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Michael Sauer is affiliated with the University of Potsdam in Germany and has a research focus primarily within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with 60 publications contributing to this domain. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Plant Science, Food Science, and Biotechnology.

The main research topics covered by Michael Sauer include microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, biofuel production and bioconversion, enzyme catalysis and immobilization, fungal and yeast genetics research, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, protein structure and dynamics, as well as viral infectious diseases and gene expression in insects.

Recent notable papers authored by Michael Sauer include:

  • Understanding How Microorganisms Respond to Acid pH Is Central to Their Control and Successful Exploitation (2020), published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Enzymes revolutionize the bioproduction of value-added compounds: From enzyme discovery to special applications (2020), published in Biotechnology Advances
  • The European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) research roadmap 2040: Advanced strategies for exploiting the vast potential of polysaccharides as renewable bioresources (2023), published in Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Utilizing yeasts for the conversion of renewable feedstocks to sugar alcohols - a review (2021), published in Bioresource Technology
  • Circular bioeconomy approaches for sustainability (2020), published in Bioresource Technology

Frequent coauthors include Hans Marx, Hannes Rußmayer, Matthias G. Steiger, Diethard Mattanovich, and Ulrich Rückert.

Michael Sauer's research has been published frequently in the following venues:

  • Bioresource Technology
  • Biotechnology Journal
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Yeast

In addition to journal articles, Michael Sauer has published books with Springer Nature and Wochenschau Verlag. These include "Die Erstellung eines digitalen Zwillings" (2021) published by Springer Nature and "Die Hand als Motiv der politischen Ikonographie" (2021) published by Wochenschau Verlag.

Best Publications

  • Local, Efflux-Dependent Auxin Gradients as a Common Module for Plant Organ Formation

    Eva Benková;Marta Michniewicz;Michael Sauer;Thomas Teichmann

  • Efflux-dependent auxin gradients establish the apical–basal axis of Arabidopsis

    Jiří Friml;Anne Vieten;Michael Sauer;Dolf Weijers;Dolf Weijers

  • Microbial production of organic acids: expanding the markets.

    Michael Sauer;Danilo Porro;Diethard Mattanovich;Paola Branduardi

  • Auxin acts as a local morphogenetic trigger to specify lateral root founder cells

    Joseph G. Dubrovsky;Michael Sauer;Selene Napsucialy-Mendivil;Maria G. Ivanchenko

  • Interactions among PIN-FORMED and P-Glycoprotein Auxin Transporters in Arabidopsis

    Joshua J. Blakeslee;Anindita Bandyopadhyay;Ok Ran Lee;Jozef Mravec

  • Canalization of auxin flow by Aux/IAA-ARF-dependent feedback regulation of PIN polarity

    Michael Sauer;Jozef Balla;Christian Luschnig;Justyna Wiśniewska

  • ABP1 Mediates Auxin Inhibition of Clathrin-Dependent Endocytosis in Arabidopsis

    Stephanie Robert;Jürgen Kleine-Vehn;Elke Barbez;Michael Sauer

  • Differential degradation of PIN2 auxin efflux carrier by retromer-dependent vacuolar targeting

    Jürgen Kleine-Vehn;Johannes Leitner;Marta Zwiewka;Michael Sauer

  • Molecular and cellular aspects of auxin-transport-mediated development.

    Anne Vieten;Michael Sauer;Philip B. Brewer;Jir ˇ i Friml;Jir ˇ i Friml

  • A Molecular Framework for Plant Regeneration

    Jian Xu;Hugo Hofhuis;Renze Heidstra;Michael Sauer

  • From weeds to crops: genetic analysis of root development in cereals.

    Frank Hochholdinger;Woong June Park;Michaela Sauer;Katrin Woll

  • Recombinant Protein Production in Yeasts

    Diethard Mattanovich;Paola Branduardi;Laura Dato;Brigitte Gasser

  • Auxin: simply complicated

    Michael Sauer;Stéphanie Robert;Jürgen Kleine-Vehn

  • Integration of transport-based models for phyllotaxis and midvein formation

    Emmanuelle Bayer;Richard Simon Smith;Therese Mandel;Naomi Nakayama

  • Genetic dissection of root formation in maize (Zea mays) reveals root-type specific developmental programmes.

    Frank Hochholdinger;Katrin Woll;Michaela Sauer;Diana Dembinsky

  • ABCB19/PGP19 stabilises PIN1 in membrane microdomains in Arabidopsis

    Boosaree Titapiwatanakun;Joshua J. Blakeslee;Joshua J. Blakeslee;Anindita Bandyopadhyay;Haibing Yang

  • Stress in recombinant protein producing yeasts.

    Diethard Mattanovich;Brigitte Gasser;Hubertus Hohenblum;Michael Sauer

  • ARF GEF-Dependent Transcytosis and Polar Delivery of PIN Auxin Carriers in Arabidopsis

    Jürgen Kleine-Vehn;Jürgen Kleine-Vehn;Pankaj Dhonukshe;Michael Sauer;Michael Sauer;Philip B. Brewer

  • Immunocytochemical techniques for whole-mount in situ protein localization in plants

    Michael Sauer;Tomasz Paciorek;Eva Benková;Jiří Friml

  • Recombinant protein production in yeasts.

    Danilo Porro;Michael Sauer;Paola Branduardi;Diethard Mattanovich

Frequent Co-Authors

Diethard Mattanovich
Diethard Mattanovich BOKU University
Brigitte Gasser
Brigitte Gasser BOKU University
Danilo Porro
Danilo Porro University of Milano-Bicocca
Jiří Friml
Jiří Friml Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Jürgen Kleine-Vehn
Jürgen Kleine-Vehn BOKU University
Stephan Hann
Stephan Hann BOKU University
Gunda Koellensperger
Gunda Koellensperger University of Vienna
Friedrich Altmann
Friedrich Altmann BOKU University
Eva Benková
Eva Benková Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Dolf Weijers
Dolf Weijers Wageningen University & Research

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