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55
Citations
14022
World Ranking
14861
National Ranking
1061

Overview

Ulrich Baumann is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany and conducts research primarily in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a substantial focus also on medicine.

Their recent scientific contributions cover a range of topics including ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, glycosylation and glycoproteins research, and peptidase inhibition and analysis. Additional areas of study include connective tissue disorders research, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, pancreatic function and diabetes, as well as collagen extraction and characterization.

Baumann's recent published papers include:

  • TIR-catalyzed ADP-ribosylation reactions produce signaling molecules for plant immunity, 2022, Science
  • Loss of GFAT-1 feedback regulation activates the hexosamine pathway that modulates protein homeostasis, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Proteasomal degradation induced by DPP9-mediated processing competes with mitochondrial protein import, 2020, The EMBO Journal
  • Structural polymorphisms within a common powdery mildew effector scaffold as a driver of coevolution with cereal immune receptors, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Protein kinase A controls the hexosamine pathway by tuning the feedback inhibition of GFAT-1, 2021, Nature Communications

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • The FASEB Journal
  • The Cambridge Structural Database

Baumann collaborates with several recurring co-authors, notably Jan M. Gebauer, Kay Hofmann, Matthias Uthoff, Thomas Hermanns, and Elena Theres Abraham. These frequent collaborations reflect a sustained engagement within their specialized research communities.

The subfields of study in which Baumann is active include molecular biology, plant science, oncology, cell biology, and genetics. This range illustrates the interdisciplinary nature of their research.

Best Publications

  • An efficient one-step site-directed and site-saturation mutagenesis protocol

    Lei Zheng;Ulrich Baumann;Jean Louis Reymond

  • The refined 1.9 A crystal structure of human alpha-thrombin: interaction with D-Phe-Pro-Arg chloromethylketone and significance of the Tyr-Pro-Pro-Trp insertion segment.

    W Bode;I Mayr;U Baumann;R Huber

  • The metzincins--topological and sequential relations between the astacins, adamalysins, serralysins, and matrixins (collagenases) define a superfamily of zinc-peptidases.

    W. Stöcker;F. Grams;U. Baumann;P. Reinemer

  • Diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children and adolescents: position paper of the ESPGHAN Hepatology Committee.

    Pietro Vajro;Selvaggia Lenta;Piotr Socha;Anil Dhawan

  • Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Autoimmune Liver Disease: ESPGHAN Hepatology Committee Position Statement.

    Giorgina Mieli-Vergani;Diego Vergani;Ulrich Baumann;Piotr Czubkowski

  • Crystal Structure of the Yeast Eif4A-Eif4G Complex: An RNA-Helicase Controlled by Protein-Protein Interactions.

    Patrick Schütz;Mario Bumann;Anselm Erich Oberholzer;Christoph Bieniossek

  • Structural transition of α1‐antitrypsin by a peptide sequentially similar to β‐strand s4A

    Andreas J. Schulze;Ulrich Baumann;Siegward Knof;Ernst Jaeger

  • Loss-of-function mutations in the IL-21 receptor gene cause a primary immunodeficiency syndrome

    Daniel Kotlarz;Natalia Ziętara;Gulbu Uzel;Thomas Weidemann

  • Selection of a C5a receptor antagonist from phage libraries attenuating the inflammatory response in immune complex disease and ischemia/reperfusion injury.

    T Heller;M Hennecke;U Baumann;J E Gessner

  • Crystal structure of cleaved human alpha 1-antichymotrypsin at 2.7 A resolution and its comparison with other serpins.

    U. Baumann;R. Huber;W. Bode;D. Grosse

  • Structure and function of the bacterial AAA protease FtsH

    Sina Langklotz;Ulrich Baumann;Franz Narberhaus

  • The crystal structure of human cytosolic serine hydroxymethyltransferase: a target for cancer chemotherapy

    Suzanne B Renwick;Keith Snell;Ulrich Baumann

  • Crystal Structure of the 50 Kda Metallo Protease from Serratia marcescens

    Ulrich Baumann

  • The dihydroxyacetone kinase of Escherichia coli utilizes a phosphoprotein instead of ATP as phosphoryl donor

    Regula Gutknecht;Rudolf Beutler;Luis F. Garcia‐Alles;Ulrich Baumann

  • The Molecular Basis of Vitamin E Retention: Structure of Human Alpha-Tocopherol Transfer Protein

    Reto Meier;Takashi Tomizaki;Clemens Schulze-Briese;Ulrich Baumann

  • Molecular Basis for the Action of the Collagen-Specific Chaperone Hsp47/Serpinh1 and its Structure-Specific Client Recognition.

    Christine Widmer;Jan M. Gebauer;Elena Brunstein;Sabrina Rosenbaum

  • The molecular architecture of the metalloprotease FtsH.

    Christoph Bieniossek;Thomas Schalch;Mario Bumann;Markus Meister

  • A Codominant Role of FcγRI/III and C5aR in the Reverse Arthus Reaction

    Ulrich Baumann;Jörg Köhl;Thomas Tschernig;Kirsten Schwerter-Strumpf

  • Impfen bei Immundefizienz : Anwendungshinweise zu den von der Ständigen Impfkommission empfohlenen Impfungen. (IV) Impfen bei Autoimmunkrankheiten, bei anderen chronisch-entzündlichen Erkrankungen und unter immunmodulatorischer Therapie.

    Norbert Wagner;Frauke Assmus;Gabriele Arendt;Erika Baum

  • Crystal structure of the ATPase domain of translation initiation factor 4A from Saccharomyces cerevisiae--the prototype of the DEAD box protein family.

    Jörg Benz;Hans Trachsel;Ulrich Baumann

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Bogdan
Christian Bogdan University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Jean-Louis Reymond
Jean-Louis Reymond University of Bern
Deirdre A. Kelly
Deirdre A. Kelly University of Birmingham
Christian Siebold
Christian Siebold University of Oxford
Wolfram Bode
Wolfram Bode Max Planck Society
Paul Gissen
Paul Gissen University College London
Mats Paulsson
Mats Paulsson University of Cologne
Robert Huber
Robert Huber Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
Andreas Zurbriggen
Andreas Zurbriggen University of Bern
Kay Hofmann
Kay Hofmann University of Cologne

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