Benedikt Berninger

Benedikt Berninger

Professor of Developmental Neurobiology, Group Leader


Engineering neurogenesis

Related News:

Linking adult neural stem cell activation and tumourigenesis

14/04/23
New work from the Berninger lab

Benedikt Berninger awarded ERC Advanced Grant

22/04/21
Unleashing the potential of engineered neurogenesis for brain repair

The sweet smell of adult neurogenesis

05/02/19
Adult olfactory bulb neurogenesis improves odour distinction

All Publications:

2017

Bicker F, Vasic V, Horta G, Ortega F, Nolte H, Kavyanifar A, Keller S, Stankovic ND, Harter PN, Benedito R, Lutz B, Bäuerle T, Hartwig J, Baumgart J, Krüger M, Radyushkin K, Alberi L, Berninger B, Schmidt MHH (2017) Neurovascular EGFL7 regulates adult neurogenesis in the subventricular zone and thereby affects olfactory perception. Nat Commun
Farrukh A, Ortega F, Fan W, Marichal N, Paez JI, Berninger B, Campo AD, Salierno MJ (2017) Bifunctional Hydrogels Containing the Laminin Motif IKVAV Promote Neurogenesis. Stem Cell Reports
Karakatsani A, Marichal N, Urban S, Kalamakis G, Ghanem A, Schick A, Zhang Y, Conzelmann KK, Rüegg MA, Berninger B, Ruiz de Almodovar C, Gascón S, Kröger S (2017) Neuronal LRP4 regulates synapse formation in the developing CNS. Development
Dehorter N, Marichal N, Marín O, Berninger B (2017) Tuning neural circuits by turning the interneuron knob. Curr Opin Neurobiol

2016

García-González D, Murcia-Belmonte V, Esteban PF, Ortega F, Díaz D, Sánchez-Vera I, Lebrón-Galán R, Escobar-Castañondo L, Martínez-Millán L, Weruaga E, García-Verdugo JM, Berninger B, de Castro F (2016) Anosmin-1 over-expression increases adult neurogenesis in the subventricular zone and neuroblast migration to the olfactory bulb. Brain Struct Funct
Gascón S, Murenu E, Masserdotti G, Ortega F, Russo GL, Petrik D, Deshpande A, Heinrich C, Karow M, Robertson SP, Schroeder T, Beckers J, Irmler M, Berndt C, Angeli JP, Conrad M, Berninger B, Götz M (2016) Identification and Successful Negotiation of a Metabolic Checkpoint in Direct Neuronal Reprogramming. Cell Stem Cell
Azim K, Berninger B, Raineteau O (2016) Mosaic Subventricular Origins of Forebrain Oligodendrogenesis. Front Neurosci
Bunk EC, Ertaylan G, Ortega F, Pavlou MA, Gonzalez Cano L, Stergiopoulos A, Safaiyan S, Völs S, van Cann M, Politis PK, Simons M, Berninger B, Del Sol A, Schwamborn JC (2016) Prox1 Is Required for Oligodendrocyte Cell Identity in Adult Neural Stem Cells of the Subventricular Zone. Stem Cells
Sahu SK, Fritz A, Tiwari N, Kovacs Z, Pouya A, Wüllner V, Bora P, Schacht T, Baumgart J, Peron S, Berninger B, Tiwari VK, Methner A (2016) TOX3 regulates neural progenitor identity. Biochim Biophys Acta
Berninger B, Jessberger S (2016) Engineering of Adult Neurogenesis and Gliogenesis. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol
Thakurela S, Tiwari N, Schick S, Garding A, Ivanek R, Berninger B, Tiwari VK (2016) Mapping gene regulatory circuitry of Pax6 during neurogenesis. Cell Discov
McAvoy KM, Scobie KN, Berger S, Russo C, Guo N, Decharatanachart P, Vega-Ramirez H, Miake-Lye S, Whalen M, Nelson M, Bergami M, Bartsch D, Hen R, Berninger B, Sahay A (2016) Modulating Neuronal Competition Dynamics in the Dentate Gyrus to Rejuvenate Aging Memory Circuits. Neuron
Kleiderman S, Gutbier S, Ugur Tufekci K, Ortega F, Sá JV, Teixeira AP, Brito C, Glaab E, Berninger B, Alves PM, Leist M (2016) Conversion of Nonproliferating Astrocytes into Neurogenic Neural Stem Cells: Control by FGF2 and Interferon-?. Stem Cells

2015

Raposo AA, Vasconcelos FF, Drechsel D, Marie C, Johnston C, Dolle D, Bithell A, Gillotin S, van den Berg DL, Ettwiller L, Flicek P, Crawford GE, Parras CM, Berninger B, Buckley NJ, Guillemot F, Castro DS (2015) Ascl1 Coordinately Regulates Gene Expression and the Chromatin Landscape during Neurogenesis. Cell Rep
Masserdotti G, Gillotin S, Sutor B, Drechsel D, Irmler M, Jørgensen HF, Sass S, Theis FJ, Beckers J, Berninger B, Guillemot F, Götz M (2015) Transcriptional Mechanisms of Proneural Factors and REST in Regulating Neuronal Reprogramming of Astrocytes. Cell Stem Cell
Sahu SK, Garding A, Tiwari N, Thakurela S, Toedling J, Gebhard S, Ortega F, Schmarowski N, Berninger B, Nitsch R, Schmidt M, Tiwari VK (2015) JNK-dependent gene regulatory circuitry governs mesenchymal fate. EMBO J
Aravantinou-Fatorou K, Ortega F, Chroni-Tzartou D, Antoniou N, Poulopoulou C, Politis PK, Berninger B, Matsas R, Thomaidou D (2015) CEND1 and NEUROGENIN2 Reprogram Mouse Astrocytes and Embryonic Fibroblasts to Induced Neural Precursors and Differentiated Neurons. Stem Cell Reports
Péron S, Berninger B (2015) Imported Stem Cells Strike against Stroke. Cell Stem Cell
Chen G, Wernig M, Berninger B, Nakafuku M, Parmar M, Zhang CL (2015) In Vivo Reprogramming for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair. eNeuro

2014

Karow M, Schichor C, Beckervordersandforth R, Berninger B (2014) Lineage-reprogramming of pericyte-derived cells of the adult human brain into induced neurons. J Vis Exp
Heinrich C, Bergami M, Gascón S, Lepier A, Viganò F, Dimou L, Sutor B, Berninger B, Götz M (2014) Sox2-mediated conversion of NG2 glia into induced neurons in the injured adult cerebral cortex. Stem Cell Reports

2013

Motori E, Puyal J, Toni N, Ghanem A, Angeloni C, Malaguti M, Cantelli-Forti G, Berninger B, Conzelmann KK, Götz M, Winklhofer KF, Hrelia S, Bergami M (2013) Inflammation-induced alteration of astrocyte mitochondrial dynamics requires autophagy for mitochondrial network maintenance. Cell Metab