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

Rabe KS, Feldkamp U, and Niemeyer CM DNA-BASED NANODEVICES: International Symposium on DNA-Based Nanodevices

1. 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 |
2. 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. 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 |
3. 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 |
4. 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 |

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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