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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
90
Citations
26175
World Ranking
2468
National Ranking
176

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Albert Sickmann is affiliated with the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Within these domains, Sickmann's work is especially concentrated on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Hematology, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's recent publications cover diverse areas of biomedical research. Notable papers include:

  • Targeting early stages of cardiotoxicity from anti-PD1 immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • eIF5A hypusination, boosted by dietary spermidine, protects from premature brain aging and mitochondrial dysfunction, 2021, Cell Reports
  • Assessment of a complete and classified platelet proteome from genome-wide transcripts of human platelets and megakaryocytes covering platelet functions, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Standardization and harmonization of distributed multi-center proteotype analysis supporting precision medicine studies, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Lymphocyte transformation test: History and current approaches, 2021, Journal of Immunological Methods

Albert Sickmann frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Andreas Hentschel
  • Laxmikanth Kollipara
  • Ulrike Schara-Schmidt
  • Andreas Roos
  • Matthias Gunzer

The scientist has published extensively in certain venues, with the most prominent being:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Neuromuscular Disorders

The main topics of Sickmann's research involve:

  • Platelet Disorders and Treatments
  • Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications

Overall, Albert Sickmann's body of work integrates comprehensive proteomic and molecular approaches to the study of cellular and disease mechanisms, with a notable emphasis on platelet biology, cardiovascular disease, and mitochondrial pathology. Their collaboration network and frequent contributions to leading scientific journals indicate an active role in advancing research methodologies and precision medicine applications within their fields of expertise.

Best Publications

  • The proteome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondria

    Albert Sickmann;Jörg Reinders;Yvonne Wagner;Cornelia Joppich

  • The first comprehensive and quantitative analysis of human platelet protein composition allows the comparative analysis of structural and functional pathways.

    Julia M. Burkhart;Marc Vaudel;Stepan Gambaryan;Sonja Radau

  • PeptideShaker enables reanalysis of MS-derived proteomics data sets

    Marc Vaudel;Julia M Burkhart;René P Zahedi;Eystein Oveland

  • Global Analysis of the Mitochondrial N-Proteome Identifies a Processing Peptidase Critical for Protein Stability

    F-Nora Vögtle;Stefanie Wortelkamp;René P Zahedi;Dorothea Becker;Dorothea Becker

  • Toward the complete yeast mitochondrial proteome: multidimensional separation techniques for mitochondrial proteomics.

    Joerg Reinders;René P. Zahedi;Nikolaus Pfanner;Chris Meisinger

  • State-of-the-art in phosphoproteomics.

    Joerg Reinders;Albert Sickmann

  • Mitochondrial presequence translocase: switching between TOM tethering and motor recruitment involves Tim21 and Tim17.

    Agnieszka Chacinska;Maria Lind;Maria Lind;Ann E. Frazier;Jan Dudek

  • SearchGUI: An open‐source graphical user interface for simultaneous OMSSA and X!Tandem searches

    Marc Vaudel;Harald Barsnes;Frode S. Berven;Albert Sickmann

  • The Protein Import Machinery of Mitochondria—A Regulatory Hub in Metabolism, Stress, and Disease

    Angelika B. Harbauer;René P. Zahedi;Albert Sickmann;Albert Sickmann;Nikolaus Pfanner

  • Protein insertion into the mitochondrial inner membrane by a twin-pore translocase

    Peter Rehling;Kirstin Model;Katrin Brandner;Peter Kovermann

  • Endothelial Nitric-oxide Synthase (Type III) Is Activated and Becomes Calcium Independent upon Phosphorylation by Cyclic Nucleotide-dependent Protein Kinases

    Elke Butt;Manfred Bernhardt;Albert Smolenski;Peter Kotsonis

  • Multiple pathways for sorting mitochondrial precursor proteins

    Natalia Bolender;Albert Sickmann;Richard Wagner;Chris Meisinger

  • The Mitochondrial Presequence Translocase: An Essential Role of Tim50 in Directing Preproteins to the Import Channel

    Andreas Geissler;Agnieszka Chacinska;Kaye N. Truscott;Nils Wiedemann

  • Systematic and quantitative comparison of digest efficiency and specificity reveals the impact of trypsin quality on MS-based proteomics.

    Julia Maria Burkhart;Cornelia Schumbrutzki;Stefanie Wortelkamp;Albert Sickmann;Albert Sickmann

  • Application of electron transfer dissociation (ETD) for the analysis of posttranslational modifications.

    Julia Wiesner;Thomas Premsler;Albert Sickmann

  • Pex8p: an intraperoxisomal organizer of the peroxisomal import machinery.

    Birgit Agne;Nadja M Meindl;Karsten Niederhoff;Henrik Einwächter

  • An Assembly Chaperone Collaborates with the SMN Complex to Generate Spliceosomal SnRNPs

    Ashwin Chari;Monika M. Golas;Michael Klingenhäger;Nils Neuenkirchen

  • Regulation of mitochondrial protein import by cytosolic kinases.

    Oliver Schmidt;Angelika B. Harbauer;Sanjana Rao;Beate Eyrich

  • Pam16 has an essential role in the mitochondrial protein import motor

    Ann E Frazier;Jan Dudek;Bernard Guiard;Wolfgang Voos

  • A J-protein is an essential subunit of the presequence translocase–associated protein import motor of mitochondria

    Kaye N. Truscott;Wolfgang Voos;Ann E. Frazier;Maria Lind

Frequent Co-Authors

René P. Zahedi
René P. Zahedi University of Manitoba
Helmut E. Meyer
Helmut E. Meyer Ruhr University Bochum
Chris Meisinger
Chris Meisinger University of Freiburg
Lennart Martens
Lennart Martens Ghent University
Ulrich Walter
Ulrich Walter Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Nikolaus Pfanner
Nikolaus Pfanner University of Freiburg
Daniela Grimm
Daniela Grimm Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Peter Rehling
Peter Rehling University of Göttingen
Bernard Guiard
Bernard Guiard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Ulrich Kück
Ulrich Kück Ruhr University Bochum

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