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Volkmar Braun

Volkmar Braun

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Biology and Biochemistry

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97
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24964
World Ranking
1783
National Ranking
119

Overview

Volkmar Braun is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans a range of topics with a particular focus on bacterial genetics and biotechnology as well as microbial interactions and enzyme function.

The main fields of study are:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The subfields of study include:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Nutrition and Dietetics

Key topics of Volkmar Braun's research work consist of:

  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Iron Metabolism and Disorders
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Volkmar Braun are:

  • Daniela Krück
  • Johannes Sander
  • Andreas Seiffert-Störiko
  • Klaus Hantke
  • Jonathan Wolf Mueller

The publishing venues most frequently featuring their work include:

  • BIOspektrum
  • Journal of Bacteriology
  • Molecular Microbiology
  • FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Notable recent papers authored by Volkmar Braun are:

  • Energization of Outer Membrane Transport by the ExbB ExbD Molecular Motor, 2023, Journal of Bacteriology
  • Substrate Uptake by TonB-Dependent Outer Membrane Transporters, 2024, Molecular Microbiology
  • Transcription regulation of iron carrier transport genes by ECF sigma factors through signaling from the cell surface into the cytoplasm, 2022, FEMS Microbiology Reviews
  • Novel Tat-Dependent Protein Secretion, 2020, Journal of Bacteriology
  • Journal Club, 2020, BIOspektrum

Best Publications

  • Covalent lipoprotein from the outer membrane of escherichia coli

    V. Braun

  • Energy-coupled transport and signal transduction through the Gram-negative outer membrane via TonB-ExbB-ExbD-dependent receptor proteins

    Volkmar Braun

  • Recent insights into iron import by bacteria.

    Volkmar Braun;Klaus Hantke

  • Membrane receptor dependent iron transport in Escherichia coli.

    Klaus Hantke;Volkmar Braun

  • Nucleotide sequences of the fecBCDE genes and locations of the proteins suggest a periplasmic-binding-protein-dependent transport mechanism for iron(III) dicitrate in Escherichia coli.

    H Staudenmaier;B Van Hove;Z Yaraghi;V Braun

  • Nucleotide sequence of the colicin B activity gene cba: consensus pentapeptide among TonB-dependent colicins and receptors.

    E Schramm;J Mende;V Braun;R M Kamp

  • Involvement of ExbB and TonB in transport across the outer membrane of Escherichia coli: phenotypic complementation of exb mutants by overexpressed tonB and physical stabilization of TonB by ExbB.

    E Fischer;K Günter;V Braun

  • Ton-dependent colicins and microcins: modular design and evolution

    Volkmar Braun;Silke I Patzer;Klaus Hantke

  • Genetics of the iron dicitrate transport system of Escherichia coli.

    U Pressler;H Staudenmaier;L Zimmermann;V Braun

  • Import of biopolymers into Escherichia coli: nucleotide sequences of the exbB and exbD genes are homologous to those of the tolQ and tolR genes, respectively.

    K Eick-Helmerich;V Braun

  • Nucleotide sequence of the iron regulatory gene fur.

    Sven Schäffer;Klaus Hantke;Volkmar Braun

  • Colicins: structures, modes of action, transfer through membranes, and evolution

    V Braun;H Pilsl;P Gross

  • Ferric citrate transport in Escherichia coli requires outer membrane receptor protein fecA.

    Wilhelm Wagegg;Volkmar Braun

  • Evolutionary relationship of uptake systems for biopolymers in Escherichia coli: cross‐complementation between the TonB‐ExbB‐ExbD and the TolA‐TolQ‐TolR proteins

    V. Braun;C. Herrmann

  • Regulation of the FecI-type ECF sigma factor by transmembrane signalling.

    Volkmar Braun;Susanne Mahren;Monica Ogierman

  • Iron transport of Escherichia coli K-12: involvement of the colicin B receptor and of a citrate-inducible protein.

    R E Hancock;K Hantke;V Braun

  • Nucleotide sequences of the sfuA, sfuB, and sfuC genes of Serratia marcescens suggest a periplasmic-binding-protein-dependent iron transport mechanism.

    A Angerer;S Gaisser;V Braun

  • Model for the Structure of the Shape-Maintaining Layer of the Escherichia coli Cell Envelope

    Volkmar Braun;Helga Gnirke;Ulf Henning;Kurt Rehn

  • Crystal structure of the antibiotic albomycin in complex with the outer membrane transporter FhuA.

    Andrew D. Ferguson;Volkmar Braun;Hans-Peter Fiedler;James W. Coulton

  • Functional interaction of the tonA/tonB receptor system in Escherichia coli.

    K. Hantke;V. Braun

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Hantke
Klaus Hantke University of Tübingen
Roland Benz
Roland Benz Jacobs University
Ralf Koebnik
Ralf Koebnik University of Montpellier
Robert E. W. Hancock
Robert E. W. Hancock University of British Columbia
Günther Jung
Günther Jung University of Tübingen
Roy Gross
Roy Gross University of Würzburg
Friedrich Götz
Friedrich Götz University of Tübingen
Ulf Henning
Ulf Henning Max Planck Society
Heinz Schwarz
Heinz Schwarz Max Planck Society
Andreas J. Bäumler
Andreas J. Bäumler University of California, Davis

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