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Martina Kristofova

Slovakia
Email: martina.kristofova@leibniz-fli.de

MCPH1-mediated regulation of neurogenesis and neural stem cell fate

Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU): Faculty of Biological Sciences
Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI): Wang Research Group

First Supervisor:

Alessandro Ori (Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI))

Co – Supervisor(s):

Zhao-Qi Wang (Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI))

Publications 2022:

  • Multifaceted Microcephaly-Related Gene MCPH1
    Kristofova M, Ori A, Wang ZQ
    Cells 2022, 11(2), 275

    • Publications 2021:

    • MCPH1, beyond its role deciding the brain size.
      Kristofova M, Wang ZQ
      Aging (Albany NY) 2021, 13(20), 23437-9
    • The N-terminal BRCT domain determines MCPH1 function in brain development and fertility.
      Liu* X, Schneble-Löhnert* N, Kristofova M, Qing X, Labisch J, Hofmann S, Ehrenberg S, Sannai M, Jörß T, Ori A, Godmann M, Wang ZQ
      Cell Death Dis 2021, 12(2), 143 * equal contribution