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Rüdiger Hell is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with related work in medicine.

The scientist's work focuses primarily on molecular biology and plant science, with significant attention also given to physiology, oncology, and spectroscopy. Their research topics encompass nitrogen and sulfur effects on Brassica, peptidase inhibition and analysis, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, adipose tissue and metabolism, plant micronutrient interactions and effects, metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, and signaling pathways in disease.

Recent publications include:

  • "A molecular switch in sulfur metabolism to reduce arsenic and enrich selenium in rice grain," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Dual lysine and N-terminal acetyltransferases reveal the complexity underpinning protein acetylation," 2020, Molecular Systems Biology
  • "Cotranslational N-degron masking by acetylation promotes proteome stability in plants," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Elevated 4-hydroxynonenal induces hyperglycaemia via Aldh3a1 loss in zebrafish and associates with diabetes progression in humans," 2020, Redox Biology
  • "The Arabidopsis Nα-acetyltransferase NAA60 locates to the plasma membrane and is vital for the high salt stress response," 2020, New Phytologist

Frequent co-authors contributing to their research include Markus Wirtz, Gernot Poschet, Carsten Sticht, Peter P. Nawroth, and Eric Linster.

Rüdiger Hell has published predominantly in journals such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, New Phytologist, and Redox Biology, showing a strong engagement in high-impact and specialized biological research venues.

Best Publications

  • Sulfur Assimilation in Photosynthetic Organisms: Molecular Functions and Regulations of Transporters and Assimilatory Enzymes

    Hideki Takahashi;Stanislav Kopriva;Mario Giordano;Kazuki Saito

  • Iron uptake, trafficking and homeostasis in plants

    Rüdiger Hell;Udo W. Stephan

  • Evidence for a SAL1-PAP Chloroplast Retrograde Pathway That Functions in Drought and High Light Signaling in Arabidopsis

    Gonzalo M. Estavillo;Peter A. Crisp;Wannarat Pornsiriwong;Markus Wirtz

  • Redox-sensitive GFP in Arabidopsis thaliana is a quantitative biosensor for the redox potential of the cellular glutathione redox buffer.

    Andreas J. Meyer;Thorsten Brach;Laurent Marty;Susanne Kreye

  • Molecular physiology of plant sulfur metabolism.

    Rüdiger Hell

  • BCAT1 restricts αKG levels in AML stem cells leading to IDHmut-like DNA hypermethylation

    Simon Raffel;Mattia Falcone;Niclas Kneisel;Jenny Hansson

  • The NADPH-dependent thioredoxin system constitutes a functional backup for cytosolic glutathione reductase in Arabidopsis.

    Laurent Marty;Wafi Siala;Markus Schwarzländer;Mark D. Fricker

  • Confocal imaging of glutathione redox potential in living plant cells

    M. Schwarzländer;M.D. Fricker;C. Müller;L. Marty

  • Methionine salvage and S-adenosylmethionine: essential links between sulfur, ethylene and polyamine biosynthesis

    Margret Sauter;Barbara Moffatt;Maye Chin Saechao;Rüdiger Hell

  • A metal-binding member of the late embryogenesis abundant protein family transports iron in the phloem of Ricinus communis L.

    Claudia Krüger;Oliver Berkowitz;Udo W. Stephan;Rüdiger Hell

  • The analysis of Arabidopsis nicotianamine synthase mutants reveals functions for nicotianamine in seed iron loading and iron deficiency responses

    Marco Klatte;Mara Schuler;Markus Wirtz;Claudia Fink-Straube

  • Glutathione homeostasis and redox-regulation by sulfhydryl groups.

    Andreas J. Meyer;Rüdiger Hell

  • Vacuolar Nicotianamine Has Critical and Distinct Roles under Iron Deficiency and for Zinc Sequestration in Arabidopsis

    Michael J. Haydon;Michael J. Haydon;Miki Kawachi;Miki Kawachi;Markus Wirtz;Stefan Hillmer

  • Analysis of the Arabidopsis O-Acetylserine(thiol)lyase Gene Family Demonstrates Compartment-Specific Differences in the Regulation of Cysteine Synthesis

    Corinna Heeg;Cordula Kruse;Ricarda Jost;Michael Gutensohn

  • O-acetylserine (thiol) lyase: an enigmatic enzyme of plant cysteine biosynthesis revisited in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Markus Wirtz;Michel Droux;Rüdiger Hell

  • Retrograde Plastid Redox Signals in the Expression of Nuclear Genes for Chloroplast Proteins of Arabidopsis thaliana

    Vidal Fey;Raik Wagner;Katharina Braütigam;Markus Wirtz

  • Functional analysis of the cysteine synthase protein complex from plants: Structural, biochemical and regulatory properties

    Markus Wirtz;Rüdiger Hell

  • Regulation of Sulfate Uptake and Expression of Sulfate Transporter Genes in Brassica oleracea as Affected by Atmospheric H2S and Pedospheric Sulfate Nutrition

    Peter Buchner;C. Elisabeth E. Stuiver;Sue Westerman;Markus Wirtz

  • Disruption of adenosine-5'-phosphosulfate kinase in Arabidopsis reduces levels of sulfated secondary metabolites

    Sarah G. Mugford;Naoko Yoshimoto;Michael Reichelt;Markus Wirtz

  • Author Correction: BCAT1 restricts αKG levels in AML stem cells leading to IDHmut-like DNA hypermethylation.

    Simon Raffel;Simon Raffel;Mattia Falcone;Niclas Kneisel;Jenny Hansson

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus Wirtz
Markus Wirtz Heidelberg University
Andreas J. Meyer
Andreas J. Meyer University of Bonn
Markus Schwarzländer
Markus Schwarzländer University of Münster
Oliver Berkowitz
Oliver Berkowitz La Trobe University
Margret Sauter
Margret Sauter Kiel University
Stanislav Kopriva
Stanislav Kopriva University of Cologne
Masayoshi Maeshima
Masayoshi Maeshima Nagoya University
Bernhard Radlwimmer
Bernhard Radlwimmer German Cancer Research Center
Thierry Meinnel
Thierry Meinnel University of Paris-Saclay
Karin Schumacher
Karin Schumacher Heidelberg University

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