Gregor Witte

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Gregor Witte is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Gregor Witte has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Immunology and 9 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Gregor Witte's work include interferon and immune responses (13 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (9 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (7 papers). Gregor Witte is often cited by papers focused on interferon and immune responses (13 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (9 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (7 papers). Gregor Witte collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Gregor Witte's co-authors include Karl‐Peter Hopfner, Veit Hornung, Tobias Deimling, Andrea Ablasser, Ingo Röhl, Taner Cavlar, Marion Goldeck, János Ludwig, Manuela Moldt and Carina C. de Oliveira Mann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Gregor Witte

43 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

cGAS produces a 2′-5′-linked cyclic dinucleotide second messenger that activates STING

2013 1.3k citations Andrea Ablasser, Marion Goldeck et al. Nature profile →
Structural mechanism of cytosolic DNA sensing by cGAS

2013 669 citations Tobias Deimling, Carina C. de Oliveira Mann et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gregor Witte Germany	26	2.4k	2.3k	941	435	412	44	4.1k
David E. Ott United States	41	2.3k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	894 2.1×	614 1.5×	83	4.8k
Margaret R. MacDonald United States	35	1.6k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	999 2.3×	222 0.5×	60	4.0k
Neal M. Alto United States	29	2.1k 0.9×	866 0.4×	579 0.6×	316 0.7×	600 1.5×	61	3.7k
Laurence Abrami Switzerland	37	3.6k 1.5×	1.6k 0.7×	813 0.9×	426 1.0×	707 1.7×	63	5.2k
Jost Enninga France	30	1.8k 0.7×	852 0.4×	750 0.8×	893 2.1×	504 1.2×	75	4.0k
Peter L. Ey Australia	25	1.7k 0.7×	1.0k 0.4×	981 1.0×	364 0.8×	285 0.7×	60	4.8k
Travis Beddoe Australia	41	1.7k 0.7×	3.7k 1.6×	435 0.5×	717 1.6×	325 0.8×	134	6.3k
Anne Gatignol Canada	41	3.9k 1.6×	1.1k 0.5×	603 0.6×	455 1.0×	376 0.9×	80	5.1k
Varavani Dwarki United States	21	3.0k 1.2×	1.5k 0.6×	686 0.7×	913 2.1×	1.6k 3.9×	24	5.0k
Wes Yonemoto United States	26	2.4k 1.0×	825 0.4×	700 0.7×	544 1.3×	536 1.3×	33	4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Gregor Witte

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gregor Witte

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gregor Witte. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gregor Witte based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Gregor Witte. Gregor Witte is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Bérouti, Marleen, Mirko Wagner, Ignazio Piseddu, et al.. (2025). Pseudouridine RNA avoids immune detection through impaired endolysosomal processing and TLR engagement. Cell. 188(18). 4880–4895.e15. 6 indexed citations

Akoury, Elias, et al.. (2025). Activation of a Secondary‐Messenger Receptor via Allosteric Modulation of a Dynamic Conformational Ensemble. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(38). e202509394–e202509394.

Kugler, Michaël, et al.. (2024). Phosphorylation-mediated conformational change regulates human SLFN11. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10500–10500. 6 indexed citations

Böhmer, Daniel, David Drexler, Stefan Bauernfried, et al.. (2022). Novel Poxin Stable cGAMP‐Derivatives Are Remarkable STING Agonists. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(40). e202207175–e202207175. 21 indexed citations

Drexler, David, et al.. (2022). Chemical Synthesis of the Fluorescent, Cyclic Dinucleotides c^thGAMP. ChemBioChem. 23(8). e202200005–e202200005. 4 indexed citations

Drexler, David, et al.. (2021). Assessment of Diadenylate Cyclase and c-di-AMP-phosphodiesterase Activities Using Thin-layer and Ion Exchange Chromatography. BIO-PROTOCOL. 11(1). e3870–e3870. 1 indexed citations

Drexler, David, Mahmoud M. Al‐Bassam, Volkhard Kaever, et al.. (2020). c-di-AMP hydrolysis by the phosphodiesterase AtaC promotes differentiation of multicellular bacteria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(13). 7392–7400. 34 indexed citations

Mann, Carina C. de Oliveira, Che A. Stafford, Gregor Witte, et al.. (2020). Structural basis for sequestration and autoinhibition of cGAS by chromatin. Nature. 587(7835). 678–682. 172 indexed citations

Drexler, David, et al.. (2017). Structural and Biophysical Analysis of the Soluble DHH/DHHA1-Type Phosphodiesterase TM1595 from Thermotoga maritima. Structure. 25(12). 1887–1897.e4. 21 indexed citations

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Fernández-García, Yaiza, Juan Reguera, Carola Busch, et al.. (2016). Atomic Structure and Biochemical Characterization of an RNA Endonuclease in the N Terminus of Andes Virus L Protein. PLoS Pathogens. 12(6). e1005635–e1005635. 26 indexed citations

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Thestrup, Thomas, Ingo Bartholomäus, Marsilius Mues, et al.. (2014). Optimized ratiometric calcium sensors for functional in vivo imaging of neurons and T lymphocytes. Nature Methods. 11(2). 175–182. 280 indexed citations

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Motz, C., Axel Kirchhofer, Manuela Moldt, et al.. (2013). Paramyxovirus V Proteins Disrupt the Fold of the RNA Sensor MDA5 to Inhibit Antiviral Signaling. Science. 339(6120). 690–693. 102 indexed citations

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Linke, Christian, Neil G. Paterson, Paul G. Young, et al.. (2013). Structural Model for Covalent Adhesion of the Streptococcus pyogenes Pilus through a Thioester Bond. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(1). 177–189. 39 indexed citations

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Ablasser, Andrea, Marion Goldeck, Taner Cavlar, et al.. (2013). cGAS produces a 2′-5′-linked cyclic dinucleotide second messenger that activates STING. Nature. 498(7454). 380–384. 1268 indexed citations breakdown →

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Leidig, Christoph, Gert Bange, Jürgen Kopp, et al.. (2012). Structural characterization of a eukaryotic chaperone—the ribosome-associated complex. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 20(1). 23–28. 67 indexed citations

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Russo, L., Thomas Gensch, Thomas Thestrup, et al.. (2012). Correlating Calcium Binding, Förster Resonance Energy Transfer, and Conformational Change in the Biosensor TN-XXL. Biophysical Journal. 102(10). 2401–2410. 36 indexed citations

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Cui, Sheng, Ramya Viswanathan, Otto Berninghausen, et al.. (2011). Structure and mechanism of the Swi2/Snf2 remodeller Mot1 in complex with its substrate TBP. Nature. 475(7356). 403–407. 60 indexed citations

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Reilich, Peter, Rita Horváth, Sabine Krause, et al.. (2011). The phenotypic spectrum of neutral lipid storage myopathy due to mutations in the PNPLA2 gene. Journal of Neurology. 258(11). 1987–1997. 71 indexed citations

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Witte, Gregor, Sophia Hartung, Katharina Büttner, & Karl‐Peter Hopfner. (2008). Structural Biochemistry of a Bacterial Checkpoint Protein Reveals Diadenylate Cyclase Activity Regulated by DNA Recombination Intermediates. Molecular Cell. 30(2). 167–178. 330 indexed citations

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Witte, Gregor, Roman Fedorov, & Ute Curth. (2007). Biophysical Analysis of Thermus aquaticus Single-Stranded DNA Binding Protein. Biophysical Journal. 94(6). 2269–2279. 21 indexed citations

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