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Karin Moelling

Karin Moelling

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
13159
World Ranking
12482
National Ranking
888

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Karin Moelling is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as environmental science. Their research spans multiple subfields, including molecular biology, ecology, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, infectious diseases, and genetics.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • CRISPR and genetic engineering
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Evolution and genetic dynamics
  • Antibiotic resistance in bacteria
  • Infection control and ventilation
  • Indoor air quality and microbial exposure

Moelling's publication record includes both journal articles and book contributions. Recent papers include:

  • "Air Microbiome and Pollution: Composition and Potential Effects on Human Health, Including SARS Coronavirus Infection," 2020, Journal of Environmental and Public Health
  • "Within-Host and Between-Host Evolution in SARS-CoV-2-New Variant's Source," 2021, Viruses
  • "Viroids and the Origin of Life," 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Phage Therapy in Germany-Update 2023," 2023, Viruses (co-authored)
  • "Epigenetics and transgenerational inheritance," 2023, The Journal of Physiology

Moelling has also published a book titled Viruses: More Friends Than Foes in 2020 through World Scientific.

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Felix Broecker
  • Christian Willy
  • Joachim J. Bugert
  • Annika Y. Claßen
  • Li Deng

Their work has been published frequently in the following venues:

  • Viruses
  • Journal of Environmental and Public Health
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The Journal of Physiology
  • Microorganisms

Karin Moelling is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), indicating engagement with the molecular biology research community in Europe.

Best Publications

  • Differentiation Stage-Specific Inhibition of the Raf-MEK-ERK Pathway by Akt

    Christian Rommel;Brian A. Clarke;Sven Zimmermann;Lorna Nuñez

  • Therapy of tuberculosis in mice by DNA vaccination.

    D. B. Lowrie;R. E. Tascon;V. L. D. Bonato;V. M. F. Lima

  • Nuclear localization and DNA binding of the transforming gene product of avian myelocytomatosis virus

    Peter Donner;Irene Greiser-Wilke;Karin Moelling

  • Serine- and threonine-specific protein kinase activities of purified gag-mil and gag-raf proteins.

    Karin Moelling;Barbara Heimann;Peter Beimling;Ulf R. Rapp

  • Specific binding of HIV-1 nucleocapsid protein to PSI RNA in vitro requires N-terminal zinc finger and flanking basic amino acid residues.

    J Dannull;A Surovoy;G Jung;K Moelling

  • The Junction-associated Protein AF-6 Interacts and Clusters with Specific Eph Receptor Tyrosine Kinases at Specialized Sites of Cell–Cell Contact in the Brain

    Michael Buchert;Stefan Schneider;Virginia Meskenaite;Mark T. Adams

  • Identification and characterization of HIV-specific RNase H by monoclonal antibody.

    J. Hansen;T. Schulze;W. Mellert;K. Moelling

  • Regulation of Raf by Akt Controls Growth and Differentiation in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

    H. Peter Reusch;Sven Zimmermann;Michael Schaefer;Martin Paul

  • Quantification of PDZ domain specificity, prediction of ligand affinity and rational design of super-binding peptides.

    Urs Wiedemann;Prisca Boisguerin;Prisca Boisguerin;Rainer Leben;Dietmar Leitner

  • Synthetic peptides as substrates and inhibitors of human immune deficiency virus-1 protease.

    S. Billich;M.-T. Knoop;J. Hansen;P. Strop

  • Reduction of a conserved Cys is essential for Myb DNA-binding

    Stephan Guehmann;Gerd Vorbrueggen;Frank Kalkbrenner;Karin Moelling

  • Interaction of HIV-1 ribonuclease H with polypurine tract containing RNA-DNA hybrids.

    Wöhrl Bm;Moelling K

  • Partial purification and substrate analysis of bacterially expressed HIV protease by means of monoclonal antibody.

    J Hansen;S Billich;T Schulze;S Sukrow

  • RNase H activity associated with bacterially expressed reverse transcriptase of human T-cell lymphotropic virus III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus.

    J Hansen;T Schulze;K Moelling

  • 14-3-3 Is Phosphorylated by Casein Kinase I on Residue 233 PHOSPHORYLATION AT THIS SITE IN VIVO REGULATES Raf/14-3-3 INTERACTION

    Thierry Dubois;Christian Rommel;Steven Howell;Ulrike Steinhussen

  • DNA-binding activity is associated with purified myb proteins from AMV and E26 viruses and is temperature-sensitive for E26 ts mutants.

    Karin Moelling;Eberhard Pfaff;Hartmut Beug;Peter Belmling

  • Inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNase H by sulfated polyanions.

    K Moelling;T Schulze;H Diringer

  • Mutagenesis and selection of PDZ domains that bind new protein targets.

    Stefan Schneider;Michael Buchert;Oleg Georgiev;Bruno Catimel;Bruno Catimel

  • Cooperation of Ras- and c-Myc-dependent pathways in regulating the growth and invasiveness of synovial fibroblasts in rheumatoid arthritis.

    Thomas Pap;Michael Nawrath;Jochen Heinrich;Magnus Bosse

  • The Amino Terminus of Tax Is Required for Interaction with the Cyclic AMP Response Element Binding Protein

    I. Goren;O. J. Semmes;Kuan-Teh Jeang;K. Moelling

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Sander
Thomas Sander University of Cologne
Bertram Wiedenmann
Bertram Wiedenmann Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Heinz Schaller
Heinz Schaller Heidelberg University
Günther Jung
Günther Jung University of Tübingen
Thomas Graf
Thomas Graf Centre for Genomic Regulation
Jochen Hecht
Jochen Hecht Centre for Genomic Regulation
Gerhard Rogler
Gerhard Rogler University of Zurich
Hilmar Bading
Hilmar Bading Heidelberg University
Johannes Gerdes
Johannes Gerdes Research Center Borstel - Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences
William V. Williams
William V. Williams GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)

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