Tilman Schirmer

12.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
116 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Tilman Schirmer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Tilman Schirmer has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Genetics and 25 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Tilman Schirmer's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (40 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (25 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (19 papers). Tilman Schirmer is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (40 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (25 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (19 papers). Tilman Schirmer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Tilman Schirmer's co-authors include Urs Jenal, Jürg P. Rosenbusch, Gabriele Rummel, Sandra W. Cowan, J.N. Jansonius, Robin Ghosh, Matthias Steiert, R.A. Pauptit, Ralf Paul and Carmen K. M. Chan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Tilman Schirmer

116 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Crystal structures explain functional properties of two E. coli porins

1992 1.3k citations Tilman Schirmer, Gabriele Rummel et al. Nature profile →
X-ray crystallographic structure of the light-harvesting biliprotein C-phycocyanin from the thermophilic cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus and its resemblance to globin structures

1985 281 citations Tilman Schirmer et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mutant structure of metabolic switch protein in complex with monomeric c-di-GMP reveals a potential mechanism of protein-mediated ligand dimerization 2023 ·Scientific Reports ·Badri N. Dubey, Viktoriya Shyp, Geoffrey Fucile, Holger Sondermann, Urs Jenal, Tilman Schirmer	2
2	Structural basis for selective AMPylation of Rac-subfamily GTPases by Bartonella effector protein 1 (Bep1) 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Markus Huber, Isabel Sorg, A. Goepfert, Alexander Harms, Tilman Schirmer, Christoph Dehio	7
3	A Bacterial Inflammation Sensor Regulates c-di-GMP Signaling, Adhesion, and Biofilm Formation 2021 ·mBio ·Arden Perkins, (unknown), (unknown), Tilman Schirmer, (unknown), O. Maduka Ogba, C. Keith Cassidy, Phillip J. Stansfeld, Karen Guillemin	13
4	Precise timing of transcription by c-di-GMP coordinates cell cycle and morphogenesis in Caulobacter 2020 ·Nature Communications ·Andreas Kaczmarczyk, Antje M. Hempel, (unknown), Raphael Böhm, Badri N. Dubey, Jutta Nesper, Tilman Schirmer, Sebastian Hiller, Urs Jenal	39
5	Reciprocal growth control by competitive binding of nucleotide second messengers to a metabolic switch in Caulobacter crescentus 2020 ·Nature Microbiology ·Viktoriya Shyp, Badri N. Dubey, Raphael Böhm, Johannes Hartl, Jutta Nesper, Julia A. Vorholt, Sebastian Hiller, Tilman Schirmer, Urs Jenal	21
6	Intercepting second-messenger signaling by rationally designed peptides sequestering c-di-GMP 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Judith Habazettl, (unknown), Tilman Schirmer, Urs Jenal, Stephan Grzesiek	25
7	Hybrid histidine kinase activation by cyclic di-GMP–mediated domain liberation 2019 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Badri N. Dubey, (unknown), Raphael Böhm, Andreas Kaczmarczyk, (unknown), (unknown), Urs Jenal, Sebastian Hiller, Iván Plaza-Menacho, Tilman Schirmer	31
8	Intrinsic regulation of FIC-domain AMP-transferases by oligomerization and automodification 2016 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Frédéric V. Stanger, Björn M. Burmann, Alexander Harms, (unknown), Artur Mazur, Timothy Sharpe, Christoph Dehio, Sebastian Hiller, Tilman Schirmer	22
9	Cyclic di-GMP mediates a histidine kinase/phosphatase switch by noncovalent domain cross-linking 2016 ·Science Advances ·Badri N. Dubey, Christian Lori, Shogo Ozaki, Geoffrey Fucile, Iván Plaza-Menacho, Urs Jenal, Tilman Schirmer	59
10	Human Carbonic Anhydrase II as a host for piano-stool complexes bearing a sulfonamide anchor 2011 ·Chemical Communications ·(unknown), Tillmann Heinisch, Elisa S. Nogueira, Tilman Schirmer, Thomas R. Ward	59
11	Efficient Enzymatic Production of the Bacterial Second Messenger c-di-GMP by the Diguanylate Cyclase YdeH from E. coli 2010 ·Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology ·Franziska Zähringer, (unknown), Tilman Schirmer	41
12	High-Affinity IgE Recognition of a Conformational Epitope of the Major Respiratory Allergen Phl p 2 As Revealed by X-Ray Crystallography 2009 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Sivaraman Padavattan, Sabine Flicker, Tilman Schirmer, (unknown), Stefanie Randow, Gerald Reese, Stefan Vieths, Christian Lupinek, Christof Ebner, Rudolf Valenta, Z. Marković-Housley	104
13	NanC Crystal Structure, a Model for Outer-Membrane Channels of the Acidic Sugar-Specific KdgM Porin Family 2009 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Christophe Wirth, Guy Condemine, Céline Boiteux, Simon Bernèche, Tilman Schirmer, C. Peneff	36
14	Structural basis for the activity and allosteric control of diguanylate cyclase 2005 ·Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography ·Carmen K. M. Chan, Ralf Paul, Dietrich Samoray, Nicolas Amiot, B. Giese, Urs Jenal, Tilman Schirmer	3
15	Co-axial Association of Recombinant Eye Lens Aquaporin-0 Observed in Loosely Packed 3D Crystals 2005 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·(unknown), David Kozono, Andreas Engel, Kitaru Suda, Ariel Lustig, Peter Agre, Tilman Schirmer	31
16	Crystal structure and functional characterization of OmpK36, the osmoporin of Klebsiella pneumoniae 1999 ·Structure ·Raimund Dutzler, Gabriele Rummel, Sebastián Albertí, (unknown), (unknown), J.P. Rosenbusch, (unknown), Tilman Schirmer	127
17	Crystal Structures and Solution Studies of Oxime Adducts of Mitochondrial Aspartate Aminotransferase 1996 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·Z. Marković-Housley, Tilman Schirmer, Erhard Hohenester, Alex R. Khomutov, R. M. Khomutov, M.Ya. Karpeisky, Erika Sandmeier, Philipp Christen, Johan N. Jansonius	28
18	The structure of OmpF porin in a tetragonal crystal form 1995 ·Structure ·(unknown), R. Michael Garavito, J.N. Jansonius, (unknown), R. Karlsson, (unknown), E.F. Pai, (unknown), (unknown), J.P. Rosenbusch, Gabriele Rummel, Tilman Schirmer	168
19	Structural basis of the allosteric behaviour of phosphofructokinase 1990 ·Nature ·Tilman Schirmer, Philip R. Evans	223
20	Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of γ-aminobutyric acid transaminase 1990 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Z. Marković-Housley, Tilman Schirmer, (unknown), J.N. Jansonius, Daniela De Biase, Robert A. John	6

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