Ficner, Ralf

Authors Welp LM, Sachsenberg T, Wulf A, Chernev A, Horokhovskyi Y, Neumann P, Pašen M, Siraj A, Raabe M, Johannsson S, Schmitzova J, Netz E, Pfeuffer J, He Y, Fritzemeier K, Delanghe B, Viner R, Vos SM, Cramer P, Ficner R, Liepe J, Kohlbacher O, Urlaub H Journal BioRxiv Citation

Authors Neumann P, Heidemann JL, Wollenhaupt J, Dickmanns A, Agthe M, Weiss MS, Ficner R Journal Acta Crystallographica.Section D, Structural Biology Citation Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol. 2024 May 1. Abstract CdaA is the most widespread diadenylate cyclase in many bacterial species, including several multidrug-resistant human pathogens. The enzymatic product

Authors Sievers K, Neumann P, Sušac L, Da Vela S, Graewert M, Trowitzsch S, Svergun D, Tampé R, Ficner R Journal Structure Citation Structure. 2023 Dec 27:S0969-2126(23)00447-1. Abstract Eukaryotic tRNA guanine transglycosylase (TGT) is an RNA-modifying enzyme which catalyzes the base exchange of the genetically encoded guanine 34 of tRNAsAsp,Asn,His,Tyr

Authors Wicke D, Neumann P, Gößringer M, Chernev A, Davydov S, Poehlein A, Daniel R, Urlaub H, Hartmann RK, Ficner R, Stülke J Journal Nucleic Acids Research Citation Nucleic Acids Res. 2023 Dec 5:gkad1171. Abstract Even though Bacillus subtilis is one of the most studied organisms, no function has been

Authors Sievers K, Ficner R Journal Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology Communications Citation Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun. 2022 Sep 1;78(Pt 9):330-337. Abstract Angiogenin is an unusual member of the RNase A family and is of great interest in multiple pathological contexts. Although it has been assigned various regulatory

Authors Perera RP, Shaikhqasem A, Rostam N, Dickmanns A, Ficner R, Tittmann K, Dosch R Journal Biomolecules Citation Biomolecules. 2021; 11(10):1507. Abstract Many multicellular organisms specify germ cells during early embryogenesis by the inheritance of ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules known as germplasm. However, the role of complex interactions of RNP granules

Authors Gomkale R, Linden A, Neumann P, Schendzielorz AB, Stoldt S, Dybkov O, Kilisch M, Schulz C, Cruz-Zaragoza LD, Schwappach B, Ficner R, Jakobs S, Urlaub H, Rehling P Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun 12, 5715 (2021) Abstract Nuclear-encoded mitochondrial proteins destined for the matrix have to be transported

Authors Sievers K, Welp L, Urlaub H, Ficner R Journal RNA Biology Citation RNA Biol. 2021 Jul 31:1-15. Abstract The eukaryotic tRNA guanine transglycosylase (TGT) is an RNA modifying enzyme incorporating queuine, a hypermodified guanine derivative, into the tRNAsAsp,Asn,His,Tyr. While both subunits of the functional heterodimer have been crystallized individually,

Authors Hamann F, Zimmerningkat LC, Becker RA, Garbers TB, Neumann P, Hubc JS, Ficner R Journal Acta Crystallographica Section D-Structural Biology Citation Acta Cryst. (2021). D77, 496-509. Abstract Noncoding intron sequences present in precursor mRNAs need to be removed prior to translation, and they are excised via the spliceosome, a

Authors Valpadashi A, Callegari S, Linden A, Neumann P, Ficner R, Urlaub H, Deckers M, Rehling P Journal FEBS Letters Citation FEBS Lett. 2020 Oct 30. Abstract The majority of mitochondrial proteins are nuclear encoded and imported into mitochondria as precursor proteins via dedicated translocases. The Translocase of the Inner