W. Engel

Publication List Details

Period

1835 - 2008

Number

176

Co-Authors

ABSTRACT SKY-SAILOR DESIGN OF AN AUTONOMOUS SOLAR POWERED MARTIAN AIRPLANE (2008)

A. Noth, S. Bouabdallah, S. Michaud, R. Siegwart, W. Engel

For more than two decades, Mars has been of great interest for scientific exploration, using orbiting spacecrafts or landers. Orbiters like “Mars Express ” cover large areas and give images of...

Asthenoteratozoospermia in mice lacking testis expressed gene 18 (Tex18) (2007)

Jaroszynski, L., Dev, A., Li, M., Meinhardt, A., De Rooij, D.G., Mueller, Christian, ...

Testis expressed gene 18 (Tex18) is a small gene with one exon of 240 bp, which is specifically expressed in male germ cells. The gene encodes for a protein of 80 amino acids with unknown domain. To...

Asthenoteratozoospermia in mice lacking testis expressed gene 18 (Tex18) (2007)

Jaroszynski, L., Dev, A., Li, M., Meinhardt, A., De Rooij, D.G., Mueller, Christian, ...

Testis expressed gene 18 (Tex18) is a small gene with one exon of 240 bp, which is specifically expressed in male germ cells. The gene encodes for a protein of 80 amino acids with unknown domain. To...

Asthenoteratozoospermia in mice lacking testis expressed gene 18 (Tex18) (2007)

Jaroszynski, L., Dev, A., Li, M., Meinhardt, A., De Rooij, D.G., Mueller, Christian, ...

Testis expressed gene 18 (Tex18) is a small gene with one exon of 240 bp, which is specifically expressed in male germ cells. The gene encodes for a protein of 80 amino acids with unknown domain. To...

Design of an Ultra-Lightweight Autonomous Solar Airplane for Continuous Flight (2005)

Noth, A., Engel, W., Siegwart, R.

The Autonomous Systems Lab of EPFL3 is developing, within the framework of an ESA program, an ultra-lightweight solar autonomous model airplane called Sky-Sailor with embedded navigation and control...

Verfahren zur Herstellung von phasenstabilisiertem Ammoniumnitrat (2004)

Engel, W., Heinisch, H.

DE 19844350 C UPAB: 20000516 NOVELTY - Phase-stabilized particulate ammonium nitrate is produced by inserting a diammine complex of Cu, Ni or Zn into the crystal lattice of the ammonium nitrate. The...

SKY-SAILOR Design of an autonomous solar powered martian airplane (2004)

Noth, A., Bouabdallah, S., Michaud, S., Siegwart, R., Engel, W.

For more than two decades, Mars has been of great interest for scientific exploration, using orbiting spacecrafts or landers. Orbiters like “Mars Express” cover large areas and give images of the...

Generation and Characterization of a Transgenic Mouse with a Functional Human TSPY1 (2003)

S. Schubert, B. Skawran, F. Dechend, K. Nayernia, A. Meinhardt, I. Nanda, ...

To generate an animal model that is suitable for the analysis of regulation and expression of human testis-specific protein, Y-encoded TSPY, a transgenic mouse line, TgTSPY9, harboring a complete...

Characterization, expression pattern and chromosomal localization of the spermatogenesis associated 6 gene (Spata6) (2003)

Oh, C., Aho, H., Shamsadin, R., Nayernia, K., Müller, C., Sancken, U., ...

We report the cloning and characterization of the spermatogenesis associated 6 gene (Spata6) encoding a predicted protein of 488 amino acids. It exhibits similarity with the motor domain of kinesin...

Molybdenum cofactor-deficient mice resemble the phenotype of human patients (2002)

Lee, H. J., Adham, I. M., Schwarz, G., Kneussel, M., Sass, J. O., Engel, W., ...

Human molybdenum cofactor deficiency is rare and devastating autosomal-recessive disease for which no therapy is known. The absence of active sulfite oxidase a molybdenum cofactor- dependent enzyme...

Dynamic XRD studies of phase stabilized ammonium nitrate during temperature cycling (2001)

Engel, W., Fietzek, H., Herrmann, M.

Ammonium nitrate phase stabilized with diammine copper dinitrate was cycled between -70 and 100 degreesC in steps of 10 degreesC, while diffraction patterns were measured after each step. The...

Targeted expression of SV40 large tumour antigen (TAg) induces a transient enhancement of spermatocyte proliferation and apoptosis (2001)

Tascou, S., Nayernia, K., Meinhardt, A., Schweyer, S., Engel, W., Trappe, R., ...

In an attempt to determine the susceptibility of spermatocytes to malignant transformation by simian virus 40 (SV40) large tumour antigen (TAg), transgenic mice harbouring a chimeric gene composed of...

Involvement of insulin-like factor 3 (Insl3) in diethylstilbestrol-induced cryptorchidism (2000)

Emmen, J.M., McLuskey, A., Adham, I.M., Engel, W., Verhoef-Post, M., Themmen, A.P., ...

Recently, it has been shown that targeted inactivation of the Insl3 gene in male mice results in cryptorchidism. The Insl3 gene encodes insulin-like factor 3 (Insl3), which is expressed in fetal...

Hormonal control of gubernaculum development during testis descent: gubernaculum outgrowth in vitro requires both insulin-like factor and androgen (2000)

Emmen, J.M., McLuskey, A., Adham, I.M., Engel, W., Grootegoed, J.A., Brinkmann, A.O.

The gubernaculum connects the gonad to the inguinoscrotal region and is involved in testis descent. It rapidly develops in the male fetus, whereas development in the female fetus is lacking. Possible...

Rett syndrome: analysis of MECP2 and clinical characterization of 31 patients (2000)

Huppke, P., Laccone, F., Krämer, N., Engel, W., Hanefeld, F.

Only recently have mutations in MECP2 been found to be a cause of Rett Syndrome (RTT), a neuro­developmental disorder characterized by mental retardation, loss of expressive speech, deceleration of...

Molecular analysis of SALL1 mutations in Townes-Brocks syndrome (1999)

Taschner, P E, Burfeind, P, Pasche, B, Newman, B, Blanck, C, ...

Townes-Brocks syndrome (TBS) is an autosomal dominantly inherited malformation syndrome characterized by anal, renal, limb, and ear anomalies. Recently, we showed that mutations in the putative zinc...

Investigation of the Phase Stabilizing Effect of Potassium Fluoride on Ammonium Nitrate. (1998)

Engel, W.

Ammonium nitrate is an interesting oxidiser in the field of propellants and explosives. The substance is cheap and readily available. The drawbacks of the substance are caused by its polymorphic...

Time and temperature resolved studies of crystallization of polymers with rapid X-ray diffraction (1998)

Haaga, S., Groß, M., Herrmann, M., Engel, W.

Fast temp.-resolved x-ray diffraction was used to investigate the crystn. of semi-cryst. polymers. LDPE samples were cooled with a rate of 0.25-1.00 K/s, while series of diffraction patterns were...

Measurements in parallel-beam geometry achieved by a Göbel mirror at a laboratory source (1998)

Groß, M., Haaga, S., Fietzek, H., Herrmann, M., Engel, W.

Measurements under grazing incidence and in sym. diffraction were carried out with Bragg-Brentano (BB) geometry, parallel-beam (PB) geometry, and setting for grazing incidence (GI). BB was not...

Investigations of lattice imperfections in energetic materials using x-ray diffraction (1998)

Herrmann, M., Engel, W.

A review with 9 refs. Lattice imperfections play an important role in the prodn. and quality assurance of energetic materials as they influence properties like the mech. sensitivity, elasticity, and...

Gaserzeugende Mischung (1998)

Bucerius, K.M., Engel, W., Schmid, H., Eisenreich, N.

A gas-generating mixture consists of a nitrogen-rich and low-carbon fuel from the group comprising nitroguanadine (NIGU), triaminoguanidine nitrate (TAGN), diguanidinium-5,5'-azotetrazolate (GZT) or...

Dilatometric measurements of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (CuPSAN) performed by x-ray diffraction (1998)

Kempa, P.B., Herrmann, M., Engel, W.

NH4NO3 is used as an oxidizer in solid propellants and gas generators. Its use is hindered by the vol. changes caused by phase transitions of the polymorphic substance under storage conditions....

Temperature resolved X-ray diffraction as a tool of thermal analysis (1997)

Engel, W., Eisenreich, N., Herrmann, M., Kolarik, V.

Time and temp. resolved X-ray diffraction was used for thermal anal. Series of diffraction patterns were measured, while the samples are heated/cooled stepwise or isothermally with freely selectable...

Phase transitions and lattice dynamics of ammonium nitrate (1997)

Herrmann, M., Engel, W.

New investigations of the phase transitions of ammonium nitrate (AN) used as oxidizer in solid propellants, explosives, and gas generator systems were carried out with temp. resolved x-ray...

High-temperature oxidation of Fe-Al alloys studied by in situ x-ray diffraction (1997)

Kolarik, V., Fietzek, H., Engel, W., Eltester, B., Grabke, H.J.

The high-temp. oxidn. of Fe-Al alloys with Al contents of 5-30% was studied at 900.degree. by high-temp. x-ray diffractometry. The technique allowed the in-situ identification of the oxidn. products...

Gaserzeugende Mischung (1997)

Bucerius, K.M., Engel, W., Schmid, H., Eisenreich, N.

A gas-generating mixture consists of a nitrogen-rich and low-carbon fuel from the group comprising nitroguanadine (NIGU), triaminoguanidine nitrate (TAGN), diguanidinium-5,5'-azotetrazolate (GZT) and...

Gaserzeugende Mischung (1997)

Bucerius, K.M., Engel, W., Schmid, H., Eisenreich, N.

In a gas-generating mixture consisting of a fuel, an oxidizer and, as required, a coolant, the fuel consists of a mixture of copper tetrammindinitrate

Festtreibstoff auf der Basis von reinem oder phasenstabilisiertem Ammoniumnitrat (1996)

Menke, K., Boehnlein Mauss, J., Schmid, H., Bucerius, K.M., Engel, W.

A solid fuel for propelling rockets or gas generators consists of 35 to 80% by mass of ammonium nitrate (AN) with a mean grain size of 5 to 200 m, said solid fuel being phase-stabilized by chemical...

Are there genetic risks associated with microassisted reproduction? (1996)

Engel, W., Murphy, D., Schmid, M.

Of all the techniques available for microassisted reproduction, the direct injection of individual sperm cells or spermatids into the cytoplasm of the oocyte (ICSI) is the most invasive, through...

Dynamics on the Attractor for the Complex Ginzburg-Landau Equation (1995)

Peter Takac, L. Berg, W. Engel, G. Pazderski, H. W. Stolle

. We present a numerical study of the large-time asymptotic behavior of solutions to the one-dimensional complex Ginzburg-Landau equation with periodic boundary conditions. Our parameters belong to...

Untersuchung des Phasenverhaltens von Ammoniumnitrat mit temperaturaufgelöster Röntgenbeugung und Rietveld-Analyse (1994)

Herrmann, M., Engel, W., Eisenreich, N.

Ammonium nitrate was investigated with temperature resolved X-ray diffraction. The measurements were evaluated by Rietveld analysis, an advanced crystallographic tool for powder diffraction patterns....

Stabilized Ammonium Nitrate for Applications in Gas Generators (1994)

Herrmann, M., Engel, W., Eisenreich, N., Kolarik, V.

Ammonium nitrate can be used as oxidizer in gas generator systems, when the difficulties caused by its polymorphism are overcome. This can be reached by using absolutely dry ammonium nitrate or by...

Genetics: Disturbances of nuclear condensation in human spermatozoa: search for mutations in the genes for protamine 1, protamine 2 and transition protein 1 (1994)

Schlicker, M., Schnülle, V., Schneppel, L., Vorob'ev, V.I., Engel, W.

During spermiogenesis, the successive replacement of the somatic histones by basic proteins, the transition proteins and protamines, allows normal sperm nuclear condensation. It was suggested that...

High temperature corrosion kinetics by a fast X-ray diffraction method applied to nickel (1993)

Kolarik, V., Juez-Lorenzo, M., Eisenreich, N., Engel, W.

Temperature and time resolved X-ray diffraction was used as an in situ method, which allows the determination of kinetic data combined with the identification of the corrosion products. The...

In-situ study of high temperature corrosion kinetics of iron using a fast X-ray diffraction method (1993)

Juez-Lorenzo, M., Kolarik, V., Eisenreich, N., Engel, W., Criado, A.

Temperature and time resolved X-ray diffraction was applied to studies of the high temperature oxidation of iron in air in isothermal measurements between 700 and 920 °C. With the measured series of...

Verfahren zur Herstellung von phasenstabilisiertem Ammoniumnitrat (1993)

Engel, W., Eisenreich, N., Thiel, K.D.

Bei einem Verfahren zur Herstellung von phasenstabilisiertem Ammoniumnitrat (AN) wird ein Diamminkomplex aus Ni, Cu oder Zn in das AN-Gitter eingebaut, wobei der Diamminkomplex in einer...

Umwandlungen, Empfindlichkeit und Abbrandgeschwindigkeit der Oktogen-Phasen. (1993)

Herrmann, M., Engel, W., Eisenreich, N.

For an estimation of the handling risks of octogen the sensitivity, the burning rate, the thermal expansion and the stabilization of the phases was investigated. The following results were obtained....

Kinetics of the alpha-Fe2O3 formation on Fe3O4 between 400 degree C and 570 degree C studied by means of X-ray diffraction with grazing incidence: Lectures and posters. (1993)

Kolarik, V., Juez-Lorenzo, M., Engel, W., Eisenreich, N.

The formation of alpha-Fe2O3 on Fe3O4 during the oxidation of iron below 570 deg. C occurs very slowly and the scales are so thin that they cannot be detected by microscopy. X-ray diffraction with...

Kinetics of growing oxide layers studied by means of X-ray diffraction. (1993)

Kolarik, V., Engel, W., Eisenreich, N.

The growth of oxide scales on Ni at high temperatures was observed by means of X-ray diffraction using a diffractometer combined with a high temperature device for temperatures between 20 and 1700...

Kinetic evaluation of growing oxide scales studied by time and temperature resolved X-ray diffraction. (1993)

Kolarik, V., Eisenreich, N., Engel, W., Juez-Lorenzo, M.

Time and temperature resolved X-ray diffraction was applied as an in situ method to the investigation of high-temperature corrosion. Series of diffraction patterns are recorded during the reaction...

Application of X-ray diffraction to studies of high temperature corrosion of iron (1993)

Juez-Lorenzo, M., Kolarik, V., Eisenreich, N., Engel, W., Criado, A.J.

Temperature resolved X-ray diffraction was applied to studies of high temperature oxidation of steel between 100 and 1400 degree Celsius in air. With the measured series of diffraction patterns the...

Application of time and temperature resolved X-ray diffraction -TRXRD- to thermal analysis (1993)

Engel, W., Eisenreich, N., Alonso, M., Kolarik, V.

The application of TRXRD for thermal analysis is demonstrated using examples of phase transitions, solid-state reactions and high-temperature corrosion. The measuring system produces a series of...

Ammonium nitrate, a less polluting oxidizer. (1993)

Engel, W., Eisenreich, N., Deimling, A., Herrmann, M., Juez-Lorenzo, M., Kolarik, V.

Oxidizers based on ammonium nitrate can be used for the development of insensitive, low signature and less polluting propellants. Therefore NH4NO3, NH4NO3/KNO3, NH4NO3/CsNO3, NH4NO3/Diammine-Nickel,...

High temperature corrosion kinetics by a fast X-ray diffraction method applied to nickel (1993)

Kolarik, V., Juez-Lorenzo, M., Eisenreich, N., Engel, W.

Temperature and time resolved X-ray diffraction was used as an in situ method, which allows the determination of kinetic data combined with the identification of the corrosion products. The...

In-situ study of high temperature corrosion kinetics of iron using a fast X-ray diffraction method (1993)

Juez-Lorenzo, M., Kolarik, V., Eisenreich, N., Engel, W., Criado, A.

Temperature and time resolved X-ray diffraction was applied to studies of the high temperature oxidation of iron in air in isothermal measurements between 700 and 920 °C. With the measured series of...

High temperature corrosion kinetics by a fast X-ray diffraction method applied to nickel (1993)

Kolarik, V., Juez-Lorenzo, M., Eisenreich, N., Engel, W.

Temperature and time resolved X-ray diffraction was used as an in situ method, which allows the determination of kinetic data combined with the identification of the corrosion products. The...

In-situ study of high temperature corrosion kinetics of iron using a fast X-ray diffraction method (1993)

Juez-Lorenzo, M., Kolarik, V., Eisenreich, N., Engel, W., Criado, A.

Temperature and time resolved X-ray diffraction was applied to studies of the high temperature oxidation of iron in air in isothermal measurements between 700 and 920 °C. With the measured series of...

Thermal expansion, transitions, sensitivities and burning rates of HMX. (1992)

Eisenreich, N., Engel, W., Herrmann, M.

Die Phasen von HMX und ihre Umwandlungen wurden mit de Analyse mit Hilfe der Röntgenbeugung untersucht. Die P schrittweise aufgeheizt und abgekühlt, nach jedem Temp ein Beugungsdiagramm...

Phase transitions of ammonium nitrate doped with alkali nitrates studied with fast x-ray diffraction. (1992)

Deimling, A., Eisenreich, N., Engel, W.

Dried samples of ammonium nitrate (AN) containing 1, 3, 5 mol% KNO3, RbNO3 and CsNO3 were investigated with temperature resolved X-ray diffraction. The samples were cycled with 2 temperature programs...

Non-isothermal kinetics of high temperature oxidation studied by a fast X-ray diffraction method. (1992)

Kolarik, V., Eisenreich, N., Engel, W., Juez-Lorenzo, M.

Temperature resolved X-ray diffraction using a diffractometer equipped with a high temperature device was applied to the study of the oxidation of Fe-ARMCO below 570 degree C. The oxidation products...

Study of non-isothermal oxidation kinetics using a fast X-ray diffraction method (1991)

Eisenreich, N., Engel, W., Juez-Lorenzo, M., Kolarik, V.

The surface structure of Fe samples was followed by X- ray diffraction during heating from 50 to 550degreeC. The oxidation products could be identified in situ. The difference method yields curves...

In-situ-Untersuchung der Hochtemperaturkorrosion von Stählen mittels Röntgenbeugung (1991)

Criado, A.J., Eisenreich, N., Engel, W., Juez-Lorenzo, M., Kolarik, V.

Röntgenbeugung ermöglicht eine in-situ-Beobachtung der Hochtemperaturkorrosion. Das Meßsystem besteht aus einem Röntgengoniometer mit aufmontierter Temperaturkammer, die ein Aufheizen der Probe...

Phase transition of HMX and their significance for the sensitivity of explosives. (1990)

Eisenreich, N., Engel, W., Herrmann, M.

Alphy- and Gamma-HMX were prepared. Gamma-HMX still contained small amounts of Beta-HMX. Alpha-, Beta- und Gamma-HMX were heated to 240 degreeC at the x-ray diffractometer. The phase transitions...

In-Situ-Untersuchung der Hochtemperaturkorrosion an Stählen mittels eines schnellen Röntgenbeugungsverfahren (1990)

Eisenreich, N., Engel, W., Juez-Lorenzo, M., Kolarik, V.

Ein schnelles Röntgenbeugungsverfahren wurde eingesetzt, um die Hochtemperaturoxidation von Stählen in situ zu untersuchen. Das Meßsystem setzt sich zusammen aus einem Siemens-Röntgengoniometer...

Hochtemperaturkorrosions-Untersuchung an Stählen (1990)

Eisenreich, N., Engel, W., Juez-Lorenzo, M., Kolarik, V.

Ein schnelles Röntgenbeugungsverfahren wurde eingesetzt, um die Hochtemperaturoxidation von Stählen in situ zu untersuchen. Das Meßsystem setzt sich zusammen aus einem Siemens-Röntgengoniometer...

Einfluß von Alkalinitraten auf das Phasenverhalten von Ammoniumnitrat (1990)

Deimling, A., Weisweiler, W., Eisenreich, N., Engel, W.

Bei den früheren Untersuchungen der Systeme AN + KNO tief 3 und AN + CSNO tief 3 konnten bisher keine Details der Systeme beobachtet werden, da die Meßmethoden der thermischen Analyse unzureichende...

Einfluß der Phasenumwandlungen des Oktagens auf die mechanische Empfindlichkeit (1990)

Eisenreich, N., Engel, W., Herrmann, M.

HMX crystallizes in four polymorphic phases, Beta, Alpha, Gamma and Delta. The Beta-phase is the most stable at room temperature. Alpha-HMX and the hydrated Gamma-phase are obtained under special...

Kinetic study of the solid phase reaction of ammonium nitrate and copper oxide by the use of fast X-ray diffraction. (1989)

Eisenreich, N., Engel, W.

The solid state reaction of ammonium nitrate and copper oxide was studied by the use of energy dispersive and angle dispersive x-ray diffraction. The reaction takes place within the temperature...

Einsatz von Röntgenbeugung für die Untersuchung von Oxidationsvorgängen an der Oberfläche von Fe-C-Legierungen (1989)

Juez-Lorenzo, M., Kolarik, V., Eisenreich, N., Engel, W.

Ein schnelles Röntgenbeugungsverfahren wurde eingesetzt, um die Bildung von Oxiden an der Oberfläche von Fe-C-Legierungen in Abhängigkeit von der Temperatur zu untersuchen. Die Proben wurden bei...

Beobachtung des Phasenverhaltens von trockenem Ammoniumnitrat mit Röntgenbeugung unter zyklischer Temperaturbelastung (1989)

Eisenreich, N., Engel, W., Kolarik, V.

Ein Meßsystem wurde vorgestellt, mit dem kristalline Materialien frei wählbaren Temperaturzyklen unterworfen werden und die Strukturänderungen mit der Röntgenbeugung registriert werden können....

A human Y-chromosomal DNA sequence expressed in testicular tissue (1987)

Arnemann, J., Epplen, J.T., Cooke, H.J., Sauermann, U., Engel, W., Schmidtke, J.

Clone pJA36B(DYS14) was isolated from a human Y chromosome enriched cosmid library. Southern blot analysis revealed a malespecific hybridization pattern. Deletion mapping with patients′ DNA...

Thermoanalytical investigations of stored ammonium nitrate doped with diammine copper II. (1985)

Engel, W.

Ammonium nitrate doped with diammine copper dinitrate and stored for 10 years was reinvestigated by DTA and TMA. The phase transitions IV/II and IV/III, which are of interest for the practical use,...

Verfahren zur Herstellung von grobkoernigem 1,3,5-Triaminotrinitrobenzol (1983)

Hansen, R., Engel, W., Schubert, H.

Bei der Herstellung von 1,3,5-Triaminotrinitrobenzol wird in bekannter Weise von 1,3,5-Trichlortrinitrobenzol ausgegangen, das in druckloser Reaktion bei einer Temperatur oberhalb 160GRAD C mit einem...

Kriechen und Oxidation von Reaktionsgesintertem Si§3N§4. (1975)

Thuemmler, F., Porz, F., Grathwohl, G., Engel, W.

8.Internat.Conference on Science of Ceramics, Cambridge, September 22-25, 1975

A comparatively inexpensive implantable miniature pressure transducer (1974)

DOLFING, J., NASSENSTEIN, F., HEEROOMS, B., BUITENWEG, R., ENGEL, W., ...

AUTHORS' SYNOPSISAn implantable pressure transducer has been constructed from a pressure sensitive transistor. The electronic as well as the mechanical construction are outlined together with the...

Kriechverhalten von Si§3N§4 zwischen 1200 und 1400 `0C. (1973)

Engel, W., Thuemmler, F.

Berichte der Deutschen Keramischen Gesellschaft, 50(1973) S.204-10

Kriechen von Siliziumnitrid bei hohen Temperaturen. (1973)

Engel, W., Gugel, E., Thuemmler, F.

Science of Ceramics, Oktober 73 Juan-les-Pins, September 24-26, 1973

A human Y-chromosomal DNA sequence expressed in testicular tissue.

Arnemann, J, Epplen, J T, Cooke, H J, Sauermann, U, Engel, W, Schmidtke, J

Clone pJA36B (DYS14) was isolated from a human Y chromosome enriched cosmid library. Southern blot analysis revealed a male-specific hybridization pattern. Deletion mapping with patients' DNA...

The lack of protamine 2 (P2) in boar and bull spermatozoa is due to mutations within the P2 gene.

Maier, W M, Nussbaum, G, Domenjoud, L, Klemm, U, Engel, W

The nuclei of spermatozoa in all mammals examined so far contain P1 protamine. A second protamine variant, protamine P2, has to date been isolated only from human and murine spermatozoa where it...

Human cyritestin genes (CYRN1 and CYRN2) are non-functional.

Grzmil, P, Kim, Y, Shamsadin, R, Neesen, J, Adham, I M, Heinlein, U A, ...

The mouse cyritestin gene is a member of the ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloprotease) gene family and codes for a membrane-anchored sperm protein. Recently, it was shown that cyritestin is critical...

MECP2 Mutations in Sporadic Cases of Rett Syndrome Are Almost Exclusively of Paternal Origin

Trappe, R., Laccone, F., Cobilanschi, J., Meins, M., Huppke, P., Hanefeld, F., ...

Rett syndrome (RTT) is an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder that apparently is lethal in male embryos. RTT almost exclusively affects female offspring and, in 99.5% of all cases, is sporadic and...

Molecular analysis of SALL1 mutations in Townes-Brocks syndrome.

Kohlhase, J, Taschner, P E, Burfeind, P, Pasche, B, Newman, B, Blanck, C, ...

Townes-Brocks syndrome (TBS) is an autosomal dominantly inherited malformation syndrome characterized by anal, renal, limb, and ear anomalies. Recently, we showed that mutations in the putative zinc...

A human Y-chromosomal DNA sequence expressed in testicular tissue.

Arnemann, J, Epplen, J T, Cooke, H J, Sauermann, U, Engel, W, Schmidtke, J

Clone pJA36B (DYS14) was isolated from a human Y chromosome enriched cosmid library. Southern blot analysis revealed a male-specific hybridization pattern. Deletion mapping with patients' DNA...

The lack of protamine 2 (P2) in boar and bull spermatozoa is due to mutations within the P2 gene.

Maier, W M, Nussbaum, G, Domenjoud, L, Klemm, U, Engel, W

The nuclei of spermatozoa in all mammals examined so far contain P1 protamine. A second protamine variant, protamine P2, has to date been isolated only from human and murine spermatozoa where it...

Human cyritestin genes (CYRN1 and CYRN2) are non-functional.

Grzmil, P, Kim, Y, Shamsadin, R, Neesen, J, Adham, I M, Heinlein, U A, ...

The mouse cyritestin gene is a member of the ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloprotease) gene family and codes for a membrane-anchored sperm protein. Recently, it was shown that cyritestin is critical...

MECP2 Mutations in Sporadic Cases of Rett Syndrome Are Almost Exclusively of Paternal Origin

Trappe, R., Laccone, F., Cobilanschi, J., Meins, M., Huppke, P., Hanefeld, F., ...

Rett syndrome (RTT) is an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder that apparently is lethal in male embryos. RTT almost exclusively affects female offspring and, in 99.5% of all cases, is sporadic and...

Molecular analysis of SALL1 mutations in Townes-Brocks syndrome.

Kohlhase, J, Taschner, P E, Burfeind, P, Pasche, B, Newman, B, Blanck, C, ...

Townes-Brocks syndrome (TBS) is an autosomal dominantly inherited malformation syndrome characterized by anal, renal, limb, and ear anomalies. Recently, we showed that mutations in the putative zinc...

Coeliac disease: in vivo toxicity of the putative immunodominant epitope

Fraser, J S, Engel, W, Ellis, H J, Moodie, S J, Pollock, E L, Wieser, H, ...

Background: Peptides from α-gliadins have been used to characterise the immunodominant coeliac toxic epitope. A peptide corresponding to amino acid residues 57–73 of A-gliadin causes peripheral...

Investigation of the putative immunodominant T cell epitopes in coeliac disease

Ellis, H J, Pollock, E L, Engel, W, Fraser, J S, Rosen-Bronson, S, Wieser, H, ...

Background: Coeliac disease (CD) is an enteropathy mediated by gluten specific T cells which secrete interferon γ (IFN-γ) when stimulated by gluten peptides presented by HLA-DQ2 or DQ8 molecules....

Subtype selectivity of the novel nonpeptide neuropeptide Y Y1 receptor antagonist BIBO 3304 and its effect on feeding in rodents

Wieland, H A, Engel, W, Eberlein, W, Rudolf, K, Doods, H N

The novel Y1-selective argininamide derivative BIBO 3304 ((R)-N-[[4-(aminocarbonylaminomethyl)phenyl]methyl]-N2-(diphenylacetyl)-argininamide trifluoroacetate) has been synthesized and was examined...

Five novel mutations in the L1CAM gene in families with X linked hydrocephalus.

Gu, S M, Orth, U, Veske, A, Enders, H, Klunder, K, Schlosser, M, ...

Five novel mutations have been identified in the gene encoding L1CAM, a neural cell adhesion protein, in families with X linked hydrocephalus (XHC). Interestingly, all five mutations are in the...