Rastegar Lab - Recent Publications


  1. Gene expression patterns of the LDL receptor and its inhibitor Pcsk9 in the adult zebrafish brain suggest a possible role in neurogenesis
    Gence, L.; Morello, E.; Rastegar, S.; Apalama, M. L.; Meilhac, O.; Bascands, J.-L.; Diotel, N.
    2024. European Journal of Neuroscience. doi:10.1111/ejn.16586
  2. Comparative insight into the regenerative mechanisms of the adult brain in zebrafish and mouse: highlighting the importance of the immune system and inflammation in successful regeneration
    Chen, J.; Sanchez-Iranzo, H.; Diotel, N.; Rastegar, S.
    2024. The FEBS Journal, 291 (19), 4193–4205. doi:10.1111/febs.17231
  3. Insights into the mechanisms of neuron generation and specification in the zebrafish ventral spinal cord
    Cucun, G.; Köhler, M.; Pfitsch, S.; Rastegar, S.
    2024. The FEBS Journal, 291 (4), 646–662. doi:10.1111/febs.16913
  4. Reversible Influence of Hemipiperazine Photochromism on the Early Development of Zebrafish Embryo
    Seliwjorstow, A.; Takamiya, M.; Rastegar, S.; Pianowski, Z.
    2024. ChemBioChem, 25 (8), Article e202400143. doi:10.1002/cbic.202400143
  5. Caveolae disassemble upon membrane lesioning and foster cell survival
    Štefl, M.; Takamiya, M.; Middel, V.; Tekpınar, M.; Nienhaus, K.; Beil, T.; Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.; Nienhaus, G. U.
    2024. iScience, 27 (2), 108849. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2024.108849
  6. Mapping the cellular expression patterns of vascular endothelial growth factor aa and bb genes and their receptors in the adult zebrafish brain during constitutive and regenerative neurogenesis
    Fernezelian, D.; Pfitsch, S.; Rastegar, S.; Diotel, N.
    2024. Neural Development, 19, Article no: 17. doi:10.1186/s13064-024-00195-1
  7. A comparative metabolomic investigation of different sections of Sicilian Citrus x limon (L.) Osbeck, characterization of bioactive metabolites, and evaluation of in vivo toxicity on zebrafish embryo
    Pagliari, S.; Sicari, M.; Pansera, L.; Guidi Nissim, W.; Mhalhel, K.; Rastegar, S.; Germanà, A.; Cicero, N.; Labra, M.; Cannavacciuolo, C.; Montalbano, G.; Campone, L.
    2024. Journal of Food Science, 89 (6), 3729–3744. doi:10.1111/1750-3841.17079
  8. Estrogenic regulation of claudin 5 and tight junction protein 1 gene expression in zebrafish: A role on blood-brain barrier?
    Pellegrini, E.; Fernezelian, D.; Malleret, C.; Gueguen, M. M.; Patche-Firmin, J.; Rastegar, S.; Meilhac, O.; Diotel, N.
    2023. The journal of comparative neurology, 531 (17), 1828–1845. doi:10.1002/cne.25543
  9. sox1a:eGFP transgenic line and single-cell transcriptomics reveal the origin of zebrafish intraspinal serotonergic neurons
    Chen, F.; Köhler, M.; Cucun, G.; Takamiya, M.; Kizil, C.; Cosacak, M. I.; Rastegar, S.
    2023. iScience, 26 (8), Artkl. Nr.: 107342. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2023.107342
  10. Distribution of microglia/immune cells in the brain of adult zebrafish in homeostatic and regenerative conditions: Focus on oxidative stress during brain repair
    Narra, S. S.; Rondeau, P.; Fernezelian, D.; Gence, L.; Ghaddar, B.; Bourdon, E.; Lefebvre d’Hellencourt, C.; Rastegar, S.; Diotel, N.
    2023. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 531 (2), 238–255. doi:10.1002/cne.25421
  11. Insulin signaling promotes neurogenesis in the brain of adult zebrafish
    Gence, L.; Fernezelian, D.; Meilhac, O.; Rastegar, S.; Bascands, J.-L.; Diotel, N.
    2023. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 531 (17), 1812–1827. doi:10.1002/cne.25542
  12. Smuggling on the Nanoscale—Fusogenic Liposomes Enable Efficient RNA-Transfer with Negligible Immune Response In Vitro and In Vivo
    Hoffmann, M.; Gerlach, S.; Takamiya, M.; Tarazi, S.; Hersch, N.; Csiszár, A.; Springer, R.; Dreissen, G.; Scharr, H.; Rastegar, S.; Beil, T.; Strähle, U.; Merkel, R.; Hoffmann, B.
    2023. Pharmaceutics, 15 (4), Art.-Nr.: 1210. doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics15041210
  13. Zebrafish: A Model Deciphering the Impact of Flavonoids on Neurodegenerative Disorders
    Mhalhel, K.; Sicari, M.; Chen, J.; Levanti, M.; Diotel, N.; Pansera, L.; Rastegar, S.; Germanà, A.; Montalbano, G.
    2023. Cells, 12 (2), Art.-Nr.: 252. doi:10.3390/cells12020252
  14. A Homozygous Missense Variant in PPP1R1B/DARPP-32 Is Associated With Generalized Complex Dystonia
    Khan, A.; Molitor, A.; Mayeur, S.; Zhang, G.; Rinaldi, B.; Lannes, B.; Lhermitte, B.; Umair, M.; Arold, S. T.; Friant, S.; Rastegar, S.; Anheim, M.; Bahram, S.; Carapito, R.
    2022. Movement disorders, 37 (2), 365–374. doi:10.1002/mds.28861
  15. Surface functionalisation-dependent adverse effects of metal nanoparticles and nanoplastics in zebrafish embryos
    Hansjosten, I.; Takamiya, M.; Rapp, J.; Reiner, L.; Fritsch-Decker, S.; Mattern, D.; Andraschko, S.; Anders, C.; Pace, G.; Dickmeis, T.; Peravali, R.; Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.; Hsiao, I.-L.; Gilliland, D.; Ojea-Jimenez, I.; Ambrose, S. V. Y.; Belinga-Desaunay-Nault, M.-F. A.; Khan, A. O.; Lynch, I.; Valsami-Jones, E.; Diabaté, S.; Weiss, C.
    2022. Environmental science / Nano, 91 (1), 375–392. doi:10.1039/d1en00299f
  16. Phenotypic Discovery of Triazolo[1,5- c ]quinazolines as a First-In-Class Bone Morphogenetic Protein Amplifier Chemotype
    Wesseler, F.; Lohmann, S.; Riege, D.; Halver, J.; Roth, A.; Pichlo, C.; Weber, S.; Takamiya, M.; Müller, E.; Ketzel, J.; Flegel, J.; Gihring, A.; Rastegar, S.; Bertrand, J.; Baumann, U.; Knippschild, U.; Peifer, C.; Sievers, S.; Waldmann, H.; Schade, D.
    2022. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 65 (22), 15263–15281. doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01199
  17. Multiomic atlas with functional stratification and developmental dynamics of zebrafish cis-regulatory elements
    Baranasic, D.; Hörtenhuber, M.; Balwierz, P. J.; Zehnder, T.; Mukarram, A. K.; Nepal, C.; Várnai, C.; Hadzhiev, Y.; Jimenez-Gonzalez, A.; Li, N.; Wragg, J.; D’Orazio, F. M.; Relic, D.; Pachkov, M.; Díaz, N.; Hernández-Rodríguez, B.; Chen, Z.; Stoiber, M.; Dong, M.; Stevens, I.; Ross, S. E.; Eagle, A.; Martin, R.; Obasaju, O.; Rastegar, S.; McGarvey, A. C.; Kopp, W.; Chambers, E.; Wang, D.; Kim, H. R.; Acemel, R. D.; Naranjo, S.; Łapiński, M.; Chong, V.; Mathavan, S.; Peers, B.; Sauka-Spengler, T.; Vingron, M.; Carninci, P.; Ohler, U.; Lacadie, S. A.; Burgess, S. M.; Winata, C.; van Eeden, F.; Vaquerizas, J. M.; Gómez-Skarmeta, J. L.; Onichtchouk, D.; Brown, B. J.; Bogdanovic, O.; van Nimwegen, E.; Westerfield, M.; Wardle, F. C.; Daub, C. O.; Lenhard, B.; Müller, F.
    2022. Nature Genetics, 54, 1037–1050. doi:10.1038/s41588-022-01089-w
  18. mdka Expression Is Associated with Quiescent Neural Stem Cells during Constitutive and Reactive Neurogenesis in the Adult Zebrafish Telencephalon
    Lübke, L.; Zhang, G.; Strähle, U.; Rastegar, S.
    2022. Brain Sciences, 12 (2), Art.Nr. 284. doi:10.3390/brainsci12020284
  19. Two plus one is almost three: a fast approximation for multi-view deconvolution
    Hüpfel, M.; Fernández Merino, M.; Bennemann, J.; Takamiya, M.; Rastegar, S.; Tursch, A.; Holstein, T. W.; Nienhaus, G. U.
    2022. Biomedical optics express, 13 (1), 147–158. doi:10.1364/BOE.443660
  20. HDL biodistribution and brain receptors in zebrafish, using HDLs as vectors for targeting endothelial cells and neural progenitors
    Sulliman, N. C.; Ghaddar, B.; Gence, L.; Patche, J.; Rastegar, S.; Meilhac, O.; Diotel, N.
    2021. Scientific reports, 11 (1), Art. Nr.: 6439. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-85183-9
  21. Neuron-Radial Glial Cell Communication via BMP/Id1 Signaling Is Key to Long-Term Maintenance of the Regenerative Capacity of the Adult Zebrafish Telencephalon
    Zhang, G.; Lübke, L.; Chen, F.; Beil, T.; Takamiya, M.; Diotel, N.; Strähle, U.; Rastegar, S.
    2021. Cells, 10 (10), Art.-Nr.: 2794. doi:10.3390/cells10102794
  22. In Vivo Behavior of the Antibacterial Peptide Cyclo[RRRWFW], Explored Using a 3-Hydroxychromone-Derived Fluorescent Amino Acid
    Afonin, S.; Koniev, S.; Préau, L.; Takamiya, M.; Strizhak, A. V.; Babii, O.; Hrebonkin, A.; Pivovarenko, V. G.; Dathe, M.; Noble, F. le; Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.; Ulrich, A. S.; Komarov, I. V.
    2021. Frontiers in Chemistry, 9, Art. Nr.: 688446. doi:10.3389/fchem.2021.688446
  23. Multi-Dimensional Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Modulation of Cholesterol Metabolism as Highly Integrated Response to Brain Injury
    Gourain, V.; Armant, O.; Lübke, L.; Diotel, N.; Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.
    2021. Frontiers in neuroscience, 15, Article no: 671249. doi:10.3389/fnins.2021.671249
  24. Cellular Mechanisms Participating in Brain Repair of Adult Zebrafish and Mammals after Injury
    Ghaddar, B.; Lübke, L.; Couret, D.; Rastegar, S.; Diotel, N.
    2021. Cells, 10 (2), 391. doi:10.3390/cells10020391
  25. Common and Distinct Features of Adult Neurogenesis and Regeneration in the Telencephalon of Zebrafish and Mammals
    Diotel, N.; Lübke, L.; Strähle, U.; Rastegar, S.
    2020. Frontiers in neuroscience, 14, Art.-Nr.: 568930. doi:10.3389/fnins.2020.568930
  26. Pax6 organizes the anterior eye segment by guiding two distinct neural crest waves
    Takamiya, M.; Stegmaier, J.; Kobitski, A. Y.; Schott, B.; Weger, B. D.; Margariti, D.; Cereceda Delgado, A. R.; Gourain, V.; Scherr, T.; Yang, L.; Sorge, S.; Otte, J. C.; Hartmann, V.; Wezel, J. van; Stotzka, R.; Reinhard, T.; Schlunck, G.; Dickmeis, T.; Rastegar, S.; Mikut, R.; Nienhaus, G. U.; Strähle, U.
    2020. PLoS Genetics, 16 (6), Art. Nr.: e1008774. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1008774
  27. Bone morphogenetic protein signaling regulates Id1-mediated neural stem cell quiescence in the adult zebrafish brain via a phylogenetically conserved enhancer module
    Zhang, G.; Ferg, M.; Lübke, L.; Takamiya, M.; Beil, T.; Gourain, V.; Diotel, N.; Strähle, U.; Rastegar, S.
    2020. Stem cells, 38, 875–889. doi:10.1002/stem.3182
  28. Correction to: Gene duplication and functional divergence of the zebrafish otospiralin genes
    Baanannou, A.; Rastegar, S.; Bouzid, A.; Takamiya, M.; Gerber, V.; Souissi, A.; Beil, T.; Jrad, O.; Strähle, U.; Masmoudi, S.
    2020. Development genes and evolution, 230 (1), 37. doi:10.1007/s00427-020-00647-8
  29. Gene duplication and functional divergence of the zebrafish otospiralin genes
    Baanannou, A.; Rastegar, S.; Bouzid, A.; Takamiya, M.; Gerber, V.; Souissi, A.; Beil, T.; Jrad, O.; Strähle, U.; Masmoudi, S.
    2020. Development genes and evolution, 230, 27–36. doi:10.1007/s00427-019-00642-8
  30. Expression of adiponectin receptors in the brain of adult zebrafish and mouse: Links with neurogenic niches and brain repair
    Rastegar, S.; Parimisetty, A.; Cassam Sulliman, N.; Narra, S. S.; Weber, S.; Rastegar, M.; Viranaicken, W.; Couret, D.; Planesse, C.; Strähle, U.; Meilhac, O.; Lefebvre d’Hellencourt, C.; Diotel, N.
    2019. The journal of comparative neurology, 527 (14), 2317–2333. doi:10.1002/cne.24669
  31. The HMG box transcription factors Sox1a and Sox1b specify a new class of glycinergic interneuron in the spinal cord of zebrafish embryos
    Gerber, V.; Yang, L.; Takamiya, M.; Ribes, V.; Gourain, V.; Peravali, R.; Stegmaier, J.; Mikut, R.; Reischl, M.; Ferg, M.; Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.
    2019. Development <Cambridge>, 146 (4), dev172510. doi:10.1242/dev.172510
  32. Expression and activity profiling of the steroidogenic enzymes of glucocorticoid biosynthesis and the co-factors in zebrafish
    Weger, M.; Diotel, N.; Weger, B. D.; Beil, T.; Zaucker, A.; Eachus, H. L.; Oakes, J. A.; Rego, J. L. do; Storbeck, K.-H.; Gut, P.; Strähle, U.; Rastegar, S.; Müller, F.; Krone, N.
    2018. Journal of neuroendocrinology, 30 (4), Art.Nr.: e12586. doi:10.1111/jne.12586
  33. Protein-Functionalized DNA Nanostructures as Tools to Control Transcription in Zebrafish Embryos
    Angelin, A.; Kassel, O.; Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.; Niemeyer, C. M.
    2017. ChemistryOpen, 6 (1), 33–39. doi:10.1002/open.201600153
  34. Dysferlin-mediated phosphatidylserine sorting engages macrophages in sarcolemma repair
    Middel, V.; Zhou, L.; Takamiya, M.; Beil, T.; Shahid, M.; Roostalu, U.; Grabher, C.; Rastegar, S.; Reischl, M.; Nienhaus, G. U.; Strähle, U.
    2016. Nature Communications, 7, 12875. doi:10.1038/ncomms12875
  35. The Zebrafish as Model for Deciphering the Regulatory Architecture of Vertebrate Genomes
    Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.
    2016. Genetics, Genomics and Phenomics of Fish. Ed.: N.S. Foulkes, 195–216, Academic Press. doi:10.1016/bs.adgen.2016.04.003
  36. HeRBi: Helmholtz Repository of Bioparts
    Strähle, U.; Ferg, M.; Armant, O.; Gradl, M.; Kaufmann, L.; Rastegar, S.
    2016. Zebrafish, 13 (3), 234–235. doi:10.1089/zeb.2016.29003.str
  37. Melanosomes in pigmented epithelia maintain eye lens transparency during zebrafish embryonic development
    Takamiya, M.; Xu, F.; Suhonen, H.; Gourain, V.; Yang, L.; Yu Ho, N.; Helfen, L.; Schröck, A.; Etard, C.; Grabher, C.; Rastegar, S.; Schlunck, G.; Reinhard, T.; Baumbach, T.; Strähle, U.
    2016. Scientific reports, 6, Art. Nr.: 25046. doi:10.1038/srep25046
  38. Zebrafish biosensor for toxicant induced muscle hyperactivity
    Shahid, M.; Takamiya, M.; Stegmaier, J.; Middel, V.; Gradl, M.; Klüver, N.; Mikut, R.; Dickmeis, T.; Scholz, S.; Rastegar, S.; Yang, L.; Strähle, U.
    2016. Scientific Reports, 6, Art.Nr. 23768. doi:10.1038/srep23768
  39. Differential expression of id genes and their potential regulator znf238 in zebrafish adult neural progenitor cells and neurons suggests distinct functions in adult neurogenesis
    Diotel, N.; Beil, T.; Strähle, U.; Rastegar, S.
    2015. Gene Expression Patterns, 19 (1-2), 1–13. doi:10.1016/j.gep.2015.05.004
  40. Long-range evolutionary constraints reveal cis-regulatory interactions on the human X chromosome
    Naville, M.; Ishibashi, M.; Ferg, M.; Bengani, H.; Rinkwitz, S.; Krecsmarik, M.; Hawkins, T. A.; Wilson, S. W.; Manning, E.; Chilamakuri, C. S. R.; Wilson, D. I.; Louis, A.; Raymond, F. L.; Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.; Lenhard, B.; Bally-Cuif, L.; Heyningen, V. van; FitzPatrick, D. R.; Becker, T. S.; Crollius, H. R.
    2015. Nature Communications, 6, 6904. doi:10.1038/ncomms7904
  41. The helix-loop-helix protein Id1 controls stem cell proliferation during regenerative neurogenesis in the adult zebrafish telencephalon
    Rodriguez Viales, R.; Diotel, N.; Ferg, M.; Armant, O.; Eich, J.; Alunni, A.; März, M.; Bally-Cuif, L.; Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.
    2015. Stem cells, 33, 892–903. doi:10.1002/stem.1883
  42. Comprehensive expression map of transcription regulators in the adult zebrafish telencephalon reveals distinct neurogenic niches
    Diotel, N.; Rodriguez Vialez, R.; Armant, O.; März, M.; Ferg, M.; Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.
    2015. The journal of comparative neurology, 523 (8), 1202–1221. doi:10.1002/cne.23733
  43. Molecular description of eye defects in the zebrafish pax6b mutant, sunrise, reveals a pax6b-dependent genetic network in the developing anterior chamber
    Takamiya, M.; Weger, B. D.; Schindler, S.; Beil, T.; Yang, L.; Armant, O.; Ferg, M.; Schlunck, G.; Reinhard, T.; Dickmeis, T.; Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.; Leung, Y. F.
    2015. PLoS ONE, 10 (2), e0117645. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117645
  44. An ensemble-averaged, cell density-based digital model of zebrafish embryo development derived from light-sheet microscopy data with single-cell resolution
    Kobitski, A. Y.; Otte, J. C.; Takamiya, M.; Schäfer, B.; Mertes, J.; Stegmaier, J.; Rastegar, S.; Rindone, F.; Hartmann, V.; Stotzka, R.; Garcia, A.; Wezel, J. van; Mikut, R.; Strähle, U.; Nienhaus, G. U.
    2015. Scientific Reports, 5 (8601), 1–10. doi:10.1038/srep08601
  45. Stab wound injury of the Zebrafish adult telencephalon: A method to investigate vertebrate brain neurogenesis and regeneration
    Schmidt, R.; Beil, T.; Strähle, U.; Rastegar, S.
    2014. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 90, e51753/1–8. doi:10.3791/51753
  46. Der Zebrabärling als Modell für die Regeneration von Nervengewebe
    Ferg, M.; Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.
    2014. Biospektrum, 2, 148–150. doi:10.1007/s12268-014-0419-0
  47. Gene transcription in the zebrafish embryo: regulators and networks
    Ferg, M.; Armant, O.; Yang, L.; Dickmeis, T.; Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.
    2014. Briefings in functional genomics, 13, 131–143. doi:10.1093/bfgp/elt044
  48. Automated prior knowledge-based quantification of neuronal patterns in the spinal cord of zebrafish
    Stegmaier, J.; Shahid, M.; Takamiya, M.; Yang, L.; Rastegar, S.; Reischl, M.; Strähle, U.; Mikut, R.
    2014. Bioinformatics, 30, 726–733. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btt600
  49. Dynamic regulation of the transcription initiation landscape at single nucleotide resolution during vertebrate embryogenesis
    Nepal, C.; Hadzhiev, Y.; Previti, C.; Haberle, V.; Li, N.; Takahashi, H.; Suzuki, A. M.; Sheng, Y.; Abdelhamid, R. F.; Anand, S.; Gehrig, J.; Akalin, A.; Kockx, C. E. M.; Sloot, A. A. J. van der; Ijcken, W. F. J. van; Armant, O.; Rastegar, S.; Watson, C.; Strähle, U.; Stupka, E.; Carninci, P.; Lenhard, B.; Müller, F.
    2013. Genome Research, 23, 1938–1950. doi:10.1101/gr.153692.112
  50. Genome-wide, whole mount in situ analysis of transcriptional regulators in zebrafish embryos
    Armant, O.; März, M.; Schmidt, R.; Ferg, M.; Diotel, N.; Ertzer, R.; Bryne, J. C.; Yang, L.; Baader, I.; Reischl, M.; Legradi, J.; Mikut, R.; Stemple, D.; Ilcken, W. van; Sloot, A. van der; Lenhard, B.; Strähle, U.; Rastegar, S.
    2013. Developmental Biology, 380, 351–362. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.05.006
  51. Real-time in vivo monitoring of circadian E-box enhancer activity: A robust and sensitive zebrafish reporter line for developmental, chemical and neural biology of the circadian clock
    Weger, M.; Weger, B. D.; Diotel, N.; Rastegar, S.; Hirota, T.; Kay, S. A.; Strähle, U.; Dickmeis, T.
    2013. Developmental Biology, 380, 259–273. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.04.035
  52. Gene responses in the central nervous system of Zebrafish embryos exposed to the neurotoxicant methyl mercury
    Ho, N. Y.; Yang, L.; Legradi, J.; Armant, O.; Takamiya, M.; Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.
    2013. Environmental Science and Technology, 47, 3316–3325. doi:10.1021/es3050967
  53. Zebrafish embryos as an alternative to animal experiments. A commentary on the definition of the onset of protected life stages in animal welfare regulations
    Strähle, U.; Scholz, S.; Geisler, R.; Greiner, P.; Hollert, H.; Rastegar, S.; Schumacher, A.; Selderslaghs, I.; Weiss, C.; Witters, H.; Braunbeck, T.
    2012. Reproductive toxicology, 33, 128–132. doi:10.1016/j.reprotox.2011.06.121
  54. Regenerative response following stab injury in the adult Zebrafish telencephalon
    März, M.; Schmidt, R.; Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.
    2011. Developmental Dynamics, 240, 2221–2231. doi:10.1002/dvdy.22710
  55. Expression of the transcription factor Olig2 in proliferating cells in the adult zebrafish telencephalon
    März, M.; Schmidt, R.; Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.
    2010. Developmental Dynamics, 239, 3336–3349. doi:10.1002/dvdy.22455
  56. DanTox - ein BMBF-Verbundprojekt zur Ermittlung spezifischer Toxizität und molekularer Wirkungsmechanismen sedimentgebundener Umweltschadstoffe mit dem Zebrabärbling (Danio rerio)
    Keiter, S.; Peddinghaus, S.; Feiler, U.; Goltz, B. von der; Hafner, C.; Ho, N. Y.; Rastegar, S.; Otte, J. C.; Ottermanns, R.; Reifferscheid, G.; Strähle, U.; Braunbeck, T.; Hammers-Wirtz, M.; Hollert, H.
    2010. Umweltwissenschaften und Schadstoff-Forschung, 22, 94–98. doi:10.1007/s12302-010-0119-4
  57. Regulatory interactions specifying Kolmer-Agduhr interneurons
    Yang, L.; Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.
    2010. Development, 137, 2713–22. doi:10.1242/dev.048470
  58. DanTox - a novel joint research project using zebrafish (Danio reria) to identify specific toxicity and molecular modes of action of sediment-bound pollutants
    Keiter, S.; Peddinghaus, S.; Feiler, U.; Goltz, B. von der; Hafner, C.; Ho, N. Y.; Rastegar, S.; Otte, J. C.; Ottermanns, R.; Reifferscheid, G.; Strähle, U.; Braunbeck, T.; Hammers-Wirtz, M.; Hollert, H.
    2010. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 10, 714–17. doi:10.1007/s11368-010-0221-7
  59. The words of the regulatory code are arranged in a variable manner in highly conserved enhancers
    Rastegar, S.; Hess, I.; Dickmeis, T.; Nicod, J. C.; Ertzer, R.; Hadzhiev, Y.; Thies, W. G.; Scherer, G.; Strähle, U.
    2008. Developmental Biology, 318, 366–77. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.03.034
  60. Conserved non-coding sequences and transcriptional regulation
    Strähle, U.; Rastegar, S.
    2008. Brain Research Bulletin, 75, 225–30. doi:10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.11.010
  61. Sequential and cooperative action of Fgfs and Shh in the zebrafish retina
    Vinothkumar, S.; Rastegar, S.; Takamiya, M.; Ertzer, R.; Strähle, U.
    2008. Developmental Biology, 314, 200–214. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.11.034
  62. Regulation der Genexpression
    Strähle, U.; März, M.; Rathnam, S.; Rastegar, S.
    2007. Nachrichten - Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, 39, 133–39
  63. Cooperation of sonic hedgehog enhancers in midline expression
    Ertzer, R.; Müller, F.; Hadzhiev, Y.; Rathnam, S.; Fischer, N.; Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.
    2007. Developmental Biology, 301, 578–89. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.11.004
  64. Der Zebrabärbling als Modell der Entwicklung und Regeneration
    Strähle, U.; Rastegar, S.; Etard, C.; Weg-Remers, S.; Müller, F.
    2006. Nachrichten - Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, 38, 93–95
  65. Distribution of cannabinoid receptor 1 in the CNS of zebrafish
    Lam, C. S.; Rastegar, S.; Strähle, U.
    2006. Neuroscience, 138, 83–95. doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.10.069
  66. Monorail/Foxa2 regulates floorplate differentiation and specification of oligodendrocytes, serotonergic raphe neurones and cranial motoneurones
    Norton, W. H.; Mangoli, M.; Lele, Z.; Pogoda, H. M.; Diamond, B.; Mercurio, S.; Russell, C.; Teraoka, H.; Stickney, H. L.; Rauch, G. J.; Heisenberg, C. P.; Houart, C.; Schilling, T. F.; Frohnhoefer, H. G.; Rastegar, S.; Neumann, C. J.; Gardiner, R. M.; Strähle, U.; Geisler, R.; Rees, M.; Talbot, W. S.; Wilson, S. W.
    2005. Development, 132, 645–58
  67. Conserved and acquired features of neurogenin1 regulation
    Blader, P.; Lam, C. S.; Rastegar, S.; Scardigli, R.; Nicod, J. C.; Simplicio, N.; Plessy, C.; Fischer, N.; Schuurmans, C.; Guillemot, F.; Strähle, U.
    2004. Development, 131, 5627–37. doi:10.1242/dev.01455
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