation of cerebellar Purkinje cells in mice lacking Gαq

Offermanns, Stefan, Hashimoto, Kouichi, Watanabe, Masahiko, Sun, William, Kurihara, Hideo, Thompson, Richard F., ...

Mice lacking the α-subunit of the heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide binding protein Gq (Gαq) are viable but suffer from ataxia with typical signs of motor discoordination. The anatomy of the...

G Protein-Coupled Receptor-Mediated Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation through Cooperation of Gαq and Gαi Signals

Blaukat, Andree, Barac, Ana, Cross, Michael J., Offermanns, Stefan, Dikic, Ivan

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been shown to stimulate extracellular regulated kinases (ERKs) through a number of linear pathways that are initiated by Gq/11 or Gi proteins. We studied...

Interaction of Gα12 with Gα13 and Gαq signaling pathways

Gu, Jennifer L., Müller, Stefan, Mancino, Valeria, Offermanns, Stefan, Simon, Melvin I.

The G12 subfamily of heterotrimeric G-proteins consists of two members, G12 and G13. Gene-targeting studies have revealed a role for G13 in blood vessel development. Mice lacking the α subunit of...

Heterotrimeric G Proteins of the Gq/11 Family Are Crucial for the Induction of Maternal Behavior in Mice

Wettschureck, Nina, Moers, Alexandra, Hamalainen, Tuula, Lemberger, Thomas, Schütz, Günther, Offermanns, Stefan

Heterotrimeric G proteins of the Gq/11 family transduce signals from a variety of neurotransmitter receptors and have therefore been implicated in several functions of the central nervous system. To...

GPR109A (PUMA-G/HM74A) mediates nicotinic acid–induced flushing

Benyó, Zoltán, Gille, Andreas, Kero, Jukka, Csiky, Marion, Suchánková, Marie Catherine, Nüsing, Rolf M., ...

Nicotinic acid (niacin) has long been used as an antidyslipidemic drug. Its special profile of actions, especially the rise in HDL-cholesterol levels induced by nicotinic acid, is unique among the...

Forebrain-Specific Inactivation of Gq/G11 Family G Proteins Results in Age-Dependent Epilepsy and Impaired Endocannabinoid Formation†

Wettschureck, Nina, Van Der Stelt, Mario, Tsubokawa, Hiroshi, Krestel, Heinz, Moers, Alexandra, Petrosino, Stefania, ...

Metabotropic receptors coupled to Gq/G11 family G proteins critically contribute to nervous system functions by modulating synaptic transmission, often facilitating excitation. We investigated the...

Thyrocyte-specific Gq/G11 deficiency impairs thyroid function and prevents goiter development

Kero, Jukka, Ahmed, Kashan, Wettschureck, Nina, Tunaru, Sorin, Wintermantel, Tim, Greiner, Erich, ...

The function of the adult thyroid is regulated by thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), which acts through a G protein–coupled receptor. Overactivation of the TSH receptor results in hyperthyroidism...

Plexin-B1/RhoGEF–mediated RhoA activation involves the receptor tyrosine kinase ErbB-2

Swiercz, Jakub M., Kuner, Rohini, Offermanns, Stefan

Plexins are widely expressed transmembrane proteins that mediate the effects of semaphorins. The molecular mechanisms of plexin-mediated signal transduction are still rather unclear. Plexin-B1 has...

Activation of G12/G13 Results in Shape Change and Rho/Rho-Kinase–mediated Myosin Light Chain Phosphorylation in Mouse Platelets

Klages, Birgit, Brandt, Ursula, Simon, Melvin I., Schultz, Günter, Offermanns, Stefan

Platelets respond to various stimuli with rapid changes in shape followed by aggregation and secretion of their granule contents. Platelets lacking the α-subunit of the heterotrimeric G protein Gq...

Gα12/Gα13 Deficiency Causes Localized Overmigration of Neurons in the Developing Cerebral and Cerebellar Cortices▿

Moers, Alexandra, Nürnberg, Alexander, Goebbels, Sandra, Wettschureck, Nina, Offermanns, Stefan

The heterotrimeric G proteins G12 and G13 link G-protein-coupled receptors to the regulation of the actin cytoskeleton and the induction of actomyosin-based cellular contractility. Here we show that...

Anaphylactic shock depends on endothelial Gq/G11

Korhonen, Hanna, Fisslthaler, Beate, Moers, Alexandra, Wirth, Angela, Habermehl, Daniel, Wieland, Thomas, ...

Anaphylactic shock is a severe allergic reaction involving multiple organs including the bronchial and cardiovascular system. Most anaphylactic mediators, like platelet-activating factor (PAF),...