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Jürgen Krieger is affiliated with Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as agricultural and biological sciences. Within these fields, Krieger's work concentrates on cellular and molecular neuroscience, genetics, insect science, ecology, and behavior.

Key research topics addressed by Krieger include neurobiology and insect physiology, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, animal behavior and reproduction, insect utilization and effects, insect and pesticide research, insect-plant interactions and control, and physiological and biochemical adaptations.

Krieger has contributed extensively to the understanding of sensory and chemical communication in insects. The scientist has authored several papers covering these subjects, including:

  • The role of SNMPs in insect olfaction, 2020, Cell and Tissue Research
  • A chemical defense deters cannibalism in migratory locusts, 2023, Science
  • The Sensilla-Specific Expression and Subcellular Localization of SNMP1 and SNMP2 Reveal Novel Insights into Their Roles in the Antenna of the Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria, 2022, Insects
  • The specific expression patterns of sensory neuron membrane proteins are retained throughout the development of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria, 2023, Current Research in Insect Science
  • A small number of male-biased candidate pheromone receptors are expressed in large subsets of the olfactory sensory neurons in the antennae of drones from the European honey bee Apis mellifera, 2021, Insect Science

Frequent co-authors with whom Krieger has collaborated on multiple publications include:

  • Sina Cassau
  • Bill S. Hansson
  • Joerg Fleischer
  • Hetan Chang
  • Heinz Breer

Krieger's work has been published across several scientific journals relevant to the fields of insect physiology and ecology, including:

  • Cell and Tissue Research
  • Science
  • Insects
  • Current Research in Insect Science
  • Insect Science

Best Publications

  • Olfactory reception in invertebrates.

    Jürgen Krieger;Heinz Breer

  • Cloning and expression of odorant receptors

    K Raming;J Krieger;J Strotmann;I Boekhoff

  • A candidate olfactory receptor subtype highly conserved across different insect orders.

    J. Krieger;O. Klink;C. Mohl;K. Raming

  • Two classes of olfactory receptors in xenopus laevis

    Joachim Freitag;Jürgen Krieger;Jörg Strotmann;Heinz Breer

  • Access to the odor world: olfactory receptors and their role for signal transduction in insects.

    Joerg Fleischer;Pablo Pregitzer;Heinz Breer;Jürgen Krieger

  • A divergent gene family encoding candidate olfactory receptors of the moth Heliothis virescens.

    Jürgen Krieger;Klaus Raming;Youssef M. E. Dewer;Stefanie Bette

  • A Pheromone-Binding Protein Mediates the Bombykol-Induced Activation of a Pheromone Receptor In Vitro

    Ewald Grosse-Wilde;Ales Svatos;Jürgen Krieger

  • Genes encoding candidate pheromone receptors in a moth (Heliothis virescens)

    J. Krieger;E. Grosse-Wilde;T. Gohl;Y. M. E. Dewer

  • Binding proteins from the antennae of Bombyx mori

    J. Krieger;E. von Nickisch-Rosenegk;M. Mameli;P. Pelosi

  • Candidate pheromone receptors provide the basis for the response of distinct antennal neurons to pheromonal compounds.

    Ewald Grosse-Wilde;Thomas Gohl;Elisabeth Bouché;Heinz Breer

  • Expression of an Olfactory Receptor in Escherichia coli: Purification, Reconstitution, and Ligand Binding†

    Kiefer H;Krieger J;Olszewski Jd;Von Heijne G

  • Revisiting the specificity of Mamestra brassicae and Antheraea polyphemus pheromone-binding proteins with a fluorescence binding assay.

    Valérie Campanacci;Jürgen Krieger;Stefanie Bette;James N. Sturgis

  • Antennal SNMPs (sensory neuron membrane proteins) of Lepidoptera define a unique family of invertebrate CD36-like proteins.

    Matthew E. Rogers;Jürgen Krieger;Richard G. Vogt

  • Expression of odorant receptors in spatially restricted subsets of chemosensory neurones.

    Jörg Strotmann;Ina Wanner;Jürgen Krieger;Klaus Raming

  • Selective Activation of G Protein Subtypes in the Vomeronasal Organ upon Stimulation with Urine-derived Compounds

    Jürgen Krieger;Annette Schmitt;Diedrich Löbel;Thomas Gudermann

  • A receptor and binding protein interplay in the detection of a distinct pheromone component in the silkmoth Antheraea polyphemus.

    Maike Forstner;Heinz Breer;Jürgen Krieger

  • Odorant binding proteins of Heliothis virescens

    J. Krieger;H. Gänβle;K. Raming;H. Breer

  • Molecular cloning of an insect pheromone-binding protein.

    K. Raming;J. Krieger;H. Breer

  • Differential Expression of SNMP-1 and SNMP-2 Proteins in Pheromone-Sensitive Hairs of Moths

    Maike Forstner;Thomas Gohl;Inga Gondesen;Klaus Raming

  • Candidate pheromone receptors of the silkmoth Bombyx mori.

    Jürgen Krieger;Ewald Grosse-Wilde;Thomas Gohl;Heinz Breer

Frequent Co-Authors

Heinz Breer
Heinz Breer University of Hohenheim
Silke Sachse
Silke Sachse Max Planck Society
Paolo Pelosi
Paolo Pelosi Austrian Institute of Technology
Aleš Svatoš
Aleš Svatoš Max Planck Society
Bill S. Hansson
Bill S. Hansson Max Planck Society
Neil J. Oldham
Neil J. Oldham University of Nottingham
Glenn D. Prestwich
Glenn D. Prestwich University of Utah
Kostas Iatrou
Kostas Iatrou University of Calgary
Dona M. Chikaraishi
Dona M. Chikaraishi Duke University
Linda M. Field
Linda M. Field Rothamsted Research

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