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Michael Bölker is affiliated with Philipp University of Marburg in Germany and specializes in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research encompasses key areas such as fungal and yeast genetics, microbial metabolic engineering, mitochondrial function, and enzyme catalysis.

Their work has contributed notably to several research topics, including:

  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research

Michael Bölker's publication record comprises numerous papers, with frequent appearances in respected journals such as Nature Communications and Metabolic Engineering Communications. Some of the recent papers include:

  • "Engineering Ustilago maydis for production of tailor-made mannosylerythritol lipids," 2021, Metabolic Engineering Communications
  • "Peroxisomal targeting of a protein phosphatase type 2C via mitochondrial transit," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "An Unconventional Melanin Biosynthesis Pathway in Ustilago maydis," 2020, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • "Versatile CRISPR/Cas9 Systems for Genome Editing in Ustilago maydis," 2021, Journal of Fungi
  • "Import and Export of Mannosylerythritol Lipids by Ustilago maydis," 2022, mBio

The frequent venues where their work is published include:

  • Nature Communications
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Metabolic Engineering Communications
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Throughout their career, Michael Bölker has collaborated with several coauthors on multiple publications. These frequent collaborators include:

  • Johannes Freitag
  • Thorsten Stehlik
  • Björn Sandrock
  • Elena Bittner
  • Gert Bange

Within their subfields, their research primarily focuses on molecular biology with additional contributions in plant science and insect science. The integration of mitochondrial studies, enzyme functions, and metabolic engineering techniques are prevalent throughout their work.

Best Publications

  • Insights from the genome of the biotrophic fungal plant pathogen Ustilago maydis

    Jörg Kämper;Regine Kahmann;Michael Bölker;Li-Jun Ma

  • The a mating type locus of U. maydis specifies cell signaling components.

    Michael Bölker;Martin Urban;Regine Kahmann

  • A two-component regulatory system for self/non-self recognition in Ustilago maydis

    Bernd Gillissen;Jörg Bergemann;Claus Sandmann;Birgit Schroeer

  • Multiallelic recognition: Nonself-dependent dimerization of the bE and bW homeodomain proteins in ustilago maydis

    Jörg Kämper;Michael Reichmann;Tina Romeis;Michael Bölker

  • Pheromones trigger filamentous growth in Ustilago maydis.

    T. Spellig;M. Bölker;F. Lottspeich;R.W. Frank

  • G proteins in Ustilago maydis: transmission of multiple signals?

    Erika Regenfelder;Tilman Spellig;Andreas Hartmann;Stephanie Lauenstein

  • The pheromone response factor coordinates filamentous growth and pathogenicity in Ustilago maydis.

    H. A. Hartmann;R. Kahmann;M. Bölker

  • Sex and crime: heterotrimeric G proteins in fungal mating and pathogenesis

    Michael Bölker

  • Tagging pathogenicity genes in Ustilago maydis by restriction enzyme-mediated integration (REMI).

    Michael Bölker;Heidi U. Böhnert;Karl Heinz Braun;Johannes Görl

  • Ustilago maydis--a valuable model system for the study of fungal dimorphism and virulence.

    Michael Bölker

  • A putative endosomal t-SNARE links exo- and endocytosis in the phytopathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis.

    Roland Wedlich‐Söldner;Michael Bölker;Regine Kahmann;Gero Steinberg

  • Identification of a Gene Cluster for Biosynthesis of Mannosylerythritol Lipids in the Basidiomycetous Fungus Ustilago maydis

    Sandra Hewald;Uwe Linne;Mario Scherer;Mohamed A. Marahiel

  • Rac1 and Cdc42 regulate hyphal growth and cytokinesis in the dimorphic fungus Ustilago maydis.

    Michael Mahlert;Leonora Leveleki;Andrea Hlubek;Björn Sandrock

  • IDENTIFICATION OF THE PHEROMONE RESPONSE ELEMENT IN USTILAGO MAYDIS

    M. Urban;R. Kahmann;M. Bölker

  • Kinesin from the plant pathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis is involved in vacuole formation and cytoplasmic migration

    G. Steinberg;M. Schliwa;C. Lehmler;M. Bolker

  • A novel class of small amphipathic peptides affect aerial hyphal growth and surface hydrophobicity in Ustilago maydis.

    H. A. B. Wosten;R. Bohlmann;C. Eckerskorn;F. Lottspeich

  • Identification of a motor protein required for filamentous growth in Ustilago maydis

    Christiane Lehmler;Gero Steinberg;Karen M. Snetselaar;Manfred Schliwa

  • Ustilago maydis Mating Hyphae Orient Their Growth toward Pheromone Sources

    Karen M. Snetselaar;Michael Bölker;Regine Kahmann

  • Ribosomal readthrough at a short UGA stop codon context triggers dual localization of metabolic enzymes in Fungi and animals.

    Alina C. Stiebler;Johannes Freitag;Kay O. Schink;Thorsten Stehlik

  • Regulation of cell separation in the dimorphic fungus Ustilago maydis

    Gerhard Weinzierl;Leonora Leveleki;Annette Hassel;Gerhard Kost

Frequent Co-Authors

Regine Kahmann
Regine Kahmann Max Planck Society
Uwe Linne
Uwe Linne Philipp University of Marburg
Martin Urban
Martin Urban Rothamsted Research
Lars M. Blank
Lars M. Blank RWTH Aachen University
Gero Steinberg
Gero Steinberg University of Exeter
Nick Wierckx
Nick Wierckx Forschungszentrum Jülich
Tina Romeis
Tina Romeis Freie Universität Berlin
Nediljko Budisa
Nediljko Budisa University of Manitoba
Scott E. Gold
Scott E. Gold US Department of Agriculture
Richard R. Bélanger
Richard R. Bélanger Université Laval

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