Mathew, SJ, Rembold, M and and Leptin, M.  (2011)
A role for Traf4 in polarizing adherens junctions as a prerequisite for efficient cell shape changes
Mol Cell Biol. 2011 Oct 10. [Epub ahead of print]

Clark IB, Muha V, Klingseisen A, Leptin M, Müller HA (2011)
Fibroblast growth factor signalling controls successive cell behaviours during mesoderm layer formation in Drosophila.
Development 138, 2705-2715

Jayanandanan N, Gavis ER, Riechmann V, Leptin M. (2011)
A genetic in vivo system to detect asymmetrically distributed RNA.
EMBO Rep. 2011 Sep 16

Aggad, D., Stein, C., Sieger, D., Mazel, M., Boudinot, P., Herbomel, P.,  Levraud, JP., Lutfalla, G. & Leptin, M. (2010)
In vivo analysis of Ifn-_1 and Ifn-_2 signaling in zebrafish
J Immunol. 2010 Dec 1;185(11):6774-6782.

Csiszar, A., Vogelsang, E., Beug, H. and Leptin, M. (2010)
A novel conserved phosphotyrosine motif in the Drosophila FGF-signalling adaptor Dof with a redundant role in signal transmission
Mol Cell Biol. 30(8): 2017-27

Baer MM, Bilstein A, Caussinus E, Csiszar A, Affolter M, Leptin M. (2010)
The role of apoptosis in shaping the tracheal system in the Drosophila embryo
Mechanisms of Development, 127: 28-35

Sieger, D., Stein, C., Neifer, D., van der Sar, A.M., Leptin, M. (2009)
The role of gamma interferon signalling in the zebrafish embryo
Disease Models and Mechanisms, 2(11-12):571-81

Mathew SJ, Haubert D, Krönke M, Leptin M. (2009)
Looking beyond death: a morphogenetic role for the TNF signalling pathway.
J Cell Sci. 2009 Jun 15;122(Pt 12):1939-46.

Leptin, M. (2008),
"Regulation of gastrulation in Drosophila", in Bier, E. (ed.), The Legacy of Drosophila Genetics: From 'defining the gene' to 'analyzing genome function', The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks Ltd, London.

Stein C, Caccamo M, Laird G, Leptin M. (2007)
Conservation and divergence of gene families encoding components of innate immune response systems in zebrafish.
Genome Biol. 27;8(11):R251 

Chanut-Delalande H, Jung AC, Lin L, Baer MM, Bilstein A, Cabernard C, Leptin M, Affolter M. (2007)
A genetic mosaic analysis with a repressible cell marker screen to identify genes involved in tracheal cell migration during Drosophila air sac morphogenesis.
Genetics. 176(4):2177-87.

Baer MM, Bilstein A, Leptin M. (2007)
A clonal genetic screen for mutants causing defects in larval tracheal morphogenesis in Drosophila.
Genetics. 176(4):2279-91.

Seher TC, Narasimha M, Vogelsang E, Leptin M. (2007)
Analysis and reconstitution of the genetic cascade controlling early mesoderm morphogenesis in the Drosophila embryo.
Mech Dev.124(3):167-79.

Kölsch V, Seher T, Fernandez-Ballester GJ, Serrano L, Leptin M. (2007)
Control of Drosophila gastrulation by apical localization of adherens junctions and RhoGEF2.
Science. 19;315(5810):384-6.

Bekpen C, Hunn JP, Rohde C, Parvanova I, Guethlein L, Dunn DM, Glowalla E, Leptin M, Howard JC. (2005)
The interferon-inducible p47 (IRG) GTPases in vertebrates: loss of the cell autonomous resistance mechanism in the human lineage.
Genome Biol. 6(11):R92.

Zhu MY, Wilson R, Leptin M. (2005)
A screen for genes that influence fibroblast growth factor signal transduction in Drosophila.
Genetics. 170(2):767-77.

Leptin M. (2005)
Gastrulation movements: the logic and the nuts and bolts.
Dev Cell. 8(3):305-20. Review.

Wilson R, Vogelsang E, Leptin M. (2005)
FGF signalling and the mechanism of mesoderm spreading in Drosophila embryos.
Development. 132(3):491-501. Epub 2005 Jan 5.

Leptin M, Affolter M. (2004)
Drosophila gastrulation: identification of a missing link.
Curr Biol. 14(12):R480-2. Review.

Wilson R, Battersby A, Csiszar A, Vogelsang E, Leptin M. (2004)
A functional domain of Dof that is required for fibroblast growth factor signaling.
Mol Cell Biol. 24(6):2263-76.

Irion U, Leptin M, Siller K, Fuerstenberg S, Cai Y, Doe CQ, Chia W, Yang X. (2004)
Abstrakt, a DEAD box protein, regulates Insc levels and asymmetric division of neural and mesodermal progenitors.
Curr Biol. 14(2):138-44.

Battersby A, Csiszár A, Leptin M, Wilson R. (2003)
Isolation of proteins that interact with the signal transduction molecule Dof and identification of a functional domain conserved between Dof and vertebrate BCAP.
J Mol Biol. 329(3):479-93.

Wilson R, Leptin M. (2000)
Fibroblast growth factor receptor-dependent morphogenesis of the Drosophila mesoderm.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 355(1399):891-5. Review.

Frasch M, Leptin M. (2000)
Mergers and acquisitions: unequal partnerships in Drosophila myoblast fusion.
Cell. 102(2):127-9. Review. No abstract available.

Leptin M. (2000)
The future in our hands.
Curr Biol. 10(11):R395. No abstract available.

Seher TC, Leptin M. (2000)
Tribbles, a cell-cycle brake that coordinates proliferation and morphogenesis during Drosophila gastrulation.
Curr Biol. 10(11):623-9.

Narasimha M, Leptin M. (2000)
Cell movements during gastrulation: come in and be induced.
Trends Cell Biol. 10(5):169-72. Review.

Irion U, Leptin M. (1999)
Developmental and cell biological functions of the Drosophila DEAD-box protein abstrakt.
Curr Biol. 9(23):1373-81.

Leptin M. (1999)
Gastrulation in Drosophila: the logic and the cellular mechanisms.
EMBO J. 18(12):3187-92. Review.

Vincent S, Wilson R, Coelho C, Affolter M, Leptin M. (1998)
The Drosophila protein Dof is specifically required for FGF signaling.
Mol Cell. 2(4):515-25.
Erratum in: Mol Cell 1999 3(4):following 540.

Riechmann V, Rehorn KP, Reuter R, Leptin M. (1998)
The genetic control of the distinction between fat body and gonadal mesoderm in Drosophila.
Development. 125(4):713-23.

Barrett K, Leptin M, Settleman J. (1997)
The Rho GTPase and a putative RhoGEF mediate a signaling pathway for the cell shape changes in Drosophila gastrulation.
Cell. 91(7):905-15.

Riechmann V, Irion U, Wilson R, Grosskortenhaus R, Leptin M. (1997)
Control of cell fates and segmentation in the Drosophila mesoderm.
Development. 124(15):2915-22.

Casal J, Leptin M. (1996)
Identification of novel genes in Drosophila reveals the complex regulation of early gene activity in the mesoderm.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 93(19):10327-32.

Knust E, Leptin M. (1996)
Adherens junctions in the Drosophila embryo: the role of E-cadherin in their establishment and morphogenetic function.
Bioessays. 18(8):609-12. Review.

Straub KL, Stella MC, Leptin M. (1996)
The gelsolin-related flightless I protein is required for actin distribution during cellularisation in Drosophila.
J Cell Sci. 109 ( Pt 1):263-70.

Leptin M. (1995)
Drosophila gastrulation: from pattern formation to morphogenesis.
Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol. 11:189-212. Review.

Kispert A, Herrmann BG, Leptin M, Reuter R. (1994)
Homologs of the mouse Brachyury gene are involved in the specification of posterior terminal structures in Drosophila, Tribolium, and Locusta.
Genes Dev. 8(18):2137-50.

Leptin M. (1994)
Morphogenesis. Control of epithelial cell shape changes.
Curr Biol. 4(8):709-12. Review.

Stella MC, Schauerte H, Straub KL, Leptin M. (1994)
Identification of secreted and cytosolic gelsolin in Drosophila.
J Cell Biol. 125(3):607-16.

Reuter R, Leptin M. (1994)
Interacting functions of snail, twist and huckebein during the early development of germ layers in Drosophila.
Development. 120(5):1137-50.

Leptin M, Roth S. (1994)
Autonomy and non-autonomy in Drosophila mesoderm determination and morphogenesis.
Development. 120(4):853-9.

Reuter R, Grunewald B, Leptin M. (1993)
A role for the mesoderm in endodermal migration and morphogenesis in Drosophila.
Development. 119(4):1135-45.

Leptin M, Grunewald B, Stein D. (1992)
No effect of RDGS peptides.
Nature. 355(6363):777. No abstract available.

Leptin M, Casal J, Grunewald B, Reuter R. (1992)
Mechanisms of early Drosophila mesoderm formation.
Dev Suppl. 1992:23-31.

Leptin M. (1991)
twist and snail as positive and negative regulators during Drosophila mesoderm development.
Genes Dev. 5(9):1568-76.

Kam Z, Minden JS, Agard DA, Sedat JW, Leptin M. (1991)
Drosophila gastrulation: analysis of cell shape changes in living embryos by three-dimensional fluorescence microscopy.
Development. 112(2):365-70.

Leptin M, Grunewald B. (1990)
Cell shape changes during gastrulation in Drosophila.
Development. 110(1):73-84.

Wilcox M, DiAntonio A, Leptin M. (1989)
The function of PS integrins in Drosophila wing morphogenesis.
Development. 107(4):891-7.

Leptin M, Bogaert T, Lehmann R, Wilcox M. (1989)
The function of PS integrins during Drosophila embryogenesis.
Cell. 56(3):401-8.

Leptin M, Aebersold R, Wilcox M. (1987)
Drosophila position-specific antigens resemble the vertebrate fibronectin-receptor family.
EMBO J. 6(4):1037-43.

Melchers F, Erdei A, Corbel C, Leptin M, Schulz T, Dierich MP. (1986)
Cell cycle control of activated, synchronized murine B lymphocytes--roles of macrophages and complement C3.
Mol Immunol. 23(11):1173-6.

Leptin M. (1986)
The fibronectin receptor family.
Nature. 321(6072):728. No abstract available.

Leptin M. (1985)
Monoclonal antibodies specific for murine IgM. II. Activation of B lymphocytes by monoclonal antibodies specific for the four constant domains of IgM.
Eur J Immunol. 15(2):131-7.

Melchers F, Corbel C, Leptin M, Lernhardt W. (1985)
Activation and cell cycle control of murine B lymphocytes.
J Cell Sci Suppl. 3:77-82. Review.

Leptin M, Potash MJ, Grützmann R, Heusser C, Shulman M, Köhler G, Melchers F. (1984)
Monoclonal antibodies specific for murine IgM I. Characterization of antigenic determinants on the four constant domains of the mu heavy chain.
Eur J Immunol. 14(6):534-42.

Leptin M, Melchers F. (1983)
A monoclonal antibody with specificity for murine mu heavy chain which inhibits the formation of antigen-specific direct IgM plaques.
J Immunol Methods. 59(1):53-61.

Melchers F, Andersson J, Corbel C, Leptin M, Lernhardt W, Gerhard W, Zeuthen J. (1982)
Regulation of B lymphocyte replication and maturation.
J Cell Biochem. 19(4):315-32. Review. No abstract available.