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Ralf J. Sommer

Ralf J. Sommer

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Biology and Biochemistry

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71
Citations
14385
World Ranking
6797
National Ranking
491

Overview

Ralf J. Sommer is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has made significant contributions across several fields within biological sciences. Their research primarily encompasses biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a substantial focus also on agricultural and biological sciences. The scientist's work spans various subfields including aging, ecology, plant science, genetics, and insect science.

The research topics explored by Sommer include genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms; nematode management and characterization studies; parasite biology and host interactions; physiological and biochemical adaptations; insect and arachnid ecology and behavior; evolution and genetic dynamics; as well as insect symbiosis and bacterial influences.

Sommer has published extensively in reputable venues, frequently contributing to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Science Advances

Among recent publications, the following papers highlight some key research outputs:

  • Phenotypic Plasticity: From Theory and Genetics to Current and Future Challenges, 2020, Genetics
  • Chromosome fusions repatterned recombination rate and facilitated reproductive isolation during Pristionchus nematode speciation, 2023, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Conserved nuclear hormone receptors controlling a novel plastic trait target fast-evolving genes expressed in a single cell, 2020, PLoS Genetics
  • Extracellular proteostasis prevents aggregation during pathogenic attack, 2020, Nature
  • Bacterial vitamin B12 production enhances nematode predatory behavior, 2020, The ISME Journal

Frequent collaborators in Sommer's research include Hanh Witte, Christian Rödelsperger, Waltraud Röseler, Ata Kalirad, and Wen-Sui Lo. These co-authors have contributed to multiple joint publications, reflecting ongoing scientific partnerships.

Best Publications

  • THE EVOLUTION OF SIGNALLING PATHWAYS IN ANIMAL DEVELOPMENT

    André Pires-daSilva;Ralf J. Sommer

  • The Pristionchus pacificus genome provides a unique perspective on nematode lifestyle and parasitism

    Christoph Dieterich;Sandra W Clifton;Lisa N Schuster;Asif Chinwalla

  • Minimal homology requirements for PCR primers.

    Ralf Sommer;Diethard Tautz

  • Trends, stasis, and drift in the evolution of nematode vulva development.

    Karin Kiontke;Antoine Barrière;Irina Kolotuev;Benjamin Podbilewicz

  • Phenotypic Plasticity: From Theory and Genetics to Current and Future Challenges.

    Ralf J Sommer

  • Co-option of the hormone-signalling module dafachronic acid-DAF-12 in nematode evolution

    Gilberto Bento;Akira Ogawa;Ralf J. Sommer

  • A Developmental Switch Coupled to the Evolution of Plasticity Acts through a Sulfatase

    Erik J. Ragsdale;Manuela R. Müller;Christian Rödelsperger;Ralf J. Sommer

  • Involvement of an orthologue of the Drosophila pair-rule gene hairy in segment formation of the short germ-band embryo of Tribolium (Coleoptera)

    Ralf J. Sommer;Diethard Tautz

  • Nematodes of the genus Pristionchus are closely associated with scarab beetles and the Colorado potato beetle in Western Europe.

    Matthias Herrmann;Werner E. Mayer;Ralf J. Sommer

  • Proteogenomics of Pristionchus pacificus reveals distinct proteome structure of nematode models

    Nadine Borchert;Christoph Dieterich;Karsten Krug;Wolfgang Schütz

  • A conserved endocrine mechanism controls the formation of dauer and infective larvae in nematodes.

    Akira Ogawa;Adrian Streit;Adam Antebi;Ralf J. Sommer

  • The Homeotic Gene lin-39 and the Evolution of Nematode Epidermal Cell Fates

    Andreas Eizinger;Ralf J. Sommer

  • System-wide Rewiring Underlies Behavioral Differences in Predatory and Bacterial-Feeding Nematodes

    Daniel J. Bumbarger;Metta Riebesell;Christian Rödelsperger;Ralf J. Sommer

  • The future of evo-devo: model systems and evolutionary theory.

    Ralf J. Sommer

  • Segmentation gene expression in the housefly Musca domestica.

    Ralf Sommer;Diethard Tautz

  • Conserved and divergent expression aspects of the Drosophila segmentation gene hunchback in the short germ band embryo of the flour beetle Tribolium

    Christian Wolff;Ralf Sommer;Reinhard Schröder;Gerald Glaser

  • Pristionchus pacificus: a well-rounded nematode.

    Ray L. Hong;Ralf J. Sommer

  • How to become a parasite - lessons from the genomes of nematodes

    Christoph Dieterich;Ralf J. Sommer

  • Apoptosis and change of competence limit the size of the vulva equivalence group in Pristionchus pacificus: a genetic analysis.

    Ralf J. Sommer;Paul W. Sternberg

  • Changes of Induction and Competence During the Evolution of Vulva Development in Nematodes

    Ralf J. Sommer;Paul W. Sternberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Christoph Dieterich
Christoph Dieterich University Hospital Heidelberg
Diethard Tautz
Diethard Tautz Max Planck Society
Paul W. Sternberg
Paul W. Sternberg California Institute of Technology
Frank C. Schroeder
Frank C. Schroeder Boyce Thompson Institute
Christa Lanz
Christa Lanz Max Planck Society
Oliver Hobert
Oliver Hobert Columbia University
Marie-Anne Félix
Marie-Anne Félix École Normale Supérieure
Teymuras V. Kurzchalia
Teymuras V. Kurzchalia Max Planck Society
Stephan C. Schuster
Stephan C. Schuster Nanyang Technological University
Boris Macek
Boris Macek University of Tübingen

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