@article{Walz1997, author = {Walz, Bernd}, title = {{\"U}berlebensk{\"u}nstler aus dem Moospolster}, year = {1997}, abstract = {Popul{\"a}rwissenschaftlicher Aufsat}, language = {de} } @book{Wartenberg2006, author = {Wartenberg, Maria}, title = {{\"U}ber Nutzen und Grenzen der Stammzellenforschung : Antrittsvorlesung 2006-07-06}, publisher = {Univ.-Bibl.}, address = {Potsdam}, year = {2006}, abstract = {Die Referentin erl{\"a}utert den Ursprung embryonaler Stammzellen und woher sie kommen. Gezeigt wird weiter unter anderem die Gewinnung embryonaler Stammzellen aus der Blastozyste der Maus, und es wird auf die Differenzierung von glatter Muskulatur und Knochen eingegangen. Die Wissenschaftlerin sieht in der Etablierung neuer in vitro Modelle eine große Perspektive f{\"u}r die Forschung mit Maus-Stammzellen.}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Schorling2005, author = {Schorling, Markus}, title = {{\"O}kologische und phytomedizinische Untersuchungen zum Anbau von Bt-Mais im Maisz{\"u}nsler-Befallsgebiet Oderbruch}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-6260}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, year = {2005}, abstract = {In den letzten 20 Jahren hat sich der Maisz{\"u}nsler (Ostrinia nubilalis H{\"U}BNER), aus der Schmetterlingsfamilie der Pyralidae oder Z{\"u}nsler, zum bedeutendsten tierischen Sch{\"a}dling des Maises (Zea mays) entwickelt. Eine M{\"o}glichkeit den Befall des Maisz{\"u}nslers abzuwenden, bietet der Anbau von Bacillus thuringiensis-Mais (Bt-Mais). Mit Hilfe der Gentechnik wurden Gene des Bakteriums Bacillus thuringiensis {\"u}bertragen, die einen f{\"u}r Fraßinsekten giftigen Wirkstoff bilden, wodurch die Pflanzen w{\"a}hrend der kompletten Vegetation vor den Larven des Maisz{\"u}nslers gesch{\"u}tzt sind. Ziel des vorliegenden Projektes war es, in einer 3-j{\"a}hrigen Studie die Auswirkungen des großfl{\"a}chigen Anbaus von Bt-Mais auf die {\"o}kologische Situation und den Handlungsrahmen des integrierten Pflanzenschutzes komplex zu untersuchen. Dazu wurden in Betrieben im Oderbruch, das als permanentes Befallsgebiet des Maisz{\"u}nslers gilt, in den Jahren 2002 bis 2004 j{\"a}hrlich zwei Felder mit jeweils einer Bt-Sorte und einer konventionellen Sorte angelegt. Zus{\"a}tzlich wurden biologische und chemische Maisz{\"u}nsler-Bek{\"a}mpfungsvarianten gepr{\"u}ft. Durch verschiedene Methoden wie Bonituren, Ganzpflanzenernten, Bodenfallenf{\"a}nge und Beobachtungen des Wahlverhaltens von (Flug-)insekten konnten Aussagen zum Vorkommen von Insekten und Spinnentieren getroffen werden, wobei hierf{\"u}r Daten aus Untersuchungen der Jahre 2000 und 2001 im Oderbruch erg{\"a}nzend herangezogen werden konnten. Durch Ertragsmessungen, Energie- und Qualit{\"a}tsermittlungen, sowie Fusarium- und Mykotoxinanalysen konnte der Anbau von Bt-Mais als neue Alternative zur Bek{\"a}mpfung des Maisz{\"u}nslers bewertet werden. Bez{\"u}glich des Auftretens von Insekten und Spinnentieren wurden im Mittel der f{\"u}nfj{\"a}hrigen Datenerhebung beim Vergleich der Bt-Sorte zur konventionellen Sorte, mit Ausnahme der fast 100 \%igen Bek{\"a}mpfung des Maisz{\"u}nslers, keine signifikanten Unterschiede festgestellt. Hierf{\"u}r wurde ein besonderes Augenmerk auf Thripse, Wanzen, Blattl{\"a}use und deren Fraßfeinde, sowie mittels Bodenfallenf{\"a}ngen auf Laufk{\"a}fer und Spinnen gerichtet. Die erwarteten {\"o}konomischen Vorteile wie etwa Ertragsplus oder bessere N{\"a}hrstoff- und Energiegehalte durch geringeren Schaden beim Anbau von Bt-Mais als Silomais blieben in den Untersuchungsjahren aus. Allerdings zeigten Fusarium- und Mykotoxinanalysen eine geringere Belastung des Bt-Maises, was m{\"o}glicherweise auf den geringeren Schaden zur{\"u}ckzuf{\"u}hren ist, da besch{\"a}digte Pflanzen f{\"u}r Fusarium und Mykotoxine anf{\"a}lliger sind. Desweiteren konnten erste methodische Ans{\"a}tze f{\"u}r ein auf EU-Ebene gefordertes, den Anbau von Bt-Mais begleitendes Monitoring, erarbeitet werden. So konnten Vorschl{\"a}ge f{\"u}r geeignete Methoden, deren Umfang sowie des Zeitpunktes der Durchf{\"u}hrungen gemacht werden.}, subject = {Maisz{\"u}nsler}, language = {de} } @article{Jeltsch2003, author = {Jeltsch, Florian}, title = {{\"O}kologische Forschungen an der Unteren Havel}, series = {Brandenburgische Umwelt-Berichte : BUB ; Schriftenreihe der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakult{\"a}t der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, volume = {13}, journal = {Brandenburgische Umwelt-Berichte : BUB ; Schriftenreihe der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakult{\"a}t der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, issn = {1434-2375}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-4100}, pages = {138 -- 139}, year = {2003}, language = {de} } @article{WallschlaegerBeierBurkartetal.2004, author = {Wallschl{\"a}ger, Hans-Dieter and Beier, Wolfgang and Burkart, Michael and Mrzljak, Jadranka and Oehlschl{\"a}ger, Susanne and Wanner, Manfred}, title = {{\"O}kologische Datenerfassung f{\"u}r Naturschutzbewertung und Monitoring im Offenland}, isbn = {3-540-22449-1}, year = {2004}, language = {de} } @article{BeierHinrichsenKlatt1997, author = {Beier, Wolfgang and Hinrichsen, A. and Klatt, Reimund}, title = {{\"O}kofaunistische Untersuchungen auf ausgew{\"a}hlten Truppen{\"u}bungspl{\"a}tzen Brandenburgs}, series = {Brandenburgische Umwelt-Berichte : BUB ; Schriftenreihe der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakult{\"a}t der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, volume = {1}, journal = {Brandenburgische Umwelt-Berichte : BUB ; Schriftenreihe der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakult{\"a}t der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, issn = {1434-2375}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-2788}, pages = {130 -- 137}, year = {1997}, language = {de} } @article{Kummer2010, author = {Kummer, Volker}, title = {Zusammenstellung lokaler Pilzliteratur 2004 - 2008}, issn = {0232-4598}, year = {2010}, language = {de} } @article{Kummer2005, author = {Kummer, Volker}, title = {Zusammenstellung lokaler Pilzliteratur 2000 - 2003}, year = {2005}, language = {de} } @article{Kummer1996, author = {Kummer, Volker}, title = {Zur Wasserpflanzenvegetation des Neuendorfer Sees}, year = {1996}, language = {de} } @article{FischerKummer1994, author = {Fischer, Wolfgang and Kummer, Volker}, title = {Zur Verbreitung und Soziologie von S colochloa festucacea L : in Nordostdeutschland und seine Unterscheidung von {\"a}hnlichen Gr{\"a}sern nach vegetativen Merkmalen}, year = {1994}, language = {de} } @article{SeitzRistowKlemmetal.2004, author = {Seitz, Birgit and Ristow, Michael and Klemm, Gunther and R{\"a}tzel, Stefan and Schulze, Gerhart and Hoffmann, Maik}, title = {Zur Verbreitung der Wildrosen und verwilderten Kulturrosen in Berlin und Brandenburg}, issn = {0724-3111 -}, year = {2004}, language = {de} } @article{FischerKummerPoetsch1994, author = {Fischer, Wolfgang and Kummer, Volker and P{\"o}tsch, Joachim}, title = {Zur Vegetation des Feuchtgebietes Internationaler Bedeutung (FIB) Untere Havel}, year = {1994}, language = {de} } @article{KnoescheBukowsky1996, author = {Kn{\"o}sche, R{\"u}diger and Bukowsky, Heinz}, title = {Zur Schwermetallakkumulation in Dactylis glomerata auf Rieselfeldb{\"o}den}, isbn = {3-7983-1680-5}, year = {1996}, language = {de} } @article{Kummer1996, author = {Kummer, Volker}, title = {Zur Pilzflora des Kienbergs bei Wolsier mit Hinweisen auf die Phanerogamenflora}, year = {1996}, language = {de} } @article{Knoesche2003, author = {Kn{\"o}sche, Ralf}, title = {Zur Phospatr{\"u}ckl{\"o}sung aus Augew{\"a}ssersedimenten unter ver{\"a}nderter Hochwasserdynamik}, series = {Brandenburgische Umwelt-Berichte : BUB ; Schriftenreihe der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakult{\"a}t der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, volume = {13}, journal = {Brandenburgische Umwelt-Berichte : BUB ; Schriftenreihe der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakult{\"a}t der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, issn = {1434-2375}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-4077}, pages = {102 -- 113}, year = {2003}, language = {de} } @article{BaumannEckermannMeinel1994, author = {Baumann, Guido and Eckermann, Nora and Meinel, Thomas}, title = {Zur Kohlenstoffassimilation in gr{\"u}nen Zuckerr{\"u}ben-Kalluskulturen}, year = {1994}, language = {de} } @article{RistowSeitz2002, author = {Ristow, Michael and Seitz, Birgit}, title = {Zur Kenntnis einiger {\"u}bersehener, wenig beachteter oder verkannter Sippen der Gattungen Vicia und Valerianella in Brandenburg}, year = {2002}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Oehlschlaeger2001, author = {Oehlschl{\"a}ger, Susanne}, title = {Zur Habitatwahl, Nahrungs{\"o}kologie und Brutbiologie des Wiederhopfes (Upupa epops) Linn{\´e} 1958 auf den ehemaliegen Truppen{\"u}bungspl{\"a}tzen bei J{\"u}terbog, Brandenburg}, pages = {70, XXIII S.}, year = {2001}, language = {de} } @article{Scheffler2008, author = {Scheffler, Ingo}, title = {Zur F{\"a}higkeit von Ektoparasiten der Flederm{\"a}use ihre Wirte aktiv aufzusuchen}, year = {2008}, abstract = {Active host-searching in bat ectoparasites. As a pilot study, this paper discribes the mobility of ectoparasites after removing from their hosts. Spinturnix acuminatus (Koch, 1836)(Acari, Spinturnicidae) a permanent stationary bat mite normally survives the removing only a few hours. This species moves easily on the patagium or on human skin. In contrast, on other surfaces the movements of this species seems to be less orientated and it is unlikely that the mite can reach a host in some distance. Nycteribia kolenatii Theodor \& Moscona, 1954 (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) a bat fly, shows excellent movements in the fur of its host. The specimens survive the removing from the host several days. The ability to clamber up a wall was tested with a rough clay brick. The bat fly achieves only 9,6 cm on average. This result does not support good abilities for host searching in this species. Bat fleas (Siphonaptera: Ischnopsyllidae): Ischnopsyllus elongatus (Curtis, 1832), I. hexactenus (Kolenati, 1856), I. simplex (Rothschild, 1906)and other species survive the removing from their hosts several days. In case of a vertical barrier they showed a stereotype upside climbing, followed by a horizontal appetitive behavior. The fleas were climbing a distance in the upside of 6,45 m on average(1,2-21,68 m). As excellent climbers bat fleas are able to overcome edges and slopes and to crawl on the ceiling. Therefore, it seems to be no problem for a flea to parasite any bat in a resting room. Additionally, some bugs (Cimex lectularius Linnaeus, 1758) were examinated. They run with a speed of 63 cm per minute and were able to climb easily on the brick. On average their stretch of way achieved 2,85 m in ten minutes.}, language = {de} } @article{GlaeserSchoenfelder1994, author = {Gl{\"a}ser, Hans-Joachim and Sch{\"o}nfelder, J.}, title = {Zur Faunistik, Biologie und {\"O}kologie der Wasserfl{\"o}he (Crustacea, Cladocera) der Havelaue - ein Beitrag f{\"u}r einen {\"o}kosystemaren Restaurationsansatz}, year = {1994}, language = {de} } @article{Bergstedt1999, author = {Bergstedt, Christel}, title = {Zur Erarbeitung von Aufgabenstellungen im Fach Biologie auf der Grundlage des Rahmenplans}, year = {1999}, language = {de} } @article{LindeckeScheffler2011, author = {Lindecke, Oliver and Scheffler, Ingo}, title = {Zur Ektoparasitenfauna der Flederm{\"a}use in Sachsen Anhalt : Ectoparasites of bats in Saxony-Anhalt}, issn = {0018-0637}, year = {2011}, abstract = {During the summer 2010 several mist nettings for the monitoring of bat species were performed in Saxony-Anhalt. Captured individuals were tested for ectoparasitic infestation. The aim was to update the fauna of ectoparasites of this state and to collect data on the distribution of individual species. Regarding this, results of previous surveys are summarised. In the present study nine out of thirteen bat species were found to be infested with a total of one flea species, one species of bat flies and eight species of mites. The infestation with fleas was below the expectations. Six spinturnicid mite species out of those occurring in Germany could be ascertained for Saxony-Anhalt. These are Spinturnix acuminatus (Koch, 1836), S. andegavinus (Kolenati, 1857), S. helvetiae Deunff, Keller \& Aellen, 1986, S. mystacinus (Kolenati, 1857), S. plecotinus (Koch, 1839) and S. puncata (Sundevall, 1833). Details about the infestation with parasites (abundances) of the respective bat species are presented. Further information on the biology of spinturnicid mites are given and infestation characteristics are compared with those of other surveys. Keywords: ectoparasites, bats, Chiroptera, gamasine mite, Acari, Spinturnix, Ischnopsyllidae, Nycteribiidae, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany}, language = {de} } @article{SchefflerHiller2010, author = {Scheffler, Ingo and Hiller, Andre}, title = {Zur Ektoparasitenfauna der Flederm{\"a}use in Niedersachsen : Neue Funde am Iberg bei Bad Grund}, year = {2010}, abstract = {Bei einer aktuellen Studie am Iberg in Bad Grund konnten im September 2010 acht Fledermausarten parasitologisch untersucht werden. Die Faenge ergaben Nachweise von 11 Ektoparasitenarten (Fledermausfliegen, Floehe, Flughaut- und Ohrmilben), wobei einige davon Erstfunde fuer Niedersachsen sind. Aus den Fundangaben wurden Parasitenspektren fuer die einzelnen Wirtsarten erstellt und durch weitere unveroeffentlichte Meldungen ergaenzt. Fuer den Vergleich von Ektoparasitenspektren verschiedener Wirtsarten erfolgte die Einfuehrung einer Formel, die die Berechnung einer allgemeinen "Parasitenlast" ermoeglicht. Die Betrachtung der Verteilung von Ektoparasiten auf Individuen zeigte eine starke Trennung verschiedener Parasitengruppen, ein synchrones Vorkommen wurde nur selten registriert. Moeglicherweise ist die Konkurrenz zwischen Ektoparasitenarten ein bisher unterschaetzter determinierender Faktor fuer die Praesenz auf einem Wirt.}, language = {de} } @article{FischerHeinkenMeyeretal.2009, author = {Fischer, Petra and Heinken, Thilo and Meyer, Peter and Schmidt, Marcus and Waesch, Gunnar}, title = {Zur Abgrenzung und Situation des FFH-Lebensraumtyps "Mitteleurop{\"a}ische Flechten-Kiefernw{\"a}lder" (91TO) in Deutschland}, issn = {0028-0615}, year = {2009}, abstract = {Die in Deutschland gegenw{\"a}rtig durch N{\"a}hrstoffeintr{\"a}ge und ausbleibenden N{\"a}hrstoffentzug stark im R{\"u}ckgang begriffenen Flechten-Kiefernw{\"a}lder werden als Biotoptyp wie auch als Lebensraumtyp "Mitteleurop{\"a}ische Flechten-Kiefernw{\"a}lder" (Code 91T0) diskutiert. Die bisherige, sehr uneinheitliche Differenzierung von Flechten-Kiefernw{\"a}ldern auf der Ebene von Biotoptypen wird dargestellt. Auf der Grundlage neuerer vegetationskundlicher {\"u}bersichten werden Vorschl{\"a}ge f{\"u}r eine einheitliche Abgrenzung des Biotoptyps "Flechten-Kiefernwald" und des Lebensraumtyps 91T0 unterbreitet. Im nieders{\"a}chsischen Naturwaldreservat "Kaarßer Sandberge" (Niedersachsen) wurde die Anwendung des Konzeptes erfolgreich erprobt. Nicht nur hier, sondern auch deutschlandweit wird der R{\"u}ckgang der Erdflechten in den Kieferw{\"a}ldern zugunsten von Drahtschmiele und/ oder pleurokarpen Moosen deutlich. Nach der derzeitigen Definition des Lebensraumtyps 91T0 besteht auf der Grundlage der FFH-Richtlinie nicht f{\"u}r alle Flechten-Kiefernw{\"a}lder eine Chance der Verbesserung. Der Ausschluss von außerhalb des nat{\"u}rlichen Verbreitungsgebietes der Wald-Kiefer gelegenen sowie von durch Aufforstung angepflanzten Best{\"a}nden bringt Probleme mit sich, die diskutiert werden. F{\"u}r den Erhalt und die Wiederherstellung der gr{\"o}ßtenteils nutzungsbedingt entstandenen Flechten-Kiefernw{\"a}lder sind praktikable Pflegemaßnahmen notwendig, die im Rahmen von Streunutzungsversuchen erprobt werden m{\"u}ssen.}, language = {de} } @book{SieringBeier2001, author = {Siering, G{\"u}nter and Beier, Wolfgang}, title = {Zum Vorkommen von Bockk{\"a}fern (Col., Cerambicidae) im Gebiet des ehemaligen GUS-Truppen{\"u}bungsplatzes "Dallgow-D{\"o}beritz" bei Potsdam, 1. Nachtrag}, year = {2001}, language = {de} } @article{Kummer1996, author = {Kummer, Volker}, title = {Zum Vorkommen von Asplenium viride HUDS : in Berlin und Brandenburg}, year = {1996}, language = {de} } @article{Kummer1998, author = {Kummer, Volker}, title = {Zum Vorkommen im Cetraria islandica (.L) ACH., dem isl{\"a}ndischen Moos, und Cetraria ericetorium OPIZ in Brandenburg unter besonderer Ber{\"u}cksichtigung der Niederlausitz}, year = {1998}, language = {de} } @article{Kummer1993, author = {Kummer, Volker}, title = {Zum Vorkommen des Sternst{\"a}ublings (Mycenastrum corium) in der Niederlausitz}, year = {1993}, language = {de} } @article{RistowBurkartPrasse1997, author = {Ristow, Michael and Burkart, Michael and Prasse, R{\"u}diger}, title = {Zum Vorkommen der Bleichen Hainsimse, Luzula pallidula Kirschner (syn. L. pallescens auct.) in Brandenburg}, year = {1997}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Otto2013, author = {Otto, Sebastian}, title = {Zulassungskonforme und schnelle massenspektronomische Analytik und pr{\"a}klinische Pharmakokinetik neuer Wirkstoffkandidaten}, address = {Potsdam}, pages = {143 S.}, year = {2013}, language = {de} } @misc{TangGladyshevDubovskayaetal.2014, author = {Tang, Kam W. and Gladyshev, Michail I. and Dubovskaya, Olgo P. and Kirillin, Georgiy and Grossart, Hans-Peter}, title = {Zooplankton carcasses and non-predatory mortality in freshwater and inland sea environments}, series = {Journal of plankton research}, volume = {36}, journal = {Journal of plankton research}, number = {3}, publisher = {Oxford Univ. Press}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {0142-7873}, doi = {10.1093/plankt/fbu014}, pages = {597 -- 612}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Zooplankton carcasses are ubiquitous in marine and freshwater systems, implicating the importance of non-predatory mortality, but both are often overlooked in ecological studies compared with predatory mortality. The development of several microscopic methods allows the distinction between live and dead zooplankton in field samples, and the reported percentages of dead zooplankton average 11.6 (minimum) to 59.8 (maximum) in marine environments, and 7.4 (minimum) to 47.6 (maximum) in fresh and inland waters. Common causes of non-predatory mortality among zooplankton include senescence, temperature change, physical and chemical stresses, parasitism and food-related factors. Carcasses resulting from non-predatory mortality may undergo decomposition leading to an increase in microbial production and a shift in microbial composition in the water column. Alternatively, sinking carcasses may contribute significantly to vertical carbon flux especially outside the phytoplankton growth seasons, and become a food source for the benthos. Global climate change is already altering freshwater ecosystems on multiple levels, and likely will have significant positive or negative effects on zooplankton non-predatory mortality. Better spatial and temporal studies of zooplankton carcasses and non-predatory mortality rates will improve our understanding of this important but under-appreciated topic.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Kiemel2023, author = {Kiemel, Katrin}, title = {Zooplankton adaptations and community dynamics in space and time}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, year = {2023}, abstract = {In times of ongoing biodiversity loss, understanding how communities are structured and what mechanisms and local adaptations underlie the patterns we observe in nature is crucial for predicting how future ecological and anthropogenic changes might affect local and regional biodiversity. Aquatic zooplankton are a group of primary consumers that represent a critical link in the food chain, providing nutrients for the entire food web. Thus, understanding the adaptability and structure of zooplankton communities is essential. In this work, the genetic basis for the different temperature adaptations of two seasonally shifted (i.e., temperature-dependent) occurring freshwater rotifers of a formerly cryptic species complex (Brachionus calyciflorus) was investigated to understand the overall genetic diversity and evolutionary scenario for putative adaptations to different temperature regimes. Furthermore, this work aimed to clarify to what extent the different temperature adaptations may represent a niche partitioning process thus enabling co-existence. The findings were then embedded in a metacommunity context to understand how zooplankton communities assemble in a kettle hole metacommunity located in the northeastern German "Uckermark" and which underlying processes contribute to the biodiversity patterns we observe. Using a combined approach of newly generated mitochondrial resources (genomes/cds) and the analysis of a candidate gene (Heat Shock Protein 40kDa) for temperature adaptation, I showed that the global representatives of B. calyciflorus s.s.. are genetically more similar than B. fernandoi (average pairwise nucleotide diversity: 0.079 intraspecific vs. 0.257 interspecific) indicating that both species carry different standing genetic variation. In addition to differential expression in the thermotolerant B. calyciflorus s.s. and thermosensitive B. fernandoi, the HSP 40kDa also showed structural variation with eleven fixed and six positively selected sites, some of which are located in functional areas of the protein. The estimated divergence time of ~ 25-29 Myr combined with the fixed sites and a prevalence of ancestral amino acids in B. calyciflorus s.s. indicate that B. calyciflorus s.s. remained in the ancestral niche, while B. fernandoi partitioned into a new niche. The comparison of mitochondrial and nuclear markers (HPS 40kDa, ITS1, COI) revealed a hybridisation event between the two species. However, as hybridisation between the two species is rare, it can be concluded that the temporally isolated niches (i.e., seasonal-shifted occurrence) they inhabit based on their different temperature preferences most likely represent a pre-zygotic isolation mechanism that allows sympatric occurrence while maintaining species boundaries. To determine the processes underlying zooplankton community assembly, a zooplankton metacommunity comprising 24 kettle holes was sampled over a two-year period. Active (i.e., water samples) and dormant communities (i.e., dormant eggs hatched from sediment) were identified using a two-fragment DNA metabarcoding approach (COI and 18S). Species richness and diversity as well as community composition were analysed considering spatial, temporal and environmental parameters. The analysis revealed that environmental filtering based on parameters such as pH, size and location of the habitat patch (i.e., kettle hole) and surrounding field crops largely determined zooplankton community composition (explained variance: Bray-Curtis dissimilarities: 10.5\%; Jaccard dissimilarities: 12.9\%), indicating that adaptation to a particular habitat is a key feature of zooplankton species in this system. While the spatial configuration of the kettle holes played a minor role (explained variance: Bray-Curtis dissimilarities: 2.8\% and Jaccard dissimilarities: 5.5\%), the individual kettle hole sites had a significant influence on the community composition. This suggests monopolisation/priority effects (i.e., dormant communities) of certain species in individual kettle holes. As environmental filtering is the dominating process structuring zooplankton communities, this system could be significantly influenced by future land-use change, pollution and climate change.}, language = {en} } @article{LohmannGuoTietjen2018, author = {Lohmann, Dirk and Guo, Tong and Tietjen, Britta}, title = {Zooming in on coarse plant functional types-simulated response of savanna vegetation composition in response to aridity and grazing}, series = {Theoretical ecology}, volume = {11}, journal = {Theoretical ecology}, number = {2}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Heidelberg}, issn = {1874-1738}, doi = {10.1007/s12080-017-0356-x}, pages = {161 -- 173}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Precipitation and land use in terms of livestock grazing have been identified as two of the most important drivers structuring the vegetation composition of semi-arid and arid savannas. Savanna research on the impact of these drivers has widely applied the so-called plant functional type (PFT) approach, grouping the vegetation into two or three broad types (here called meta-PFTs): woody plants and grasses, which are sometimes divided into perennial and annual grasses. However, little is known about the response of functional traits within these coarse types towards water availability or livestock grazing. In this study, we extended an existing eco-hydrological savanna vegetation model to capture trait diversity within the three broad meta-PFTs to assess the effects of both grazing and mean annual precipitation (MAP) on trait composition along a gradient of both drivers. Our results show a complex pattern of trait responses to grazing and aridity. The response differs for the three meta-PFTs. From our findings, we derive that trait responses to grazing and aridity for perennial grasses are similar, as suggested by the convergence model for grazing and aridity. However, we also see that this only holds for simulations below a MAP of 500 mm. This combined with the finding that trait response differs between the three meta-PFTs leads to the conclusion that there is no single, universal trait or set of traits determining the response to grazing and aridity. We finally discuss how simulation models including trait variability within meta-PFTs are necessary to understand ecosystem responses to environmental drivers, both locally and globally and how this perspective will help to extend conceptual frameworks of other ecosystems to savanna research.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Lengefeld2010, author = {Lengefeld, Jan}, title = {Zirkulardichroismus-Messungen mit Synchrotronstrahlung am BESSY : M{\"o}glichkeiten und Grenzen bei der Untersuchung biologischer Proben}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-44263}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, year = {2010}, abstract = {In dieser Arbeit wurden die M{\"o}glichkeiten und Grenzen f{\"u}r Zirkulardichroismus-Messungen mit Synchrotronstrahlung untersucht. Dazu wurde ein Messaufbau f{\"u}r Zirkulardichroismus-Messungen an zwei Strahlrohren am Berliner Elektronenspeicherring f{\"u}r Synchrotronstrahlung eingesetzt, die f{\"u}r Messungen im Bereich des ultravioletten Lichts geeignet sind. Eigenschaften der Strahlrohre und des Messaufbau wurden in einigen wichtigen Punkten mit kommerziellen Zirkulardichroismus-Spektrometern verglichen. Der Schwerpunkt lag auf der Ausdehnung des zug{\"a}nglichen Wellenl{\"a}ngenbereichs unterhalb von 180 nm zur Untersuchung des Zirkulardichroismus von Proteinen in diesem Bereich. In diesem Bereich ist es nicht nur die Lichtquelle sondern vor allem die Absorption des Lichts durch Wasser, die den Messbereich bei der Messung biologischer Proben in w{\"a}ssriger L{\"o}sung einschr{\"a}nkt. Es wurden Bedingungen gefunden, unter denen der Messbereich auf etwa 160 nm, in einigen F{\"a}llen bis auf 130 nm ausgedehnt werden konnte. Dazu musste die Pfadl{\"a}nge deutlich reduziert werden und verschieden Probenk{\"u}vetten wurden getestet. Der Einfluss der dabei auftretenden Spannungsdoppelbrechung in den Probenk{\"u}vetten auf das Messsignal konnte mit einem alternativen Messaufbau deutlich reduziert werden. Systematische Fehler im Messsignal und auftretende Strahlensch{\"a}den begrenzen jedoch die Zuverl{\"a}ssigkeit der gemessenen Spektren. Bei Proteinfilmen schr{\"a}nkt die Absorption von Wasser den Messbereich kaum ein. Es wurden jedoch meist deutliche Unterschiede zwischen den Spektren von Proteinfilmen und den Spektren von Proteinen in w{\"a}ssriger L{\"o}sung festgestellt. Solange diese Unterschiede nicht minimiert werden k{\"o}nnen, stellen Proteinfilme keine praktikable Alternative zu Messungen in w{\"a}ssriger L{\"o}sung dar.}, language = {de} } @article{BauerEremenkoEhrentreichFoersteretal.1996, author = {Bauer, Christian G. and Eremenko, A. V. and Ehrentreich-F{\"o}rster, Eva and Bier, Frank Fabian and Makower, Alexander and Halsall, H. B. and Heineman, W. R. and Scheller, Frieder W.}, title = {Zeptomole-detecting biosensor for alkaline phosphatase in an electroche mical immunoassay for 2,4- dichlorophenoacetic acid}, year = {1996}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Brandt2001, author = {Brandt, Stephan Peter}, title = {Zelltyp-spezifische Mikroanalyse von Arabidopsis thaliana-Bl{\"a}ttern}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-0000410}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, year = {2001}, abstract = {Im ersten Teil der Arbeit wurden Strategien zur Analyse von Transkripten erarbeitet. Die ersten Versuche zielten darauf ab, in mit Glaskapillaren genommenen Einzelzellproben verschiedener Gewebeschichten RT-PCR durchzuf{\"u}hren, um spezifische Transkripte nachweisen zu k{\"o}nnen. Dies gelang f{\"u}r eine Reihe von Genen aus verschiedenen Pflanzenspezies. Dabei konnten sowohl Transkripte stark wie auch schwach exprimierter Gene nachgewiesen werden. F{\"u}r die Erstellung von Gewebe-spezifischen Expressionsprofilen war es notwendig, die in vereinigten Zellproben enthaltene mRNA zun{\"a}chst zu amplifizieren, um eine ausreichende Menge f{\"u}r Arrayhybridisierungen zu erhalten. Vor der Vermehrung wurde die mRNA revers transkribiert. Es wurden daran anschließend verschiedene Amplifikationsstrategien getestet: Die neben Tailing, Adapterligation und anderen PCR-basierenden Protokollen getestete Arbitrary-PCR hat sich in dieser Arbeit als einfache und einzige Methode herausgestellt, die mit so geringen cDNA-Mengen reproduzierbar arbeitet. Durch Gewebe-spezifische Array-hybridisierungen mit der so amplifizierten RNA konnten schon bekannte Expressionsmuster verschiedener Gene, vornehmlich solcher, die an der Photosynthese beteiligt sind, beobachtet werden. Es wurden aber auch eine ganze Reihe neuer offensichtlich Gewebe-spezifisch exprimierter Gene gefunden. Exemplarisch f{\"u}r die differentiell exprimierten Gene konnte das durch Arrayhybridisierungen gefundene Expressionsmuster der kleinen Untereinheit von Rubisco verifiziert werden. Hierzu wurden Methoden zum Gewebe-spezifischen Northernblot sowie semiquantitativer und Echtzeit-Einzelzell-RT-PCR entwickelt. Im zweiten Teil der Arbeit wurden Methoden zur Analyse von Metaboliten einschließlich anorganischer Ionen verwendet. Es stellte sich heraus, daß die multiparallele Methode der Gaschromatographie-Massenspektrometrie keine geeignete Methode f{\"u}r die Analyse selbst vieler vereinigter Zellinhalte ist. Daher wurde auf Kapillarelektrophorese zur{\"u}ckgegriffen. Eine Methode, die mit sehr kleinen Probenvolumina auskommt, eine hohe Trennung erzielt und zudem extrem geringe Detektionslimits besitzt. Die Analyse von Kohlenhydraten und Anionen erfordert eine weitere Optimierung. {\"U}ber UV-Detektion konnte die K+-Konzentration in verschiedenen Geweben von A. thaliana bestimmt werden. Sie lag in Epidermis und Mesophyll mit ca. 25 mM unterhalb der f{\"u}r andere Pflanzenspezies (Solanum tuberosum und Hordeum vulgare) publizierten Konzentration. Weiter konnte gezeigt werden, daß zw{\"o}lf freie Aminos{\"a}uren mittels einer auf Kapillarelektrophorese basierenden Methode in vereinigten Zellproben von Cucurbita maxima identifiziert werden konnten. Die {\"U}bertragung der Methode auf A. thaliana-Proben muß jedoch weiter optimiert werden, da die Sensitivit{\"a}t selbst bei Laser induzierter Fluoreszenz-Detektion nicht ausreichte. Im dritten und letzten Teil der Arbeit wurde eine Methode entwickelt, die die Analyse bekannter wie unbekannter Proteine in Gewebe-spezifischen Proben erm{\"o}glicht. Hierzu wurde zur Probennahme mittels mechanischer Mikrodissektion eine alternative Methode zur Laser Capture Microdissection verwendet, um aus eingebetteten Gewebeschnitten distinkte Bereiche herauszuschneiden und somit homogenes Gewebe anzureichern. Aus diesem konnten die Proteine extrahiert und {\"u}ber Polyacrylamidgelelektrophorese separariert werden. Banden konnten ausgeschnitten, tryptisch verdaut und massenspektrometrisch die Prim{\"a}rsequenz der Peptidfragmente bestimmt werden. So konnten als Hauptproteine im Mesophyll die große Untereinheit von Rubisco sowie ein Chlorophyll bindendes Protein gefunden werden. Die in dieser Arbeit entwickelten und auf die Modellpflanze Arabidopsis thaliana angewandten Einzelzellanalysetechniken erlauben es in Zukunft, physiologische Prozesse besser sowohl r{\"a}umlich als auch zeitlich aufzul{\"o}sen. Dies wird zu einem detaillierteren Verst{\"a}ndnis mannigfaltiger Vorg{\"a}nge wie Zell-Zell-Kommunikation, Signalweiterleitung oder Pflanzen-Pathogen-Interaktionen f{\"u}hren.}, language = {de} } @article{GroenkeKlepel2000, author = {Gr{\"o}nke, Ottokar and Klepel, Gert}, title = {Zelle, Einzeller, Vielzeller}, isbn = {3-06-010768-8}, year = {2000}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Pacholsky2003, author = {Pacholsky, Dirk}, title = {Zell-Zell- und Zell-Matrix-Kontakte w{\"a}hrend der Muskelentwicklung}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-0001161}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, year = {2003}, abstract = {Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurden zwei humane Varianten des von Wang et al., 1999, erstmals beschriebenen muskelspezifischen Proteins Xin (Huhn und Maus) {\"u}ber Sequenzanalyse, Immunofluoreszenzmikroskopie, Transfektionsstudien und biochemischer Analyse n{\"a}her charakterisiert. Die Proteine wurden mit human Xin related proteins 1 und 2 - hXirp1 und 2 -bezeichnet. Die Xin-Proteine enthielten bisher unbekannte, sowie spezifische, repetitive Motive, die aus jeweils mindestens 16 Aminos{\"a}uren bestanden. Ihre Aminos{\"a}uresequenz, mit einer Vielzahl weiterer putativer Motivsequenzen, verwies auf eine potentielle Funktion von hXirp als Adapterprotein in Muskelzellen. Das hier n{\"a}her untersuchte hXirp1 lokalisierte an den Zell-Matrix-Verbindungen der Muskel-Sehnen-{\"U}bergangszone im Skelettmuskel, sowie an den Zell-Zell-Verbindungen der Glanzstreifen im Herzmuskel. W{\"a}hrend der Muskelentwicklung zeigte hXirp1 eine sehr fr{\"u}he Expression, zusammen mit einer pr{\"a}gnanten Lokalisation an den Pr{\"a}myofibrillen und deren Verankerungsstrukturen, die auf eine Funktion des Proteins in der Myofibrillogenese deuten. Ektopische Expressionen von hXirp1 in einer Vielzahl von Nichtmuskel-Kulturzellen zeigten wiederum eine Lokalisation des Proteins an den Zell-Matrix-Kontakten dieser Zellen. Am Beispiel von hXirp1 und 2 wurde stellvertretend f{\"u}r die Familie der Xin-Proteine gezeigt, daß es sich bei den repetitiven Motiven um neuartige, F-Aktin bindende Sequenzmotive handelte. Die Xin-Proteine k{\"o}nnen somit als muskelspezifische, aktinbindende, potentielle Adapterproteine bezeichnet werden, denen eine strukturelle und funktionelle Beteiligung an der Verankerung der Myofibrillen im adulten Muskel, wie auch w{\"a}hrend der Myofibrillogenese zukommt.}, language = {de} } @article{CuiLvChenetal.2015, author = {Cui, Xiao and Lv, Yang and Chen, Miaolin and Nikoloski, Zoran and Twell, David and Zhang, Dabing}, title = {Young Genes out of the Male: An Insight from Evolutionary Age Analysis of the Pollen Transcriptome}, series = {Molecular plant}, volume = {8}, journal = {Molecular plant}, number = {6}, publisher = {Cell Press}, address = {Cambridge}, issn = {1674-2052}, doi = {10.1016/j.molp.2014.12.008}, pages = {935 -- 945}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The birth of new genes in genomes is an important evolutionary event. Several studies reveal that new genes in animals tend to be preferentially expressed in male reproductive tissues such as testis (Betran et al., 2002; Begun et al., 2007; Dubruille et al., 2012), and thus an "out of testis' hypothesis for the emergence of new genes has been proposed (Vinckenbosch et al., 2006; Kaessmann, 2010). However, such phenomena have not been examined in plant species. Here, by employing a phylostratigraphic method, we dated the origin of protein-coding genes in rice and Arabidopsis thaliana and observed a number of young genes in both species. These young genes tend to encode short extracellular proteins, which may be involved in rapid evolving processes, such as reproductive barriers, species specification, and antimicrobial processes. Further analysis of transcriptome age indexes across different tissues revealed that male reproductive cells express a phylogenetically younger transcriptome than other plant tissues. Compared with sporophytic tissues, the young transcriptomes of the male gametophyte displayed greater complexity and diversity, which included a higher ratio of anti-sense and inter-genic transcripts, reflecting a pervasive transcription state that facilitated the emergence of new genes. Here, we propose that pollen may act as an "innovation incubator' for the birth of de novo genes. With cases of male-biased expression of young genes reported in animals, the "new genes out of the male' model revealed a common evolutionary force that drives reproductive barriers, species specification, and the upgrading of defensive mechanisms against pathogens.}, language = {en} } @article{MirhajBoitRazzaketal.2013, author = {Mirhaj, M. and Boit, Alice and Razzak, M. A. and Wahab, M. A.}, title = {Yield performance comparison between cultures of rice cum prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) and rice cum fish (Cyprinus carpio, Oreochromis niloticus) in North-Eastern Bangladesh}, series = {Aquaculture : an international journal devoted to research on the exploration and improvement of all aquatic food resources, both floristic and faunistic, from freshwater, brackish and marine environment, related directly or indirectly to human consumption}, volume = {392}, journal = {Aquaculture : an international journal devoted to research on the exploration and improvement of all aquatic food resources, both floristic and faunistic, from freshwater, brackish and marine environment, related directly or indirectly to human consumption}, number = {5}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0044-8486}, doi = {10.1016/j.aquaculture.2013.01.038}, pages = {26 -- 33}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Integrated and concurrent cultures in rice fields are a promising approach to sustainable farming as the demand for aquacultural and agricultural products continues to grow while land and water resources become increasingly scarce. Prawn farming mainly takes place in coastal regions in improved extensive to semi-intensive aquacultures but a trend to shift the industry to inland regions has been noticed. This inland study in Northern Bangladesh used different input regimes such as fertilizer and additional feed to compare the performance of prawn and fish in flooded paddy fields in regard to water quality measurements. Maximal net yields and body weight gain with minimized negative impact on water quality were found when initial body weights of prawn were optimized. Regarding yield factors in reference to the reduction of costs due to the avoidance of expensive fertilizer/feed and effort, prawn performed better than integrated fish cultures considering a higher market value of prawn with net yields of up to 97 +/- 55 kg ha(-1) for unfed and 151 +/- 61 kg ha(-1) for fed treatments. Rice yields of up to 4.7 +/- 0.1 t ha(-1) for unfed and 4.4 +/- 0.1 t ha(-1) were achieved for fed treatments. The findings suggest that for small scale farmers, prawn cum rice cultures are an economically profitable and comparatively easily manageable alternative to rice cum fish cultures.}, language = {en} } @article{LilieBaerKettneretal.2011, author = {Lilie, Hauke and Baer, Dorit and Kettner, Karina and Weininger, Ulrich and Balbach, Jochen and Naumann, Manfred and Mueller, Eva-Christina and Otto, Albrecht and Gast, Klaus and Golbik, Ralph and Kriegel, Thomas}, title = {Yeast hexokinase isoenzyme ScHxk2 stability of a two-domain protein with discontinuous domains}, series = {Protein engineering design \& selection}, volume = {24}, journal = {Protein engineering design \& selection}, number = {1-2}, publisher = {Oxford Univ. Press}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {1741-0126}, doi = {10.1093/protein/gzq098}, pages = {79 -- 87}, year = {2011}, abstract = {The hexokinase isoenzyme 2 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ScHxk2) represents an archetype of a two-domain protein with the active site located in a cleft between the two domains. Binding of the substrate glucose results in a rigid body movement of the two domains leading to a cleft closure of the active site. Both domains of this enzyme are composed of discontinuous peptide sequences. This structural feature is reflected in the stability and folding of the ScHxk2 protein. Structural transitions induced by urea treatment resulted in the population of a thermodynamically stable folding intermediate, which, however, does not correspond to a molecule with one domain folded and the other unfolded. As demonstrated by different spectroscopic techniques, both domains are structurally affected by the partial denaturation. The intermediate possesses only 40\% of the native secondary structural content and a substantial increase in the Stokes radius as judged by circular dichroism and dynamic light scattering analyses. One-dimensional H-1 NMR data prove that all tryptophan residues are in a non-native environment in the intermediate, indicating substantial changes in the tertiary structure. Still, the intermediate possesses quite a high stability for a transition intermediate of about Delta G = -22 kJ mol(-1).}, language = {en} } @article{LilieBaerKettneretal.2011, author = {Lilie, Hauke and B{\"a}r, Dorit and Kettner, Karina and Weininger, Ulrich and Balbach, Jochen and Naumann, Manfred and M{\"u}ller, Eva-Christina and Otto, Albrecht and Gast, Klaus and Golbik, Ralph}, title = {Yeast hexokinase isoenzyme ScHxk2 : stability of a two-domain protein with discontinuous domains}, issn = {0269-2139}, year = {2011}, abstract = {The hexokinase isoenzyme 2 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ScHxk2) represents an archetype of a two-domain protein with the active site located in a cleft between the two domains. Binding of the substrate glucose results in a rigid body movement of the two domains leading to a cleft closure of the active site. Both domains of this enzyme are composed of discontinuous peptide sequences. This structural feature is reflected in the stability and folding of the ScHxk2 protein. Structural transitions induced by urea treatment resulted in the population of a thermodynamically stable folding intermediate, which, however, does not correspond to a molecule with one domain folded and the other unfolded. As demonstrated by different spectroscopic techniques, both domains are structurally affected by the partial denaturation. The intermediate possesses only 40\% of the native secondary structural content and a substantial increase in the Stokes radius as judged by circular dichroism and dynamic light scattering analyses. One-dimensional 1H NMR data prove that all tryptophan residues are in a non-native environment in the intermediate, indicating substantial changes in the tertiary structure. Still, the intermediate possesses quite a high stability for a transition intermediate of about ;G = ;22 kJ mol;1.}, language = {en} } @article{AlbrechtHaebelKochetal.2004, author = {Albrecht, Tanja and Haebel, Sophie and Koch, Anke and Krause, Ulrike and Eckermann, Nora and Steup, Martin}, title = {Yeast glycogenin (Glg2p) produced in Escherichia coli is simultaneously glucosylated at two vicinal tyrosin residues but results in a reduced bacterial glycogen accumulation}, year = {2004}, abstract = {Saccharomyces cerevisiae possesses two glycogenin isoforms (designated as Glg1p and Glg2p) that both contain a conserved tyrosine residue, Tyr232. However, Glg2p possesses an additional tyrosine residue, Tyr230 and therefore two potential autoglucosylation sites. Glucosylation of Glg2p was studied using both matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization and electrospray quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry. Glg2p, carrying a C-terminal (His(6)) tag, was produced in Escherichia coli and purified. By tryptic digestion and reversed phase chromatography a peptide (residues 219-246 of the complete Glg2p sequence) was isolated that contained 4-25 glucosyl residues. Following incubation of Glg2p with UDPglucose, more than 36 glucosyl residues were covalently bound to this peptide. Using a combination of cyanogen bromide cleavage of the protein backbone, enzymatic hydrolysis of glycosidic bonds and reversed phase chromatography, mono- and diglucosylated peptides having the sequence PNYGYQSSPAM were generated. MS/MS spectra revealed that glucosyl residues were attached to both Tyr232 and Tyr230 within the same peptide. The formation of the highly glucosylated eukaryotic Glg2p did not favour the bacterial glycogen accumulation. Under various experimental conditions Glg2p-producing cells accumulated approximately 30\% less glycogen than a control transformed with a Glg2p lacking plasmid. The size distribution of the glycogen and extractable activities of several glycogen-related enzymes were essentially unchanged. As revealed by high performance anion exchange chromatography, the intracellular maltooligosaccharide pattern of the bacterial cells expressing the functional eukaryotic transgene was significantly altered. Thus, the eukaryotic glycogenin appears to be incompatible with the bacterial initiation of glycogen biosynthesis}, language = {en} } @article{RedelbergerSedukGenestetal.2011, author = {Redelberger, David and Seduk, Farida and Genest, Olivier and Mejean, Vincent and Leimk{\"u}hler, Silke and Iobbi-Nivol, Chantal}, title = {YcdY Protein of Escherichia coli, an Atypical Member of the TorD Chaperone Family}, series = {Journal of bacteriology}, volume = {193}, journal = {Journal of bacteriology}, number = {23}, publisher = {American Society for Microbiology}, address = {Washington}, issn = {0021-9193}, doi = {10.1128/JB.05927-11}, pages = {6512 -- 6516}, year = {2011}, abstract = {The TorD family of specific chaperones is divided into four subfamilies dedicated to molybdoenzyme biogenesis and a fifth one, exemplified by YcdY of Escherichia coli, for which no defined partner has been identified so far. We propose that YcdY is the chaperone of YcdX, a zinc protein involved in the swarming motility process of E. coli, since YcdY interacts with YcdX and increases its activity in vitro.}, language = {en} } @article{PacholskyVakeelHimmeletal.2004, author = {Pacholsky, Dirk and Vakeel, Padmanabhan and Himmel, Mirko and Lowe, T. and Stradal, T. and Rottner, K. and F{\"u}rst, Dieter Oswald and vanderVen, Peter F. M.}, title = {Xin repeats define a novel actin-binding motif}, issn = {0021-9533}, year = {2004}, abstract = {Xin is a protein that is expressed during early developmental stages of cardiac and skeletal muscles. Immunolocalization studies indicated a peripheral localization in embryonic mouse heart, where Xin localizes with beta- catenin and N-cadherin. In adult tissues, Xin is found primarily in the intercalated discs of cardiomyocytes and the myotendinous junctions of skeletal muscle cells, both specialized attachment sites of the myofibrillar ends to the sarcolemma. A large part of the Xin protein consists of unique 16 amino acid repeats with unknown function. We have investigated the characteristics of the Xin repeats by transfection experiments and actin-binding assays and ascertained that, upon expression in cultured cells, these repeats bind to and stabilize the actin-based cytoskeleton. In vitro co- sedimentation assays with skeletal muscle actin indicated that they not only directly bind actin filaments, but also have the capability of arranging microfilaments into networks that sediment upon low-speed centrifugation. Very similar repeats were also found in Xin-repeat protein 2' (XIRP2), a novel protein that seems to be expressed mainly in striated muscles. Human XIRP2 contains 28 Xin repeats with properties identical to those of Xin. We conclude that the Xin repeats define a novel, repetitive actin-binding motif present in at least two different muscle proteins. These Xin- repeat proteins therefore constitute the first two members of a novel family of actin-binding proteins}, language = {en} } @article{KalimuthuLeimkuehlerBernhardt2011, author = {Kalimuthu, Palraj and Leimk{\"u}hler, Silke and Bernhardt, Paul V.}, title = {Xanthine dehydrogenase electrocatalysis autocatalysis and novel activity}, series = {The journal of physical chemistry : B, Condensed matter, materials, surfaces, interfaces \& biophysical chemistry}, volume = {115}, journal = {The journal of physical chemistry : B, Condensed matter, materials, surfaces, interfaces \& biophysical chemistry}, number = {11}, publisher = {American Chemical Society}, address = {Washington}, issn = {1520-6106}, doi = {10.1021/jp111809f}, pages = {2655 -- 2662}, year = {2011}, abstract = {The enzyme xanthine dehydrogenase (XDH) from the purple photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus catalyzes the oxidation of hypoxanthine to xanthine and xanthine to uric acid as part of purine metabolism. The native electron acceptor is NAD(+) but herein we show that uric acid in its 2-electron oxidized form is able to act as an artificial electron acceptor from XDH in an electrochemically driven catalytic system. Hypoxanthine oxidation is also observed with the novel production of uric acid in a series of two consecutive 2-electron oxidation reactions via xanthine. XDH exhibits native activity in terms of its pH optimum and inhibition by allopurinol.}, language = {en} } @article{SchubertSchluckebierBackmannetal.1994, author = {Schubert, Dieter and Schluckebier, Gerd and Backmann, Jan and Granzien, Joachim and Kisker, Caroline and Choe, Hui-Woog and Hahn, Ulrich and Pfeil, Wolfgang and Saenger, Wolfram}, title = {X-ray crystallographic and calorimetric studies of the effects of the mutation Trp59Tyr in ribonuclease T1}, year = {1994}, language = {en} } @misc{PratHajnýGrunewaldetal.2018, author = {Pr{\´a}t, Tom{\´a}š and Hajny', Jakub and Grunewald, Wim and Vasileva, Mina and Moln{\´a}r, Gergely and Tejos, Ricardo and Schmid, Markus and Sauer, Michael and Friml, Jiř{\´i}}, title = {WRKY23 is a component of the transcriptional network mediating auxin feedback on PIN polarity}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {1123}, issn = {1866-8372}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-44633}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-446331}, pages = {20}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Auxin is unique among plant hormones due to its directional transport that is mediated by the polarly distributed PIN auxin transporters at the plasma membrane. The canalization hypothesis proposes that the auxin feedback on its polar flow is a crucial, plant-specific mechanism mediating multiple self-organizing developmental processes. Here, we used the auxin effect on the PIN polar localization in Arabidopsis thaliana roots as a proxy for the auxin feedback on the PIN polarity during canalization. We performed microarray experiments to find regulators of this process that act downstream of auxin. We identified genes that were transcriptionally regulated by auxin in an AXR3/IAA17-and ARF7/ARF19-dependent manner. Besides the known components of the PIN polarity, such as PID and PIP5K kinases, a number of potential new regulators were detected, among which the WRKY23 transcription factor, which was characterized in more detail. Gain-and loss-of-function mutants confirmed a role for WRKY23 in mediating the auxin effect on the PIN polarity. Accordingly, processes requiring auxin-mediated PIN polarity rearrangements, such as vascular tissue development during leaf venation, showed a higher WRKY23 expression and required the WRKY23 activity. Our results provide initial insights into the auxin transcriptional network acting upstream of PIN polarization and, potentially, canalization-mediated plant development.}, language = {en} } @article{PratHajnyGrunewaldetal.2018, author = {Prat, Tomas and Hajny, Jakub and Grunewald, Wim and Vasileva, Mina and Molnar, Gergely and Tejos, Ricardo and Schmid, Markus and Sauer, Michael and Friml, Jiř{\´i}}, title = {WRKY23 is a component of the transcriptional network mediating auxin feedback on PIN polarity}, series = {PLoS Genetics : a peer-reviewed, open-access journal}, volume = {14}, journal = {PLoS Genetics : a peer-reviewed, open-access journal}, number = {1}, publisher = {PLoS}, address = {San Fransisco}, issn = {1553-7404}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pgen.1007177}, pages = {18}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Auxin is unique among plant hormones due to its directional transport that is mediated by the polarly distributed PIN auxin transporters at the plasma membrane. The canalization hypothesis proposes that the auxin feedback on its polar flow is a crucial, plant-specific mechanism mediating multiple self-organizing developmental processes. Here, we used the auxin effect on the PIN polar localization in Arabidopsis thaliana roots as a proxy for the auxin feedback on the PIN polarity during canalization. We performed microarray experiments to find regulators of this process that act downstream of auxin. We identified genes that were transcriptionally regulated by auxin in an AXR3/IAA17-and ARF7/ARF19-dependent manner. Besides the known components of the PIN polarity, such as PID and PIP5K kinases, a number of potential new regulators were detected, among which the WRKY23 transcription factor, which was characterized in more detail. Gain-and loss-of-function mutants confirmed a role for WRKY23 in mediating the auxin effect on the PIN polarity. Accordingly, processes requiring auxin-mediated PIN polarity rearrangements, such as vascular tissue development during leaf venation, showed a higher WRKY23 expression and required the WRKY23 activity. Our results provide initial insights into the auxin transcriptional network acting upstream of PIN polarization and, potentially, canalization-mediated plant development.}, language = {en} } @article{KlingstromSoldatovaStevensetal.2013, author = {Klingstrom, Tomas and Soldatova, Larissa and Stevens, Robert and Roos, T. Erik and Swertz, Morris A. and M{\"u}ller, Kristian M. and Kalas, Matus and Lambrix, Patrick and Taussig, Michael J. and Litton, Jan-Eric and Landegren, Ulf and Bongcam-Rudloff, Erik}, title = {Workshop on laboratory protocol standards for the molecular methods database}, series = {New biotechnology}, volume = {30}, journal = {New biotechnology}, number = {2}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {1871-6784}, doi = {10.1016/j.nbt.2012.05.019}, pages = {109 -- 113}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Management of data to produce scientific knowledge is a key challenge for biological research in the 21st century. Emerging high-throughput technologies allow life science researchers to produce big data at speeds and in amounts that were unthinkable just a few years ago. This places high demands on all aspects of the workflow: from data capture (including the experimental constraints of the experiment), analysis and preservation, to peer-reviewed publication of results. Failure to recognise the issues at each level can lead to serious conflicts and mistakes; research may then be compromised as a result of the publication of non-coherent protocols, or the misinterpretation of published data. In this report, we present the results from a workshop that was organised to create an ontological data-modelling framework for Laboratory Protocol Standards for the Molecular Methods Database (MolMeth). The workshop provided a set of short- and long-term goals for the MolMeth database, the most important being the decision to use the established EXACT description of biomedical ontologies as a starting point.}, language = {en} }