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Thomas M. Jovin

Thomas M. Jovin

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Chemistry
Germany
2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
103
Citations
36740
World Ranking
1117
National Ranking
84

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Thomas M. Jovin is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Ecology, Materials Chemistry, Neurology, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

Jovin's work has contributed to a variety of main topics, notably:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

The scientist's recent papers reflect this multidisciplinary focus and include the following publications:

  • "The Origin of Left-Handed Poly[d(G-C)]" (2023), published in Methods in molecular biology
  • "Extensive Bioinformatics Analyses Reveal a Phylogenetically Conserved Winged Helix (WH) Domain (Zτ) of Topoisomerase IIα, Elucidating Its Very High Affinity for Left-Handed Z-DNA and Suggesting Novel Putative Functions" (2023), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Erratum to: Glycation potentiates α-synuclein-associated neurodegeneration in synucleinopathies" (2021), published in Brain
  • "Tuning of environment-sensitive 3-hydroxychromone fluorophores based on strong donor substituents in positions 2 or 7" (2023), published in Dyes and Pigments
  • "Concern over use of the term Z-DNA" (2021), published in Nature

Frequent collaborators in these research efforts include Martin Bartas, Kristyna Slychko, Jiří Červeň, Petr Pečínka, and Donna J. Arndt-Jovin.

Jovin's publication record spans a range of journals and venues, with repeat contributions to:

  • Methods in molecular biology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Dyes and Pigments
  • Brain
  • Nature

Best Publications

  • Salt-induced co-operative conformational change of a synthetic DNA: Equilibrium and kinetic studies with poly(dG-dC)☆

    Fritz M. Pohl;Thomas M. Jovin

  • Studying single living cells and chromosomes by confocal Raman microspectroscopy

    G. J. Puppels;F. F. M. de Mul;C. Otto;J. Greve

  • Quantum dot ligands provide new insights into erbB/HER receptor-mediated signal transduction

    Diane S. Lidke;Peter Nagy;Rainer Heintzmann;Donna J. Arndt-Jovin

  • Release of long-range tertiary interactions potentiates aggregation of natively unstructured α-synuclein

    Carlos W. Bertoncini;Young-Sang Jung;Claudio O. Fernandez;Wolfgang Hoyer

  • Dependence of α-synuclein aggregate morphology on solution conditions

    Wolfgang Hoyer;Thomas Antony;Dmitry Cherny;Gudrun Heim

  • Decreased Accessibility and Lack of Activation of ErbB2 in JIMT-1, a Herceptin-Resistant, MUC4-Expressing Breast Cancer Cell Line

    Peter Nagy;Elza Friedländer;Minna Tanner;Anita I. Kapanen

  • Oligomerization of epidermal growth factor receptors on A431 cells studied by time-resolved fluorescence imaging microscopy. A stereochemical model for tyrosine kinase receptor activation.

    Th.W.J. Gadella;T.M. Jovin

  • Diheteroarylethenes as thermally stable photoswitchable acceptors in photochromic fluorescence resonance energy transfer (pcFRET).

    Luciana Giordano;Thomas M. Jovin;Masahiro Irie;Elizabeth A. Jares-Erijman

  • Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM): Spatial resolution of microstructures on the nanosecond time scale

    Theodorus W.J. Gadella;Thomas M. Jovin;Robert M. Clegg

  • Structural characterization of copper(II) binding to α-synuclein: Insights into the bioinorganic chemistry of Parkinson's disease

    Rodolfo M. Rasia;Carlos W. Bertoncini;Derek Marsh;Wolfgang Hoyer

  • AN APPARATUS FOR PREPARATIVE TEMPERATURE-REGULATED POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS.

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  • Impact of the Acidic C-Terminal Region Comprising Amino Acids 109−140 on α-Synuclein Aggregation in Vitro†

    Wolfgang Hoyer;Dmitry Cherny;Vinod Subramaniam;Thomas M Jovin

  • Imaging molecular interactions in living cells by FRET microscopy

    Elizabeth A Jares-Erijman;Thomas M Jovin

  • Interaction of alpha-synuclein with divalent metal ions reveals key differences: a link between structure, binding specificity and fibrillation enhancement.

    Andrés Binolfi;Rodolfo M. Rasia;Carlos W. Bertoncini;Marcelo Ceolin

  • A mutant EGF-receptor defective in ubiquitylation and endocytosis unveils a role for Grb2 in negative signaling

    Hadassa Waterman;Menachem Katz;Chanan Rubin;Keren Shtiegman

  • Time resolved imaging microscopy. Phosphorescence and delayed fluorescence imaging.

    G. Marriott;R.M. Clegg;D.J. Arndt-Jovin;T.M. Jovin

  • NMR of α‐synuclein–polyamine complexes elucidates the mechanism and kinetics of induced aggregation

    Claudio O Fernández;Wolfgang Hoyer;Markus Zweckstetter;Elizabeth A Jares-Erijman

  • A three-dimensional model for the hammerhead ribozyme based on fluorescence measurements

    Thomas Tuschl;Christoph Gohlke;Thomas M. Jovin;Eric Westhof

  • LUMINESCENCE DIGITAL IMAGING MICROSCOPY

    Thomas M. Jovin;Donna J. Arndt-Jovin

  • Reaching out for signals: filopodia sense EGF and respond by directed retrograde transport of activated receptors

    Diane S. Lidke;Keith A. Lidke;Bernd Rieger;Thomas M. Jovin

  • Multiphasic zone electrophoresis. I. Steady-state moving-boundary systems formed by different electrolyte combinations.

    Thomas M. Jovin

  • Rhodopsin. Purification and recombination with phospholipids assayed by the metarhodopsin I leads to metarhodopsin II transition.

    Meredithe L. Applebury;David M. Zuckerman;Angelo A. Lamola;Thomas M. Jovin

  • The Transition Between B-DNA and Z-DNA

    Thomas M. Jovin;Dikeos M. Soumpasis;Lawrence P. McIntosh

Frequent Co-Authors

Donna J. Arndt-Jovin
Donna J. Arndt-Jovin Max Planck Society
Vinod Subramaniam
Vinod Subramaniam Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Robert M. Clegg
Robert M. Clegg University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Karsten Rippe
Karsten Rippe German Cancer Research Center
Markus Zweckstetter
Markus Zweckstetter German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Emil Paleček
Emil Paleček Czech Academy of Sciences
Sándor Damjanovich
Sándor Damjanovich University of Debrecen
Philippe I. H. Bastiaens
Philippe I. H. Bastiaens Max Planck Society
Fritz Eckstein
Fritz Eckstein Max Planck Society
Francisco J. Barrantes
Francisco J. Barrantes National Scientific and Technical Research Council

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