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64
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World Ranking
9681
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703

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Genetics/Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Brigitte M. Jockusch is affiliated with Technische Universität Braunschweig in Germany. The research profile encompasses contributions primarily in the field of cell and molecular biology, linked to genetics and cell biology as indicated by awarded recognitions.

Their recent publication record includes:

  • Obituary - Werner W. Franke, 2022, Cell and Tissue Research

Frequent collaboration partners in their work include:

  • Klaus Unsicker
  • David P. Kelsell

The main venues for scholarly output are reflected by the journal:

  • Cell and Tissue Research

Recognition of their scientific contributions encompasses membership and awards such as:

  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften (year awarded: 2000) in the field of Genetics/Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

These distinctions reflect involvement and acknowledgment within the broader molecular biology community.

Best Publications

  • p140mDia, a mammalian homolog of Drosophila diaphanous, is a target protein for Rho small GTPase and is a ligand for profilin.

    Naoki Watanabe;Pascal Madaule;Tim Reid;Toshimasa Ishizaki

  • THE MOLECULAR ARCHITECTURE OF FOCAL ADHESIONS

    Brigitte M. Jockusch;Peter Bubeck;Klaudia Giehl;Martina Kroemker

  • The proline-rich focal adhesion and microfilament protein VASP is a ligand for profilins.

    M Reinhard;K Giehl;K Abel;C Haffner

  • Role of proteins of the Ena/VASP family in actin-based motility of Listeria monocytogenes.

    Valérie Laurent;Thomas P. Loisel;Birgit Harbeck;Ann Wehman

  • The 46/50 kDa phosphoprotein VASP purified from human platelets is a novel protein associated with actin filaments and focal contacts.

    M. Reinhard;M. Halbrügge;U. Scheer;C. Wiegand

  • Microinjection of actin-binding proteins and actin antibodies demonstrates involvement of nuclear actin in transcription of lampbrush chromosomes.

    Ulrich Scheer;Horst Hinssen;Werner W Franke;Brigitte M Jockusch

  • Metavinculin Mutations Alter Actin Interaction in Dilated Cardiomyopathy

    Timothy M. Olson;Susanne Illenberger;Nina Y. Kishimoto;Stefan Huttelmaier

  • Vinculin Is Part of the Cadherin–Catenin Junctional Complex: Complex Formation between α-Catenin and Vinculin

    Elisabeth E. Weiss;Martina Kroemker;Angelika-H. Rüdiger;Brigitte M. Jockusch

  • A focal adhesion factor directly linking intracellularly motile Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria ivanovii to the actin-based cytoskeleton of mammalian cells.

    T. Chakraborty;F. Ebel;E. Domann;K. Niebuhr

  • Phosphorylation of the vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein regulates its interaction with actin

    Birgit Harbeck;Stefan Hüttelmaier;Kathrin Schlüter;Brigitte M. Jockusch

  • Cofactor Requirements for Nuclear Export of Rev Response Element (Rre)–And Constitutive Transport Element (Cte)–Containing Retroviral Rnas An Unexpected Role for Actin

    Wilma Hofmann;Beate Reichart;Andrea Ewald;Eleonora Müller

  • Interaction of alpha-actinin and vinculin with actin: opposite effects on filament network formation.

    Brigitte M. Jockusch;Gerhard Isenberg

  • Profilins as regulators of actin dynamics

    Kathrin Schlüter;Brigitte M Jockusch;Martin Rothkegel

  • A role for polyproline motifs in the spinal muscular atrophy protein SMN. Profilins bind to and colocalize with smn in nuclear gems.

    Torsten Giesemann;Silvia Rathke-Hartlieb;Martin Rothkegel;Jörg W. Bartsch

  • Early changes in the distribution and organization of microfilament proteins during cell transformation.

    C.Bruce Boschek;Brigitte M. Jockusch;Robert R. Friis;Ruth Back

  • Conformational difference between nuclear and cytoplasmic actin as detected by a monoclonal antibody.

    Sabine M. Gonsior;Stefanie Platz;Sabine Buchmeier;Ulrich Scheer

  • Characterization of an F-actin-binding domain in the cytoskeletal protein vinculin.

    A R Menkel;M Kroemker;P Bubeck;M Ronsiek

  • Suppression of Tumorigenicity in Breast Cancer Cells by the Microfilament Protein Profilin 1

    Jürgen Janke;Kathrin Schlüter;Burkhard Jandrig;Michael Theile

  • The profile of profilins

    B. M. Jockusch;K. Murk;M. Rothkegel

  • The interaction of the cell-contact proteins VASP and vinculin is regulated by phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate

    Stefan Hüttelmaier;Oleg Mayboroda;Birgit Harbeck;Thomas Jarchau

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan Hüttelmaier
Stefan Hüttelmaier Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Ueli Aebi
Ueli Aebi University of Basel
Rudolf Valenta
Rudolf Valenta Medical University of Vienna
Alan G. Weeds
Alan G. Weeds MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Martin Korte
Martin Korte Technische Universität Braunschweig
Hans Georg Mannherz
Hans Georg Mannherz Ruhr University Bochum
Benjamin Geiger
Benjamin Geiger Weizmann Institute of Science
Jürgen Wehland
Jürgen Wehland Technische Universität Braunschweig
Anke Huckriede
Anke Huckriede University Medical Center Groningen
Heinrich Lünsdorf
Heinrich Lünsdorf Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research

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