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1995
1
Bräutigam, M., M. Klein, R. Knippers & D. G. Müller (1995) Inheritance and meiotic elimination of a virus genome in the host Ectocarpus siliculosus (Phaeophyceae). J. Phycol. 31, 823 - 827
2
Burkhart, R., D. Schulte, B. Hu, C. Musahl, F. Göring & R. Knippers (1995) Interactions of the human nuclear proteins P1Mcm3 and P1Cdc46. Eur. J. Biochem. 228, 431 - 438
3
Halmer, L., and C. Gruss. (1995). Influence of histone H1 on the in vitro replication of DNA and chromatin. Nucl. Acids Res. 23, 773-778
4
Heiland, S. & R. Knippers (1995) The human topoisomerase I gene promoter is regulated by NF-IL6. Mol Cell. Biol. 15, 6623 - 6631
5
Kilwinski, J., M. Baack, S. Heiland & R. Knippers (1995) Transcription factor Oct1 binds to the AT-rich segment of the simian virus 40 replication origin. J. Virol. 69, 575 - 578
6
Klein, M., S. Lanka, R. Knippers & D. G. Müller (1995) Coat protein of the Ectocarpus siliculosus Virus. Virology 206, 520 - 526
7
Musahl, C., D. Schulte, R. Burkhart & R. Knippers (1995) A human homologue of the yeast replication protein Cdc21. Interactions with other Mcm proteins. Eur. J. Biochem. 230, 1096 - 1101
8
Ramsperger, U., & H. Stahl (1995) Unwinding of chromatin by the SV40 large T antigen DNA helicase. EMBO 14, 3215 – 3225
9
Schulte, D., R. Burkhart, C. Musahl, B. Hu, C. Schlatterer, H. Hameister & R. Knippers (1995) Expression, phosphorylation and nuclear localization of the human P1 protein, a homologue of the yeast Mcm3 replication protein. J. Cell Sci. 108, 1381 - 1389
1996
10
Halmer, L., and C. Gruss. (1996). Effects of cell-cycle dependent histone H1 phosphorylation on chromatin structure and chromatin replication. Nucl. Acids Res. 24, 1420-1427
11
Holthoff, H.P., H. Hameister & R. Knippers (1996) A novel human Mcm protein : homology to the yeast replication protein Mis5 and chromosomal location. Genomics 37, 131 - 134
12
Krude, T., C. Musahl, R. A. Laskey & R. Knippers (1996) Human replication proteins hCdc21, hCdc46 and P1Mcm3 bind chromatin uniformly before S phase and are displaced locally during DNA replication. J. Cell Sci. 109, 309 - 318
13
Müller, D.G., M Sengco, S. Wolf, M. Bräutigam, C.E. Schmid, M. Kapp & R. Knippers (1996) Comparison ot two DNA viruses infecting the marine brown algae Ectocarpus siliculosus and E. Fasciculatus. J. Gen. Virol. 77, 2329 - 2333
14
Müller, D.G., M. Bräutigam & R. Knippers (1996) Virus infection and persistence of foreign DNA in the marine brown alga Feldmannia simplex (Ectocarpales, Phaeophyceae) Phycologia 35, 61 - 63
15
Paul, R., B. Hu, C. Musahl. H. Hameister & R. Knippers (1996) Coding sequence and chromosome mapping of the human gene CDC46 for replication protein hCdc46/Mcm5. Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 73, 317 - 321 
16
Quintini, G., K. Treuner, C. Gruss & R. Knippers (1996) Role of amino-terminal histone domains in chromatin. Mol. Cell. Biol. 16, 2888 - 2897
17
Renz, A., F.O. Fackelmayer (1996) Purification and molecular cloning of the scaffold attachment factor B (SAF-B), a novel human nuclear protein that specifically binds to S/MAR-DNA . Nucleic Acid Research 24:843 - 849
18

Schulte, D., A. Richter, R. Burkhart, C. Musahl & R. Knippers (1996) Properties of the human nuclear protein p85Mcm. Expression, nuclear localization and interaction with other Mcm proteins. Eur. J. Biochem. 235, 144 - 151

19

Treuner, K., U. Ramsperger & R. Knippers (1996) Replication protein A induces the unwinding of long double-stranded regions. J. Mol. Biol. 259, 104 - 112

 1997
20
Alexiadis, V., L. Halmer, and C. Gruss. (1997). Influence of core histone acetylation on SV40 minichromosomes replication in vitro. Chromosoma 105, 324-331
21
Göhring, F , & F.O. Fackelmayer (1997) The Scaffold/Matrix Attachment Region Binding Protein hnRNP-U (SAF-A) Is Directly Bound to Chromosomal DNA in Vivo: A Chemical Cross-linking Study, Biochem. 8276 - 8283
22

Göhring, F., B.L. Schwab, P. Nicotera, M. Leist, & F.O. Fackelmayer (1997) The novel SAR-binding domain of scaffold attachment factor A (SAF-A) is a target in apoptotic nuclear breakdown. EMBO 16, 7361 - 7261

 23
Halmer, L., and C. Gruss. (1997). Accessibility for topoisomerase I and II regulates the replication efficiency of SV40 minichromosomes in vitro. Mol. Cell. Biol. 17, 2624-2630
24

Kapp, M., R.Knippers,D.G. Müller (1997) New member of a group of DNA viruses infecting brown algae. Phychol. Res. 45, 85-90

25

Ladenburger, E. M., F. O. Fackelmeyer, H. Hameister & R. Knippers (1997) MCM4 and PRKDC, human genes encoding proteins Mcm4 and DNA-PKcs, are close neighbours located on chromosome 8q12-q13. Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 77, 268 - 270

26

Richter, A. & R. Knippers (1997) High-molecular-mass complexes of human minichromosome- maintenance proteins in mitotic cells. Eur. J. Biochem. 247, 136 - 141

27

San Martin, C., C. Gruss, and J.M. Carazo (1997). Six molecules of SV40 large T antigen assemble in a propeller-shaped particle around a channel. J. Mol. Biol. 114, 167-176

28
Schwab, B. L., M. Leist, R. Knippers & P. Nicotera (1997) Selective proteolysis of the nuclear replication factor MCM3 in apoptosis. Exp. Cell Res. 238, 415 - 421
29

Wang, Z., C. Zimmer, J. W. Lown & R. Knippers (1997) Effects of bifunctional netropsin-related minor groove - binding ligands on mammalian type I DNA topisomerase. Biochem. Pharmacol. 53, 309 - 316

 1998
30
Alexiadis, V., P. Varga-Weisz., E. Bonte, P.B. Becker and C. Gruss (1998).Chromatin remodeling by CHRAC at the SV40 origin of DNA replication. EMBO J. 17,3428-3438
31

Halmer, L. and C. Gruss (1998) Involvement of Topoisomerasees in the Initiation of Simian Virus 40 Minichromosome Replication. J Biol Chem. 274, 34792-34798

32

Holthoff, H.P., M. Baack, A. Richter, M. Ritzi & R. Knippers (1998) Human protein MCM6 on HeLa cell chromatin. J. Biol. Chem. 273, 7320-7325

33

Musahl, C., H.P. Holthoff, R. Lesch & R. Knippers (1998) Stability of the replicative Mcm3 protein in proliferating and differentiating human cells. Exp. Cell Res. 241, 260-264

34

Richter, A., M. Baack, H.P. Holthoff, M. Ritzi & R. Knippers (1998) Mobilization of chromatin-bound Mcm proteins by micrococcal nuclease. Biol. Chem. 379, 1181-1187

35

Ritzi, M., M. Baack,C. Musahl, P. Romanowski, R.A. Laskey & R. Knippers (1998) Human Mcm proteins and human ORC2 protein on chromatin. J. Biol. Chem. 273, 24543-24549

36

Schwab, B.L., M. Leist, R. Knippers & P. Nicotera (1998) Selective proteolysis of the nuclear replication factor MCM3 in apoptosis. Exp. Cell Res. 238, 415-421

37

Treuner, K., C. Eckerich & R. Knippers (1998) Chromation association of replication protein A. J. Biol. Chem. 273, 31744-31750

 38

Vestner, B., M. Bustin, and C. Gruss (1998). Stimulation of replication efficiency of a chromatin template by chromosomal protein HMG-17. J. Biol. Chem. 273, 9409-9414

39

 Zhang, J.J., Y. Zhao, B.T. Chait, W.W. Lathem, M. Ritzi, R. Knippers & J.E. Darnell (1998) Ser727- dependent recruitment of MCM5 by Stat1_ in IFN-_-induced transcriptional activation. EMBO J. 17, 6963-6971

1999
40

Delaroque, N., I. Maier, R. Knippers & D.G. Müller (1999) Persistent virus intergration into the genome of its algal host, Ectocarpus siliculosus (Phaeophyceae). J. Gen. Virol. 80: 1367-1370

41

Findeisen, M., M. El-Denary, T.Kapitza, R. Graf & U. Strausfeld (1999) Cyclin A dependent kinase activity affects chromatin binding of O’RC, Cdc6, and MCM in egg extracts of Xenopus laevis.
Eur. J. Biochem., 264: 415 - 426


42
Kipp, M., B. L. Schwab, M. Przybylski, P. Nicotera & F.O. Fackelmayer (1999) Apoptotic Cleavage of Scaffold Attachment Factor A (SAF-A) by Caspase-3 Occurs at a Non-Canonical Cleavage Site. J. Biol. Chem. 275, 5031 – 5036
43

Treuner, K., A. Okuyama, R. Knippers & F.O. Fackelmayer (1999) Hyperphosphorylation of Replication Protein A middle subunit (RPA32) in apoptosis. Nucleic Acids Research 27(6), 1499-1504

44

Treuner, K., M. Findeisen, U. Strausfeld & R. Knippers (1999) Phosphorylation of Replication Protein A Middle Subunit (RPA32) Leads to a Disassembly of the RPA Heterotrimer. J. Biol. Chem. 274(22), 15556-15561

2000
45
Alexiadis, V., T. Waldmann, J. Andersen, M. Mann, R. Knippers & C. Gruss (2000) The protein encoded by the proto-oncogene DEK changes the topology of chromatin and reduces the efficiency of DNA replication in a chromatin-specific manner. Genes & Develop. 14, 1308 - 1312
46

Delaroque, N., S. Wolf, D.G. MŸller & R. Knippers (2000) Characterization and immunolocalization of major structural proteins in the brown algal virus EsV-1. Virology 269, 148 -155

47

Delaroque, N., S. Wolf, D.G. MŸller & R. Knippers (2000) The brown algal virus EsV-1-particle contains a putative hybrid histidine kinase. Virology 273, 383-390

48
Kipp, M., F. Göhring, Th. Ostendorf, C.M. van Drunen, R. van Driel, M. Pryzybilski & F.O. Fackelmayer (2000) SAF-Box, a Conserved Protein Domain That Specifically Recognizes Scaffold Attachment Region DNA. Mol. Cell. Biol. 20, 7480 - 7489
49

Kreitz, S., F.O. Fackelmayer, J. Gerdes & R. Knippers (2000) The proliferation-specific human Ki-67-protein is a constituent of compact chromatin, Exp. Cell Res. 261, 284-292

50

Vestner, B., Waldmann, T. and Gruss, C. (2000) Histone Octamer Dissociation Is Not Required for in Vitro Replication of Simian Virus 40 Minichromosomes. J. Biol. Chem. 275(11), 8190-8195

2001
51
Birner, P., M. Ritzi, C. Musahl, R. Knippers, J. Gerdes, T. Voigtländer, H. Budka & J.H. Hainfellner (2001) Immunohistochemical detection of cell growth fraction in formalin fixed and paraffin embedded murine tissue. Am. J. Pathol. 158, 1991-1996
52
Delaroque, N., D.G. Müller, G.Bothe, T. Pohl, R. Knippers & W. Boland (2001) The complete nucleotide sequence of the Ectocarpus siliculosus virus. Virology, 287, 112-132
 53
Eckerich, C., F.O. Fackelmayer & R. Knippers (2001) Zinc affects the conformation of nucleoprotein filaments formed by replication protein A (RPA) and long natural molecules. Biochim. Biophys. Acta,1538, 67-75
54

Endl, E., I. Kausch, M. Baack, R. Knippers, J. Gerdes & T. Scholzen (2001) The expression of Ki-67, MCM3 and p27 defines subsets of proliferating, resting and differentiated cell. J. Patholog., J. Patholog. 195, 457-462 

55

Jahr, S., H. Hentze, D. Hardt, F.O. Fackelmayer, S. Englisch, H.D. Hesch & R. Knippers (2001) On the origin of DNA fragments in the plasma of tumor patients: quantitation of tumor DNA and apoptotic cell death. Cancer Research, 61,1659-1665

56

Kappes, F., Burger, K., Baack, M., Fackelmayer, F.O. and C. Gruss. (2001). Subcellular localization of the human proto-oncogene protein DEK. J. Biol. Chem., 276, 26317-26323 24.

57

Kreitz, S., M. Ritzi, M. Baack & R. Knippers (2001) The human origin recognition proteins 1 and 2 (hOrcp1 and hOrc2p) on HeLa cell chromatin. J. Biol. Chem.,276, 6337-6342

2002
58

Biermann, E., M.Baack, S. Kreitz & R. Knippers (2002) Synthesis and turn-over of the replicative Cdc6 protein during the HeLa cell cycle. Eur. J. Biochem. 269, 1040-1046

59

Keller, C., O. Hyrien, R. Knippers &T. Krude (2002) Site-specific and temporally controlled initiation of DNA replication in a human cell-free system. Nucleic Acids Res. 30 2114-2123

60

Keller, C., E.M. Ladenburger, M. Kremer & R. Knippers (2002) The Origin Recognition Complex Marks a Replication Origin in the Human TOP1 Gene Promoter. J. Biol. Chem. 277, 31430-31440

61

Ladenburger, E.M., C.Keller & R. Knippers (2002) Identification of a binding region for the human origin recognition complex (ORC) proteins 1 and 2 that coincides with an origin of DNA replication. Mol.Cell.Biol., 22,1036-1048

62
Schaarschmidt, D., E.M. Ladenburger, C. Keller & R. Knippers (2002) Human Mcm proteins at a replication origin during G1 to S phase transition. Nucl. Acids Res. 4176-4185
63
Waldmann, T., Eckerich, C, Baack, M, and C. Gruss. (2002). The ubiquitous chromatin protein DEK alters the structure of DNA by introducing positive supercoils. J. Biol. Chem., 277, 24988-24994
2003
64
Delaroque, N., W. Boland, D.G. Müller & R.Knippers (2003) Comparisons of two large phaeoviral genomes and evolutionary implications. J. Mo. Evo. 57, 613-622
65
Gozuacki, D., M. Chami, D. Lagorce, J. Faivre, Y. Murakami, O. Poch, E. Biermann, R. Knippers, C. Bréchot & P. Paterlini-Bréchot (2003) Identification and functional characterization of a new member of the human Mcm protein family : hMcm8. Nucl. Acids Res. 31, 570 – 57
66
Waldmann, T., M. Baack, N. Richter & C. Gruss (2003) Structure-specific binding of the proto-oncogene proteine DEK to DNA. Nucl.Acids Res. 31, 7003-7010

67

Kulartz, M., S. Kreitz, E. Hiller, E. C. Damoc, M. Przybylski & R. Knippers (2003) Expression and phosphorylation of the replication regulator protein geminin. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 305, 412 – 420
2004
68

Kappes, F., C. Damoc, R. Knippers, M. Przybylski, L.A. Pinna & C. Gruss (2004) Phosphorylation by protein kinase CK2 change the DNA binding properties of human chromatin protein DEK.
Mol.Cell Biol 24, 6011-6020

69
Kappes, F., I. Scholten, N. Richter, C. Gruss & T. Waldmann (2004) Functional domains of the ubiquitous chromatin protein DEK. Mol. Cell Biol.24, 6000-6010
70
Kulartz, M., E. Hiller, F. Kappes, L. A. Pinna & R. Knippers (2004) Protein kinase CK2 phosphorylates the cell cycle regulatory protein Geminin. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 315, 1011 - 1017
71
Schaarschmidt, D., J. Baltin, I. M. Stehle, H. J. Lipps & R. Knippers (2004) An episomal mammalian replicon : sequence-independent binding of the origin recognition complex. EMBO J. 23, 191 – 201
72
Kulartz, M. & R. Knippers (2004) The Replicative Regulator Protein Geminin on chromatin in the HeLa Cell Cycle. J Biol. Chem. 279, 41686 – 41694
73
Ito, E., D. Sahri, R. Knippers & E. Carstens (2004) Baculovirus proteins IE-1, LEF-3, and P143 interact with DNA in vivo: a formaldehyde cross-linking study. Virology 329, 337 – 347
2005
74
Böhm, F., F. Kappes, I Scholten, N. Richter, H. Matsuo, R. Knippers & T. Waldmann (2005) The SAF-box domain of chromatin protein DEK. Nucl. Acids Res. 33, 1101-1110
75

Hu, H.-G., H. Illges, C. Gruss & R. Knippers (2005) Distribution of the chromatin protein DEK distinguishes active and inactive CD21/CR2 gene in pre-and mature B lymphocytes. Intern. Imm. 17, 789 - 796

2006
76 Baltin, J, S. Leist, F. Odronitz, H.P. Wollscheid, M. Baack, T. Kapitza, D. Schaarschmidt & R. Knippers (2006) DNA replication in protein extracts from human cells requires ORC and MCM proteins.
J. Biol. Chem. 281, 12428-12435
77 Tabbert,A. F.Kappes, R. Knippers, J. Kellermann, F. Lottspeich, E. Ferrando-May (2006) Hypophosphorylation of the architectural chromatin protein DEK in death-receptor-induced apoptosis revealed by the isotope coded protein label proteomic platform. Proteomics. 6 (21), 5758-72.

Reviews

Gruss, C. & R. Knippers (1995) The SV40 minichromosome. Methods Mol. Genet. 7, 101 -113
Gruss, C. & R. Knippers (1996) Structure of replicating chromatin. Progr. Nucleic Acids Res. Mol. Biol. 52, 337 - 365
Klebl, A.K., M. Bräutigam, M. Klein, M. Kapp, R. Knippers & D.G. Müller (1996) Molecular and biochemical studies of virus infections in two filamentous brown algae. Hydrobiologia 326/327, 105-110
Müller, D.G., M. Kapp & R. Knippers (1998) Viruses in marine brown algae. Adv. Virus Res. 50, 49-67
Gruss, C. (1999). In vitro replication of chromatin templates, p. 291. In P.Becker (ed.), Methods in Molecular Biology Vol. 119, Humana press, New York.
Ritzi, M. & R. Knippers (2000) Initiation of genome replication: assembley and disassembly of replication competent chromatin. Gene 245, 13-20
Müller, D.G. R. Knippers (2002) Phaeovirus (Phycodnaviridae), pp732-736. In: Tidona, C.A. and Darai G. (Eds) The Springer Index of Viruses. Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg NewYork Tokyo pp, 732 - 737
Waldmann, T., I. Scholten, F. Kappes, H.-G. Hu & R. Knippers (2004) The DEK protein: an abundant and ubiquitous constituent of mammalian chromatin. Gene, 343, 1 - 9

Additional Publications

Knippers, R. (1998) Genetik heute: In. Spektrum der Wissenschaft, pp 92-96, Juni-Heft
Knippers, R. (1999) Reden über die neue Genetik des Menschen. In der Reihe "Konstanzer Universitätsreden",
Band 200, Universitätsverlag Konstanz
Knippers, R. (2001) Molekulare Genetik. 8. Auflage. Ein Lehrbuch.Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart
Knippers, R. (2001) Erwin Baur. Eine wissenschafltiche Biographie. BioSpektrum 1,43-45
Knippers, R. (2001) Historisches Portrait: Eugen Fischer - Die Korruption der Wissenschaft durch den Zeitgeist. BioSpektrum 6, 37-39
Knippers, R. (2002)“Liegt unser Schicksal in den Genen? Das Human-Genom-Projekt und seine Bedeutung für Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft“, SS. 55 – 70. In: E. Beck (Hrgb) Faszination Lebenswissenschaften.
Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
I.M. Stehle & D. Schaarschmidt (2005) Autonom replizierende Vektors für Säugetierzellen.
BioSpektrum 11, 162-165

Knippers, R. (2005) Rückblicke: die Gesellschaft für Genetik und ihre Anläufe zu einem Internationalen Genetik-Kongress in Deutschland. Biospektrum 11, 310-311
Knippers, R. (2006) Molekulare Genetik. Ein Lehrbuch. 9. Auflage.Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart

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