ZFIN ID: ZDB-LAB-190222-1
Wehner Lab
PI/Director: Wehner, Daniel
Contact Person: Wehner, Daniel
Email: Daniel.Wehner@mpl.mpg.de
URL: https://mpl.mpg.de/research-at-mpl/independent-research-groups/wehner-research-group/
Address: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light & Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin Division Biological Optomechanics Staudtstr. 2 91058 Erlangen
Country: Germany
Phone: +4991317133550
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Line Designation: mps


GENOMIC FEATURES ORIGINATING FROM THIS LAB
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STATEMENT OF RESEARCH INTERESTS
Using zebrafish as model system, our research addresses the question: why are some vertebrates able to regenerate their spinal cord after injury?

Spinal cord injury in mammals leads to life-long paralysis because the severed axons fail to regrow across the site of lesion. In contrast, zebrafish exhibit robust axonal regrowth after injury, leading to substantial recovery of locomotor function. Our research aims to elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the astounding capacity of zebrafish to functionally repair severed axonal connections.


LAB MEMBERS
Kolb, Julia Graduate Student Böhm, Benjamin Research Staff


ZEBRAFISH PUBLICATIONS OF LAB MEMBERS
Kolb, J., Tsata, V., John, N., Kim, K., Möckel, C., Rosso, G., Kurbel, V., Parmar, A., Sharma, G., Karandasheva, K., Abuhattum, S., Lyraki, O., Beck, T., Müller, P., Schlüßler, R., Frischknecht, R., Wehner, A., Krombholz, N., Steigenberger, B., Beis, D., Takeoka, A., Blümcke, I., Möllmert, S., Singh, K., Guck, J., Kobow, K., Wehner, D. (2023) Small leucine-rich proteoglycans inhibit CNS regeneration by modifying the structural and mechanical properties of the lesion environment. Nature communications. 14:68146814
John, N., Kolb, J., Wehner, D. (2022) Mechanical spinal cord transection in larval zebrafish and subsequent whole-mount histological processing. STAR protocols. 3:101093
Tsata, V., Möllmert, S., Schweitzer, C., Kolb, J., Möckel, C., Böhm, B., Rosso, G., Lange, C., Lesche, M., Hammer, J., Kesavan, G., Beis, D., Guck, J., Brand, M., Wehner, D. (2020) A switch in pdgfrb+ cell-derived ECM composition prevents inhibitory scarring and promotes axon regeneration in the zebrafish spinal cord. Developmental Cell. 56(4):509-524.e9
Tsata, V., Kroehne, V., Wehner, D., Rost, F., Lange, C., Hoppe, C., Kurth, T., Reinhardt, S., Petzold, A., Dahl, A., Loeffler, M., Reimer, M.M., Brand, M. (2020) Reactive oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (re-)myelinate the regenerating zebrafish spinal cord. Development (Cambridge, England). 147(24):
Oprişoreanu, A.M., Smith, H.L., Arya, S., Webster, R., Zhong, Z., Eaton-Hart, C., Wehner, D., Cardozo, M.J., Becker, T., Talbot, K., Becker, C.G. (2020) Correction: Interaction of Axonal Chondrolectin with Collagen XIXa1 Is Necessary for Precise Neuromuscular Junction Formation. Cell Reports. 32:108113
Oprişoreanu, A.M., Smith, H.L., Arya, S., Webster, R., Zhong, Z., Wehner, D., Cardozo, M.J., Becker, T., Talbot, K., Becker, C.G. (2019) Interaction of Axonal Chondrolectin with Collagen XIXa1 Is Necessary for Precise Neuromuscular Junction Formation. Cell Reports. 29:1082-1098.e10
Tsarouchas, T.M., Wehner, D., Cavone, L., Munir, T., Keatinge, M., Lambertus, M., Underhill, A., Barrett, T., Kassapis, E., Ogryzko, N., Feng, Y., van Ham, T.J., Becker, T., Becker, C.G. (2018) Dynamic control of proinflammatory cytokines Il-1β and Tnf-α by macrophages in zebrafish spinal cord regeneration. Nature communications. 9:4670
Wehner, D., Becker, T., Becker, C.G. (2017) Restoration of anatomical continuity after spinal cord transection depends on Wnt/β-catenin signaling in larval zebrafish. Data in brief. 16:65-70
Wehner, D., Tsarouchas, T.M., Michael, A., Haase, C., Weidinger, G., Reimer, M.M., Becker, T., Becker, C.G. (2017) Wnt signaling controls pro-regenerative Collagen XII in functional spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish. Nature communications. 8:126
Ohnmacht, J., Yang, Y.J., Maurer, G.W., Barreiro-Iglesias, A., Tsarouchas, T.M., Wehner, D., Sieger, D., Becker, C.G., Becker, T. (2016) Spinal motor neurons are regenerated after mechanical lesion and genetic ablation in larval zebrafish. Development (Cambridge, England). 143(9):1464-74
Wehner, D., Jahn, C., Weidinger, G. (2015) Use of the TetON System to Study Molecular Mechanisms of Zebrafish Regeneration. Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE. (100):e52756
Wehner, D., Weidinger, G. (2015) Signaling networks organizing regenerative growth of the zebrafish fin. Trends in genetics : TIG. 31(6):336-343
Stangenberg, R., Wu, Y., Hedrich, J., Kurzbach, D., Wehner, D., Weidinger, G., Kuan, S.L., Jansen, M.I., Jelezko, F., Luhmann, H.J., Hinderberger, D., Weil, T., Müllen, K. (2015) A Polyphenylene Dendrimer Drug Transporter with Precisely Positioned Amphiphilic Surface Patches. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 4(3):377-84
Reuter, H., März, M., Vogg, M.C., Eccles, D., Grífol-Boldú, L., Wehner, D., Owlarn, S., Adell, T., Weidinger, G., Bartscherer, K. (2015) β-Catenin-Dependent Control of Positional Information along the AP Body Axis in Planarians Involves a Teashirt Family Member. Cell Reports. 10(2):253-65
Geurtzen, K., Knopf, F., Wehner, D., Huitema, L.F., Schulte-Merker, S., Weidinger, G. (2014) Mature osteoblasts dedifferentiate in response to traumatic bone injury in the zebrafish fin and skull. Development (Cambridge, England). 141(11):2225-34
Wehner, D., Cizelsky, W., Vasudevaro, M.D., Özhan, G., Haase, C., Kagermeier-Schenk, B., Röder, A., Dorsky, R.I., Moro, E., Argenton, F., Kühl, M., and Weidinger, G. (2014) Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Defines Organizing Centers that Orchestrate Growth and Differentiation of the Regenerating Zebrafish Caudal Fin. Cell Reports. 6(3):467-481
Özhan, G., Sezgin, E., Wehner, D., Pfister, A.S., Kühl, S.J., Kagermeier-Schenk, B., Kühl, M., Schwille, P., and Weidinger, G. (2013) Lypd6 Enhances Wnt/beta-Catenin Signaling by Promoting Lrp6 Phosphorylation in Raft Plasma Membrane Domains. Developmental Cell. 26(4):331-345
Grotek, B., Wehner, D., and Weidinger, G. (2013) Notch signaling coordinates cellular proliferation with differentiation during zebrafish fin regeneration. Development (Cambridge, England). 140(7):1412-1423
Kagermeier-Schenk, B., Wehner, D., Ozhan-Kizil, G., Yamamoto, H., Li, J., Kirchner, K., Hoffmann, C., Stern, P., Kikuchi, A., Schambony, A., and Weidinger, G. (2011) Waif1/5T4 Inhibits Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling and Activates Noncanonical Wnt Pathways by Modifying LRP6 Subcellular Localization. Developmental Cell. 21(6):1129-43
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