Ralf M. Leonhardt

916 total citations
24 papers, 710 citations indexed

About

Ralf M. Leonhardt is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf M. Leonhardt has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 710 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Immunology and 10 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ralf M. Leonhardt's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (9 papers), melanin and skin pigmentation (7 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers). Ralf M. Leonhardt is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (9 papers), melanin and skin pigmentation (7 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers). Ralf M. Leonhardt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Belgium. Ralf M. Leonhardt's co-authors include Peter Cresswell, Michael R. Knittler, Nathalie Vigneron, Kirstin Keusekotten, Seungjoon Lee, Paula Kavathas, Susan M. Mitchell, Christoph Rahner, Morven Graham and Cemalettin Bekpen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Ralf M. Leonhardt

24 papers receiving 702 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ralf M. Leonhardt United States 17 387 303 193 111 105 24 710
Norihiro Nakamura Japan 13 504 1.3× 378 1.2× 294 1.5× 105 0.9× 132 1.3× 17 973
Patrycja Kozik United Kingdom 16 412 1.1× 341 1.1× 273 1.4× 87 0.8× 99 0.9× 19 819
Grace A. Maresh United States 17 321 0.8× 142 0.5× 111 0.6× 79 0.7× 46 0.4× 31 607
Voahirana Camosseto France 16 504 1.3× 542 1.8× 191 1.0× 82 0.7× 269 2.6× 18 1.1k
R. Wendy Loveless United Kingdom 13 501 1.3× 268 0.9× 118 0.6× 37 0.3× 59 0.6× 13 734
Masami Nagahama Japan 19 620 1.6× 109 0.4× 183 0.9× 133 1.2× 69 0.7× 42 956
Amit Tuli India 16 337 0.9× 381 1.3× 328 1.7× 118 1.1× 218 2.1× 34 1.0k
Hailiang Ge China 16 569 1.5× 294 1.0× 53 0.3× 216 1.9× 180 1.7× 38 1.2k
C.M. Johnson United Kingdom 6 374 1.0× 264 0.9× 151 0.8× 55 0.5× 202 1.9× 7 783
D M Blakeley Slovakia 16 484 1.3× 112 0.4× 99 0.5× 95 0.9× 155 1.5× 27 943

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Graham, Morven, Athanasia C. Tzika, Susan M. Mitchell, Xinran Liu, & Ralf M. Leonhardt. (2019). Repeat domain-associated O-glycans govern PMEL fibrillar sheet architecture. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 6101–6101. 16 indexed citations
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Vigneron, Nathalie, et al.. (2018). Cytosolic Processing Governs TAP-Independent Presentation of a Critical Melanoma Antigen. The Journal of Immunology. 201(7). 1875–1888. 18 indexed citations
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Footz, Tim, Baojian Fan, David S. Greenfield, et al.. (2018). Non-Synonymous variants in premelanosome protein (PMEL) cause ocular pigment dispersion and pigmentary glaucoma. Human Molecular Genetics. 28(8). 1298–1311. 32 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Susan M., et al.. (2017). Melanosomal formation of PMEL core amyloid is driven by aromatic residues. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 44064–44064. 30 indexed citations
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Leonhardt, Ralf M., et al.. (2017). Xenophagic pathways and their bacterial subversion in cellular self-defense – πατα ρει – everything is in flux. International Journal of Medical Microbiology. 308(1). 185–196. 8 indexed citations
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Kägebein, Danny, et al.. (2015). Hydrophobic Interactions Are Key To Drive the Association of Tapasin with Peptide Transporter Subunit TAP2. The Journal of Immunology. 195(11). 5482–5494. 4 indexed citations
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Leonhardt, Ralf M., Parwiz Abrahimi, Susan M. Mitchell, & Peter Cresswell. (2014). Three Tapasin Docking Sites in TAP Cooperate To Facilitate Transporter Stabilization and Heterodimerization. The Journal of Immunology. 192(5). 2480–2494. 17 indexed citations
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Leonhardt, Ralf M., et al.. (2013). Critical residues in the PMEL/Pmel17 N-terminus direct the hierarchical assembly of melanosomal fibrils. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 24(7). 964–981. 40 indexed citations
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Jain, Ankur, et al.. (2012). Dynamics of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Association with the Human Peptide-loading Complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(37). 31172–31184. 46 indexed citations
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Leonhardt, Ralf M., et al.. (2011). Identification of Key Amino Acid Residues That Determine the Ability of High Risk HPV16-E7 to Dysregulate Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Expression. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(13). 10983–10997. 27 indexed citations
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Leonhardt, Ralf M., Nathalie Vigneron, Christoph Rahner, & Peter Cresswell. (2011). Proprotein Convertases Process Pmel17 during Secretion. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(11). 9321–9337. 43 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, Pamela A. Wearsch, Yajuan Zhu, Ralf M. Leonhardt, & Peter Cresswell. (2011). A role for UDP-glucose glycoprotein glucosyltransferase in expression and quality control of MHC class I molecules. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(12). 4956–4961. 56 indexed citations
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Leonhardt, Ralf M., et al.. (2010). Post-Endoplasmic Reticulum Rescue of Unstable MHC Class I Requires Proprotein Convertase PC7. The Journal of Immunology. 184(6). 2985–2998. 38 indexed citations
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Leonhardt, Ralf M., Nathalie Vigneron, Christoph Rahner, Benoı̂t J. Van den Eynde, & Peter Cresswell. (2010). Endoplasmic Reticulum Export, Subcellular Distribution, and Fibril Formation by Pmel17 Require an Intact N-terminal Domain Junction. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(21). 16166–16183. 24 indexed citations
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Vigneron, Nathalie, David R. Peaper, Ralf M. Leonhardt, & Peter Cresswell. (2009). Functional significance of tapasin membrane association and disulfide linkage to ERp57 in MHC class I presentation. European Journal of Immunology. 39(9). 2371–2376. 23 indexed citations
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Leonhardt, Ralf M., et al.. (2007). Molecular Architecture of the TAP-Associated MHC Class I Peptide-Loading Complex. The Journal of Immunology. 179(9). 5717–5727. 43 indexed citations
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Keusekotten, Kirstin, et al.. (2006). Biogenesis of Functional Antigenic Peptide Transporter TAP Requires Assembly of Pre-existing TAP1 with Newly Synthesized TAP2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(26). 17545–17551. 31 indexed citations
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Leonhardt, Ralf M., Kirstin Keusekotten, Cemalettin Bekpen, & Michael R. Knittler. (2005). Critical Role for the Tapasin-Docking Site of TAP2 in the Functional Integrity of the MHC Class I-Peptide-Loading Complex. The Journal of Immunology. 175(8). 5104–5114. 53 indexed citations
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Leonhardt, Ralf M., et al.. (2005). Functional Role of C-Terminal Sequence Elements in the Transporter Associated with Antigen Processing. The Journal of Immunology. 174(1). 328–339. 11 indexed citations
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Nenoff, Pietro, Lars‐Christian Horn, Ralf M. Leonhardt, et al.. (1995). Peracute disseminated fatal Aspergillus fumigatus sepsis as a complication of corticoid‐treated systemic lupus erythematosus. Mycoses. 38(11-12). 467–471. 13 indexed citations

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