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Franz-Ulrich Hartl(1957)
MedicineFranz-Ulrich Hartl is a German biochemist and the current Executive Director of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry. He is known for his pioneering work in chaperone-mediated protein folding.
GermanyMax Planck Society
5
Major Awards
2
Publications
3
Citations
1
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Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#2
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Responses to Peroxynitrite in Yeast: Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (GAPDH) as a Sensitive Intracellular Target for Nitration and Enhancement of Chaperone Expression and Ubiquitination
Biological chemistry(2000)
52
citations
#4
A zinc finger‐like domain of the molecular chaperone DnaJ is involved in binding to denatured protein substrates.
EMBO Journal(1996)
311
citations
#5
The thermosome of Thermoplasma acidophilum and its relationship to the eukaryotic chaperonin TRiC.
European Journal of Biochemistry(1995)
31
citations
#6
Protein folding in the cell: the role of molecular chaperones Hsp70 and Hsp60.
Annual Review of Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure(1992)
278
citations
#7
Two related genes encoding extremely hydrophobic proteins suppress a lethal mutation in the yeast mitochondrial processing enhancing protein.
Journal of Biological Chemistry(1992)
74
citations
#9
Import of proteins into mitochondria: a multi-step process.
European Journal of Biochemistry(1988)
129
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksMitochondrial stress signaling: a pathway unfolds.
Trends in Cell Biology2008
57citations
The thermosome of Thermoplasma acidophilum and its relationship to the eukaryotic chaperonin TRiC.
European Journal of Biochemistry1995
31citations
Open AccessProtein folding in the cell: the role of molecular chaperones Hsp70 and Hsp60.
Annual Review of Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure1992
278citations
Open AccessTwo related genes encoding extremely hydrophobic proteins suppress a lethal mutation in the yeast mitochondrial processing enhancing protein.
Journal of Biological Chemistry1992
74citations
Open AccessMitochondrial protein import.
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta1989
40citations
Open AccessImport of proteins into mitochondria: a multi-step process.
European Journal of Biochemistry1988
129citations
Open AccessCareer History
Director
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Munich, DE
Education
University of Munich
Dr. med. habil. in Physiological Chemistry
Medical Faculty
1990
Universitaet Heidelberg
Dr. med.
Biochemistry
1985
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
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Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
EC
Emmanuelle Charpentier
Wolf Prize in Medicine (2020)
JA
Jennifer A. Doudna
Wolf Prize in Medicine (2020)
AH
Arthur Horwich
Wolf Prize in Medicine (2020)
DJ
David Julius
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2020)
JM
Jeffrey M. Friedman
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2020)
VM
Virginia Man-Yee Lee
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2020)
SB
Seymour Benzer
Gairdner International Award (2004)
RJ
R. John Ellis
Gairdner International Award (2004)
GS
George Sachs
Gairdner International Award (2004)
Education
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Heidelberg University
Career Timeline
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München?–present
Max Planck Society1997–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesPontifical Academy of Sciences
Top Publications
The proteostasis network and its decline in ageing
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology20191,433 citations
Pathways of cellular proteostasis in aging and disease
Journal of Cell Biology2017750 citations
The nucleolus functions as a phase-separated protein quality control compartment
Science2019482 citations
Plant RuBisCo assembly in
<i>E. coli</i>
with five chloroplast chaperones including BSD2
Science2017222 citations
Recent advances in understanding catalysis of protein folding by molecular chaperones
FEBS Letters2020160 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Katalin Karikó
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2024)
Drew Weissman
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)
Shinya Yamanaka
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013)
Huda Zoghbi
Horwitz Prize (2022)
Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
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John M. Jumper
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
Karl Deisseroth
Lasker Basic Medical Research (2021)
Michael Hall
Lasker Basic Medical Research (2017)
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