Research associate: Gastroenterology
Publications:  Bernd Hillenbrand

2010

• Hillenbrand B, Günzel D, Richter JF, Höhne, Schreier E, Schulzke JD, Mankertz J (2010) Norovirus non-structural protein p20 leads to impaired restitution of epithelial defects by inhibition of actin cytoskeleton remodelling. Scand. J. Gastroent. 45(11): 1307-1319 [PubMed] [WebPage] [PDF]

2009

• Wang L, Pietrek M, Brinkmann MM, Hävemeier A, Fischer I, Hillenbrand B, Dittrich-Breiholz O, Kracht M, Chanas S, Blackbourn DJ, Schulz TF (2009) Identification and functional characterization of a spliced rhesus rhadinovirus gene with homology to the K15 gene of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus. J. Gen. Virol. 90(5): 1190-1201 [PubMed] [WebPage] [PDF]

• Mankertz J*, Amasheh M* (*shared first authorship), Krug SM, Fromm A, Amasheh S, Hillenbrand B, Tavalali S, Fromm M, Schulzke JD (2009) TNFalpha up-regulates claudin-2 expression in epithelial HT-29/B6 cells via phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase signaling. Cell Tiss. Res. 336(1): 67-77 [PubMed] [WebPage] [PDF]

2004 - 2005

• Heller F, Florian P, Bojarski C, Richter JF, Christ M, Hillenbrand B, Mankertz J, Gitter AH, Bürgel N, Fromm M, Zeitz M, Fuss I, Strober W, Schulzke JD (2005) Interleukin-13 is the key effector Th2 cytokine in ulcerative colitis that affects epithelial tight junctions, apoptosis and cell restitution. Gastroenterology 129(2): 550-564 [PubMed] [WebPage] [PDF]

• Mankertz J*, Hillenbrand B* (*shared first authorship), Tavalali S, Huber O, Fromm M, Schulzke JD (2004) Functional crosstalk between Wnt signaling and Cdx-related transcriptional activation in the regulation of the claudin-2 promoter activity. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 314(4): 1001-1007 [PubMed] [WebPage] [PDF]

• Mankertz A, Caliskan R, Hattermann K, Hillenbrand B, Kurzendoerfer P, Mueller B, Schmitt C, Steinfeldt T, Finsterbusch T (2004) Molecular biology of Porcine circovirus: analyses of gene expression and viral replication. Vet. Microbiol. 98(2): 81-88 [PubMed] [WebPage] [PDF]

2001 - 2002

• Mankertz J, Waller JS, Hillenbrand B, Tavalali S, Florian P, Schöneberg T, Fromm M, Schulzke JD (2002) Gene expression of the tight junction protein occludin includes differential splicing and alternative promoter usage. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 298: 657-666 [PubMed] [PDF]

• Mankertz A, Hillenbrand B (2002) Analysis of transcription of Porcine circovirus type 1. J. Gen. Virol. 83(11): 2743-2751 [PubMed] [WebPage] [PDF]

• Mankertz A, Hillenbrand B (2001) Replication of porcine circovirus type 1 requires two proteins encoded by the viral rep gene. Virology 279(2): 429-438 [PubMed] [WebPage] [PDF]

Theses

• Hillenbrand B (2006) Transkriptionelle Regulation der Genexpression der Tight Junction-Proteine Claudin-1 und Claudin-2 durch den Wnt-Signalweg. Doctoral thesis Dr. rer. nat. [Gastroenterology CBF Charité and Biology FU Berlin]

• Hillenbrand B (2000) Analyse der Transkription des Replikasegens des porcinen Circovirus Typ 1. Diploma thesis [Biology, FU Berlin. Accomplished at Robert-Koch-Institut Berlin, AG 24 Xenotransplantation]