Dr. Dorothee Kiefer

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Publications

21. Wenzel S, Hess R, Kiefer D, Kuhn A (2024) Involvement of the cell division protein DamX in the infection process of bacteriophage T4. Viruses 16: 487.

20. Wenzel S, Shneider MM, Leiman PG, Kuhn A, Kiefer D (2020) The central spike protein complex of bacteriophage T4 contacts PpiD in the periplasm of Escherichia coliViruses 12: 1135.

19. Kiefer D, Kuhn A (2018) YidC-mediated membrane insertion. FEMS Microbiol Lett 365: doi: 10.1093/femsle/fny106.

18. Kuhn A, Kiefer D (2017) Membrane protein insertase YidC in bacteria and archaea. Mol Microbiol 103 590-594. 

17. Seitl I, Wickles S, Beckmann R, Kuhn A, Kiefer D (2014) The C-terminal regions of YidC from Rhodopirellula baltica and Oceanicaulis alexandrii bind to ribosomes and partially substitute for SRP receptor function in Escherichia coliMol Microbiol 91: 408-421.

16. Dalbey RE, Kuhn A, Zhu L, Kiefer D (2014) The membrane insertase YidC. Biochim Biophys Acta 1843: 1489-1496.

15. Kreutel S, Kuhn A, Kiefer D (2010) The photosensor protein Ppr of Rhodocista centenaria is linked to the chemotaxis signalling pathway. BMC Microbiol 10: 4035.

14. Kiefer D, Kuhn A (2007) YidC as an essential and multifunctional component in membrane protein assembly. Int  Cytol Rev 259: 118-138.

13. Xie K, Kiefer D, Nagler G, Dalbey RE, Kuhn A (2006) Different regions of the nonconserved large periplasmic domain of Escherichia coli YidC are involved in the SecF interaction and membrane insertase activity. Biochemistry 45: 13401-13408.

12. Rothenbücher MC, Facey SJ, Kiefer D, Kossmann M, Kuhn A (2006) The cytoplasmic C-terminal domain of the Escherichia coli KdpD protein functions as a K+ sensor. J Bacteriol 188: 1950-1958.

11. Serek J, Bauer-Manz G, Struhalla G, van den Berg L, Kiefer D, Dalbey R, Kuhn A (2004) Escherichia coli YidC is a membrane insertase for Sec-dependent proteins. EMBO J 23: 294-301.

10. Roos T, Kiefer D, Hugenschmidt S, Economou A, Kuhn A (2001) Indecisive M13 procoat mutants bind to SecA but do not activate the translocation ATPase. J Biol Chem 276: 37909-37915.

9. Kiefer D, Kuhn A (1999) Hydrophobic forces drive the spontaneous membrane insertion of the bacteriophage Pf3 coat protein without topological control. EMBO J 18: 6299-6306.

8. Kiefer D, Kuhn A (1998) Insertion of single and multi-spanning proteins into the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane. Protein Targeting and Translocation. Portland Press. pp. 67-84.

7. Kiefer D, Hu X, Dalbey R, Kuhn A (1997) Negatively charged amino acid residues play an active role in orienting the Sec-independent Pf3 coat protein in the Escherichia coli inner membrane. EMBO J 16: 2197-2204.

6. Kiefer D, Kuhn A (1995) Membrane insertion of small proteins: evolutionary and functional aspects. Adv Cell Mol Biol Membr Org 4: 17-33.

5. Kuhn A, Kiefer D, Köhne C, Zhu HY, Tschantz WR, Dalbey RE (1994) Evidence for a loop-like insertion mechanism of pro-Omp A into the inner membrane of Escherichia coliEur J Biochem 226: 891-897.

4. Kuhn A, Troschel D (1992) Distinct steps in the insertion pathway of bacteriophage coat proteins. New Comprehensive Biochemistry 22: 33-47.

3. Troschel D, Eckhardt S, Hoffschulte H, Müller M (1992) Cell-free synthesis and membran integration of the reaction center subunit H from Rhodobacter capsulatus. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 91, 129-134.

2. Troschel D, Müller M (1990) Development of a cell-free system to study the membrane assembly of photosynthetic proteins of Rhodobacter capsulatusJ Cell Biol 111: 87-94. 

1. Troschel D, Müller M (1990) In vitro synthesis of photosynthetis polypeptides from Rhodobacter capsulatus. In: Molecular Biology of membran-bound complexes in phototrophic bacteria. G Drews and E A Daves Eds. Plenum Press, New York, pp269-273.