Dr. agr. Elke Albrecht

Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
Working Group Muscle-Fat Crosstalk
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf

ResearchGate

Research interests

Biology of skeletal muscle tissue in farm animals
Meat quality in farm animals
Marbling and intramuscular adipogenesis
Interactions between muscle and fat cells

Curriculum Vitae

2005–present: Scientist at the Working Group Muscle-Fat Crosstalk, FBN Dummerstorf, Germany
1998–2005: Postdoctoral researcher at the Division of Medical Biology at the Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty, University of Rostock, Germany
1992–1998: PhD position, Research Unit Muscle Biology and Growth, FBN Dummerstorf, Germany
1988–1992: Research study, Division of Biotechnology, Technical University of Dresden, Germany
1988: Graduation (Dip.-Ing.) in Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Technical University of Dresden, Germany

Teaching

since 2014: Methods for characterization of skeletal muscle tissue,Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University Rostock (M.Sc.)

Publications

Zhao, Y.; Albrecht, E.; Li, Z.; Schregel, J.; Sciascia, Q. L.; Metges, C. C.; Maak, S. (2021):

Distinct Roles of Perilipins in the Intramuscular Deposition of Lipids in Glutamine-Supplemented, Low-, and Normal-Birth-Weight Piglets

Elke Albrecht, Miriama Sciascia, Cornelia Christiane Metges, Steffen Maak

Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8: 633898, 1-13

https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.633898

Zhao, Y.; Albrecht, E.; Sciascia, Q. L.; Li, Z.; Görs, S.; Schregel, J.; Metges, C. C.; Maak, S. (2020):

Effects of oral glutamine supplementation on early postnatal muscle morphology in low and normal birth weight piglets

Elke Albrecht, Miriama Sciascia, Solvig Görs, Cornelia Christiane Metges, Steffen Maak

Animals 10 (11): 1976, 1-20

https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10111976

Dahl, N.; Albrecht, E.; Dannenberger, D.; Uken, K. L.; Hammon, H. M.; Maak, S. (2020):

Consequences of maternal essential fatty acid and conjugated linoleic acid supplementation on the development of calf muscle and adipose tissue

Elke Albrecht, Dirk Dannenberger, Harald Michael Hammon, Steffen Maak

Animals 10 (9): 1598, 1-18

https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10091598

Knaust, J.; Weikard, R.; Albrecht, E.; Brunner, R. M.; Günther, J.; Kühn, C. (2020):

Indication of premelanosome protein (PMEL) expression outside of pigmented bovine skin suggests functions beyond eumelanogenesis

Elke Albrecht, Juliane Günther

Genes 11 (7): 788, 1-13

https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11070788

Nolte, W.; Weikard, R.; Brunner, R. M.; Albrecht, E.; Hammon, H. M.; Reverter, A.; Kühn, C. (2020):

Identification and annotation of potential function of regulatory antisense long non-coding RNAs related to feed efficiency in Bos taurus bulls

Elke Albrecht, Harald Michael Hammon

International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21 (9): 3292, 1-14

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21093292

Yu, X.; Fang, X.; Gao, B; Mi, J.; Zhang, X.; Xia, L.; Zhao, Z.; Albrecht, E.; Maak, S.; Yang, R (2020):

Isolation and identification of bovine preadipocytes and screening of microRNAs associated with adipogenesis

Elke Albrecht, Steffen Maak

Animals 10 (5): 818, 1-14

https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10050818

Albrecht, E.; Schering, L.; Buck, F.; Vlach, K.; Schober, H.; Drevon, C. A.; Maak, S. (2020):

Irisin – still chasing shadows

Elke Albrecht, Steffen Maak

Molecular Metabolism 34: 124-135

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2020.01.016

Liu, Y; Fang, X.; Zhao, Z.; Li, j; Albrecht, E.; Schering, L.; Maak, S.; Yang, R (2019):

Polymorphisms of the ASIP gene and the haplotype are associated with fat deposition traits and fatty acid composition in Chinese Simmental steers

Elke Albrecht, Steffen Maak

Archives Animal Breeding 62 (1): 135-142

https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-135-2019

Nolte, W.; Weikard, R.; Brunner, R. M.; Albrecht, E.; Hammon, H. M.; Kühn, C. (2019):

Biological network approach for the identification of regulatory long non-coding RNAs associated with metabolic efficiency in cattle

Elke Albrecht, Harald Michael Hammon

Frontiers in Genetics 10: 1130, 1-19

https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene2019.01130

Möller, R.; Nürnberg, G.; Albrecht, E.; Ruth, W.; Brockmann, G. A.; Dannenberger, D. (2019):

A method for analyzing fatty acids in cattle hair, with special emphasis on lauric and myristic acid

Elke Albrecht, Dirk Dannenberger

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology 121 (11): 1900143, 1-7

https://doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.201900143

Liu, Y; Albrecht, E.; Dannenberger, D.; Hammon, H. M.; Kühn, C.; Sauerwein, H.; Yang, R; Zhao, Z; Maak, S. (2019):

Retinol binding protein 4 abundance in plasma and tissues is related to body fat deposition in cattle

Elke Albrecht, Dirk Dannenberger, Harald Michael Hammon, Steffen Maak

Scientific Reports 9: 8056, 1-13

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44509-4

Koch, F.; Thom, U.; Albrecht, E.; Weikard, R.; Nolte, W.; Kuhla, B.; Kühn, C. (2019):

Heat stress directly impairs gut integrity and recruits distinct immune cell populations into the bovine intestine

Franziska Koch, Elke Albrecht, Björn Kuhla

PNAS 116 (21): 10333-10338

https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1820130116

Zitnan, R.; Albrecht, E.; Kalbe, C.; Miersch, C.; Revajova, V.; Levkut, M.; Röntgen, M. (2019):

Muscle characteristics in chicks challenged with Salmonella Enteritidis and the effect of preventive application of the probiotic Enterococcus faecium

Elke Albrecht, Claudia Kalbe, Monika Röntgen

Poultry Science 98 (5): 2014-2025

https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pey561

Revajova, V.; Herich, R; Levkut, M.; Zitnan, R.; Albrecht, E.; Röntgen, M.; Levkutova, M.; Karaffova, V.; Sevcikova, Z.; Paulovicova, E.; Levkut, M. (2018):

Immunolocalization of Na+/K+-ATPase and proliferative activity of enterocytes after administration of glucan in chickens fed T-2 toxin

Elke Albrecht, Monika Röntgen

Acta Veterinaria Brno 87 (4): 371-377

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201887040371

Liu, Y.; Albrecht, E.; Schering, L.; Kühn, C.; Yang, R; Zhao, Z; Maak, S. (2018):

Agouti signaling protein and its receptors as potential molecular markers for intramuscular and body fat deposition in cattle

Elke Albrecht, Steffen Maak

Frontiers in Physiology 9: 172, 1-13

https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.00172

Komolka, K.; Albrecht, E.; Gotoh, T.; Maak, S. (2017):

Abundance of beige and brown adipocyte markers in different adipose depots of cattle at 26 months of age

Katrin Tönißen, Elke Albrecht, Steffen Maak

Advances in Animal Biosciences 8 (Suppl. 1): s38-s41

https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2040470017001662

Aguinaga Casañas, M.; Schäff, C. T.; Albrecht, E.; Hammon, H. M.; Kuhla, B.; Röntgen, M.; Nürnberg, G.; Mielenz, M. (2017):

Short communication: Free fatty acid receptors FFAR1 and FFAR2 during the peripartal period in liver of dairy cows grouped by their postpartum plasma beta-hydroxybutyrate concentrations

Elke Albrecht, Harald Michael Hammon, Björn Kuhla, Manfred Mielenz, Monika Röntgen

Journal of Dairy Science 100 (4): 3287-3292

https://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-11021

Schering, L.; Albrecht, E.; Komolka, K.; Kühn, C.; Maak, S. (2017):

Increased expression of thyroid hormone responsive protein (THRSP) is the result but not the cause of higher intramuscular fat content in cattle

Elke Albrecht, Katrin Tönißen, Steffen Maak

International Journal of Biological Sciences 13 (5): 532-544

https://dx.doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.18775

Huang, Y.; Gao, S.; Chen, J.; Albrecht, E.; Zhao, R.; Yang, X. (2017):

Maternal butyrate supplementation induces insulin resistance associated with enhanced intramuscular fat deposition in the offspring

Elke Albrecht

Oncotarget 8 (8): 13073-13084

https://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.14375

Albrecht, E.; Schering, L.; Liu, Y.; Komolka, K.; Kühn, C.; Wimmers, K.; Gotoh, T.; Maak, S. (2017):

Factors influencing bovine intramuscular adipose tissue development and cellularity

Elke Albrecht, Katrin Tönißen, Klaus Wimmers, Steffen Maak

Journal of Animal Science 95 (5): 2244-2254

https://dx.doi.org/10.2527/jas.2016.1036