Publications

@article{RN14141,

title = {Fusion of a novel genetically engineered chitosan affinity protein and green fluorescent protein for specific detection of chitosan in vitro and in situ},

author = {M. Nampally and B. M. Moerschbacher and S. Kolkenbrock},

doi = {10.1128/aem.07506-11},

issn = {0099-2240 (Print) 

0099-2240},

year  = {2012},

date = {2012-01-01},

journal = {Appl Environ Microbiol},

volume = {78},

number = {9},

pages = {3114-9},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14201,

title = {The apical plasma membrane of chitin-synthesising epithelia},

author = {B. Moussian},

doi = {10.1111/j.1744-7917.2012.01557.x},

issn = {1672-9609},

year  = {2012},

date = {2012-01-01},

journal = {Insect Sci},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14205,

title = {δ-Aminolevulinate synthase is required for apical transcellular barrier formation in the skin of the Drosophila larva},

author = {K. S. Shaik and F. Meyer and A. V. Vázquez and M. Flötenmeyer and M. E. Cerdán and B. Moussian},

doi = {10.1016/j.ejcb.2011.11.005},

issn = {0171-9335},

year  = {2012},

date = {2012-01-01},

journal = {Eur J Cell Biol},

volume = {91},

number = {3},

pages = {204-15},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14074,

title = {The cellular basis of chitin synthesis in fungi and insects: common principles and differences},

author = {H. Merzendorfer},

doi = {10.1016/j.ejcb.2011.04.014},

issn = {0171-9335},

year  = {2011},

date = {2011-01-01},

journal = {Eur J Cell Biol},

volume = {90},

number = {9},

pages = {759-69},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14206,

title = {Knickkopf protein protects and organizes chitin in the newly synthesized insect exoskeleton},

author = {S. S. Chaudhari and Y. Arakane and C. A. Specht and B. Moussian and D. L. Boyle and Y. Park and K. J. Kramer and R. W. Beeman and S. Muthukrishnan},

doi = {10.1073/pnas.1112288108},

issn = {0027-8424 (Print) 

0027-8424},

year  = {2011},

date = {2011-01-01},

journal = {Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A},

volume = {108},

number = {41},

pages = {17028-33},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14075,

title = {A novel role of the yeast CaaX protease Ste24 in chitin synthesis},

author = {D. Meissner and J. Odman-Naresh and I. Vogelpohl and H. Merzendorfer},

doi = {10.1091/mbc.e10-01-0080},

issn = {1059-1524 (Print) 

1059-1524},

year  = {2010},

date = {2010-01-01},

journal = {Mol Biol Cell},

volume = {21},

number = {14},

pages = {2425-33},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14142,

title = {Human macrophage activation triggered by chitotriosidase-mediated chitin and chitosan degradation},

author = {C. Gorzelanny and B. Pöppelmann and K. Pappelbaum and B. M. Moerschbacher and S. W. Schneider},

doi = {10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.07.100},

issn = {0142-9612},

year  = {2010},

date = {2010-01-01},

journal = {Biomaterials},

volume = {31},

number = {33},

pages = {8556-63},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14143,

title = {Biotechnological approaches to develop bacterial chitinases as a bioshield against fungal diseases of plants},

author = {C. Neeraja and K. Anil and P. Purushotham and K. Suma and P. Sarma and B. M. Moerschbacher and A. R. Podile},

doi = {10.3109/07388551.2010.487258},

issn = {0738-8551},

year  = {2010},

date = {2010-01-01},

journal = {Crit Rev Biotechnol},

volume = {30},

number = {3},

pages = {231-41},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14145,

title = {Fusion of cellulose binding domain to the catalytic domain improves the activity and conformational stability of chitinase in Bacilluslicheniformis DSM13},

author = {C. Neeraja and B. Moerschbacher and A. R. Podile},

doi = {10.1016/j.biortech.2009.12.118},

issn = {0960-8524},

year  = {2010},

date = {2010-01-01},

journal = {Bioresour Technol},

volume = {101},

number = {10},

pages = {3635-41},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14144,

title = {Swapping the chitin-binding domain in Bacillus chitinases improves the substrate binding affinity and conformational stability},

author = {C. Neeraja and R. Subramanyam and B. M. Moerschbacher and A. R. Podile},

doi = {10.1039/b923048c},

issn = {1742-2051},

year  = {2010},

date = {2010-01-01},

journal = {Mol Biosyst},

volume = {6},

number = {8},

pages = {1492-502},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14077,

title = {Analysis of functions of the chitin deacetylase gene family in Tribolium castaneum},

author = {Y. Arakane and R. Dixit and K. Begum and Y. Park and C. A. Specht and H. Merzendorfer and K. J. Kramer and S. Muthukrishnan and R. W. Beeman},

doi = {10.1016/j.ibmb.2009.02.002},

issn = {0965-1748},

year  = {2009},

date = {2009-01-01},

journal = {Insect Biochem Mol Biol},

volume = {39},

number = {5-6},

pages = {355-65},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14076,

title = {Purification of an active, oligomeric chitin synthase complex from the midgut of the tobacco hornworm},

author = {L. Maue and D. Meissner and H. Merzendorfer},

doi = {10.1016/j.ibmb.2009.06.005},

issn = {0965-1748},

year  = {2009},

date = {2009-01-01},

journal = {Insect Biochem Mol Biol},

volume = {39},

number = {9},

pages = {654-9},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14207,

title = {Effects of benzoylphenylurea on chitin synthesis and orientation in the cuticle of the Drosophila larva},

author = {U. Gangishetti and S. Breitenbach and M. Zander and S. K. Saheb and U. Müller and H. Schwarz and B. Moussian},

doi = {10.1016/j.ejcb.2008.09.002},

issn = {0171-9335},

year  = {2009},

date = {2009-01-01},

journal = {Eur J Cell Biol},

volume = {88},

number = {3},

pages = {167-80},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14146,

title = {Partially acetylated chitosan oligo- and polymers induce an oxidative burst in suspension cultured cells of the gymnosperm Araucaria angustifolia},

author = {A. L. Santos and N. E. El Gueddari and S. Trombotto and B. M. Moerschbacher},

doi = {10.1021/bm801025g},

issn = {1525-7797},

year  = {2008},

date = {2008-01-01},

journal = {Biomacromolecules},

volume = {9},

number = {12},

pages = {3411-5},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14147,

title = {Growth of phytopathogenic fungi in the presence of partially acetylated chitooligosaccharides},

author = {Jr. E. N. Oliveira and N. E. El Gueddari and B. M. Moerschbacher and M. G. Peter and T. T. Franco},

doi = {10.1007/s11046-008-9125-0},

issn = {0301-486X (Print) 

0301-486x},

year  = {2008},

date = {2008-01-01},

journal = {Mycopathologia},

volume = {166},

number = {3},

pages = {163-74},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14208,

title = {Cuticle differentiation in the embryo of the amphipod crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis},

author = {J. Havemann and U. Müller and J. Berger and H. Schwarz and M. Gerberding and B. Moussian},

doi = {10.1007/s00441-007-0571-7},

issn = {0302-766X (Print) 

0302-766x},

year  = {2008},

date = {2008-01-01},

journal = {Cell Tissue Res},

volume = {332},

number = {2},

pages = {359-70},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14078,

title = {A chymotrypsin-like serine protease interacts with the chitin synthase from the midgut of the tobacco hornworm},

author = {G. Broehan and L. Zimoch and A. Wessels and B. Ertas and H. Merzendorfer},

doi = {10.1242/jeb.008334},

issn = {0022-0949 (Print) 

0022-0949},

year  = {2007},

date = {2007-01-01},

journal = {J Exp Biol},

volume = {210},

number = {Pt 20},

pages = {3636-43},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14148,

title = {Specific interaction between chitosan and matrix metalloprotease 2 decreases the invasive activity of human melanoma cells},

author = {C. Gorzelanny and B. Pöppelmann and E. Strozyk and B. M. Moerschbacher and S. W. Schneider},

doi = {10.1021/bm0703214},

issn = {1525-7797 (Print) 

1525-7797},

year  = {2007},

date = {2007-01-01},

journal = {Biomacromolecules},

volume = {8},

number = {10},

pages = {3035-40},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14210,

title = {Assembly of the Drosophila larval exoskeleton requires controlled secretion and shaping of the apical plasma membrane},

author = {B. Moussian and J. Veerkamp and U. Müller and H. Schwarz},

doi = {10.1016/j.matbio.2007.02.001},

issn = {0945-053X (Print) 

0945-053x},

year  = {2007},

date = {2007-01-01},

journal = {Matrix Biol},

volume = {26},

number = {5},

pages = {337-47},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14079,

title = {Insect chitin synthases: a review},

author = {H. Merzendorfer},

doi = {10.1007/s00360-005-0005-3},

issn = {0174-1578 (Print) 

0174-1578},

year  = {2006},

date = {2006-01-01},

journal = {J Comp Physiol B},

volume = {176},

number = {1},

pages = {1-15},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14149,

title = {Survey and expression analysis of five new chitin synthase genes in the biotrophic rust fungus Puccinia graminis},

author = {K. Broeker and S. Fehser and B. M. Moerschbacher},

doi = {10.1007/s00294-006-0094-x},

issn = {0172-8083},

year  = {2006},

date = {2006-01-01},

journal = {Curr Genet},

volume = {50},

number = {5},

pages = {295-305},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14150,

title = {Spent growth medium of Pantoea agglomerans primes wheat suspension cells for augmented accumulation of hydrogen peroxide and enhanced peroxidase activity upon elicitation},

author = {I. Ortmann and B. M. Moerschbacher},

doi = {10.1007/s00425-006-0271-7},

issn = {0032-0935 (Print) 

0032-0935},

year  = {2006},

date = {2006-01-01},

journal = {Planta},

volume = {224},

number = {4},

pages = {963-70},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14209,

title = {Cuticle differentiation during Drosophila embryogenesis},

author = {B. Moussian and C. Seifarth and U. Müller and J. Berger and H. Schwarz},

doi = {10.1016/j.asd.2006.05.003},

issn = {1467-8039},

year  = {2006},

date = {2006-01-01},

journal = {Arthropod Struct Dev},

volume = {35},

number = {3},

pages = {137-52},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14212,

title = {Drosophila Knickkopf and Retroactive are needed for epithelial tube growth and cuticle differentiation through their specific requirement for chitin filament organization},

author = {B. Moussian and E. Tång and A. Tonning and S. Helms and H. Schwarz and C. Nüsslein-Volhard and A. E. Uv},

doi = {10.1242/dev.02177},

issn = {0950-1991 (Print) 

0950-1991},

year  = {2006},

date = {2006-01-01},

journal = {Development},

volume = {133},

number = {1},

pages = {163-71},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14211,

title = {Hormonal regulation of mummy is needed for apical extracellular matrix formation and epithelial morphogenesis in Drosophila},

author = {A. Tonning and S. Helms and H. Schwarz and A. E. Uv and B. Moussian},

doi = {10.1242/dev.02206},

issn = {0950-1991 (Print) 

0950-1991},

year  = {2006},

date = {2006-01-01},

journal = {Development},

volume = {133},

number = {2},

pages = {331-41},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14080,

title = {Chitin synthase genes in Manduca sexta: characterization of a gut-specific transcript and differential tissue expression of alternately spliced mRNAs during development},

author = {D. G. Hogenkamp and Y. Arakane and L. Zimoch and H. Merzendorfer and K. J. Kramer and R. W. Beeman and M. R. Kanost and C. A. Specht and S. Muthukrishnan},

doi = {10.1016/j.ibmb.2005.01.016},

issn = {0965-1748 (Print) 

0965-1748},

year  = {2005},

date = {2005-01-01},

journal = {Insect Biochem Mol Biol},

volume = {35},

number = {6},

pages = {529-40},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14081,

title = {Regulation of chitin synthesis in the larval midgut of Manduca sexta},

author = {L. Zimoch and D. G. Hogenkamp and K. J. Kramer and S. Muthukrishnan and H. Merzendorfer},

doi = {10.1016/j.ibmb.2005.01.008},

issn = {0965-1748 (Print) 

0965-1748},

year  = {2005},

date = {2005-01-01},

journal = {Insect Biochem Mol Biol},

volume = {35},

number = {6},

pages = {515-27},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14214,

title = {Involvement of chitin in exoskeleton morphogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster},

author = {B. Moussian and H. Schwarz and S. Bartoszewski and C. Nüsslein-Volhard},

doi = {10.1002/jmor.10324},

issn = {0362-2525 (Print) 

0022-2887},

year  = {2005},

date = {2005-01-01},

journal = {J Morphol},

volume = {264},

number = {1},

pages = {117-30},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14213,

title = {Retroactive, a membrane-anchored extracellular protein related to vertebrate snake neurotoxin-like proteins, is required for cuticle organization in the larva of Drosophila melanogaster},

author = {B. Moussian and J. Söding and H. Schwarz and C. Nüsslein-Volhard},

doi = {10.1002/dvdy.20389},

issn = {1058-8388 (Print) 

1058-8388},

year  = {2005},

date = {2005-01-01},

journal = {Dev Dyn},

volume = {233},

number = {3},

pages = {1056-63},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14082,

title = {Chitin metabolism in insects: structure, function and regulation of chitin synthases and chitinases},

author = {H. Merzendorfer and L. Zimoch},

doi = {10.1242/jeb.00709},

issn = {0022-0949 (Print) 

0022-0949},

year  = {2003},

date = {2003-01-01},

journal = {J Exp Biol},

volume = {206},

number = {Pt 24},

pages = {4393-412},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RN14083,

title = {Immunolocalization of chitin synthase in the tobacco hornworm},

author = {L. Zimoch and H. Merzendorfer},

doi = {10.1007/s00441-002-0546-7},

issn = {0302-766X (Print) 

0302-766x},

year  = {2002},

date = {2002-01-01},

journal = {Cell Tissue Res},

volume = {308},

number = {2},

pages = {287-97},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}