Selected Publications
Papers/Reviews
Meyer-Franke A, Kaplan MR, Pfrieger FW, Barres BA (1995) Characterization of the signaling interactions that promote the survival and growth of developing retinal ganglion cells in culture. Neuron 15: 805-819.
Pfrieger FW, Barres BA (1995) What the fly's glia tell the fly's brain. Cell 83: 671-674.
Pfrieger FW, Barres BA (1996) New views on synapse-glia interactions. Curr Opin Neurobiol 6: 615-621.
Pfrieger FW, Barres BA (1997) Synaptic efficacy enhanced by glial cells. Science 277: 1684-1687.
Nägler K, Mauch DH, Pfrieger FW (2001) Glia-derived signals induce synapse formation in neurones of the rat central nervous system. J Physiol 533: 665-679.
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Mauch DH, Nägler K, Schumacher S, Göritz C, Müller EC, Otto A, Pfrieger FW (2001) CNS synaptogenesis promoted by glia-derived cholesterol. Science 294: 1354-1357.
Pfrieger FW (2002) Role of glia in synapse development. Curr Opin Neurobiol 12: 486-490.
Göritz C, Mauch DH, Nägler K, Pfrieger FW (2002) Role of glia-derived cholesterol in synaptogenesis: new revelations in the synapse-glia affair. J Physiol Paris 96: 257-263.
Pfrieger FW (2003) Outsourcing in the brain: Do neurons depend on cholesterol delivery by astrocytes? Bioessays 25: 72-78.
Pfrieger FW (2003) Role of cholesterol in synapse formation and function. Biochim Biophys Acta - Biomembranes 1610: 271-280.
Pfrieger FW (2003) Cholesterol homeostasis and function in neurons of the central nervous system. Cell Mol Life Sci 60: 1158-1171.
Slezak M, Pfrieger FW (2003) New roles for astrocytes: Regulation of CNS synaptogenesis. Trends Neurosci 26: 531-535.
Jüngling K, Nägler K, Pfrieger FW, Gottmann K (2003) Purification of embryonic stem cell-derived neurons by immunoisolation. FASEB J 17: 2100-2102.
Goritz C, Mauch D, Pfrieger FW (2005) Multiple mechanisms mediate cholesterol-induced synaptogenesis in a CNS neuron. Mol Cell Neurosci 29: 190-201.
Slezak M, Pfrieger FW, Soltys Z (2006) Synaptic plasticity, astrocytes and morphological homeostasis. J Physiol Paris 99: 84-91.
Steinmetz CC, Buard I, Claudepierre T, Nagler K, Pfrieger FW (2006) Regional variations in the glial influence on synapse development in the mouse CNS. J Physiol 577: 249-61
Göritz C, Thiebaut R, Tessier LH, Nieweg K, Moehle C, Buard I, Dupont JL, Schurgers LJ, Schmitz G, Pfrieger FW (2007) Glia-induced neuronal differentiation by transcriptional regulation. Glia 55: 1108-1122.
Slezak M, Goritz C, Niemiec A, Frisen J, Chambon P, Metzger D, Pfrieger FW (2007) Transgenic mice for conditional gene manipulation in astroglial cells. Glia 55: 1565-76.
Claudepierre T, Koncina E, Pfrieger FW, Bagnard D, Aunis D, Reber M (2008) Implication of Neuropilin 2 / Semaphorin 3F in Retinocollicular Map Formation. Dev Dyn 237: 3394-3403.
Nieweg K, Schaller H, Pfrieger FW (2009) Marked differences in cholesterol synthesis between neurons and glial cells from postnatal rats. J Neurochem 109: 125-134.
Pfrieger FW (2009) Roles of glial cells in synapse development. Cell Molec Life Sci 66: 2037-47.
Claudepierre T, Paques M, Simonutti M, Buard I, Sahel J, Maue RA, Picaud S, Pfrieger FW (2010) Lack of Niemann Pick type C1 induces age-related degeneration in the mouse retina. Mol Cell Neurosci 43: 164-176.
Buard I, Steinmetz CC, Claudepierre T, Pfrieger FW (2010) Glial Cells Promote Dendrite Formation and the Reception of Synaptic Input in Purkinje Cells from Postnatal Mice. Glia 58: 538-45.
Pfrieger FW (2010) Role of glial cells in the formation and maintenance of synapses. Brain Res Rev 63: 39-46.
Ehm O, Göritz C, Covic M, Schäffner I, Schwarz TJ, Karaca E, Kempkes B, Kremmer E, Pfrieger FW, Espinosa L, Bigas A, Giachino C, Taylor V, Frisén J, Lie CD (2010) RBPJ?-dependent signalling is essential for longterm maintenance of neural stem cells in the adult hippocampus. J Neurosci 13: 13794-807.
Gosejacob D, Dublin P, Bedner P, Huttmann K, Zhang J, Tress O, Willecke K, Pfrieger F, Steinhauser C, Theis M (2011) Role of astroglial connexin30 in hippocampal gap junction coupling. Glia 59: 511-519.
Pfrieger FW, Ungerer N (2011) Cholesterol metabolism in neurons and astrocytes. Prog Lipid Res 50: 357-371.
Miscellaneous (book chapters etc.)
Pfrieger FW (2002) The role of glia in the development of synaptic contacts. In: The Tripartite Synapse: Glia in Synaptic Transmission (Volterra A, Magistretti PJ, Haydon PG, eds), pp 24-34. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Pfrieger FW, Steinmetz C (2003) Les astrocytes, nouvelles stars du cerveau. La Recherche 361: 50-54.
Claudepierre T, Pfrieger FW (2003) Nouveaux aspects du cholestérol dans le système nerveux central. Revue Médecine/Sciences 19: 601-605.
Slezak M, Pfrieger FW (2004) Role of astrocytes in the formation, maturation and maintenance of synapses. In: Glial <-> Neuronal Signaling (Hatton GI, Parpura V, eds.), pp. 417-435. Amsterdam: Kluwer.
Pfrieger FW (2009) Letter from the Guest Editor: The relevance of cell adhesion for synapse-glia interactions. Cell Adhesion and Migration 3: 27-8.
