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Overview

Claudia Steinem is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany. The scientist's research predominantly spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, and Physiology.

Steinem's main topics of study cover a broad range of areas:

  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology

Among recent publications, the following papers are noted:

  • "The antimicrobial fibupeptide lugdunin forms water-filled channel structures in lipid membranes," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Insights into the molecular mechanism of amyloid filament formation: Segmental folding of α-synuclein on lipid membranes," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Structure, gating and interactions of the voltage-dependent anion channel," 2021, European Biophysics Journal
  • "Differential recognition of lipid domains by two Gb3-binding lectins," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Viscoelasticity of Native and Artificial Actin Cortices Assessed by Nanoindentation Experiments," 2020, Nano Letters

Frequent co-authors with whom Steinem has collaborated include:

  • Ingo Mey
  • Andreas Janshoff
  • Larissa Socrier
  • Daniel B. Werz
  • Axel Munk

Common publication venues for Steinem's work comprise:

  • Biophysical Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Biophysics Journal
  • Langmuir
  • Nano Letters

Best Publications

  • Piezoelectric Mass‐Sensing Devices as Biosensors—An Alternative to Optical Biosensors?

    Andreas Janshoff;Hans-Joachim Galla;Claudia Steinem

  • Shiga toxin induces tubular membrane invaginations for its uptake into cells

    Winfried Römer;Winfried Römer;Ludwig Berland;Valérie Chambon;Valérie Chambon;Katharina Gaus

  • Hsp70 Translocates into the Plasma Membrane after Stress and Is Released into the Extracellular Environment in a Membrane-Associated Form that Activates Macrophages

    Virginia L. Vega;Monica Rodríguez-Silva;Tiffany Frey;Mathias Gehrmann

  • Macroporous p-Type Silicon Fabry−Perot Layers. Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications in Biosensing

    Andreas Janshoff;‡ Keiki-Pua S. Dancil;Claudia Steinem;Douglas P. Greiner

  • Impedance analysis of supported lipid bilayer membranes: a scrutiny of different preparation techniques.

    Claudia Steinem;Andreas Janshoff;Wolf-Peter Ulrich;Manfred Sieber

  • Impedance Analysis and Single-Channel Recordings on Nano-Black Lipid Membranes Based on Porous Alumina

    Winfried Römer;Claudia Steinem

  • Pannexin1 and Pannexin2 Channels Show Quaternary Similarities to Connexons and Different Oligomerization Numbers from Each Other

    Cinzia Ambrosi;Oliver Gassmann;Jennifer N. Pranskevich;Daniela Boassa

  • Tumor-Specific Hsp70 Plasma Membrane Localization Is Enabled by the Glycosphingolipid Gb3

    Mathias Gehrmann;Gerhard Liebisch;Gerd Schmitz;Robin Anderson

  • Transport across artificial membranes-an analytical perspective.

    Andreas Janshoff;Claudia Steinem

  • Photoswitchable Hydrogen‐Bonding in Self‐Organized Cylindrical Peptide Systems

    Martin S. Vollmer;Thomas D. Clark;Claudia Steinem;M. Reza Ghadiri

  • Crystal Structure and Functional Mechanism of a Human Antimicrobial Membrane Channel.

    Chen Song;Conrad Weichbrodt;Evgeniy S. Salnikov;Marek Dynowski

  • Mechanical Properties of Pore-Spanning Lipid Bilayers Probed by Atomic Force Microscopy

    Siegfried Steltenkamp;Martin Michael Müller;Markus Deserno;Christian Hennesthal

  • Visualization of Chemical and Physical Properties of Calcium-Induced Domains in DPPC/DPPS Langmuir−Blodgett Layers

    Michaela Ross;Claudia Steinem;and Hans-Joachim Galla;Andreas Janshoff

  • The quartz crystal microbalance as a novel means to study cell-substrate interactions in situ.

    Joachim Wegener;Andreas Janshoff;Claudia Steinem

  • Specific Adhesion of Vesicles Monitored by Scanning Force Microscopy and Quartz Crystal Microbalance

    Bruno Pignataro;Claudia Steinem;Hans-Joachim Galla;Harald Fuchs

  • Self-Assembled Monolayers of Monofunctionalized Cyclodextrins onto Gold: A Mass Spectrometric Characterization and Impedance Analysis of Host−Guest Interaction

    Christian Henke;Claudia Steinem;Andreas Janshoff;Gerhard Steffan

  • Binding of heat shock protein 70 to extracellular phosphatidylserine promotes killing of normoxic and hypoxic tumor cells

    Daniela Schilling;Mathias Gehrmann;Claudia Steinem;Antonio De Maio

  • Fluorescence nanoscopy by polarization modulation and polarization angle narrowing.

    Nour Hafi;Matthias Grunwald;Laura S van den Heuvel;Timo Aspelmeier

  • Local Membrane Mechanics of Pore-Spanning Bilayers

    Ingo Mey;Milena Stephan;Eva K Schmitt;Martin Michael Müller

  • DNA hybridization-enhanced porous silicon corrosion: mechanistic investigations and prospect for optical interferometric biosensing

    Claudia Steinem;Andreas Janshoff;Victor S.-Y. Lin;Nicolas H. Völcker

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Janshoff
Andreas Janshoff University of Göttingen
Hans-Joachim Galla
Hans-Joachim Galla University of Münster
Axel Munk
Axel Munk University of Göttingen
Volker Gerke
Volker Gerke University of Münster
Markus Zweckstetter
Markus Zweckstetter German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Daniel B. Werz
Daniel B. Werz Technische Universität Braunschweig
M. Reza Ghadiri
M. Reza Ghadiri Scripps Research Institute
Reinhard Jahn
Reinhard Jahn Max Planck Society
Ludger Johannes
Ludger Johannes Institute Curie
Bert L. de Groot
Bert L. de Groot Max Planck Society

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