The Schmitzlab
at the Neuroscience Research Center (NWFZ)  -  Charité Berlin

 
     
 

Selected Publications

  • Behr J, Wozny C, Fidzinski P, Schmitz D. (2009) Synaptic plasticity in the subiculum.
    Prog Neurobiol. 2009 Sep 19.

  • Maier N, Morris G, Johenning FW, Schmitz D. (2009) An approach for reliably investigating hippocampal sharp wave-ripples in vitro.
    PLoS One. 2009 Sep 7

  • Schmidt R, Diba K, Leibold C, Schmitz D, Buzsaki G, Kempter, R (2009) Single-trial phase precession in the hippocampus.
    J Neurosci. 2009 Oct 21;29(42)

  • Trimbuch T*, Beed P*, Vogt J*,...Schmitz D*, Nitsch R* (2009) PRG-1 is a novel player at the synapse, modulating excitatory transmission via lipid phosphate-mediated signaling.
    Cell 138, 1222–1235, September 18, 2009
    *equal contribution

  • Johenning F, Beed P, Trimbuch T, Bendels M, Winterer J, Schmitz D. (2009) Dendritic compartment and neuronal output mode determine pathway specific LTP in the piriform cortex. J Neurosci. (in press)
    J Neurosci. 2009 Oct 28;29(43)

  • Harmeier A, Wozny C, Rost BR, Munter LM, Hua H, Georgiev O, Beyermann M, Hildebrand PW, Weise C, Schaffner W, Schmitz D, Multhaup G. (2009) Amyloid-ß Glycine 33 uncouples oligomerization from toxicity and LTP inhibition. J Neurosci. 2009 Jun 10;29(23)

  • Breustedt J, Gundlfinger A, Varoqueaux F, Reim K, Brose N, Schmitz D. (2009) Munc13-2 differentially affects hippocampal synaptic transmission and plasticity. Cereb Cortex. 2009 Aug 21

  • Wozny C*, Breustedt J*, Wolk F*, Varoqueaux F, Boretius S, Zivkovic A, Neeb A, Frahm J, Schmitz D, Brose N, Ivanovic A (2009) The function of glutamatergic synapses is not perturbed by severe knock-down of 4.1N and 4.1G expression.
    J Cell Sci. 22:735-44.
    *equal contribution

  • Wozny C, Maier N, Fidzinski P, Breustedt J, Behr J, Schmitz D. (2008) Differential cyclic AMP signaling at hippocampal output synapses. J Neurosci. 31;28:14358-62

  • Wozny C, Maier N, Schmitz D*, Behr J* (2008) Two different forms of long-term potentiation at CA1-subiculum synapses. J Physiol. 586:2725- 34 *equal contribution

  • Leibold C*, Gundlfinger A*, Schmidt R, Thurley K, Schmitz D*, Kempter R* (2008) Temporal coding via synaptic facilitation. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 105:4417-22 *equal contribution (track II)

  • Brecht M, Schmitz D (2008) Rules of plasticity. Science 319:39-40

  • Gundlfinger A, Leibold C, Gebert K, Moisel M, Schmitz D*, Kempter R* (2007) Differential modulation of short-term synaptic dynamics by long- term potentiation at mouse hippocampal mossy fibre synapses. J Physiol. 585:853-65. *equal contribution (see also News & Views in J Physiol.)

  • Motazacker MM, Rost BR et al. (2007) A Defect in the Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor 6 Gene (GRIK2) Is Associated with Autosomal Recessive Mental Retardation. Am J Hum Genet. 81(4):792-8.

  • Gundlfinger A, Bischofberger J, Johenning FW, Torvinen M, Schmitz D*, Breustedt J* (2007) Adenosine modulates transmission at the hippocampal mossy fibre synapse via direct inhibition of presynaptic calcium channels. J Physiol. 582:263-77. *equal contribution

  • Plath N, Ohana O, et al. (2006) Arc/Arg3.1 is essential for the consolidation of synaptic plasticity and memories. Neuron 52:437-444. (see also News & Views in Neuron)

  • Schuchmann S*, Schmitz D*, Rivera C, Vanhatalo S, Salmen B, Mackie K et al. (2006) Experimental febrile seizures are precipitated by a hyperthermia-induced respiratory alkalosis. Nature Medicine 12(7):817- 23. *equal contribution (see also News & Views in Nature Medicine)

  • Gundlfinger A, Schmitz D. (2005) Inactivity sets XL synapses in motion. Neuron 47(5):623-5. (2005)

  • Nicoll RA, Schmitz D (2005) Synaptic plasticity at hippocampal mossy fibre synapses. Nature Review Neurosciences 6(11):863-76.

  • Nimmrich V, Maier N, Schmitz D, Draguhn A. (2005) Induced sharp wave- ripple complexes in the absence of synaptic inhibition in mouse hippocampal slices. J Physiol. 563:663-70.

  • Breustedt J, Schmitz D. (2004) Assessing the role of GLUK5 and GLUK6 at hippocampal mossy fiber synapses. J Neurosci. 24(45):10093-8.

  • Breustedt J, Vogt KE, Miller RJ, Schmitz D (2004) α 1E-containing Ca2+- channels are involved in synaptic plasticity. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 100(21):12450-12455.

  • Schmitz D et al. (2004) Presynaptic kainate receptors impart an associative property to hippocampal mossy fiber long-term potentiation. Nature Neuroscience 6:1058-1066.

  • Moore K, Nicoll RA, Schmitz D (2003) Adenosine gates synaptic plasticity at hippocampal mossy fiber synapses. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 100(24):14397-14402.

  • Mellor J, Nicoll RA, Schmitz D (2002) Presynaptic Ih channels mediate hippocampal mossy fiber long term potentiation. Science 295:143-7.

  • Schmitz D et al. (2002) Axo-axonal coupling: a novel mechanism for ultrafast neuronal communication. Neuron 31:831-840. (see also News & Views in Neuron and Nature Neuroscience)

  • Schmitz D, Mellor J, Nicoll RA (2001) Presynaptic kainate receptor mediation of frequency facilitation at hippocampal mossy fiber synapses. Science 291:1972-1976. (Science express with comment from Editor)

  • Frerking M, Schmitz D, Zhou Q, Johansen J, Nicoll RA. (2001) Kainate receptors depress excitatory synaptic transmission at CA3-CA1 synapses in the hippocampus via a direct presynaptic action. J Neurosci. 21:2958- 66.

  • Schmitz D, Mellor J, Frerking M, Nicoll RA (2001) Presynaptic kainate receptors at hippocampal mossy fiber synapses. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 98: 11003-11008.

  • Traub RD, Bibbig R, Piechotta A, Draguhn R, Schmitz D. (2001) Synaptic and nonsynaptic contributions to giant ipsps and ectopic spikes induced by 4-aminopyridine in the hippocampus in vitro. J Neurophysiol. 85:1246- 56.

  • Nicoll RA, Mellor J, Frerking M, Schmitz D. (2000) Kainate receptors and synaptic plasticity. Nature 406:957.

  • Schmitz D, Frerking M, Nicoll RA (2000) Synaptic activation of presynaptic kainate receptors on hippocampal mossy fiber synapses. Neuron 27:327-338.

  • Nicoll RA, Frerking M, Schmitz D. (2000) AMPA receptors jump the synaptic cleft. Nature Neurosci. 6:527-9.

  • Traub RD, Schmitz D, Jefferys JG, Draguhn A. (1999) High-frequency population oscillations are predicted to occur in hippocampal pyramidal neuronal networks interconnected by axoaxonal gap junctions. Neurosci. 92:407-26.

  • Draguhn A, Traub RD, Schmitz D, Jefferys JGR (1998) Electrical coupling underlies high-frequency oscillations in the hippocampus in vitro. Nature 394:189-192. (see also News & Views in Nature)

* equal contribution