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Markus T. Bohnsack

Markus T. Bohnsack

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
50
Citations
11870
World Ranking
2546
National Ranking
172

Overview

Markus T. Bohnsack is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on molecular biology, with particular attention to RNA biology and related cellular mechanisms.

The main topics of Markus T. Bohnsack's research include:

  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Their work has been published across a variety of scientific journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biological Chemistry
  • Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Recent notable papers by Markus T. Bohnsack include:

  • Cellular functions of eukaryotic RNA helicases and their links to human diseases, 2023, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • An in vitro system to silence mitochondrial gene expression, 2021, Cell
  • Regulation of DEAH-box RNA helicases by G-patch proteins, 2021, Biological Chemistry
  • Conserved reduction of m 6 A RNA modifications during aging and neurodegeneration is linked to changes in synaptic transcripts, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The RNA methyltransferase METTL8 installs m3C32 in mitochondrial tRNAsThr/Ser(UCN) to optimise tRNA structure and mitochondrial translation, 2022, Nature Communications

Collaboration has been a significant part of their research, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Katherine E. Bohnsack
  • Philipp Hackert
  • Henning Urlaub
  • Nicole Kleiber
  • Nicolás Lemus-Diaz

Best Publications

  • Exportin 5 is a RanGTP-dependent dsRNA-binding protein that mediates nuclear export of pre-miRNAs

    Markus T. Bohnsack;Kevin Czaplinski;Dirk Görlich

  • Tuning the ribosome: The influence of rRNA modification on eukaryotic ribosome biogenesis and function

    Katherine E. Sloan;Ahmed S. Warda;Sunny Sharma;Karl-Dieter Entian

  • Human METTL16 is a N6‐methyladenosine (m6A) methyltransferase that targets pre‐mRNAs and various non‐coding RNAs

    Ahmed S Warda;Jens Kretschmer;Philipp Hackert;Christof Lenz;Christof Lenz

  • The box C/D and H/ACA snoRNPs: key players in the modification, processing and the dynamic folding of ribosomal RNA.

    Nicholas J. Watkins;Markus T. Bohnsack

  • Eukaryotic 5-methylcytosine (m5C) RNA Methyltransferases: Mechanisms, Cellular Functions, and Links to Disease

    Katherine E. Bohnsack;Claudia Höbartner;Markus T. Bohnsack

  • The human 18S rRNA m6A methyltransferase METTL5 is stabilized by TRMT112.

    Nhan van Tran;Felix G M Ernst;Ben R Hawley;Christiane Zorbas

  • Changes in m6A RNA methylation contribute to heart failure progression by modulating translation.

    Tea Berulava;Eric Buchholz;Vakhtang Elerdashvili;Tonatiuh Pena

  • Exp5 exports eEF1A via tRNA from nuclei and synergizes with other transport pathways to confine translation to the cytoplasm.

    Markus T. Bohnsack;Kathrin Regener;Blanche Schwappach;Rainer Saffrich

  • The 5S RNP Couples p53 Homeostasis to Ribosome Biogenesis and Nucleolar Stress

    Katherine E. Sloan;Katherine E. Sloan;Markus T. Bohnsack;Nicholas J. Watkins

  • A centriole- and RanGTP-independent spindle assembly pathway in meiosis I of vertebrate oocytes.

    Julien Dumont;Sebastian Petri;Franz Pellegrin;Marie-Emilie Terret

  • A selective block of nuclear actin export stabilizes the giant nuclei of Xenopus oocytes

    Markus T. Bohnsack;Theis Stüven;Christa Kuhn;Volker C. Cordes

  • NSUN3 and ABH1 modify the wobble position of mt-tRNAMet to expand codon recognition in mitochondrial translation.

    Sara Haag;Katherine Elizabeth Sloan;Namit Ranjan;Ahmed S Warda

  • The m6A reader protein YTHDC2 interacts with the small ribosomal subunit and the 5'-3' exoribonuclease XRN1.

    Jens Kretschmer;Harita Rao;Philipp Hackert;Katherine E. Sloan

  • Uncovering the assembly pathway of human ribosomes and its emerging links to disease.

    Katherine E Bohnsack;Markus T Bohnsack

  • NSUN6 is a human RNA methyltransferase that catalyzes formation of m5C72 in specific tRNAs

    Sara Haag;Ahmed S. Warda;Jens Kretschmer;Manuel A. Günnigmann

  • Prp43 bound at different sites on the pre-rRNA performs distinct functions in ribosome synthesis.

    Markus T. Bohnsack;Markus T. Bohnsack;Roman Martin;Sander Granneman;Maike Ruprecht

  • DExD/H-box RNA helicases in ribosome biogenesis.

    Roman Martin;Annika U. Straub;Carmen Doebele;Markus T. Bohnsack

  • The mitochondrial epitranscriptome: the roles of RNA modifications in mitochondrial translation and human disease

    Markus T. Bohnsack;Katherine E. Sloan

  • WBSCR22/Merm1 is required for late nuclear pre-ribosomal RNA processing and mediates N7-methylation of G1639 in human 18S rRNA.

    Sara Haag;Jens Kretschmer;Markus T. Bohnsack

  • Unravelling the Mechanisms of RNA Helicase Regulation

    Katherine E. Sloan;Markus T. Bohnsack

Frequent Co-Authors

Enrico Schleiff
Enrico Schleiff Goethe University Frankfurt
Henning Urlaub
Henning Urlaub University of Göttingen
Dirk Görlich
Dirk Görlich Max Planck Society
Peter Rehling
Peter Rehling University of Göttingen
David Tollervey
David Tollervey University of Edinburgh
Markus C. Wahl
Markus C. Wahl Freie Universität Berlin
Bernhard Schmidt
Bernhard Schmidt University of Göttingen
Arndt von Haeseler
Arndt von Haeseler University of Vienna
Andre Fischer
Andre Fischer University of Göttingen
Karl-Dieter Entian
Karl-Dieter Entian Goethe University Frankfurt

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