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Diethard Mattanovich

Diethard Mattanovich

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
18742
World Ranking
5096
National Ranking
40

Overview

Diethard Mattanovich is affiliated with BOKU University in Austria and works primarily within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans molecular biology, biomedical engineering, food science, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and environmental engineering.

The scientist's work focuses extensively on microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, fungal and yeast genetics research, and biofuel production and bioconversion. Other areas of interest include viral infectious diseases and gene expression in insects, fermentation and sensory analysis, enzyme catalysis and immobilization, as well as photosynthetic processes and mechanisms.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • FEMS Yeast Research
  • New Biotechnology
  • Metabolic Engineering
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Microbial Cell Factories

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on biotechnology applications related to CO₂ utilization and yeast genetics. Some of the notable publications are:

  • The potential of CO2-based production cycles in biotechnology to fight the climate crisis, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Conversion of CO 2 into organic acids by engineered autotrophic yeast, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Microbial protein cell factories fight back?, 2021, Trends in biotechnology
  • Microbe Profile: Komagataella phaffii: a methanol devouring biotech yeast formerly known as Pichia pastoris, 2020, Microbiology
  • What makes Komagataella phaffii non-conventional?, 2021, FEMS Yeast Research

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several colleagues, including:

  • Brigitte Gasser
  • Özge Ata
  • Michael Baumschabl
  • Stephan Hann
  • Christina Troyer

Overall, the scope of their research integrates advanced microbial and yeast genetics with applied biotechnology, emphasizing sustainable and renewable production methods through engineering of cellular processes.

Best Publications

  • Microbial production of organic acids: expanding the markets.

    Michael Sauer;Danilo Porro;Diethard Mattanovich;Paola Branduardi

  • Adaptive laboratory evolution – principles and applications for biotechnology

    Martin Dragosits;Diethard Mattanovich

  • Recombinant Protein Production in Yeasts

    Diethard Mattanovich;Paola Branduardi;Laura Dato;Brigitte Gasser

  • Protein folding and conformational stress in microbial cells producing recombinant proteins: a host comparative overview

    Brigitte Gasser;Markku Saloheimo;Ursula Rinas;Martin Dragosits

  • Effects of gene dosage, promoters, and substrates on unfolded protein stress of recombinant Pichia pastoris.

    Hubertus Hohenblum;Brigitte Gasser;Michael Maurer;Nicole Borth

  • The industrial yeast Pichia pastoris is converted from a heterotroph into an autotroph capable of growth on CO 2

    Thomas Gassler;Michael Sauer;Brigitte Gasser;Michael Egermeier

  • Stress in recombinant protein producing yeasts.

    Diethard Mattanovich;Brigitte Gasser;Hubertus Hohenblum;Michael Sauer

  • The Complete Nucleotide Sequence of Plum Pox Virus RNA

    E. Maiss;U. Timpe;A. Brisske;W. Jelkmann

  • Recombinant protein production in yeasts.

    Danilo Porro;Michael Sauer;Paola Branduardi;Diethard Mattanovich

  • Genome, secretome and glucose transport highlight unique features of the protein production host Pichia pastoris.

    Diethard Mattanovich;Alexandra Graf;Johannes Stadlmann;Martin Dragosits

  • Efficient transformation of Agrobacterium spp. by electroporation.

    D Mattanovich;F Rüker;A C Machado;M Laimer

  • Pichia pastoris: protein production host and model organism for biomedical research

    Brigitte Gasser;Roland Prielhofer;Hans Marx;Michael Maurer

  • Methylation of ribosomal RNA by NSUN5 is a conserved mechanism modulating organismal lifespan

    Markus Schosserer;Nadege Minois;Tina B. Angerer;Manuela Amring

  • The effect of temperature on the proteome of recombinant Pichia pastoris

    Martin Dragosits;Johannes Stadlmann;Joan Albiol;Kristin Baumann

  • The secretory pathway: exploring yeast diversity

    Marizela Delic;Minoska Valli;Alexandra B. Graf;Martin Pfeffer

  • Engineering of Pichia pastoris for improved production of antibody fragments.

    Brigitte Gasser;Michael Maurer;Johannes Gach;Renate Kunert

  • Effect of Increased Expression of Protein Disulfide Isomerase and Heavy Chain Binding Protein on Antibody Secretion in a Recombinant CHO Cell Line

    Nicole Borth;Diethard Mattanovich;Renate Kunert;Hermann Katinger

  • Metabolic engineering of Pichia pastoris.

    David A. Peña;Brigitte Gasser;Jürgen Zanghellini;Matthias G. Steiger

  • Biochemistry of microbial itaconic acid production

    Matthias Georg Steiger;Marzena Lidia Blumhoff;Diethard Mattanovich;Michael Sauer

  • Microbial production of 1,3-propanediol.

    Michael Sauer;Hans Marx;Diethard Mattanovich

Frequent Co-Authors

Brigitte Gasser
Brigitte Gasser BOKU University
Michael Sauer
Michael Sauer University of Potsdam
Hermann Katinger
Hermann Katinger BOKU University
Danilo Porro
Danilo Porro University of Milano-Bicocca
Stephan Hann
Stephan Hann BOKU University
Friedrich Altmann
Friedrich Altmann BOKU University
Herta Steinkellner
Herta Steinkellner BOKU University
Gunda Koellensperger
Gunda Koellensperger University of Vienna
Antonio Villaverde
Antonio Villaverde Autonomous University of Barcelona
Renate Kunert
Renate Kunert BOKU University

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