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Karin Schumacher

Karin Schumacher

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
17329
World Ranking
12330
National Ranking
879

Overview

Karin Schumacher is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany, contributing extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research spans several specialized subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Cell Biology, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine.

Their scientific publications focus predominantly on plant molecular biology and cellular processes, addressing topics such as photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, plant stress responses and tolerance, plant reproductive biology, ATP synthase and ATPases research, and protist diversity and phylogeny.

The list of main topics covered in their work includes:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny

Schumacher has published in several recognized venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • The Plant Journal
  • The Plant Cell
  • BMC Primary Care

The scientist has coauthored multiple papers alongside frequent collaborators such as Melanie Krebs, Elena A. Minina, Stefan Scholl, Upendo Lupanga, and Robert P. Kosilek.

Some recent representative publications authored by Schumacher include:

  • Dual-Reporting Transcriptionally Linked Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Indicators Resolve the Spatiotemporal Coordination of Cytosolic Abscisic Acid and Second Messenger Dynamics in Arabidopsis (2020, The Plant Cell)
  • The biogenesis of CLEL peptides involves several processing events in consecutive compartments of the secretory pathway (2020, eLife)
  • The Arabidopsis V-ATPase is localized to the TGN/EE via a seed plant-specific motif (2020, eLife)
  • Computational modeling and quantitative physiology reveal central parameters for brassinosteroid-regulated early cell physiological processes linked to elongation growth of the Arabidopsis root (2022, eLife)
  • Structure of V-ATPase from citrus fruit (2022, Structure)

The scope of Schumacher's research addresses essential molecular mechanisms in plants, particularly focusing on cellular signaling, peptide biogenesis, and enzyme structures related to plant physiology. The integration of computational modeling with physiological data further highlights the multifaceted approach taken in their recent work.

Best Publications

  • Visualization of protein interactions in living plant cells using bimolecular fluorescence complementation.

    Michael Walter;Christina Chaban;Katia Schütze;Oliver Batistic

  • Vacuolar H+-ATPase activity is required for endocytic and secretory trafficking in Arabidopsis.

    Jan Dettmer;Anne Hong-Hermesdorf;York-Dieter Stierhof;Karin Schumacher

  • A defined range of guard cell calcium oscillation parameters encodes stomatal movements

    Gethyn J. Allen;Sarah P. Chu;Carrie L. Harrington;Karin Schumacher

  • A ubiquitin-10 promoter-based vector set for fluorescent protein tagging facilitates temporal stability and native protein distribution in transient and stable expression studies

    Christopher Grefen;Naomi Donald;Kenji Hashimoto;Jörg Kudla

  • Advances and current challenges in calcium signaling

    Jörg Kudla;Dirk Becker;Erwin Grill;Rainer Hedrich

  • The Lateral suppressor (Ls) gene of tomato encodes a new member of the VHIID protein family

    Karin Schumacher;Thomas Schmitt;Mathias Rossberg;Gregor Schmitz

  • Alteration of stimulus-specific guard cell calcium oscillations and stomatal closing in Arabidopsis det3 mutant.

    Gethyn J. Allen;Sarah P. Chu;Karin Schumacher;Chad T. Shimazaki

  • Plant proton pumps

    Roberto A. Gaxiola;Michael G. Palmgren;Karin Schumacher

  • Endocytic and Secretory Traffic in Arabidopsis Merge in the Trans-Golgi Network/Early Endosome, an Independent and Highly Dynamic Organelle

    Corrado Viotti;Julia Bubeck;York-Dieter Stierhof;Melanie Krebs

  • Pausing of Golgi Bodies on Microtubules Regulates Secretion of Cellulose Synthase Complexes in Arabidopsis

    Elizabeth Faris Crowell;Volker Bischoff;Thierry Desprez;Aurélia Rolland

  • Endosomal signaling of plant steroid receptor kinase BRI1

    Niko Geldner;Derek L. Hyman;Xuelu Wang;Karin Schumacher

  • Arabidopsis V-ATPase activity at the tonoplast is required for efficient nutrient storage but not for sodium accumulation

    Melanie Krebs;Diana Beyhl;Esther Görlich;Khaled A. S. Al-Rasheid

  • The Arabidopsis det3 mutant reveals a central role for the vacuolar H+–ATPase in plant growth and development

    Karin Schumacher;Dionne Vafeados;Melissa McCarthy;Heven Sze

  • Degradation of the antiviral component ARGONAUTE1 by the autophagy pathway

    Benoît Derrien;Nicolas Baumberger;Mikhail Schepetilnikov;Corrado Viotti

  • Multivesicular bodies mature from the trans-Golgi network/early endosome in Arabidopsis.

    David Scheuring;Corrado Viotti;Falco Krüger;Fabian Künzl

  • FRET-based genetically encoded sensors allow high-resolution live cell imaging of Ca²⁺ dynamics.

    Melanie Krebs;Katrin Held;Andreas Binder;Kenji Hashimoto

  • The Endosomal System of Plants: Charting New and Familiar Territories

    David G. Robinson;Liwen Jiang;Karin Schumacher

  • Isolation and proteomic analysis of the SYP61 compartment reveal its role in exocytic trafficking in Arabidopsis

    Georgia Drakakaki;Wilhelmina van de Ven;Songqin Pan;Yansong Miao;Yansong Miao

  • A simple nomenclature for a complex proton pump: VHA genes encode the vacuolar H(+)-ATPase.

    Heven Sze;Karin Schumacher;Mathias L Müller;Senthilkumar Padmanaban

  • Programmed cell death controlled by ANAC033/SOMBRERO determines root cap organ size in Arabidopsis.

    Matyáš Fendrych;Tom Van Hautegem;Matthias Van Durme;Yadira Olvera-Carrillo

Frequent Co-Authors

Jörg Kudla
Jörg Kudla University of Münster
York-Dieter Stierhof
York-Dieter Stierhof University of Tübingen
Rainer Hedrich
Rainer Hedrich University of Würzburg
Takashi Ueda
Takashi Ueda National Institute for Basic Biology
Wolf B. Frommer
Wolf B. Frommer Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Joanne Chory
Joanne Chory Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Kenji Hashimoto
Kenji Hashimoto Chiba University
Erwin Grill
Erwin Grill Technical University of Munich
Masayoshi Maeshima
Masayoshi Maeshima Nagoya University
Frauke Melchior
Frauke Melchior Heidelberg University

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