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Michael Brunner

Michael Brunner

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
17734
World Ranking
10063
National Ranking
729

Overview

Michael Brunner is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany. Their research spans multiple areas primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant work in agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics related to circadian rhythms, molecular biology, and fungal genetics. Notable papers include:

  • The circadian cryptochrome, CRY1, is a pro-tumorigenic factor that rhythmically modulates DNA repair (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Phosphorylation Timers in the Neurospora crassa Circadian Clock (2020, Journal of Molecular Biology)
  • Casein kinase 1 and disordered clock proteins form functionally equivalent, phospho-based circadian modules in fungi and mammals (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Global Transcriptome Characterization and Assembly of the Thermophilic Ascomycete Chaetomium thermophilum (2021, Genes)
  • Combining entomopathogenic Pseudomonas bacteria, nematodes and fungi for biological control of a below-ground insect pest (2023, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment)

Their work engages deeply with the study of circadian rhythm and melatonin, light effects on plants, genetics related to aging and longevity in model organisms, plant molecular biology research, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, and fungal and yeast genetics research.

Frequent coauthors of Michael Brunner include Axel Diernfellner, Peter Brzezinski, M Bubb, Diane C. Bassham, and Hyderabad Chattopadhyay. The number of collaborations with these colleagues ranges from 8 to 18 joint works each.

Michael Brunner's research is often published in specialized scientific venues such as FEBS Letters, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Heart Rhythm, Nature Communications, and Genes. The largest number of publications appears in FEBS Letters and bioRxiv, with 12 and 8 publications respectively.

Within the broader fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, Michael Brunner has contributed extensively to subfields including plant science, molecular biology, endocrine and autonomic systems, aging, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • SNAP receptors implicated in vesicle targeting and fusion

    Thomas Söllner;Sidney W. Whiteheart;Michael Brunner;Hediye Erdjument-Bromage

  • ADP-Ribosylation factor is a subunit of the coat of Golgi-derived COP-coated vesicles: A novel role for a GTP-binding protein

    Tito Serafini;Tito Serafini;Lelio Orci;Mylène Amherdt;Michael Brunner

  • Mitochondrial Hsp70/MIM44 complex facilitates protein import

    Hans-Christoph Schneider;Jutta Berthold;Matthias F. Bauer;Klaus Dietmeier;Klaus Dietmeier

  • The protein import motor of mitochondria

    Walter Neupert;Michael Brunner

  • Genome-wide and phase-specific DNA-binding rhythms of BMAL1 control circadian output functions in mouse liver.

    Guillaume Rey;François Cesbron;Jacques Rougemont;Jacques Rougemont;Hans Reinke;Hans Reinke;Hans Reinke

  • N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein: a trimeric ATPase whose hydrolysis of ATP is required for membrane fusion.

    S W Whiteheart;K Rossnagel;S A Buhrow;M Brunner

  • Import of carrier proteins into the mitochondrial inner membrane mediated by Tim22

    Christian Sirrenberg;Matthias F. Bauer;Bernard Guiard;Walter Neupert

  • FZO1P IS A MITOCHONDRIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN ESSENTIAL FOR THE BIOGENESIS OF FUNCTIONAL MITOCHONDRIA IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE

    Doron Rapaport;Michael Brunner;Walter Neupert;Benedikt Westermann

  • Role of Tim23 as Voltage Sensor and Presequence Receptor in Protein Import into Mitochondria

    Matthias F Bauer;Christian Sirrenberg;Walter Neupert;Michael Brunner

  • Carrier protein import into mitochondria mediated by the intermembrane proteins Tim10/Mrs11 and Tim12/Mrs5

    Christian Sirrenberg;Maxi Endres;Heike Fölsch;Rosemary A. Stuart

  • A multisubunit particle implicated in membrane fusion.

    D W Wilson;S W Whiteheart;M Wiedmann;M Brunner

  • SNAP family of NSF attachment proteins includes a brain-specific isoform

    Sidney W. Whiteheart;Irene C. Griff;Michael Brunner;Douglas O. Clary;Douglas O. Clary

  • Protein translocation into mitochondria: the role of TIM complexes

    Matthias F Bauer;Sabine Hofmann;Walter Neupert;Michael Brunner

  • Transcriptional Feedback of Neurospora Circadian Clock Gene by Phosphorylation-Dependent Inactivation of Its Transcription Factor

    Tobias Schafmeier;Andrea Haase;Krisztina Káldi;Johanna Scholz

  • Transport of the ADP/ATP carrier of mitochondria from the TOM complex to the TIM22·54 complex

    Maxi Endres;Walter Neupert;Michael Brunner

  • Tim23 Links the Inner and Outer Mitochondrial Membranes

    Mariel Donzeau;Krisztina Káldi;Alexander Adam;Stefan Paschen

  • Assignment of circadian function for the Neurospora clock gene frequency

    Martha Merrow;Michael Brunner;Till Roenneberg

  • Transcription Factors in Light and Circadian Clock Signaling Networks Revealed by Genomewide Mapping of Direct Targets for Neurospora White Collar Complex

    Kristina M. Smith;Gencer Sancar;Rigzin Dekhang;Christopher M. Sullivan

  • Domain structure of an N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein involved in vesicular transport.

    Mitsuo Tagaya;Duncan W. Wilson;Michael Brunner;Nancy Arango

  • The MIM complex mediates preprotein translocationacross the mitochondrial inner membrane and couples it to the mt-Hsp70/ATP driving system

    Jutta Berthold;Matthias F. Bauer;Hans-Christoph Schneider;Christian Klaus

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter Neupert
Walter Neupert Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Herta Flor
Herta Flor Heidelberg University
Hanspeter Herzel
Hanspeter Herzel Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Bernard Guiard
Bernard Guiard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Martha Merrow
Martha Merrow Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Thomas Höfer
Thomas Höfer German Cancer Research Center
James E. Rothman
James E. Rothman Yale University
Sidney W. Whiteheart
Sidney W. Whiteheart University of Kentucky
Felix Naef
Felix Naef École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Till Roenneberg
Till Roenneberg Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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