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Stefan Jentsch

Stefan Jentsch

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Biology and Biochemistry

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80
Citations
33257
World Ranking
4001
National Ranking
294

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Stefan Jentsch was a researcher affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany, whose work spanned biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scientific contributions focused on several interrelated fields, including molecular biology, cell biology, and epidemiology.

Their research topics covered multiple areas related to cellular and molecular processes:

  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • RNA research and splicing
  • Nuclear structure and function
  • Autophagy in disease and therapy
  • Endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease
  • DNA repair mechanisms
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Jentsch published extensively, with recent notable papers including:

  • "Selective autophagy degrades nuclear pore complexes," 2020, published in Nature Cell Biology
  • "A Selective Autophagy Pathway for Phase-Separated Endocytic Protein Deposits," 2020, Molecular Cell
  • "Chaperone-Mediated Protein Disaggregation Triggers Proteolytic Clearance of Intra-nuclear Protein Inclusions," 2020, Cell Reports
  • "Nucleolar release of rDNA repeats for repair involves SUMO-mediated untethering by the Cdc48/p97 segregase," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "ESCRT recruitment by the S. cerevisiae inner nuclear membrane protein Heh1 is regulated by Hub1-mediated alternative splicing," 2020, Journal of Cell Science

Their work appeared frequently in prominent publication venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Cell Science
  • Nature Cell Biology
  • Molecular Cell
  • Cell Reports

Among the researchers with whom Stefan Jentsch collaborated most frequently were:

  • Boris Pfander
  • Chia-Wei Lee
  • Matías Capella
  • Lucía Martín Caballero
  • Sigurd Braun

Jentsch received recognition within the scientific community, including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2013 and becoming a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • RAD6 -dependent DNA repair is linked to modification of PCNA by ubiquitin and SUMO

    Carsten Hoege;Boris Pfander;George Lucian Moldovan;George Pyrowolakis

  • PCNA, the Maestro of the Replication Fork

    George Lucian Moldovan;Boris Pfander;Boris Pfander;Stefan Jentsch

  • A Novel Ubiquitination Factor, E4, Is Involved in Multiubiquitin Chain Assembly

    Manfred Koegl;Thorsten Hoppe;Stephan Schlenker;Helle D Ulrich

  • The yeast DNA repair gene RAD6 encodes a ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme

    Stefan Jentsch;John P. McGrath;Alexander Varshavsky

  • SUMO, ubiquitin's mysterious cousin.

    Stefan Müller;Carsten Hoege;George Pyrowolakis;Stefan Jentsch

  • The Ubiquitin-Conjugation System

    Stefan Jentsch

  • SUMO-modified PCNA recruits Srs2 to prevent recombination during S phase

    Boris Pfander;George Lucian Moldovan;Meik Sacher;Carsten Hoege

  • Principles of ubiquitin and SUMO modifications in DNA repair

    Steven Bergink;Stefan Jentsch

  • Ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes UBC4 and UBC5 mediate selective degradation of short-lived and abnormal proteins.

    W Seufert;S Jentsch

  • Activation of a Membrane-Bound Transcription Factor by Regulated Ubiquitin/Proteasome-Dependent Processing

    Thorsten Hoppe;Kai Matuschewski;Michael Rape;Stephan Schlenker

  • A Series of Ubiquitin Binding Factors Connects CDC48/p97 to Substrate Multiubiquitylation and Proteasomal Targeting

    Holger Richly;Michael Rape;Sigurd Braun;Sebastian Rumpf

  • Role of a ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme in degradation of S- and M-phase cyclins

    Wolfgang Seufert;Bruce Futcher;Stefan Jentsch

  • Protein group modification and synergy in the SUMO pathway as exemplified in DNA repair.

    Ivan Psakhye;Stefan Jentsch

  • GrpE‐like regulation of the Hsc70 chaperone by the anti‐apoptotic protein BAG‐1

    Jörg Höhfeld;Stefan Jentsch

  • The yeast cell cycle gene CDC34 encodes a ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme.

    Mark G. Goebl;John Yochem;Stefan Jentsch;Stefan Jentsch;John P. McGrath

  • Two RING finger proteins mediate cooperation between ubiquitin‐conjugating enzymes in DNA repair

    Helle D. Ulrich;Stefan Jentsch

  • Mobilization of Processed, Membrane-Tethered SPT23 Transcription Factor by CDC48UFD1/NPL4, a Ubiquitin-Selective Chaperone

    Michael Rape;Thorsten Hoppe;Ingo Gorr;Marian Kalocay

  • Multiple ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes participate in the in vivo degradation of the yeast MATα2 repressor

    Ping Chen;Phoebe Johnson;Thomas Sommer;Stefan Jentsch

  • Deadly encounter: ubiquitin meets apoptosis

    Veronika Jesenberger;Stefan Jentsch

  • Ubiquitin and its kin: how close are the family ties?

    Stefan Jentsch;George Pyrowolakis

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Rape
Michael Rape University of California, Berkeley
Thomas Sommer
Thomas Sommer Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Kai Matuschewski
Kai Matuschewski Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Alexander Varshavsky
Alexander Varshavsky California Institute of Technology
Wolfgang Baumeister
Wolfgang Baumeister Max Planck Society
Frauke Melchior
Frauke Melchior Heidelberg University
Brenda A. Schulman
Brenda A. Schulman Max Planck Society
Bianca Habermann
Bianca Habermann Aix-Marseille University
Mark Hochstrasser
Mark Hochstrasser Yale University
Titia K. Sixma
Titia K. Sixma Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital

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