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Thomas Günther Pomorski

Thomas Günther Pomorski

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
43
Citations
6801
World Ranking
19407
National Ranking
1323

Overview

Thomas Günther Pomorski is affiliated with Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. Their research primarily operates within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions also to Medicine. The subfields they focus on include Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Oncology, Cell Biology, and Surgery.

The main topics of their scientific work encompass diverse areas such as:

  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Their publication record includes multiple papers appearing in prominent venues, with particularly frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 12 publications
  • BIO-PROTOCOL - 8 publications
  • Journal of Fungi - 3 publications
  • EJNMMI Research - 2 publications
  • Journal of Cell Science - 2 publications

Notable recent publications with corresponding years and venues are:

  • Preclinical comparison of four [18F, natGa]rhPSMA-7 isomers: influence of the stereoconfiguration on pharmacokinetics, 2020, EJNMMI Research
  • Oxetane Ring Formation in Taxol Biosynthesis Is Catalyzed by a Bifunctional Cytochrome P450 Enzyme, 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The transport mechanism of P4 ATPase lipid flippases, 2020, Biochemical Journal
  • Autoinhibition and regulation by phosphoinositides of ATP8B1, a human lipid flippase associated with intrahepatic cholestatic disorders, 2022, eLife
  • Agrobacterium tumefaciens Small Lipoprotein Atu8019 Is Involved in Selective Outer Membrane Vesicle (OMV) Docking to Bacterial Cells, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology

Frequent coauthors in their scientific collaborations include:

  • Sara Abad Herrera, 10 joint publications
  • Huriye Deniz Uzun, 9 joint publications
  • Rosa L. López-Marqués, 8 joint publications
  • Sarina Veit, 8 joint publications
  • Bo Højen Justesen, 7 joint publications

Best Publications

  • Drs2p-related P-type ATPases Dnf1p and Dnf2p are required for phospholipid translocation across the yeast plasma membrane and serve a role in endocytosis.

    Thomas Pomorski;Thomas Pomorski;Ruben Lombardi;Howard Riezman;Philippe F. Devaux

  • The organizing potential of sphingolipids in intracellular membrane transport

    Joost C. M. Holthuis;Thomas Pomorski;René J. Raggers;Hein Sprong

  • Lipid flippases and their biological functions.

    T. Pomorski;A. K. Menon

  • Antigen recognition induces phosphatidylserine exposure on the cell surface of human CD8+ T cells

    Karin Fischer;Simon Voelkl;Jana Berger;Reinhard Andreesen

  • Tracking down lipid flippases and their biological functions

    Thomas Pomorski;Joost C. M. Holthuis;Andreas Herrmann;Gerrit van Meer

  • Lipid distribution and transport across cellular membranes.

    T. Pomorski;S. Hrafnsdóttir;P.F. Devaux;G. van Meer

  • Lipid somersaults: Uncovering the mechanisms of protein-mediated lipid flipping

    Thomas Günther Pomorski;Thomas Günther Pomorski;Anant K. Menon

  • Loss of P4 ATPases Drs2p and Dnf3p Disrupts Aminophospholipid Transport and Asymmetry in Yeast Post-Golgi Secretory Vesicles

    Nele Alder-Baerens;Quirine Lisman;Lambert Luong;Thomas Pomorski

  • The Arabidopsis P4-ATPase ALA3 Localizes to the Golgi and Requires a β-Subunit to Function in Lipid Translocation and Secretory Vesicle Formation

    Lisbeth Rosager Poulsen;Lisbeth Rosager Poulsen;Rosa Laura López-Marqués;Rosa Laura López-Marqués;Stephen C. McDowell;Juha Okkeri

  • Lipid traffic: the ABC of transbilayer movement

    R.J. Raggers;T. Pomorski;J.C.M. Holthuis;N. Kälin

  • P4-ATPases: lipid flippases in cell membranes

    Rosa L. Lopez-Marques;Lisa Theorin;Michael G. Palmgren;Thomas Günther Pomorski

  • StarD10, a START domain protein overexpressed in breast cancer, functions as a phospholipid transfer protein.

    Monilola A. Olayioye;Stefanie Vehring;Peter Müller;Andreas Herrmann

  • Membrane protein reconstitution into giant unilamellar vesicles: a review on current techniques.

    Ida Louise Jørgensen;Gerdi Christine Kemmer;Thomas Günther Pomorski;Thomas Günther Pomorski

  • A novel ATP-binding cassette transporter from Leishmania is involved in transport of phosphatidylcholine analogues and resistance to alkyl-phospholipids

    Esther Castanys-Muñoz;Nele Alder-Baerens;Thomas Pomorski;Francisco Gamarro

  • Transport of phosphatidylserine via MDR1 (multidrug resistance 1)P-glycoprotein in a human gastric carcinoma cell line.

    Antje Pohl;Hermann Lage;Peter Müller;Thomas Pomorski

  • Protein-dependent translocation of aminophospholipids and asymmetric transbilayer distribution of phospholipids in the plasma membrane of ram sperm cells.

    Karin Mueller;Thomas Pomorski;Peter Mueller;Alain Zachowski

  • Intracellular Targeting Signals and Lipid Specificity Determinants of the ALA/ALIS P4-ATPase Complex Reside in the Catalytic ALA α-Subunit

    Rosa L. López-Marqués;Lisbeth R. Poulsen;Susanne Hanisch;Katharina Meffert

  • Transbilayer movement of fluorescent and spin-labeled phospholipids in the plasma membrane of human fibroblasts: a quantitative approach.

    T. Pomorski;P. Muller;B. Zimmermann;K. Burger

  • A flippase-independent function of ATP8B1, the protein affected in familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 1, is required for apical protein expression and microvillus formation in polarized epithelial cells†

    Patricia M. Verhulst;Lieke M. van der Velden;Viola Oorschot;Ernst E. van Faassen

  • Direct observation of proton pumping by a eukaryotic P-type ATPase

    Salome Veshaguri;Sune M. Christensen;Gerdi C. Kemmer;Garima Ghale

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Herrmann
Andreas Herrmann Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Michael G. Palmgren
Michael G. Palmgren University of Copenhagen
Jürgen Schiller
Jürgen Schiller Leipzig University
Joost C. M. Holthuis
Joost C. M. Holthuis Osnabrück University
Anant K. Menon
Anant K. Menon Cornell University
Alain Zachowski
Alain Zachowski Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Gunnar Dittmar
Gunnar Dittmar Luxembourg Institute of Health
Marcio L. Rodrigues
Marcio L. Rodrigues Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
G. van Meer
G. van Meer Utrecht University
Jane E. Visvader
Jane E. Visvader Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

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