Laboratory of Professor Ivar von Kügelgen
Professor of Molecular Pharmacology
University of Bonn

 

 

Research topics:

 

 

 

 

 

Molecular pharmacology of P2Y-like receptors

P2Y-receptors are G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) for extracellular nucleotides such as ATP

for review see von Kügelgen 2006

 

 

Predicted secondary structure of  the human platelet P2Y12-receptor

This GPCR is involved in ADP-induced platelet aggregation and is the target of the platelet aggregation blockers clopidogrel and prasugrel

 

see Algaier et al. 2008,

Hoffmann et al. 2008, Hoffmann et al. 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

P2Y-receptors controlling neuronal cells

 

Fura-2 microfluorimetry:

Processes of differentiated PC12-cells cultured in the presence of nerve growth factor and neurotrophin-3

 

see Kulick and von Kügelgen 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

Novel purinoceptors and related GPCRs

 

 

 

 

A new receptor for the nucleobase adenine:

von Kügelgen I, Schiedel AC, Hoffmann et al. 2008, Mol Pharmacol 73:469-477

 

p2y5 is a GPCR for lysophosphatidic acid:

Pasternack SM, von Kügelgen I, Aboud KA, et al. 2008, Nature Gen 40:329-334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Membrane bound receptors modulating the function of mast cells

 

 

HMC1 (Human mast cell line) cells stained with a FITC-conjugated antibody against CD117 (c-kit)

 

see Molderings et al. 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publications in Pubmed

List of Publications

Address: University of Bonn, Biomedical Research Center, Department of Pharmacology, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25,
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Medizinische Fakultät/Medical Faculty - Universität Bonn/University of Bonn
Verantwortlich: Ivar v. Kügelgen, e m a i l : k u g e l g e n @ u n i - b o n n . d e . 27. Nov. 2009. ©2009