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Birgit Schiøtt

Birgit Schiøtt

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Chemistry

D-Index
44
Citations
5935
World Ranking
16993
National Ranking
139

Overview

Birgit Schiøtt is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and specializes in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a primary focus on Molecular Biology. Their research also encompasses subfields such as Plant Science, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Spectroscopy, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The core topics addressed in Schiøtt's work include Protein Structure and Dynamics, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Plant Nutrient Uptake and Metabolism, Enzyme Structure and Function, and Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments.

Several recent papers illustrate the scope of Schiøtt's research activities:

  • Structure and dynamics of a nanodisc by integrating NMR, SAXS and SANS experiments with molecular dynamics simulations, 2020, eLife
  • Capturing Biologically Complex Tissue-Specific Membranes at Different Levels of Compositional Complexity, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Molecular mechanism of sugar transport in plants unveiled by structures of glucose/H+ symporter STP10, 2021, Nature Plants
  • Structure and sucrose binding mechanism of the plant SUC1 sucrose transporter, 2023, Nature Plants
  • A Photoswitchable Inhibitor of the Human Serotonin Transporter, 2020, ACS Chemical Neuroscience

Frequent collaborators in Schiøtt's publications include:

  • Lucy Kate Ladefoged
  • Lorena Zuzic
  • Nils Berglund
  • Kasper B. Pedersen
  • Lisbeth R. Kjølbye

The research findings are often published in journals such as Biophysical Journal, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, and Nature Plants.

In addition to journal articles, Schiøtt has contributed to book publications, including a work published by King's College London, titled "Forskningskvalitet - udvælges de bedste ved projektansøgninger, ansættelser og strategiske satsninger?:Hvidbog til Forskningspolitisk Årsmøde 2020" from the year 2020.

Best Publications

  • Enantioselective hydrosilylation of ketones with a chiral titanocene catalyst

    Mary Beth Carter;Birgit Schiott;Alberto Gutierrez;Stephen L. Buchwald

  • The influence of cholesterol on membrane protein structure, function, and dynamics studied by molecular dynamics simulations

    Julie Grouleff;Sheeba Jem Irudayam;Katrine K. Skeby;Birgit Schiøtt

  • Characterization of the Short Strong Hydrogen Bond in Benzoylacetone by ab Initio Calculations and Accurate Diffraction Experiments. Implications for the Electronic Nature of Low-Barrier Hydrogen Bonds in Enzymatic Reactions

    Birgit Schiøtt;Bo Brummerstedt Iversen;Georg Kent Hellerup Madsen;Thomas C. Bruice

  • P-type ATPases as drug targets: tools for medicine and science.

    Laure Yatime;Morten J. Buch-Pedersen;Morten J. Buch-Pedersen;Maria Musgaard;J. Preben Morth;J. Preben Morth

  • Peptide aggregation and pore formation in a lipid bilayer: a combined coarse-grained and all atom molecular dynamics study.

    Lea Thøgersen;Lea Thøgersen;Birgit Schiøtt;Thomas Vosegaard;Niels Chr. Nielsen

  • Ion Pathways in the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPase

    Maike Bublitz;Maria Musgaard;Hanne Poulsen;Lea Thøgersen

  • On the electronic nature of low-barrier hydrogen bonds in enzymatic reactions

    Birgit Schiøtt;Bo Brummerstedt Iversen;Georg Kent Hellerup Madsen;Finn Krebs Larsen

  • Binding of serotonin to the human serotonin transporter. Molecular modeling and experimental validation.

    Leyla Celik;Steffen Sinning;Kasper Severinsen;Carsten G Hansen

  • Mutual adaptation of a membrane protein and its lipid bilayer during conformational changes

    Yonathan Sonntag;Maria Musgaard;Maria Musgaard;Claus Olesen;Claus Olesen;Birgit Schiøtt;Birgit Schiøtt

  • Conformational Dynamics of the Estrogen Receptor α: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Influence of Binding Site Structure on Protein Dynamics†

    Leyla Celik;Julie Davey Dalsgaard Lund;Birgit Schiøtt

  • Substrate Binding and Formation of an Occluded State in the Leucine Transporter

    Leyla Celik;Leyla Celik;Birgit Schiøtt;Emad Tajkhorshid

  • Binding and orientation of tricyclic antidepressants within the central substrate site of the human serotonin transporter.

    Steffen Sinning;Maria Musgaard;Marie Jensen;Kasper Severinsen

  • Mechanistic Investigation of the 2,5-Diphenylpyrrolidine-Catalyzed Enantioselective α-Chlorination of Aldehydes

    Nis Halland;Mette Alstrup Lie;Anne Kjærsgaard;Mauro Marigo

  • A direct interaction of cholesterol with the dopamine transporter prevents its out-to-inward transition.

    Talia Zeppelin;Lucy Kate Ladefoged;Steffen Sinning;Xavier Periole

  • Molecular docking with ligand attached water molecules.

    Mette Alstrup Lie;René Thomsen;Christian N. S. Pedersen;Birgit Schiøtt

  • Conformational flexibility of chitosan: a molecular modeling study.

    Søren Skovstrup;Signe Grann Hansen;Troels Skrydstrup;Birgit Schiøtt

  • Understanding the phase behavior of coarse-grained model lipid bilayers through computational calorimetry.

    Jocelyn M. Rodgers;Jesper Sørensen;Frédérick J.-M. de Meyer;Frédérick J.-M. de Meyer;Birgit Schiøtt

  • The two enantiomers of citalopram bind to the human serotonin transporter in reversed orientations.

    Heidi Koldsø;Kasper Severinsen;Thuy Tien Tran;Leyla Celik

  • Exploring interactions of endocrine-disrupting compounds with different conformations of the human estrogen receptor alpha ligand binding domain: a molecular docking study.

    Leyla Celik;Julie Davey Dalsgaard Lund;Birgit Schiøtt

  • Reaction mechanism of soluble epoxide hydrolase: insights from molecular dynamics simulations

    Birgit Schiøtt;Thomas C Bruice

  • The Charge Density Distribution in a Model Compound of the Catalytic Triad in Serine Proteases

    Jacob Overgaard;Birgit Schiøtt;Finn K. Larsen;Bo B. Iversen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesper Givskov Sørensen
Jesper Givskov Sørensen Aarhus University
Poul Nissen
Poul Nissen Aarhus University
Jesper V. Møller
Jesper V. Møller Aarhus University
Emad Tajkhorshid
Emad Tajkhorshid University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bo B. Iversen
Bo B. Iversen Aarhus University
Troels Skrydstrup
Troels Skrydstrup Aarhus University
Niels Chr. Nielsen
Niels Chr. Nielsen Aarhus University
Thomas C. Bruice
Thomas C. Bruice University of California, Santa Barbara
Karl Anker Jørgensen
Karl Anker Jørgensen Aarhus University
Jacob Overgaard
Jacob Overgaard Aarhus University

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