Molecular Motors Lab

Short Communications

                                    Papers                                  Patents

Wiederhold, E.M., Vater, W., Oertel, B., Böhm, K.J., and Unger, E.:
    Immunofluorescence  microscopic studies of microtubule disruption caused by azomethines.
    Abstracts Symposium, Progress in Basic, applied and diagnostic Histochemistry and Cytochemistry,
    Prague CSFR, 13 (1990).

Böhm, K.J., Steinmetzer, P., Vater, W., Unger, E.:
    On the interaction of microtubules with  coated vesicles.
    Abstracts Symposium Biophysics of membrane processes, Opatija,  27, (1990).

Vater, W., Oertel, B., Böhm, K.J., Wiederhold, E.M., Unger, E.:
    Azomethines - a new class of  synthetic microtubule inhibitors with antiproliferative activity.
    Abstracts 3rd Symposium  The Cytoskeleton, Weimar, 16 (1990).

Böhm, K.J., Vater, W., Steinmetzer, P., Unger, E.:
    Investigations on the binding capability  coated vesicles to microtubules.
    Abstracts 3rd Symposium The Cytoskeleton, Weimar,  26 (1990).

Schmidt, R., Mönke-Blankenburg, L., Günther, D., Böhm, K.J., Vater, W., Unger, E.:
    Aluminium induced encephalopathia and osteomalacia - a result
    of aberration of the microtubule system?
    Abstracts 3rd Symposium The Cytoskeleton, Weimar, 38  (1990).

Schmidt, R., Müller, H., Böhm, K.J., Vater, W., Unger, E.:
    Effects of Zn, alloxan and EGTA on  microtubules and insulin secretion.
    Abstracts 3rd Symposium The Cytoskeleton, Weimar, 39 (1990).

Unger, E., Böhm, K.J., and Vater, W.:
    Macrotubules and ring crystals formed in the  presence of Ca and taxol. Tagungsblatt,
    Dt. Ges. Zellbiol., Göttingen (1991). Eur. J. Cell Biol. Suppl. 32, 40 (103a) (1991).

Unger, E., Vater, W., Böhm, K.J.:
    Electron microscopic investigations of macrotubules
    and  further microtubule-aberrant structures observed in the presence of Ca2+.
    Tagungsblatt Dt. Ges. Elektronenmikroskopie, Darmstadt, (1991).
    Eur. J. Cell Biol.  Suppl. 33, 47, 121 (1991).

Dürer, U.: Ontogenetische Aspekte des hepatischen Lipoproteinmetabolismus
    in der Fetal-  und Perinatalperiode.
     Abstracts, Biochemisches Kolloquium, Universität Münster, Inst. für Biochemie,
     14. 5. 1992.

Hönes, I., Weber, H., Kurischko, C., and Baum, M.:
    Properties of a mating factor of the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica.
    Int. Conference on yeast genetics and biology. Wien  1992.
    Yeast 8, 370 (1992).

Böhm, K.J.: Structure dynamics of the microtubule cytoskeleton.
     Proceedings 1st International Meeting Young Perspectives on Molecular Biotechnology,
    Göttingen, p. 27 (1992).

Gothe, G., Hein, S., and Unger, E.:
    Cell-cell-interactions between the plasmodial rhizopode  Reticulomyxa filosa
    and other protists as food organisms.
    Eur. J. Cell Biol. 60, 147 (1993).

Vater, W., Böhm, K.J., Steinmetzer, P., and Unger, E.:
    Inhibition of microtubule assembly in  vitro by Dictyostelium discoideum effectors.
    Abstracts Joint Meeting Deutsche Ges. für Zellbiologie and Dutch Society for Cell  Biology,
    Münster (1993).
    Eur. J. Cell Biol. 60, 45 (1993).

Augsten, K., Gumpert, J., Hein, S.:
    Elektronenmikroskopische und fluoreszenzphoto- metrische Untersuchungen
    zur Wechselwirkung von bakteriellen Membranen mit  P388D1-Zellen.
    Abstracts Dreiländertagung Elektronenmikroskopie, Zürich (1993).
    Eur. J. Cell Biol. 61 (1993).

Vater, W., Unger, E., Fritzsche, W., Schaper, A. und Jovin, T.M.:
    Untersuchungen von  Tubulinassemblaten mittels Atomkraftmikroskopie.
    Rastersondenmikroskopie Mainz, Verhandlungen, 11 (1993).

Hönes, I., Havelkova, M., and Unger, E.:
    Effect of selected cytoskeletal inhibitors on cell cycle  of Yarrowia lipolytica.
    Eur. J. Cell Biol. 61, 21 (1993).

Augsten, K., Kaufmann, S., Beleites, E., Carl, M., Tiller, H.J.:
    Einfluß verschiedener Oberflächen von Bioverit auf die Adhärenz und das Wachstum von
    P388D-Zellen.
    Tagung Elektronenmikr. Direktabb. Oberfl. Abstracts.Tagungsband 27, (1993).

Havelkova, M., Hönes, I., Unger, E., and Svoboda, A.:
    Polyploidization of Saccharomyces  cereviciae and Nadsonia elongata strains
    by prolonged growth of their protoplasts.
    Eur. J. Cell Biol. 61,20 (1993).

Hönes, I., Ptyushkina, M., Künkel, W., and Unger, E.:
    Mating factor-controlled cell proliferation  in Yarrowia lipolytica.
    Proceedings The Cell Cycle Congress, Washington (1993).

Hönes, I., Havelkova, M., Unger, E.:
    The effect of nocodazole and a mating factor on Yarrowia  lipolytica.
    Proceedings Cell Cycle Conference Smolenice, CSSR, (1993).

Dürer, U., Augsten, K., Buchwalow, I.B., Walter, B., Bauer, R., and Unger, E.:
    A combined  transmission electron microscopical, scanning electron microscopical,
    and  immuncytochemical study on hypoxia-induced alterations
    of the microtubule cytoskeleton of isolated hippocampal neurons.
    Abstracts Dreiländertagung Elektronenmikroskopie, Zürich (1993).
    Eur. J. Cell Biol. 61, 92 (1993).

Didenko, L.V., Buchwalow, I.B., Augsten, K.H., and Unger, E:
    Light- and electron- microscopic localization of G-protein alpha subunit in macrophages
    and E. coli during  phagocytosis.
    Abstracts 35. Symposium für Histochemie, Gargellen, Oesterreich, 46 (1993).

Dürer, U., Augsten, K., Bauer, R., Walter, B., and Unger, E.:
    Hypoxia-induced morphological  alterations of the microtubule cytoskeleton
    in cultured hippocampal neurons of new- born rats and piglets.
    Abstracts 35. Symposium für Histochemie, Gargellen, Oesterreich, 47 (1993).

Buchwalow, I.B., Dürer, U., Böhm, K.J., Mühlig, P., and Unger, E.:
    Comparative  immunocytochemical analysis of the microtubule cytoskeleton
    in neuroblastoma cells, isolated neurones and brain tissue samples.
    Abstracts 35. Symposium für Histochemie, Gargellen, Oesterreich, 52 (1993).

Buchwalow, I.B., Didenko, L.W., Schulze, W., Beckert, R., Unger, E., and Augsten, K.:
     Bacterial antigens recognized by anti-G-protein antibodies.
     Abstracts Jahrestagung Deutsche Ges. für Zellbiologie, Lübeck 1994,
     Eur. J. Cell Biol. Suppl. 40, 47 (1994).

Hönes, I., Havelkova, M., Augsten, K. and Unger, E.:
    Effect of selected cytoskeletal  inhibitors on cell cycle of Yarrowia lipolytica
     4. International Congress on Cell Biology, Prague (CZ)
     Eur. J. Cell Biol. Supp. 38 Vol.61, 21 (1994).

Vater, W., Böhm, K.J., Unger, E., Fritzsche, W., Schaper, A., and Jovin, T.M.:
    Investigations of  tubulin assemblies by scanning force microscopy.
    Abstracts Jahrestagung Deutsche Ges. für Zellbiologie, Lübeck 1994,
    Eur. J. Cell Biol. Suppl. 40, 101 (1994).

Steinmetzer, P., Vater, W., Böhm, K.J., Kluge, H., and Unger, E.:
    Effects of neuroleptic  compounds on force generation of kinesin.
    Abstracts Jahrestagung Deutsche Ges. für Zellbiologie, Lübeck 1994,
    Eur. J. Cell Biol. Suppl. 40, 102 (1994).

Havelkova, M., Hönes, I., Augsten, K., Unger, E., Svoboda, A.:
    The effect of isopropyl N-(3- Chlorophenyl)-carbamate on yeast cells of Yarrowia lipolytica.
    4. European Congress on Cell Biology, Prague (CZ)
    Cell Biol. Int. 18, 440 (1994).

Augsten, K., Hönes, I., Baum, M., Lerm, C., Unger, E.:
    Flow cytofluorometric characterization of  Yarrowia lipolytica cell cycle under the influence
    of cytoskeletal drugs.
    4. International  Congress on Cell Biology, Prague (CZ)
    Cell Biol. Int. 18 (1994)

Hönes, I., Havelkova, M., Böhm, K.J., and E Unger:
    Actin organization in Yarrowia  lipopolytica during cell cycle.
    4. International Congress on Cell Biology, Prague (CZ).
    Cell Biol. Int. 18, 440 (1994).

Buchwalow, I.B., Böhm, K.J., Dürer, U., Unger, E., Schulze, W., and Beckert, R.:
     Association of G-proteins with the cytoskeleton.
     Symposium Progress in basic, applied and diagnostic histochemistry Czech Society
    of  Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, Olomouc (CZ) 10, (1994).

Buchwalow, I.B., Böhm, K.J., Dürer, U., Unger, E., Schulze, W., Beckert, R.,
    Augsten, K., and  Kasten, A.D.:
    Antigenic sites on microtubules recognized by anti-G-protein  antibodies.
    Abstracts 36. Symposium Histochemische Gesellschaft, Heidelberg, 48 (1994).

Böhm, K.J., Vater, W., and Unger, E.:
    Tubulin self-assembly: structural determination by  metal ions.
    Abstracts Joint Meeting Deutsche Bunsen Gesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie,
    Jena, 23 (1994).

Steinmetzer, P., Böhm, K.J., Vater, W., and Unger, E.:
    Kinesin-driven movement of tubulin  assemblies. Abstracts Workshop Moleculare Biotechnologie,
    Jena, 163 (1994).

Hönes, I., Augsten, K., Gräfe, U., Unger, E.:
    Impairment of the actin cytoskeleton in the yeast  Yarrowia lipolytica
    by the antibiotics pamamycin and cytochalasin A.
    Abstracts Workshop Moleculare Biotechnologie, Jena, 161-162 (1994).

Böhm, K.J., Steinmetzer, P., Vater, W., Gothe G., and Unger, E.:
    Structure and  dynamics of the microtubule cytoskeleton - Effects of regulatory proteins
    from  Dictyostelium amoebae.
    Abstracts Workshop Moleculare Biotechnologie, Jena, 164-165 (1994).

Li, Z., Vater, W., Böhm, K.J., Wiegräbe, W., Unger, E., Schaper, A., Guckenberger, R.:
    Scanning probe microscopic investigations of complexes of cytoskeletal  proteins.
    Abstracts Workshop Moleculare Biotechnologie, Jena, 159-160 (1994).

Tichelaar, W., Ferguson, C., Olivo, J.C., Leonard, K.R., Haider, M.:
    A novel method of Z-contrast  imaging in STEM applied to double-labelling
    Abstracts Workshop Moleculare Biotechnologie, Jena, 153-154 (1994).

Wiegräbe, W., Knapp, H.F., Guckenberger, R.:
    A multifunctional SFM for biological  applications.
    Abstracts Workshop Moleculare Biotechnologie, Jena, 157-158 (1994).

Dürer, U., Augsten, K.:
    Analysis of hypoxia-induced abnormalities of the microtubule  cytoskeleton
    of cultured hippocampal neurons.
    Abstract Workshop on Molecular Biotechnology, Jena, 155-156 (1994).

Gothe, G., Böhm, K.J., Gothe, U., Unger, E.:
    Studies on encystment and excystment of the  plasmodial rhizopod Reticulomyxa filosa.
    2nd European Congress of Protistology and  8th European Conference on Ciliate Biology,
    Clermont-Ferrand (France),
    Eur. J. Protistol. 31, 429 (1995).

Buchwalow, I.B., Böhm, K.J., Steinmetzer, P., Rudeschko, O., Schulze, W., Unger, E.:
    Signal  transduction proteins associated with microtubules reconstituted in vitro.
    Abstracts Meeting on The Cytoskeleton and Cell Function, Cold Spring Harbor, p. 32 (1995).

Augsten, K., Hönes, I., Unger, E.:
    REM-Untersuchungen zum Einfluß von Cytochalasin A und Pamamycin
    auf die Hefe Yarrowia lipolytica in Abhängigkeit vom Zellzyklus und  Zellalter.
    Abstracts Tagung Dt. Ges. Elektronenmikroskopie, Leipzig, 1995.
    Eur. J. Cell Biol. Suppl. 41, 67, 96 (1995).

Wiegräbe, W., Gothe, U., Häfner, S., Kittler, K., Kolb, A., Vater, W. und Unger, E.:
    Kraftmikroskopische Untersuchungen an DNA. Tagung an der LMU München,
    Institut  für Kristallographie1995. Tagungsband 25 (1995).

Buchwalow, I.B., Didenko, L., Schulze, W., Beckert, R., Augsten, K., Unger, E.:
     G-protein a-subunits in macrophages and E. coli during phagocytosis.
     Abstracts Tagung Dt. Ges. Elektronenmikroskopie, Leipzig, 1995.
     Eur. J. Cell Biol. Suppl. 41, 67, 97 (1995).

Wiegräbe, W. and Unger, E.: Low Current STM.
    Park Scientific Instruments - European Users Meeting; Genf. (1995).

Li, Z., Vater, W., Pissowotzki, K., Wiegräbe, W., Kolb, A., and Unger, E.:
    Darstellung der  Bindungsstellen des Restriktionsenzyms EcoRI
    an dem Plasmid pBR322 mittels AFM.
    Raster-Sonden-Mikroskopien und organische Materialien IV; München. (1995)

Rußwurm, S., Böhm, K.J., Plonne, D., Unger, E., Reinhart, K.:
    Pathogenesis of liver damage  during sepsis. Influence of endotoxins, cytokines, and patient sera
    on the  microtubules in primary cultures of mouse hepatocytes.
    Abstracts 1st International Symposium: Theory and Practice of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
    Medicine. Jena 1996. Clinical Intensive Care - Supplement to Volume 7, N° 1, 48 (1996).

Böhm, K.J., Steinmetzer, P., Daniel, A., Vater, W., Unger, E.:
    Effects of metal ions on in vitro  microtubule motility driven by bovine brain kinesin.
    Abstracts Annual Meeting of the  Deutsche Ges. für Zellbiologie, Hamburg 1996.
    Eur. J. Cell Biol. Suppl. 42, 41 (1996).

Wiegräbe, W., Vater, W., Böhm, K.J., Unger, E.:
    Visualization of in vitro-assembled  microtubules
    by humidity-based scanning tunneling microscopy (STM).
    Abstracts  Annual Meeting of the Deutsche Ges. für Zellbiologie, Hamburg 1996.
    Eur. J. Cell Biol. Suppl. 42, 61 (1996).

Wiegräbe, W., Dittmar, H., Häfner, S., Hildebrandt, M., Kittler, M., Lochner, B., Unger, E.:
    Das Nahfeldmikroskop - eine Methode zur Untersuchung von Chromosomen. SXM 2:
    Workshop über methodische Entwicklungen und industrielle Anwendungen der Nahfeld-
    Rastersondenmikroskopie; Wien 1996.
    Surface and Interface Analysis (1996).

Rußwurm, S., Böhm, K.J., Ghaleb, N., Terborg, C., Unger, E., Reinhart, K.:
    Pathogenesis of  organ damage during sepsis. In vitro influence of lipopolysaccharides
    and cytokines on the microtubular system.
    Abstracts 17th International Symposium on Intensive  Care and Emergency Medicine, Brüssel 1997
    Critical Care, Suppl. 1, 157 (1997).

Böhm, K.J., Daniel, A., Steinmetzer, P., Vater, W., Unger, E.:
    Kinesin-dependent microtubule  motility in the presence of calcium ions
    in a system without free magnesium ions.
    Abstracts Annual Meeting of the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Zellbiologie Halle 1997
    Eur. J. Cell Biol. Suppl. 43, 106 (1997).

Ghaleb, N., Böhm, K.J., Vater, W., Rußwurm, S., Reinhart, K., E.Unger:
    Destabilization and  inhibition of formation of microtubules caused by interaction
    of lipopolysaccharides  with the microtubule-associated proteins MAP2 and tau.
    Abstracts Annual Meeting of  the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zellbiologie, Halle 1997
    Eur. J. Cell Biol. Suppl. 43, 61( 1997).

Böhm K.J., Daniel A., Steinmetzer P., Vater W., Unger E.:
    Kinesin-dependent microtubule motility in the presence of calcium ions
    in a system without free magnesium ions.
    Abstracts Annual Meeting of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zellbiologie, Halle 1997, Eur. J. Cell Biol.
    Suppl. 43, 106, 1997

Hofemeister, H., Böhm, K.J., Vater, W., Unger, E.:
    Interactions between G-protein subunits  and microtubule proteins in vitro.
    Abstracts Annual Meeting of the Deutsche  Gesellschaft für Zellbiologie, Halle 1997
    Eur. J. Cell Biol. Suppl. 43, 31 (1997).

Fritzsche, W., Ermantraut, J., Kittler, M., Vater, W., Böhm, K.J., Unger, E., Köhler, M.:
    Characterization of biomolecule immobilization by scanning force microscopy
    Abstract 9th International Conference on Scanning Tunneling  Microscopy/Spectroscopy
    and Related Technique, Hamburg, Juli 1997

Vater, W., Fritzsche, W., Böhm, K.J., Unger, E.:
    Scanning force microscopic investigations  of tubulin assemblies immobilized
    on different support materials.
    XXXIX. Symposium  of the Society for Histochemistry, 24. - 27. September 1997, Jena
    Histochem. Cell Biol. 108, 272 (1997).

Speicher, C., Weber, P., Vater, W., Stracke, R., Unger, E.:
    Alignment of microtubules by electric  fields.
    XXXIX. Symposium of the Society for Histochemistry, 24. - 27. September 1997,  Jena.
    Histochem. Cell Biol. 108, 283 (1997).

Böhm, K.J., Rußwurm, S., Reinhart, K., Unger, E.:
    Fragmentation of microtubules in vitro caused  by lipopolysaccharide visualized
    by video contrast microscopy.
    XXXIX. Symposium of  the Society for Histochemistry, 24. - 27. September 1997, Jena.
    Histochem. Cell Biol. 108, 270 (1997).

Böhm, K.J., Buchwalow, I.B., Unger, E.:
    Video contrast microscopy as a tool for detection of  antibody binding to microtubules in vitro.
    XXXIX. Symposium of the Society for  Histochemistry, 24. - 27. September 1997, Jena.
    Histochem. Cell Biol. 108, 270 (1997).

Augsten, K. und Schmidt, H.-G.:
    REM-Untersuchungen des Kontaktes immunologisch aktiver  Zellen
    mit der "dragline" von Nephila clavipes
     Dreiländertagung für Elektronenmikroskopie 1997, Regensburg, 7. - 12. Sept. 1997
     Optik, Suppl.7, 106, 100 (1997).

Augsten, K., Schmidt, H.-G., Weißhart, K., Sponner, A., Unger, E.:
    Histochemical and ultrastructural investigations of spider silk.
    XXXIX. Symposium of the Society for  Histochemistry, 24. - 27. September 1997, Jena
    Histochem. Cell Biol. 108, 273 (1997).

Unger, E., Böhm, K.J., and Stracke, R.:
    Co-factor optomization of kinesin-driven microtubule  gliding. Molecular Motors and Nanomachines,
     Rensselaerville, Albany, USA, 4.-7.9.1997, Proceedings p. 25.

Neumann, T., Gräfe, U.: Sekundärmetabolite aus einem bienenpathogenen Stamm
    von Paenibacillus larvae subspec. larvae.
    18th Tübinger-Göttinger talks about the  chemistry of microorganisms,
    12.-14.Oktober 1997, Tübingen