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Erich Bornberg-Bauer

Erich Bornberg-Bauer

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Genetics

D-Index
66
Citations
16071
World Ranking
2614
National Ranking
186

Overview

Erich Bornberg-Bauer is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany. Their research spans across biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Bornberg-Bauer has published extensively in subfields such as molecular biology, genetics, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, insect science, and plant science.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bornberg-Bauer include:

  • Andreas Lange
  • Anna Grandchamp
  • Mark C. Harrison
  • Margaux Aubel
  • Brennen Heames

The scientist has contributed to a variety of publication venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Genome Biology and Evolution
  • Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Recent papers by Bornberg-Bauer include:

  • "Gene content evolution in the arthropods" (2020) published in Genome Biology
  • "The complete sequence and comparative analysis of ape sex chromosomes" (2024) published in Nature
  • "A Continuum of Evolving De Novo Genes Drives Protein-Coding Novelty in Drosophila" (2020) published in Journal of Molecular Evolution
  • "Structure and function of naturally evolved de novo proteins" (2021) published in Current Opinion in Structural Biology
  • "Structural and functional characterization of a putative de novo gene in Drosophila" (2021) published in Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • The AtGenExpress global stress expression data set: protocols, evaluation and model data analysis of UV-B light, drought and cold stress responses

    Joachim Kilian;Dion Whitehead;Jakub Horak;Dierk Wanke

  • The genome of Eucalyptus grandis

    Alexander Andrew Myburg;Dario Grattapaglia;Dario Grattapaglia;Gerald A. Tuskan;Gerald A. Tuskan;Uffe Hellsten

  • Functional and evolutionary insights from the genomes of three parasitoid Nasonia species.

    John H. Werren;Stephen Richards;Christopher A. Desjardins;Oliver Niehuis

  • The genome of the seagrass Zostera marina reveals angiosperm adaptation to the sea

    Jeanine L. Olsen;Pierre Rouzé;Bram Verhelst;Yao-Cheng Lin

  • Molecular traces of alternative social organization in a termite genome

    Nicolas Terrapon;Nicolas Terrapon;Cai Li;Hugh M. Robertson;Lu Ji

  • The genomes of two key bumblebee species with primitive eusocial organization

    Ben M Sadd;Ben M Sadd;Seth M Barribeau;Seth M Barribeau;Guy Bloch;Dirk C. de Graaf

  • RNA folding and combinatory landscapes.

    Walter Fontana;Peter F. Stadler;Erich G. Bornberg-Bauer;Thomas Griesmacher

  • Hemimetabolous genomes reveal molecular basis of termite eusociality

    Mark C. Harrison;Evelien Jongepier;Hugh M. Robertson;Nicolas Arning

  • Modeling evolutionary landscapes: mutational stability, topology, and superfunnels in sequence space.

    Erich Bornberg-Bauer;Hue Sun Chan

  • The genome sequence of the leaf-cutter ant Atta cephalotes reveals insights into its obligate symbiotic lifestyle

    Garret Suen;Garret Suen;Clotilde Teiling;Lewyn Li;Carson Holt

  • Social insect genomes exhibit dramatic evolution in gene composition and regulation while preserving regulatory features linked to sociality

    Daniel F. Simola;Lothar Wissler;Greg Donahue;Robert M. Waterhouse

  • Metabolism of halophilic archaea

    Michaela Falb;Kerstin Müller;Lisa Königsmaier;Tanja Oberwinkler

  • Arrangements in the modular evolution of proteins

    Andrew D. Moore;Åsa K. Björklund;Diana Ekman;Erich Bornberg-Bauer

  • The interface of protein structure, protein biophysics, and molecular evolution.

    David A Liberles;Sarah A Teichmann;Ivet Bahar;Ugo Bastolla

  • Gene Content Evolution in the Arthropods

    Gregg W.C. Thomas;Elias Dohmen;Elias Dohmen;Daniel S.T. Hughes;Daniel S.T. Hughes;Shwetha C. Murali;Shwetha C. Murali

  • Specificity of the innate immune system and diversity of C-type lectin domain (CTLD) proteins in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

    Hinrich Schulenburg;Marc P. Hoeppner;January Weiner;Erich Bornberg-Bauer

  • Switching from simple to complex oscillations in calcium signaling.

    U. Kummer;L.F. Olsen;C.J. Dixon;A.K. Green

  • One Billion Years of bZIP Transcription Factor Evolution: Conservation and Change in Dimerization and DNA-Binding Site Specificity

    GD Amoutzias;GD Amoutzias;GD Amoutzias;AS Veron;AS Veron;J Weiner;M Robinson-Rechavi;M Robinson-Rechavi

  • How are model protein structures distributed in sequence space

    E. Bornberg-Bauer

  • Comprehensive transcriptome analysis of the highly complex Pisum sativum genome using next generation sequencing

    Susanne U Franssen;Roshan P Shrestha;Andrea Bräutigam;Andrea Bräutigam;Erich Bornberg-Bauer

Frequent Co-Authors

Thorsten B.H. Reusch
Thorsten B.H. Reusch GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Stephen Richards
Stephen Richards South Australian Museum
Evgeny M. Zdobnov
Evgeny M. Zdobnov Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Richard A. Gibbs
Richard A. Gibbs Baylor College of Medicine
Robert M. Waterhouse
Robert M. Waterhouse Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Kim C. Worley
Kim C. Worley Baylor College of Medicine
Donna M. Muzny
Donna M. Muzny Baylor College of Medicine
Christine G. Elsik
Christine G. Elsik University of Missouri
Martin Kalbe
Martin Kalbe Max Planck Society
Hugh M. Robertson
Hugh M. Robertson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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