Christoph Franz

University of Tübingen — Germany

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics(17), Ion Channels and Receptors(8), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques(5), Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation(4), Ion channel regulation and function(4)

Publications18 total

Deletion of myosin VI causes slow retinal optic neuropathy and age-related macular degeneration (AMD)-relevant retinal phenotype
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences·2015· 12 citedOpen Access
Fine Tuning of CaV1.3 Ca2+ Channel Properties in Adult Inner Hair Cells Positioned in the Most Sensitive Region of the Gerbil Cochlea
PLoS ONE·2014· 17 citedOpen Access
α<sub>2</sub>δ3 Is Essential for Normal Structure and Function of Auditory Nerve Synapses and Is a Novel Candidate for Auditory Processing Disorders
Journal of Neuroscience·2014· 57 citedOpen Access
Autonomous functions of murine thyroid hormone receptor TRα and TRβ in cochlear hair cells
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology·2013· 26 citedOpen Access
Progressive hearing loss and gradual deterioration of sensory hair bundles in the ears of mice lacking the actin-binding protein Eps8L2
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2013· 88 citedOpen Access
Otoferlin Couples to Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis in Mature Cochlear Inner Hair Cells
Journal of Neuroscience·2013· 93 citedOpen Access
Burst activity and ultrafast activation kinetics of Ca <sub>V</sub> 1.3 Ca <sup>2+</sup> channels support presynaptic activity in adult gerbil hair cell ribbon synapses
The Journal of Physiology·2013· 48 citedOpen Access
Presynaptic maturation in auditory hair cells requires a critical period of sensory-independent spiking activity
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2013· 80 citedOpen Access
Noise-Induced Inner Hair Cell Ribbon Loss Disturbs Central Arc Mobilization: A Novel Molecular Paradigm for Understanding Tinnitus
Molecular Neurobiology·2012· 125 cited
Development and Function of the Voltage-Gated Sodium Current in Immature Mammalian Cochlear Inner Hair Cells
PLoS ONE·2012· 13 citedOpen Access
Altered Phenotype of the Vestibular Organ in GLAST-1 Null Mice
Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology·2012· 12 citedOpen Access
cGMP-Prkg1 signaling and Pde5 inhibition shelter cochlear hair cells and hearing function
Nature Medicine·2012· 85 cited
Ergic2, a Brain Specific Interacting Partner of Otoferlin
Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry·2012· 9 citedOpen Access
Position-dependent patterning of spontaneous action potentials in immature cochlear inner hair cells
Nature Neuroscience·2011· 171 citedOpen Access
Eps8 Regulates Hair Bundle Length and Functional Maturation of Mammalian Auditory Hair Cells
PLoS Biology·2011· 142 citedOpen Access
Synaptotagmin IV determines the linear Ca2+ dependence of vesicle fusion at auditory ribbon synapses
Nature Neuroscience·2009· 123 cited
Elementary properties of Ca<sub>V</sub>1.3 Ca<sup>2+</sup> channels expressed in mouse cochlear inner hair cells
The Journal of Physiology·2009· 115 citedOpen Access
Functional maturation of the exocytotic machinery at gerbil hair cell ribbon synapses
The Journal of Physiology·2009· 56 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Marlies Knipper(18), Walter Marcotti(11), Stuart L. Johnson(10), Lukas Rüttiger(9), Stephanie Kuhn(6), Sergio Masetto(6), Matthew C. Holley(6), Jutta Engel(6), Valeria Zampini(5), Ulrike Zimmermann(5), David N. Furness(4), Niels Brandt(4), Hao Xiong(3), Wibke Singer(3), Karin Rohbock(3), Ksenya Varakina(3), Jacopo Magistretti(3), Peter Ruth(3), Tobias Eckrich(2), Carole M. Hackney(2)