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110
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36851
World Ranking
981
National Ranking
602

Overview

Peter M. Steinert was affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research contributions spanned several scientific disciplines including Materials Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these broad fields, their work also addressed more specific subfields such as Biomaterials, Molecular Biology, and Plant Science.

Steinert's research interests notably included silk-based biomaterials and their applications, as well as plant reproductive biology and plant molecular biology research. These topics reflect a multidisciplinary approach integrating biological materials science with plant biology.

The scientist's publication record includes contributions to the venue UNC Libraries. One of their research papers is titled "Human Trichohyalin Gene Is Clustered with the Genes for Other Epidermal Structural Proteins and Calcium-Binding Proteins at Chromosomal Locus 1q21," published in 2021.

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Steinert included Seung-Chul Lee, Mary Wang, O. Wesley McBride, Edward O'Keefe, and In-Gyu Kim. These collaborations suggest a network of research activities across related topics and fields.

  • Human Trichohyalin Gene Is Clustered with the Genes for Other Epidermal Structural Proteins and Calcium-Binding Proteins at Chromosomal Locus 1q21 (2021, UNC Libraries)

  • Seung-Chul Lee
  • Mary Wang
  • O. Wesley McBride
  • Edward O apos Keefe
  • In-Gyu Kim

  • UNC Libraries

  • Materials Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

  • Biomaterials
  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science

  • Silk-based biomaterials and applications
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research

Best Publications

  • Calcium regulation of growth and differentiation of mouse epidermal cells in culture

    Henry Hennings;Delores Michael;Christina Cheng;Peter Steinert

  • Molecular and Cellular Biology of Intermediate Filaments

    Peter M. Steinert;Dennis R. Roop

  • Expression of murine epidermal differentiation markers is tightly regulated by restricted extracellular calcium concentrations in vitro.

    S H Yuspa;A E Kilkenny;P M Steinert;D R Roop

  • Bricks and mortar of the epidermal barrier

    Zoltan Nemes;Peter M. Steinert

  • The Proteins Elafin, Filaggrin, Keratin Intermediate Filaments, Loricrin, and Small Proline-rich Proteins 1 and 2 Are Isodipeptide Cross-linked Components of the Human Epidermal Cornified Cell Envelope

    Peter M. Steinert;Lyuben N. Marekov

  • The molecular biology of intermediate filaments.

    Peter M. Steinert;Alasdair C. Steven;Dennis R. Roop

  • Epithelial barrier function: assembly and structural features of the cornified cell envelope.

    Andrey E. Kalinin;Andrey V. Kajava;Peter M. Steinert

  • Identification of a major keratinocyte cell envelope protein, loricrin.

    Thomas Mehrel;Daniel Hohl;Joseph A. Rothnagel;Mary A. Longley

  • The function of intermediate filaments in cell shape and cytoskeletal integrity.

    Robert D. Goldman;Satya Khuon;Ying Hao Chou;Puneet Opal

  • Self-assembly of bovine epidermal keratin filaments in vitro

    Peter M. Steinert;William W. Idler;Steven B. Zimmerman

  • Mutations in the gene for transglutaminase 1 in autosomal recessive lamellar ichthyosis

    Laura J. Russell;John J. DiGiovanna;Geraldine R. Rogers;Peter M. Steinert

  • Complete amino acid sequence of a mouse epidermal keratin subunit and implications for the structure of intermediate filaments

    Peter M. Steinert;Robert H. Rice;Dennis R. Roop;Benes L. Trus

  • Characterization of human loricrin. Structure and function of a new class of epidermal cell envelope proteins.

    D Hohl;T Mehrel;U Lichti;M L Turner

  • Characterization of a class of cationic proteins that specifically interact with intermediate filaments.

    Peter M. Steinert;John S. Cantieri;David C. Teller;John D. Lonsdale-Eccles

  • A leucine----proline mutation in the H1 subdomain of keratin 1 causes epidermolytic hyperkeratosis.

    Constantin C. Chipev;Bernhard P. Korge;Nedialka Markova;Sherri J. Bale

  • Intermediate Filament Structure

    David A.D. Parry;Peter M. Steinert

  • Assembly of stratum corneum basic protein and keratin filaments in macrofibrils

    Beverly A. Dale;Karen A. Holbrook;Peter M. Steinert

  • Keratin intermediate filament structure. Crosslinking studies yield quantitative information on molecular dimensions and mechanism of assembly

    P. M. Steinert;L. N. Marekov;R. D. B. Fraser;D. A. D. Parry

  • Protein composition of cornified cell envelopes of epidermal keratinocytes

    Alasdair C. Steven;Peter M. Steinert

  • A novel function for transglutaminase 1: Attachment of long-chain ω-hydroxyceramides to involucrin by ester bond formation

    Zoltán Nemes;Lyuben N. Marekov;Lázló Fésüs;Peter M. Steinert

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis R. Roop
Dennis R. Roop University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
David A.D. Parry
David A.D. Parry Massey University
Alasdair C. Steven
Alasdair C. Steven National Institutes of Health
Eleonora Candi
Eleonora Candi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Stuart H. Yuspa
Stuart H. Yuspa National Institutes of Health
Robert D. Goldman
Robert D. Goldman Northwestern University
Benes L. Trus
Benes L. Trus National Institutes of Health
Sherri J. Bale
Sherri J. Bale OPKO Health (United States)
Gerry Melino
Gerry Melino University of Rome Tor Vergata
Daniel Hohl
Daniel Hohl University of Lausanne

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