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Richard Zimmermann

Richard Zimmermann

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
11962
World Ranking
8880
National Ranking
647

Overview

Richard Zimmermann is affiliated with Saarland University in Germany. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus also on Medicine. Zimmermann's body of work includes 66 publications in Biochemistry and related molecular biology disciplines, alongside 23 in medical research areas.

The scientist's contributions emphasize subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Immunology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Physiology. Zimmermann's research interest notably covers the following main topics:

  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Zimmermann has published frequently in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, contributing to 6 articles there. Other recurrent publication venues include Frontiers in Physiology with 4 articles, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 3, Cells with 2, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 2 publications.

Recent representative papers from Zimmermann's research include:

  • "Identification of signal peptide features for substrate specificity in human Sec62/Sec63-dependent ER protein import," 2020, FEBS Journal
  • "The cytoprotective protein MANF promotes neuronal survival independently from its role as a GRP78 cofactor," 2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Defective Sec61α1 underlies a novel cause of autosomal dominant severe congenital neutropenia," 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • "Complexity and Specificity of Sec61-Channelopathies: Human Diseases Affecting Gating of the Sec61 Complex," 2021, Cells
  • "Ca2+ mobilization-dependent reduction of the endoplasmic reticulum lumen is due to influx of cytosolic glutathione," 2020, BMC Biology

The scientist has collaborated recurrently with several scholars, among whom the most frequent co-authors are Sven Lang, Volkhard Helms, Martin Jung, Duy Nguyen, and Friedrich Förster. Sven Lang appears as a co-author on 15 publications, followed by Volkhard Helms with 11, Martin Jung with 10, Duy Nguyen with 9, and Friedrich Förster with 8 joint works.

Best Publications

  • Hsp90 chaperones protein folding in vitro.

    Hans Wiech;Johannes Buchner;Richard Zimmermann;Ursula Jakob

  • Translocon component Sec62 acts in endoplasmic reticulum turnover during stress recovery

    Fiorenza Fumagalli;Fiorenza Fumagalli;Julia Noack;Timothy J. Bergmann;Timothy J. Bergmann;Eduardo Cebollero

  • Not all J domains are created equal: Implications for the specificity of Hsp40–Hsp70 interactions

    Fritha Hennessy;Williams S Nicoll;Richard Zimmermann;Michael E Cheetham

  • Protein translocation across the ER membrane.

    Richard Zimmermann;Susanne Eyrisch;Mazen Ahmad;Volkhard Helms

  • Seventy-kilodalton heat shock proteins and an additional component from reticulocyte lysate stimulate import of M13 procoat protein into microsomes.

    R. Zimmermann;M. Sagstetter;M. J. Lewis;H. R. B. Pelham

  • Functions and pathologies of BiP and its interaction partners

    J. Dudek;J. Benedix;S. Cappel;M. Greiner

  • Transport of Proteins into Mitochondria

    Richard Zimmermann;Walter Neupert

  • The SND proteins constitute an alternative targeting route to the endoplasmic reticulum

    Naama Aviram;Tslil Ast;Elizabeth A. Costa;Eric C. Arakel

  • Structure of the native Sec61 protein-conducting channel

    Stefan Pfeffer;Laura Burbaum;Pia Unverdorben;Markus Pech

  • Homologs of the yeast Sec complex subunits Sec62p and Sec63p are abundant proteins in dog pancreas microsomes

    Jens Tyedmers;Monika Lerner;Christiane Bies;Johanna Dudek

  • BiP-mediated closing of the Sec61 channel limits Ca2+ leakage from the ER

    Nico Schäuble;Sven Lang;Martin Jung;Sabine Cappel

  • Kinetic studies on the transport of cytoplasmically synthesized proteins into the mitochondria in intact cells of Neurospora crassa.

    Gerhard Hallermayer;Richard Zimmermann;Walter Neupert

  • Different effects of Sec61α, Sec62 and Sec63 depletion on transport of polypeptides into the endoplasmic reticulum of mammalian cells

    Sven Lang;Julia Benedix;Sorin V. Fedeles;Stefan Schorr

  • Let's talk about Secs: Sec61, Sec62 and Sec63 in signal transduction, oncology and personalized medicine.

    Maximilian Linxweiler;Bernhard Schick;Richard Zimmermann

  • Structure of the mammalian oligosaccharyl-transferase complex in the native ER protein translocon

    Stefan Pfeffer;Johanna Dudek;Marko Gogala;Stefan Schorr

  • M13 procoat and a pre-immunoglobulin share processing specificity but use different membrane receptor mechanisms.

    Colin Watts;William Wickner;Richard Zimmermann

  • A microsomal ATP-binding protein involved in efficient protein transport into the mammalian endoplasmic reticulum.

    Thomas Dierks;J Volkmer;G Schlenstedt;C Jung

  • Dissecting the molecular organization of the translocon-associated protein complex.

    Stefan Pfeffer;Johanna Dudek;Miroslava Schaffer;Bobby G. Ng

  • Different Transport Pathways of Individual Precursor Proteins in Mitochondria

    Richard Zimmermann;Bernd Hennig;Walter Neupert

  • Chemical synthesis and enzymic processing of precursor forms of cecropins A and B.

    H. G. Boman;I. A. Boman;D. Andreu;Zong-Qu Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter Neupert
Walter Neupert Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Stephen High
Stephen High University of Manchester
Thomas Dierks
Thomas Dierks Bielefeld University
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner Osnabrück University
Jörg Tatzelt
Jörg Tatzelt Ruhr University Bochum
Adrienne W. Paton
Adrienne W. Paton University of Adelaide
James C. Paton
James C. Paton University of Adelaide
Gregory L. Blatch
Gregory L. Blatch University of Notre Dame Australia
Maurizio Molinari
Maurizio Molinari Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Konstanze F. Winklhofer
Konstanze F. Winklhofer Ruhr University Bochum

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