Dr. Patrick Scheerer
Research interests
Protein crystallography and engineering, X-ray structure analysis, Combined crystallographic and spectroscopic approaches, Neutron diffraction and free-electron laser techniques, Membrane proteins, photoreceptors and signal transduction proteins, G-protein-coupled receptors, rhodopsins, phytochromes, photolyases Metalloproteins, [NiFe]-hydrogenases
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Research Fields in UniCat
Selection of research projects
Protein X-ray crystallography of [NiFe] hydrogenaseStructure biology of membrane proteins and photoreceptorsSignal transduction pathways - Signalling of G-Protein-coupled receptors (GPCR)
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Relevant News
Professor Katrina T. Forest awarded with an Einstein Visiting Fellowship
We are glad to announce the successful application of Prof. Katrina T. Forest (University of Wisconsin-Madison) for an Einstein Visiting Fellowship. Prof. K. T. Forest will start a new research project on light-driven biocatalysis in Berlin within the fram
New joint paper on hydrogenase
Tracking the route of substrates, intermediates, and inhibitors in proteins is fundamental in understanding their specific function. However, following the route of gases like molecular oxygen within enzymes has always been challenging. In protein X-ray cr[more]
Unicat researchers provide new insights into the nature and function of hydrogen-oxidizing enzymes
Hydrogenases are enzymes that split molecular hydrogen into protons and electrons, which are conversely used to form hydrogen. Whether or not a particular hydrogenase is oxygen-tolerant is determined by its 3D-structure.
Citation rankings in the field of protein research – high placement for UniCat member, Patrick Scheerer
In the newest ranking from the journal, Laborjournal, Dr. Patrick Scheerer from the Institute of Medical Physics from the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin occupies leading positions. Two of the top ten most cited articles on protein research from scien[more]
Reversible [4Fe-3S] cluster morphing in an oxygen-tolerant [NiFe] hydrogenase
New article by seven UniCat groups in Nature Chemical Biology[more]
New Iron–Sulfur Clusters Help Hydrogenases Tolerate Oxygen
Nature publication of Oliver Lenz and Bärbel Friedrich has been highlighted in Angwandte Chemie Internationl Edition[more]
Structure of a microbial hydrogen engine
New results on biological hydrogen conversion published in Nature by UniCat researchers Oliver Lenz and Bärbel Friedrich[more]