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Gustav Ammerer

Gustav Ammerer

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
57
Citations
13474
World Ranking
2140
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Gustav Ammerer is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily spans molecular biology, genetics, and cell biology, with notable work in epidemiology and plant science as well.

Ammerer's publications focus significantly on fungal and yeast genetics research, genetics syndromes and imprinting, genetic and kidney cyst diseases, and autophagy in disease and therapy. Additional topics include endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease, studies on chitinases and chitosanases, and cellular transport and secretion.

Recent papers by Ammerer include:

  • A phosphatase-centric mechanism drives stress signaling response, 2021, EMBO Reports
  • Decoding the function of Atg13 phosphorylation reveals a role of Atg11 in bulk autophagy initiation, 2024, EMBO Reports
  • Proteomic analysis of meiosis and characterization of novel short open reading frames in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, 2020, Cell Cycle
  • MSG5, a novel protein phosphatase promotes adaptation to pheromone response in S. cerevisiae., 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Regulation of Pkc1 Hyper-Phosphorylation by Genotoxic Stress, 2021, Journal of Fungi

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ammerer include Wolfgang Reiter, Jiri Veis, David M. Hollenstein, David E. Levin, and Natalie Romanov.

Ammerer has published multiple works in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), EMBO Reports, UNC Libraries, Cell Cycle, and Journal of Fungi.

The affiliation with leading molecular biology and genetics research groups aligns with Ammerer's focus areas in molecular biology and genetics, particularly emphasizing fungal and yeast models.

Ammerer has been recognized as a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), reflecting standing within the scientific community in molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • Sch9 is a major target of TORC1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Jörg Urban;Alexandre Soulard;Alexandre Huber;Soyeon Lippman

  • Nuclear localization of the C2H2 zinc finger protein Msn2p is regulated by stress and protein kinase A activity

    Wolfram Görner;Erich Durchschlag;Maria Teresa Martinez-Pastor;Francisco Estruch

  • Controlling gene expression in response to stress

    Eulàlia de Nadal;Gustav Ammerer;Francesc Posas

  • FAR1 links the signal transduction pathway to the cell cycle machinery in yeast

    Matthias Peter;Anton Gartner;Joe Horecka;Gustav Ammerer

  • Expression of a human gene for interferon in yeast.

    Ronald A. Hitzeman;Frank E. Hagie;Howard L. Levine;David V. Goeddel

  • Signal transduction in Saccharomyces cerevisiae requires tyrosine and threonine phosphorylation of FUS3 and KSS1.

    Anton Gartner;Kim Nasmyth;Gustav Ammerer

  • Osmotic Stress-Induced Gene Expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Requires Msn1p and the Novel Nuclear Factor Hot1p

    Martijn Rep;Vladimír Reiser;Ulrike Gartner;Johan M. Thevelein

  • Early Steps in Autophagy Depend on Direct Phosphorylation of Atg9 by the Atg1 Kinase.

    Daniel Papinski;Martina Schuschnig;Wolfgang Reiter;Larissa Wilhelm

  • Secretion and processing of insulin precursors in yeast

    Lars Thim;Mogens T. Hansen;Kjeld Norris;Inge Hoegh

  • MSG5, a novel protein phosphatase promotes adaptation to pheromone response in S. cerevisiae.

    Kentaro Doi;Anton Gartner;Gustav Ammerer;Beverly Errede

  • Kinase activity-dependent nuclear export opposes stress-induced nuclear accumulation and retention of Hog1 mitogen-activated protein kinase in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Vladimír Reiser;Helmut Ruis;Gustav Ammerer

  • Binding of the Atg1/ULK1 kinase to the ubiquitin-like protein Atg8 regulates autophagy

    Claudine Kraft;Claudine Kraft;Monika Kijanska;Eyal Kalie;Edyta Siergiejuk

  • Forkhead-like transcription factors recruit Ndd1 to the chromatin of G2/M-specific promoters

    Manfred Koranda;Alexander Schleiffer;Lukas Endler;Gustav Ammerer

  • Osmostress‐induced transcription by Hot1 depends on a Hog1‐mediated recruitment of the RNA Pol II

    Paula M. Alepuz;Paula M. Alepuz;Eulàlia de Nadal;Meritxell Zapater;Gustav Ammerer

  • MAP kinase-related FUS3 from S. cerevisiae is activated by STE7 in vitro

    Beverly Errede;Anton Gartner;Zhaoqing Zhou;Kim Nasmyth

  • MP2C, a plant protein phosphatase 2C, functions as a negative regulator of mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways in yeast and plants

    Irute Meskiene;Laszlo Bögre;Walter Glaser;Judit Balog

  • Peptide labeling with isobaric tags yields higher identification rates using iTRAQ 4-plex compared to TMT 6-plex and iTRAQ 8-plex on LTQ Orbitrap

    Peter Pichler;Thomas Köcher;Johann Holzmann;Michael Mazanek

  • Switching transcription on and off during the yeast cell cycle: Cln/Cdc28 kinases activate bound transcription factor SBF (Swi4/Swi6) at start, whereas Clb/Cdc28 kinases displace it from the promoter in G2.

    C Koch;A Schleiffer;G Ammerer;K Nasmyth

  • Meiotic Chromosome Homology Search Involves Modifications of the Nuclear Envelope Protein Matefin/SUN-1

    Alexandra M. Penkner;Alexandra Fridkin;Jiradet Gloggnitzer;Antoine Baudrimont

  • Regulation of Meiotic S Phase by Ime2 and a Clb5,6-Associated Kinase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Léon Dirick;Loretta Goetsch;Gustav Ammerer;Breck Byers

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Mechtler
Karl Mechtler Research Institute of Molecular Pathology
Lars Thim
Lars Thim Novo Nordisk (Denmark)
Matthias Peter
Matthias Peter ETH Zurich
Francesc Posas
Francesc Posas Pompeu Fabra University
Anton Gartner
Anton Gartner University of Dundee
Karl Kuchler
Karl Kuchler Medical University of Vienna
Kim Nasmyth
Kim Nasmyth University of Oxford
Matthias Horn
Matthias Horn University of Vienna
Robbie Loewith
Robbie Loewith University of Geneva
Ira Herskowitz
Ira Herskowitz University of California, San Francisco

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