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  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Danny J. Schnell is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. The scientist's work covers multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Biochemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Biomedical Engineering.

Schnell's research interests focus on topics such as Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Lipid Metabolism and Biosynthesis, Research in Cotton Cultivation, Algal Biology and Biofuel Production, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, and Plant Surface Properties and Treatments.

Selected recent papers illustrate the scope and direction of Schnell's contributions:

  • A chloroplast protein atlas reveals punctate structures and spatial organization of biosynthetic pathways (2023, Cell)
  • Increased Cuticle Waxes by Overexpression of WSD1 Improves Osmotic Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana and Camelina sativa (2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • Protein Import Motors in Chloroplasts: On the Role of Chaperones (2020, The Plant Cell)
  • Arabidopsis ORANGE protein regulates plastid pre-protein import through interacting with Tic proteins (2020, Journal of Experimental Botany)
  • Exploring Camelina sativa lipid metabolism regulation by combining gene co-expression and DNA affinity purification analyses (2022, The Plant Journal)

Collaborations with other researchers include frequent coauthorship with Hesham Abdullah, Om Parkash Dhankher, Lianyong Wang, Weronika Patena, and Kelly A. Van Baalen.

The venues where Schnell's work is commonly published reflect a focus on plant biology and molecular studies:

  • Cell
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The Plant Cell
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • The Plant Journal

Schnell was recognized with the designation of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Isolation of components of the chloroplast protein import machinery

    Danny J. Schnell;Felix Kessler;Günter Blobel

  • The major protein import receptor of plastids is essential for chloroplast biogenesis

    Jörg Bauer;Kunhua Chen;Andreas Hiltbunner;Ernst Wehrli

  • Identification of two GTP-binding proteins in the chloroplast protein import machinery

    Felix Kessler;Günter Blobel;Hitesh A. Patel;Danny J. Schnell

  • Tic20 and Tic22 Are New Components of the Protein Import Apparatus at the Chloroplast Inner Envelope Membrane

    Andrei Kouranov;Xuejun Chen;Bruno Fuks;Danny J. Schnell

  • Protein Translocons: Multifunctional Mediators of Protein Translocation across Membranes

    Danny J Schnell;Daniel N Hebert

  • Analysis of the Interactions of Preproteins with the Import Machinery over the Course of Protein Import into Chloroplasts

    Andrei Kouranov;Danny J. Schnell

  • Two components of the chloroplast protein import apparatus, IAP86 and IAP75, interact with the transit sequence during the recognition and translocation of precursor proteins at the outer envelope.

    Yongkang Ma;Andrei Kouranov;Samuel E. LaSala;Danny J. Schnell

  • The Plastid Protein THYLAKOID FORMATION1 and the Plasma Membrane G-Protein GPA1 Interact in a Novel Sugar-Signaling Mechanism in Arabidopsis

    Jirong Huang;J. Philip Taylor;Jin Gui Chen;Joachim F. Uhrig

  • Members of the Toc159 Import Receptor Family Represent Distinct Pathways for Protein Targeting to Plastids

    Yordanka Ivanova;Matthew D. Smith;Kunhua Chen;Danny J. Schnell

  • Identification of intermediates in the pathway of protein import into chloroplasts and their localization to envelope contact sites.

    Danny J. Schnell;Giinter Blobel

  • atToc159 is a selective transit peptide receptor for the import of nucleus-encoded chloroplast proteins.

    Matthew D. Smith;Caleb M. Rounds;Fei Wang;Kunhua Chen

  • A consensus nomenclature for the protein-import components of the chloroplast envelope.

    Danny J. Schnell;Günter Blobel;Kenneth Keegstra;Felix Kessler

  • Arabidopsis Tic110 Is Essential for the Assembly and Function of the Protein Import Machinery of Plastids

    Takehito Inaba;Mayte Alvarez-Huerta;Ming Li;Jörg Bauer

  • The Function and Diversity of Plastid Protein Import Pathways: A Multilane GTPase Highway into Plastids

    Felix Kessler;Danny J. Schnell

  • Initial Binding of Preproteins Involving the Toc159 Receptor Can Be Bypassed during Protein Import into Chloroplasts

    Kunhua Chen;Xuejun Chen;Danny J. Schnell

  • In vivo analysis of the role of atTic20 in protein import into chloroplasts.

    Xuejun Chen;Matthew D. Smith;Lynda Fitzpatrick;Danny J. Schnell

  • atTic110 Functions as a Scaffold for Coordinating the Stromal Events of Protein Import into Chloroplasts

    Takehito Inaba;Ming Li;Mayte Alvarez-Huerta;Felix Kessler

  • New insights into the mechanism of chloroplast protein import and its integration with protein quality control, organelle biogenesis and development.

    Yamuna D. Paila;Lynn G.L. Richardson;Danny J. Schnell

  • Chloroplast biogenesis: diversity and regulation of the protein import apparatus.

    Felix Kessler;Danny J. Schnell

  • Protein trafficking to plastids: one theme, many variations.

    Takehito Inaba;Danny J. Schnell;Danny J. Schnell

Frequent Co-Authors

Felix Henrique Paim Kessler
Felix Henrique Paim Kessler Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Günter Blobel
Günter Blobel Rockefeller University
Ashwani Pareek
Ashwani Pareek Jawaharlal Nehru University
Kenneth Keegstra
Kenneth Keegstra Michigan State University
Jeffrey F. Pedersen
Jeffrey F. Pedersen University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Sivakumar Pattathil
Sivakumar Pattathil University of Georgia
Michael G. Hahn
Michael G. Hahn University of Georgia
Lawrence B. Smart
Lawrence B. Smart Cornell University
George M. Church
George M. Church Harvard University
Laura E. Green
Laura E. Green University of Birmingham

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