User:Kersten S. Rabe

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Kersten S. Rabe (an artistic interpretation)

• Kersten S. Rabe
• University of Dortmund
• Otto-Hahn Strasse 6
• BCMT
• 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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I work in the Niemeyer lab at Dortmund University. I'm in my 4th year of phD.

Education

• Since 11/2004 phD work in the group of Prof. Niemeyer at University of Dortmund, Germany, on Protein-DNA-conjugates
• 2004 eight month research assistant at the group of Prof. Sprinzl, University of Bayreuth, Germany
• 2004 Diploma (Biochemistry), Group of Prof. Sprinzl, University of Bayreuth, Germany
• Research semester, Group of Dr. Ubbink, Protein Chemistry (former Metallo Protein Research), University of Leiden, Netherlands: "The Transient Complex of Cytochrome c and Cytochrome f - Investigated by Heteronuclear NMR"
• 1999-2004, Graduate studies in Biochemistry, University of Bayreuth
• 1999 Intermediate Diploma ("Vordiplom")
• 1997-1999, Undergraduate studies in Biochemistry, University of Bayreuth
• 1996/97 Thirteen month of civilian service
• 1996 finished Abitur (final secondary school examination) at the Graf-Anton-Günther-Schule, Oldenburg, Germany

Research interests

1. Synthetic biology
2. Nanobiotechnology
3. Chemical Biology

Publications

First author

1. Rabe KS, Spengler M, Erkelenz M, Müller J, Gandubert VJ, Hayen H, and Niemeyer CM. Screening for cytochrome p450 reactivity by harnessing catalase as reporter enzyme. Chembiochem. 2009 Mar 2;10(4):751-7. DOI:10.1002/cbic.200800750 |

--- And we also got the COVERPICTURE, so I could show my rendering skills again :)

2. Rabe KS, Feldkamp U, and Niemeyer CM.

   Semisynthetic DNA-protein conjugates for fabrication of nucleic acid based nanostructures.

   AIP Conf. Proc. 2009; 1062(1) 19-32. doi: 10.1063/1.3012299 Permalink

3. Rabe KS, Gandubert VJ, Spengler M, Erkelenz M, and Niemeyer CM. Engineering and assaying of cytochrome P450 biocatalysts. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2008 Nov;392(6):1059-73. DOI:10.1007/s00216-008-2248-9 |
4. Rabe KS, Kiko K, and Niemeyer CM. Characterization of the peroxidase activity of CYP119, a thermostable P450 from Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. Chembiochem. 2008 Feb 15;9(3):420-5. DOI:10.1002/cbic.200700450 |

Co-author

1. Svahn MG, Rabe KS, Barger G, El-Andaloussi S, Simonson OE, Didier B, Olivier R, Dumy P, Brandén LJ, Niemeyer CM, and Smith CIE.

   High-Throughput Identification of Combinatorial Ligands for DNA Delivery in Cell Culture.

   AIP Conf. Proc. 2009; 1062(1) 73-88. doi: 10.1063/1.3012306 Permalink

2. Agafonov DE, Rabe KS, Grote M, Voertler CS, and Sprinzl M. C-terminal modifications of a protein by UAG-encoded incorporation of puromycin during in vitro protein synthesis in the absence of release factor 1. Chembiochem. 2006 Feb;7(2):330-6. DOI:10.1002/cbic.200500358 |
3. Agafonov DE, Rabe KS, Grote M, Huang Y, and Sprinzl M. The esterase from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius as a reporter enzyme and affinity tag for protein biosynthesis. FEBS Lett. 2005 Apr 11;579(10):2082-6. DOI:10.1016/j.febslet.2005.02.059 |
4. Crowley PB, Rabe KS, Worrall JA, Canters GW, and Ubbink M. The ternary complex of cytochrome f and cytochrome c: identification of a second binding site and competition for plastocyanin binding. Chembiochem. 2002 Jun 3;3(6):526-33. DOI:10.1002/1439-7633(20020603)3:6<526::AID-CBIC526>3.0.CO;2-N |

Patents

SPRINZL MATHIAS (DE); AGAFONOV DMITRY (DE); RABE KERSTEN (DE) ESTERASES FOR MONITORING PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS IN VITRO Publication number: WO2006082059

SPRINZL MATHIAS (DE); AGAFONOV DMITRY (DE); RABE KERSTEN (DE) CELL-FREE TRANSLATION SYSTEM FOR THE PRODUCTION OF (CHEMICALLY) MODIFIED PROTEINS Publication number: WO2006082058

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