Dr. Susanne Ressl
Biochemist & Structural Biologist | Project & Team Leader | Creative & Translational Thinker | Problem Solver | Mentor | Educator | Consultant | Innovator | Science Communicator & Writer | Relationship Builder | Collaborator
Research Expertise
Publications
Molecular basis of transport and regulation in the Na+/betaine symporter BetP
Nature / Mar 01, 2009
Ressl, S., Terwisscha van Scheltinga, A. C., Vonrhein, C., Ott, V., & Ziegler, C. (2009). Molecular basis of transport and regulation in the Na+/betaine symporter BetP. Nature, 458(7234), 47–52. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature07819
Delivery of Cardiolipins to the Salmonella Outer Membrane Is Necessary for Survival within Host Tissues and Virulence
Cell Host & Microbe / Apr 01, 2015
Dalebroux, Z. D., Edrozo, M. B., Pfuetzner, R. A., Ressl, S., Kulasekara, B. R., Blanc, M.-P., & Miller, S. I. (2015). Delivery of Cardiolipins to the Salmonella Outer Membrane Is Necessary for Survival within Host Tissues and Virulence. Cell Host & Microbe, 17(4), 441–451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2015.03.003
Expression of C1ql3 in Discrete Neuronal Populations Controls Efferent Synapse Numbers and Diverse Behaviors
Neuron / Sep 01, 2016
Martinelli, D. C., Chew, K. S., Rohlmann, A., Lum, M. Y., Ressl, S., Hattar, S., Brunger, A. T., Missler, M., & Südhof, T. C. (2016). Expression of C1ql3 in Discrete Neuronal Populations Controls Efferent Synapse Numbers and Diverse Behaviors. Neuron, 91(5), 1034–1051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2016.07.002
Substrate specificity and ion coupling in the Na+/betaine symporter BetP
The EMBO Journal / Mar 01, 2011
Perez, C., Koshy, C., Ressl, S., Nicklisch, S., Krämer, R., & Ziegler, C. (2011). Substrate specificity and ion coupling in the Na+/betaine symporter BetP. The EMBO Journal, 30(7), 1221–1229. https://doi.org/10.1038/emboj.2011.46
Extensive site-directed mutagenesis reveals interconnected functional units in the alkaline phosphatase active site
eLife / Apr 22, 2015
Sunden, F., Peck, A., Salzman, J., Ressl, S., & Herschlag, D. (2015). Extensive site-directed mutagenesis reveals interconnected functional units in the alkaline phosphatase active site. ELife, 4. CLOCKSS. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.06181
Structures of C1q-like Proteins Reveal Unique Features among the C1q/TNF Superfamily
Structure / Apr 01, 2015
Ressl, S., Vu, B. K., Vivona, S., Martinelli, D. C., Südhof, T. C., & Brunger, A. T. (2015). Structures of C1q-like Proteins Reveal Unique Features among the C1q/TNF Superfamily. Structure, 23(4), 688–699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2015.01.019
Open science, communal culture, and women’s participation in the movement to improve science
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / Sep 14, 2020
Murphy, M. C., Mejia, A. F., Mejia, J., Yan, X., Cheryan, S., Dasgupta, N., Destin, M., Fryberg, S. A., Garcia, J. A., Haines, E. L., Harackiewicz, J. M., Ledgerwood, A., Moss-Racusin, C. A., Park, L. E., Perry, S. P., Ratliff, K. A., Rattan, A., Sanchez, D. T., Savani, K., … Pestilli, F. (2020). Open science, communal culture, and women’s participation in the movement to improve science. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(39), 24154–24164. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1921320117
Mechanistic and Evolutionary Insights from Comparative Enzymology of Phosphomonoesterases and Phosphodiesterases across the Alkaline Phosphatase Superfamily
Journal of the American Chemical Society / Oct 20, 2016
Sunden, F., AlSadhan, I., Lyubimov, A. Y., Ressl, S., Wiersma-Koch, H., Borland, J., Brown, C. L., Johnson, T. A., Singh, Z., & Herschlag, D. (2016). Mechanistic and Evolutionary Insights from Comparative Enzymology of Phosphomonoesterases and Phosphodiesterases across the Alkaline Phosphatase Superfamily. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(43), 14273–14287. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b06186
Munc18a Does Not Alter Fusion Rates Mediated by Neuronal SNAREs, Synaptotagmin, and Complexin
Journal of Biological Chemistry / Apr 01, 2015
Zhang, Y., Diao, J., Colbert, K. N., Lai, Y., Pfuetzner, R. A., Padolina, M. S., Vivona, S., Ressl, S., Cipriano, D. J., Choi, U. B., Shah, N., Weis, W. I., & Brunger, A. T. (2015). Munc18a Does Not Alter Fusion Rates Mediated by Neuronal SNAREs, Synaptotagmin, and Complexin. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 290(16), 10518–10534. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m114.630772
New functions and signaling mechanisms for the class of adhesion G protein-coupled receptors
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences / Nov 25, 2014
Liebscher, I., Ackley, B., Araç, D., Ariestanti, D. M., Aust, G., Bae, B., Bista, B. R., Bridges, J. P., Duman, J. G., Engel, F. B., Giera, S., Goffinet, A. M., Hall, R. A., Hamann, J., Hartmann, N., Lin, H.-H., Liu, M., Luo, R., Mogha, A., … Piao, X. (2014). New functions and signaling mechanisms for the class of adhesion G protein-coupled receptors. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1333(1), 43–64. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.12580
The essential inner membrane protein YejM is a metalloenzyme
Scientific Reports / Oct 20, 2020
Gabale, U., Peña Palomino, P. A., Kim, H., Chen, W., & Ressl, S. (2020). The essential inner membrane protein YejM is a metalloenzyme. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73660-6
K+-induced conformational changes in the trimeric betaine transporter BetP monitored by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes / Apr 01, 2013
Korkmaz, F., Ressl, S., Ziegler, C., & Mäntele, W. (2013). K+-induced conformational changes in the trimeric betaine transporter BetP monitored by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, 1828(4), 1181–1191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.01.004
Loss of Pseudouridine Synthases in the RluA Family Causes Hypersensitive Nociception inDrosophila
G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics / Dec 01, 2020
Song, W., Ressl, S., & Tracey, W. D. (2020). Loss of Pseudouridine Synthases in the RluA Family Causes Hypersensitive Nociception inDrosophila. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 10(12), 4425–4438. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.120.401767
C1QL3 promotes cell‐cell adhesion by mediating complex formation between ADGRB3/BAI3 and neuronal pentraxins
The FASEB Journal / Dec 18, 2020
Sticco, M. J., Peña Palomino, P. A., Lukacsovich, D., Thompson, B. L., Földy, C., Ressl, S., & Martinelli, D. C. (2020). C1QL3 promotes cell‐cell adhesion by mediating complex formation between ADGRB3/BAI3 and neuronal pentraxins. The FASEB Journal, 35(1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202000351rr
Light Harvest: an interactive sculptural installation based on folding and mapping proteins
Digital Creativity / Oct 02, 2018
Wu, J., Ressl, S., & Overton, K. (2018). Light Harvest: an interactive sculptural installation based on folding and mapping proteins. Digital Creativity, 29(4), 274–286. https://doi.org/10.1080/14626268.2018.1533871
“Why MANtoring is not the solution. A Rebuttal to ‘The association between early career informal mentorship in academic collaborations and junior author performance.’”
Dec 22, 2020
Mabry, P. L., Dasgupta, N., Moss-Racusin, C. A., Park, L. E., Pestilli, F., Rattan, A., Ressl, S., Smith, J. L., Yan, X., Diekman, A., Fryberg, S. A., Harackiewicz, J. M., Ledgerwood, A., Murphy, M. C., Perry, S., Ratliff, K. A., Sekaquaptewa, D., & Thoman, D. B. (2020). “Why MANtoring is not the solution. A Rebuttal to ‘The association between early career informal mentorship in academic collaborations and junior author performance.’” https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/xqjs4
Structural Studies of C1QL-Mediated Complexes
Biophysical Journal / Feb 01, 2018
Arianna Peña Palomino, P., & Ressl, S. (2018). Structural Studies of C1QL-Mediated Complexes. Biophysical Journal, 114(3), 154a. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2017.11.864
Betp - X-Ray Structure and Function of An Osmosensor and Transporter
Biophysical Journal / Jan 01, 2010
Kraemer, R., Ressl, S., Ott, V., Nicklisch, S., Steinhoff, H.-J., Forrest, L., & Ziegler, C. (2010). Betp - X-Ray Structure and Function of An Osmosensor and Transporter. Biophysical Journal, 98(3), 46a. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2009.12.268
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE SODIUM-COUPLED GLYCINE BETAINE SYMPORTER BETP FROM CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM WITH BOUND SUBSTRATE
May 26, 2009
Ressl, S., Terwisscha Van Scheltinga, A. C., Vonrhein, C., Ott, V., & Ziegler, C. (2009). CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE SODIUM-COUPLED GLYCINE BETAINE SYMPORTER BETP FROM CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM WITH BOUND SUBSTRATE. https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb2wit/pdb
BetP - Structure and Function of an Osmosensor and Transporter
Biophysical Journal / Feb 01, 2009
Ott, V., Nicklisch, S., Borovykh, I., Steinhoff, H.-J., Ressl, S., Ziegler, C., & Kraemer, R. (2009). BetP - Structure and Function of an Osmosensor and Transporter. Biophysical Journal, 96(3), 393a. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2008.12.2929
Education
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Ph.D., Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Structural Biology of Membrane Proteins / October, 2009
Stanford University
Postdoc, Structural Neuroscience / December, 2014
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