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Overview

Petra Dersch is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany. Their research spans key areas in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a considerable focus on medicine. The scientist has contributed to 66 publications in the broader field of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, and 25 publications specifically related to medicine.

Their work encompasses several subfields including genetics, molecular biology, endocrinology, infectious diseases, and immunology. These areas reflect a diverse engagement with the biological and medical sciences.

Key research topics explored by Petra Dersch include:

  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Bacterial genetics and biotechnology
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

Petra Dersch has collaborated extensively with numerous coauthors, with frequent partnerships including:

  • Lilo Greune (11 joint publications)
  • Sabrina Mühlen (9 joint publications)
  • Ann Kathrin Heroven (7 joint publications)
  • Christian Rüter (7 joint publications)
  • Paweena Chaoprasid (7 joint publications)

The scientist has published in multiple venues, with several recurring outlets such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 9 publications
  • PLoS Pathogens, 6 publications
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2 publications
  • BIOspektrum, 2 publications
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 1 publication

Recent papers authored by or involving Petra Dersch include:

  • "Variations in microbiota composition of laboratory mice influence Citrobacter rodentium infection via variable short-chain fatty acid production," 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • "Treatment Strategies for Infections With Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli," 2020, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • "The alarmones (p)ppGpp are part of the heat shock response of Bacillus subtilis," 2020, PLoS Genetics
  • "Grad-seq identifies KhpB as a global RNA-binding protein in Clostridioides difficile that regulates toxin production," 2021, microLife
  • "Lead-seq: transcriptome-wide structure probing in vivo using lead(II) ions," 2020, Nucleic Acids Research

Best Publications

  • The invasin D protein from Yersinia pseudotuberculosis selectively binds the Fab region of host antibodies and affects colonization of the intestine

    Pooja Sadana;Rebecca Geyer;Joern Pezoldt;Saskia Helmsing

  • Interactions of the nucleoid-associated DNA-binding protein H-NS with the regulatory region of the osmotically controlled proU operon of Escherichia coli.

    J M Lucht;P Dersch;B Kempf;E Bremer

  • Synthesis of the Escherichia coli K-12 nucleoid-associated DNA-binding protein H-NS is subjected to growth-phase control and autoregulation.

    Petra Dersch;Keratin Schmidt;Erhard Bremer;Erhard Bremer

  • Expression and export: recombinant protein production systems for Aspergillus

    André Fleissner;Petra Dersch

  • Identification of a domain in Yersinia virulence factor YadA that is crucial for extracellular matrix-specific cell adhesion and uptake.

    Tanja Heise;Petra Dersch

  • Concerted Actions of a Thermo-labile Regulator and a Unique Intergenic RNA Thermosensor Control Yersinia Virulence

    Katja Böhme;Rebekka Steinmann;Jens Kortmann;Stephanie Seekircher

  • Anti-virulence Strategies to Target Bacterial Infections.

    Sabrina Mühlen;Petra Dersch

  • A region of the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis invasin protein enhances integrin-mediated uptake into mammalian cells and promotes self-association

    Petra Dersch;Ralph R. Isberg

  • The YadA Protein of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Mediates High-Efficiency Uptake into Human Cells under Environmental Conditions in Which Invasin Is Repressed

    Julia Eitel;Petra Dersch

  • Roles of Regulatory RNAs for Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria and Their Potential Value as Novel Drug Targets.

    Petra Dersch;Muna A. Khan;Sabrina Mühlen;Boris Görke

  • RovA is autoregulated and antagonizes H-NS-mediated silencing of invasin and rovA expression in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.

    Ann Kathrin Heroven;Geraldine Nagel;Geraldine Nagel;Hien J. Tran;Hien J. Tran;Susanne Parr

  • Environmental control of invasin expression in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is mediated by regulation of RovA, a transcriptional activator of the SlyA/Hor family.

    Geraldine Nagel;Angela Lahrz;Petra Dersch

  • Recombinant soluble human alpha 3 beta 1 integrin: purification, processing, regulation, and specific binding to laminin-5 and invasin in a mutually exclusive manner.

    Johannes A. Eble;Kai W. Wucherpfennig;Laurent Gauthier;Petra Dersch

  • Signaling and invasin-promoted uptake via integrin receptors

    Ralph R. Isberg;Zsuzsa Hamburger;Petra Dersch;Petra Dersch

  • RovM, a novel LysR-type regulator of the virulence activator gene rovA, controls cell invasion, virulence and motility of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.

    Ann Kathrin Heroven;Petra Dersch

  • Tissue dual RNA-seq allows fast discovery of infection-specific functions and riboregulators shaping host-pathogen transcriptomes.

    Aaron M. Nuss;Michael Beckstette;Maria Pimenova;Carina Schmühl

  • THE OSMZ(BGLY) GENE ENCODES THE DNA-BINDING PROTEIN H-NS (H1A), A COMPONENT OF THE ESCHERICHIA COLI K12 NUCLEOID

    Gerhard May;Petra Dersch;Martin Haardt;Anke Middendorf

  • The nucleoid-associated DNA-binding protein H-NS is required for the efficient adaptation of Escherichia coli K-12 to a cold environment.

    Petra Dersch;Susanne Kneip;Erhard Bremer

  • A Csr‐type regulatory system, including small non‐coding RNAs, regulates the global virulence regulator RovA of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis through RovM

    Ann Kathrin Heroven;Katja Böhme;Manfred Rohde;Petra Dersch

  • Characterization of Enterocoliticin, a Phage Tail-Like Bacteriocin, and Its Effect on Pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica Strains

    Eckhard Strauch;Heike Kaspar;Christoph Schaudinn;Petra Dersch

Frequent Co-Authors

Jochen Huehn
Jochen Huehn Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Ralph R. Isberg
Ralph R. Isberg Tufts University
Franz Narberhaus
Franz Narberhaus Ruhr University Bochum
Erhard Bremer
Erhard Bremer Philipp University of Marburg
Angelika Fruth
Angelika Fruth Robert Koch Institute
Till Strowig
Till Strowig Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Christoph Wittmann
Christoph Wittmann Saarland University
Mikael Skurnik
Mikael Skurnik University of Helsinki
Hans Wolf-Watz
Hans Wolf-Watz Umeå University
Dieter Jahn
Dieter Jahn Technische Universität Braunschweig

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