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Ingrid R. Vetter

Ingrid R. Vetter

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
13371
World Ranking
14287
National Ranking
1010

Overview

Ingrid R. Vetter is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a total of 82 publications in these areas. Within these fields, their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Plant Science, Organic Chemistry, and Genetics.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects, notably:

  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways

Vetter has contributed to scientific knowledge through numerous publications. Some recent notable papers include:

  • Structure of the human inner kinetochore CCAN complex and its significance for human centromere organization, 2022, Molecular Cell
  • CDC20 assists its catalytic incorporation in the mitotic checkpoint complex, 2020, Science
  • Assembly principles and stoichiometry of a complete human kinetochore module, 2021, Science Advances
  • The mechanism of activation of the actin binding protein EHBP1 by Rab8 family members, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Structure of the RZZ complex and molecular basis of Spindly-driven corona assembly at human kinetochores, 2022, The EMBO Journal

Throughout their career, Ingrid R. Vetter has published frequently in key scientific venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • The EMBO Journal
  • Science
  • The Journal of Cell Biology

Collaboration has been a significant aspect of their research. Frequent co-authors include Andrea Musacchio, Marion E. Pesenti, Arthur T. Porfetye, Tobias Raisch, and Stefan Raunser, illustrating a network of cooperation in molecular and cellular biology projects.

Best Publications

  • The guanine nucleotide-binding switch in three dimensions.

    Ingrid R. Vetter;Alfred Wittinghofer

  • From Protein Domains to Drug Candidates—Natural Products as Guiding Principles in the Design and Synthesis of Compound Libraries

    Rolf-Peter Breinbauer;Ingrid R. Vetter;Herbert Waldmann

  • Structure-function relationships of the G domain, a canonical switch motif.

    Alfred Wittinghofer;Ingrid R. Vetter

  • Structural View of the Ran–Importin β Interaction at 2.3 Å Resolution

    Ingrid R Vetter;Andreas Arndt;Ulrike Kutay;Dirk Görlich

  • Dynamic properties of the Ras switch I region and its importance for binding to effectors.

    Michael Spoerner;Christian Herrmann;Ingrid R. Vetter;Hans Robert Kalbitzer

  • Structure of a Ran-binding domain complexed with Ran bound to a GTP analogue: implications for nuclear transport.

    Ingrid R. Vetter;Christine Nowak;Takeharu Nishimoto;Jürgen Kuhlmann

  • The 1.7 Å crystal structure of the regulator of chromosome condensation (RCC1) reveals a seven-bladed propeller

    Louis Renault;Nicolas Nassar;Nicolas Nassar;Ingrid Vetter;Jörg Becker

  • From protein domains to drug candidates – natural products as guiding principles in

    Rolf Breinbauer;I R Vetter;H Waldmann

  • Kinetic and structural analysis of the Mg(2+)-binding site of the guanine nucleotide-binding protein p21H-ras.

    Jacob John;Hans Rensland;Ilme Schlichting;Ingrid R. Vetter

  • Solid-state synthesis and mechanical unfolding of polymers of T4 lysozyme

    Guoliang Yang;Ciro Cecconi;Walter A. Baase;Ingrid R. Vetter

  • RanGAP mediates GTP hydrolysis without an arginine finger

    Michael J. Seewald;Carolin Körner;Alfred Wittinghofer;Ingrid R. Vetter

  • Nucleoside triphosphate-binding proteins: different scaffolds to achieve phosphoryl transfer.

    Ingrid R. Vetter;Alfred Wittinghofer

  • Alternative splicing of Rac1 generates Rac1b, a self-activating GTPase.

    Dennis Fiegen;Lars−Christian Haeusler;Lars Blumenstein;Ulrike Herbrand

  • The Core FH2 Domain of Diaphanous-Related Formins Is an Elongated Actin Binding Protein that Inhibits Polymerization

    Atsushi Shimada;Miklós Nyitrai;Miklós Nyitrai;Ingrid R. Vetter;Dorothee Kühlmann

  • Structure of the MIS12 Complex and Molecular Basis of Its Interaction with CENP-C at Human Kinetochores.

    Arsen Petrovic;Jenny Keller;Yahui Liu;Katharina Overlack

  • The GTPase-activating protein Rap1GAP uses a catalytic asparagine

    Oliver Daumke;Michael Weyand;Partha Pratim Chakrabarti;Ingrid R. Vetter

  • The bottleneck in AZT activation

    Arnon Lavie;Ilme Schlichting;Ingrid R. Vetter;Manfred Konrad

  • Structural insights into the interaction of ROCKI with the switch regions of RhoA

    Radovan Dvorsky;Lars Blumenstein;Ingrid R. Vetter;Mohammad Reza Ahmadian

  • Mechanism of Tc toxin action revealed in molecular detail

    Dominic Meusch;Christos Gatsogiannis;Rouslan G. Efremov;Alexander E. Lang

  • Crystal structure of a colicin N fragment suggests a model for toxicity

    Ingrid R Vetter;Michael W Parker;Alec D Tucker;Jeremy H Lakey

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfred Wittinghofer
Alfred Wittinghofer Max Planck Society
Herbert Waldmann
Herbert Waldmann Max Planck Society
Andrea Musacchio
Andrea Musacchio Max Planck Society
Roger S. Goody
Roger S. Goody Max Planck Society
Christian Herrmann
Christian Herrmann Ruhr University Bochum
Jochen Reinstein
Jochen Reinstein Max Planck Society
Ilme Schlichting
Ilme Schlichting Max Planck Society
Hans Robert Kalbitzer
Hans Robert Kalbitzer University of Regensburg
Mohammad Reza Ahmadian
Mohammad Reza Ahmadian Max Planck Society
Franz Herzog
Franz Herzog Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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