# Gerd Walz

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/gerd-walz/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 23,221 |
| Field | Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases |
| h-index | 76 |
| i10-index | 205 |
| Last Known Institution | University of Freiburg |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5048410197 |
| ORCID iD | 0000-0002-4950-9946 |
| Works | 594 |

## Researcher papers

Showing 12 of 22.

- [Recognition by Elam-1 of the Sialyl-Le <sup>x</sup> Determinant on Myeloid and Tumor Cells](https://scholariq.org/papers/recognition-by-elam-1-of-the-sialyl-le-sup-x-sup-determinant-on-myeloid-and/)
- [The mTOR pathway is regulated by polycystin-1, and its inhibition reverses renal cystogenesis in polycystic kidney disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-mtor-pathway-is-regulated-by-polycystin-1-and-its-inhibition-reverses-renal/)
- [Inversin, the gene product mutated in nephronophthisis type II, functions as a molecular switch between Wnt signaling pathways](https://scholariq.org/papers/inversin-the-gene-product-mutated-in-nephronophthisis-type-ii-functions-as-a/)
- [Autophagy influences glomerular disease susceptibility and maintains podocyte homeostasis in aging mice](https://scholariq.org/papers/autophagy-influences-glomerular-disease-susceptibility-and-maintains-podocyte/)
- [Mutations in INVS encoding inversin cause nephronophthisis type 2, linking renal cystic disease to the function of primary cilia and left-right axis determination](https://scholariq.org/papers/mutations-in-invs-encoding-inversin-cause-nephronophthisis-type-2-linking-renal/)
- [Everolimus in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/everolimus-in-patients-with-autosomal-dominant-polycystic-kidney-disease/)
- [The centrosomal protein nephrocystin-6 is mutated in Joubert syndrome and activates transcription factor ATF4](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-centrosomal-protein-nephrocystin-6-is-mutated-in-joubert-syndrome-and/)
- [Role of mTOR in podocyte function and diabetic nephropathy in humans and mice](https://scholariq.org/papers/role-of-mtor-in-podocyte-function-and-diabetic-nephropathy-in-humans-and-mice/)
- [Homo- and heterodimeric interactions between the gene products of <i>PKD1</i> and  <i>PKD</i> <i>2</i>](https://scholariq.org/papers/homo-and-heterodimeric-interactions-between-the-gene-products-of-i-pkd1-i-and-i/)
- [Nephrin and CD2AP Associate with Phosphoinositide 3-OH Kinase and Stimulate AKT-Dependent Signaling](https://scholariq.org/papers/nephrin-and-cd2ap-associate-with-phosphoinositide-3-oh-kinase-and-stimulate-akt/)
- [TRPP2 and TRPV4 form a polymodal sensory channel complex](https://scholariq.org/papers/trpp2-and-trpv4-form-a-polymodal-sensory-channel-complex/)
- [Exome Capture Reveals ZNF423 and CEP164 Mutations, Linking Renal Ciliopathies to DNA Damage Response Signaling](https://scholariq.org/papers/exome-capture-reveals-znf423-and-cep164-mutations-linking-renal-ciliopathies-to/)

## Researcher topics

- [Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-and-kidney-cyst-diseases/)
- [Renal and related cancers](https://scholariq.org/topics/renal-and-related-cancers/)
- [Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies](https://scholariq.org/topics/renal-diseases-and-glomerulopathies/)
- [Biomedical Research and Pathophysiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/biomedical-research-and-pathophysiology/)
- [Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-syndromes-and-imprinting/)

## Researcher university

- [University of Freiburg](https://scholariq.org/institutions/university-of-freiburg/)

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