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  • 1986 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Karl J. Kramer is affiliated with Kansas State University in the United States. Their research contributions focus primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant emphasis on agricultural and biological sciences. The scientist's work spans multiple specialized fields including molecular biology, insect science, cellular and molecular neuroscience, biomaterials, and public health, environmental, and occupational health.

The research topics Karl J. Kramer has addressed include:

  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Studies on chitinases and chitosanases
  • Insect resistance and genetics
  • Neurobiology and insect physiology research
  • Entomopathogenic microorganisms in pest control
  • Silk-based biomaterials and applications
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control

The scientist has published extensively in several notable venues. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Communications Biology

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Karl J. Kramer include:

  • "Yellow-g and Yellow-g2 proteins are required for egg desiccation resistance and temporal pigmentation in the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus" (2020), published in Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • "Yellow-y Functions in Egg Melanization and Chorion Morphology of the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus" (2021), published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "AA15 lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase is required for efficient chitinous cuticle turnover during insect molting" (2022), published in Communications Biology
  • "Temporal changes in the physical and mechanical properties of beetle elytra during maturation" (2022), published in Acta Biomaterialia
  • "Chitin deacetylases are necessary for insect femur muscle attachment and mobility" (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Karl J. Kramer frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Mi Young Noh
  • Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan
  • Yasuyuki Arakane
  • Seulgi Mun
  • Myeongjin Kim

In 1986, Karl J. Kramer was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum.

    Stephen Richards;Richard A. Gibbs;George M. Weinstock;Susan J. Brown

  • Insect chitinases: molecular biology and potential use as biopesticides.

    Karl J Kramer;Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan

  • Insect Cuticle Sclerotization

    Theodore L Hopkins;Karl J Kramer

  • C-terminal domains of Listeria monocytogenes bacteriophage murein hydrolases determine specific recognition and high-affinity binding to bacterial cell wall carbohydrates

    Martin J. Loessner;Karl Kramer;Frank Ebel;Siegfried Scherer

  • Laccase 2 is the phenoloxidase gene required for beetle cuticle tanning

    Yasuyuki Arakane;Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan;Richard W. Beeman;Michael R. Kanost

  • PROTEINASE-MEDIATED INSECT RESISTANCE TO BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXINS

    Brenda Oppert;Karl J. Kramer;Richard W. Beeman;Donovan Johnson

  • Insect chitin: Physical state, synthesis, degradation and metabolic regulation

    Karl J. Kramer;Karl J. Kramer;Daizo Koga

  • The Tribolium chitin synthase genes TcCHS1 and TcCHS2 are specialized for synthesis of epidermal cuticle and midgut peritrophic matrix.

    Y. Arakane;S. Muthukrishnan;K. J. Kramer;K. J. Kramer;C. A. Specht

  • Sequence of a cDNA and expression of the gene encoding epidermal and gut chitinases of Manduca sexta.

    Karl J. Kramer;Lolita Corpuz;Hee K. Choi;Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan

  • Chitin Metabolism in Insects

    Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan;Hans Merzendorfer;Yasuyuki Arakane;Karl J. Kramer

  • Oxidative conjugation of catechols with proteins in insect skeletal systems

    Karl J Kramer;Michael R Kanost;Theodore L Hopkins;Haobo Jiang

  • Functional specialization among insect chitinase family genes revealed by RNA interference

    Qingsong Zhu;Yasuyuki Arakane;Richard W. Beeman;Karl J. Kramer

  • Ultrastructure, Physiology, and Biochemistry of Bacillus Thuringiensis

    L. A. Bulla;D. B. Bechtel;K. J. Kramer;Y. I. Shethna

  • Aromatic cross-links in insect cuticle: detection by solid-state 13C and 15N NMR.

    Jacob Schaefer;Karl J. Kramer;Karl J. Kramer;Joel R. Garbow;Gary S. Jacob

  • Characterization of cDNAs encoding putative laccase-like multicopper oxidases and developmental expression in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, and the malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae

    Neal T Dittmer;Richard J Suderman;Haobo Jiang;Yu-Cheng Zhu

  • Insect resistance of transgenic tobacco expressing an insect chitinase gene

    Xiongfei Ding;Bhuvana Gopalakrishnan;Lowell B. Johnson;Frank F. White

  • Characterization of the entomocidal parasporal crystal of Bacillus thuringiensis.

    L A Bulla;K J Kramer;L I Davidson

  • Applications of Solids NMR to the Analysis of Insect Sclerotized Structures

    Karl J. Kramer;Theodore L. Hopkins;Jacob Schaefer

  • Chitin synthases are required for survival, fecundity and egg hatch in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum.

    Yasuyuki Arakane;Charles A. Specht;Karl J. Kramer;Karl J. Kramer;Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan

  • Characterization of two chitin synthase genes of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, and alternate exon usage in one of the genes during development.

    Yasuyuki Arakane;David G. Hogenkamp;Yu Cheng Zhu;Karl J. Kramer;Karl J. Kramer

Frequent Co-Authors

Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan
Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan Kansas State University
Richard W. Beeman
Richard W. Beeman Agricultural Research Service
Michael R. Kanost
Michael R. Kanost Kansas State University
Brenda Oppert
Brenda Oppert Agricultural Research Service
Jacob Schaefer
Jacob Schaefer Washington University in St. Louis
Charles A. Specht
Charles A. Specht University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
John H. Law
John H. Law University of Arizona
Rene Kizek
Rene Kizek University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Paul A. Seib
Paul A. Seib Kansas State University
Lee A. Bulla
Lee A. Bulla The University of Texas at Dallas

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