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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1989 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1988 - Nobel Prize for the determination of the three-dimensional structure of a photosynthetic reaction centre

Overview

Johann Deisenhofer is affiliated with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology, with additional work in medicine. The scientist's subfields of study include immunology and epidemiology.

The main research topics covered in their work are:

  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses

Johann Deisenhofer has contributed to scientific knowledge through publications in notable venues, including:

  • Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics

One recent paper authored by Deisenhofer is titled Structure and dynamics of major histocompatibility class Ib molecule H2-M3 complexed with mitochondrial-derived peptides, published in 2021 in the Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Arne Strand, San-Tai Shen, Diana R. Tomchick, Junmei Wang, and Chyung-Ru Wang.

Throughout their career, Johann Deisenhofer has received several awards and honors. These include:

  • Member of Academia Europaea (1989)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1992)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1997)
  • Nobel Prize (1988) for the determination of the three-dimensional structure of a photosynthetic reaction centre

Best Publications

  • Structure of the protein subunits in the photosynthetic reaction centre of Rhodopseudomonas viridis at 3Å resolution

    Johann Deisenhofer;Otto Epp;Kunio Miki;Robert Huber

  • X-ray structure analysis of a membrane protein complex. Electron density map at 3 Å resolution and a model of the chromophores of the photosynthetic reaction center from Rhodopseudomonas viridis

    Johann Deisenhofer;Otto Epp;Kunio Miki;Robert Huber

  • Crystallographic refinement and atomic models of a human Fc fragment and its complex with fragment B of protein A from Staphylococcus aureus at 2.9- and 2.8-A resolution.

    Johann Deisenhofer

  • Structural mechanism for statin inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase.

    Eva S. Istvan;Johann Deisenhofer

  • The leucine-rich repeat: a versatile binding motif.

    Bostjan Kobe;Johann Deisenhofer

  • Crystal Structure of the Cytochrome bc1 Complex from Bovine Heart Mitochondria

    Di Xia;Chang An Yu;Hoeon Kim;Jia Zhi Xia

  • Crystal structure of hemoprotein domain of P450BM-3, a prototype for microsomal P450's.

    Kurumbail G. Ravichandran;Sekhar S. Boddupalli;Charles A. Hasermann;Julian A. Peterson

  • Relevance of the photosynthetic reaction center from purple bacteria to the structure of photosystem II

    Hartmut Michel;Johann Deisenhofer

  • Human α1-proteinase inhibitor: Crystal structure analysis of two crystal modifications, molecular model and preliminary analysis of the implications for function

    Hartmut Loebermann;Ryoji Tokuoka;Johann Deisenhofer;Robert Huber

  • The Photosynthetic Reaction Center

    Johann Deisenhofer;James R. Norris

  • Structure and function of cytochromes P450: a comparative analysis of three crystal structures.

    Charles A Hasemann;Ravi G Kurumbail;Sekhar S Boddupalli;Julian A Peterson

  • The Photosynthetic Reaction Center from the Purple Bacterium Rhodopseudomonas viridis.

    Johann Deisenhofer;Hartmut Michel

  • Structure of N-terminal domain of NPC1 reveals distinct subdomains for binding and transfer of cholesterol.

    Hyock Joo Kwon;Lina Abi-Mosleh;Michael L. Wang;Johann Deisenhofer

  • Crystallographic refinement at 2.3 A resolution and refined model of the photosynthetic reaction centre from Rhodopseudomonas viridis.

    Johann Deisenhofer;Otto Epp;Irmgard Sinning;Hartmut Michel

  • A structural basis of the interactions between leucine-rich repeats and protein ligands.

    Bostjan Kobe;Johann Deisenhofer

  • The Geometry of the Reactive Site and of the Peptide Groups in Trypsin, Trypsinogen and its Complexes with Inhibitors

    M. Marquart;J. Walter;J. Deisenhofer;W. Bode

  • Nobel lecture. The photosynthetic reaction centre from the purple bacterium Rhodopseudomonas viridis

    Johann Deisenhofer;Hartmut Michel

  • Crystal structure of the outer membrane active transporter FepA from Escherichia coli.

    Susan K. Buchanan;Susan K. Buchanan;Barbara S. Smith;Lalitha Venkatramani;Di Xia

  • Crystal structure of porcine ribonuclease inhibitor, a protein with leucine-rich repeats

    Bostjan Kobe;Johann Deisenhofer

  • Pigment-protein interactions in the photosynthetic reaction centre from Rhodopseudomonas viridis.

    Hartmut Michel;Otto Epp;Johann Deisenhofer

Frequent Co-Authors

Hartmut Michel
Hartmut Michel Max Planck Society
Robert Huber
Robert Huber University of Duisburg-Essen
Linda Yu
Linda Yu Oklahoma State University
Bostjan Kobe
Bostjan Kobe University of Queensland
Peter M. Colman
Peter M. Colman Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
John F. Hunt
John F. Hunt Columbia University
Thomas C. Südhof
Thomas C. Südhof Stanford University
Robert Huber
Robert Huber Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
Susan K. Buchanan
Susan K. Buchanan National Institutes of Health
Chyung Ru Wang
Chyung Ru Wang Northwestern University

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