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Arp Schnittger

Arp Schnittger

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Molecular Biology

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61
Citations
13897
World Ranking
1906
National Ranking
134

Overview

Arp Schnittger is a researcher affiliated with Universität Hamburg in Germany. Their work predominantly spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. The main subfields in which Schnittger conducts research include Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Biotechnology.

Their research topics cover a wide range of biological processes with a strong emphasis on plant molecular biology and cellular mechanisms. Key topics in Schnittger's work are:

  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Plant Reproductive Biology

Schnittger has contributed to various scientific publications, with frequent appearances in prominent venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Plant Cell, The Plant Journal, Nature Communications, and Current Opinion in Plant Biology. The distribution of publications across these venues includes:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory): 19 publications
  • The Plant Cell: 4 publications
  • The Plant Journal: 3 publications
  • Nature Communications: 2 publications
  • Current Opinion in Plant Biology: 2 publications

Some of Schnittger's recent papers illustrate the focus on plant biology and cellular regulation:

  • Male fertility in Arabidopsis requires active DNA demethylation of genes that control pollen tube function, 2021, Nature Communications
  • B1-type cyclins control microtubule organization during cell division in Arabidopsis, 2021, EMBO Reports
  • Endoreplication - a means to an end in cell growth and stress response, 2020, Current Opinion in Plant Biology
  • State changes of the HORMA protein ASY1 are mediated by an interplay between its closure motif and PCH2, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • The DREAM complex represses growth in response to DNA damage in Arabidopsis, 2021, Life Science Alliance

Schnittger collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Chao Yang
  • Maren Heese
  • Shinichiro Komaki
  • Yuki Hamamura
  • Bingyan Hu

Best Publications

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

    John P. Vogel;David F. Garvin;Todd C. Mockler;Jeremy Schmutz

  • Integrative epigenomic mapping defines four main chromatin states in Arabidopsis.

    François Roudier;Ikhlak Ahmed;Caroline Bérard;Alexis Sarazin

  • TRIPTYCHON and CAPRICE mediate lateral inhibition during trichome and root hair patterning in Arabidopsis

    S. Schellmann;S. Schellmann;A. Schnittger;A. Schnittger;V. Kirik;V. Kirik;T. Wada

  • Cell cycle control across the eukaryotic kingdom

    Hirofumi Harashima;Nico Dissmeyer;Arp Schnittger

  • Polycomb repressive complex 2 controls the embryo-to-seedling phase transition.

    Daniel Bouyer;Francois Roudier;Maren Heese;Ellen D. Andersen

  • Molecular control and function of endoreplication in development and physiology

    Lieven De Veylder;John C. Larkin;John C. Larkin;Arp Schnittger

  • A positive signal from the fertilization of the egg cell sets off endosperm proliferation in angiosperm embryogenesis.

    Moritz K Nowack;Paul E Grini;Marc J Jakoby;Marcel Lafos

  • Transcriptional profiling of mature Arabidopsis trichomes reveals that NOECK encodes the MIXTA-like transcriptional regulator MYB106.

    Marc J Jakoby;Doris Falkenhan;Michael T Mader;Ginger Brininstool

  • The Emerging Importance of Type I MADS Box Transcription Factors for Plant Reproduction

    Simona Masiero;Lucia Colombo;Paul E Grini;Arp Schnittger

  • DNA methylation dynamics during early plant life

    Daniel Bouyer;Daniel Bouyer;Amira Kramdi;Mohamed Kassam;Mohamed Kassam;Maren Heese;Maren Heese

  • Generation of a spacing pattern: the role of triptychon in trichome patterning in Arabidopsis.

    Arp Schnittger;Ulrike Folkers;Birgit Schwab;Gerd Jürgens

  • Genetic Framework of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Function in Arabidopsis

    Moritz K. Nowack;Hirofumi Harashima;Nico Dissmeyer;Xin'Ai Zhao

  • Misexpression of the Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor ICK1/KRP1 in Single-Celled Arabidopsis Trichomes Reduces Endoreduplication and Cell Size and Induces Cell Death

    Arp Schnittger;Christina Weinl;Daniel Bouyer;Ulrike Schöbinger

  • Endosperm: an integrator of seed growth and development.

    Frédéric Berger;Paul E Grini;Arp Schnittger

  • Novel Functions of Plant Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitors, ICK1/KRP1, Can Act Non-Cell-Autonomously and Inhibit Entry into Mitosis

    Christina Weinl;Sebastian Marquardt;Suzanne J.H. Kuijt;Moritz K. Nowack

  • Switching the cell cycle. Kip-related proteins in plant cell cycle control.

    Aurine Verkest;Christina Weinl;Dirk Inzé;Lieven De Veylder

  • DNA replication licensing affects cell proliferation or endoreplication in a cell type-specific manner

    Mariéa del Mar Castellano;Mariéa Beatrice Boniotti;Elena Caro;Arp Schnittger

  • Two-Dimensional Patterning by a Trapping/Depletion Mechanism: The Role of TTG1 and GL3 in Arabidopsis Trichome Formation

    Daniel Bouyer;Florian Geier;Friedrich Kragler;Arp Schnittger

  • Ectopic B-Type Cyclin Expression Induces Mitotic Cycles in Endoreduplicating Arabidopsis Trichomes

    Arp Schnittger;Ulrike Schöbinger;York Dieter Stierhof;Martin Hülskamp

  • Ectopic D-type cyclin expression induces not only DNA replication but also cell division in Arabidopsis trichomes

    Arp Schnittger;Ulrike Schöbinger;Daniel Bouyer;Christina Weinl

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Hülskamp
Martin Hülskamp University of Cologne
Lieven De Veylder
Lieven De Veylder Ghent University
Hirofumi Nakagami
Hirofumi Nakagami Max Planck Society
Gerd Jürgens
Gerd Jürgens University of Tübingen
Dirk Inzé
Dirk Inzé Ghent University
Bela Novak
Bela Novak University of Oxford
Csaba Koncz
Csaba Koncz Max Planck Society
Pascal Genschik
Pascal Genschik University of Strasbourg
Lucia Colombo
Lucia Colombo University of Milan

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