Kurt D. Dittmar

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Heat shock proteins research(12), thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses(6), Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins(4), Estrogen and related hormone effects(2), Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects(2)

Publications12 total

The Hsp Organizer Protein Hop Enhances the Rate of but Is Not Essential for Glucocorticoid Receptor Folding by the Multiprotein Hsp90-based Chaperone System
Journal of Biological Chemistry·2000· 110 citedOpen Access
Differential Effects of the hsp70-binding Protein BAG-1 on Glucocorticoid Receptor Folding by the hsp90-based Chaperone Machinery
Journal of Biological Chemistry·1999· 93 citedOpen Access
Studies with Purified Chaperones Advance the Understanding of the Mechanism of Glucocorticoid Receptor–hsp90 Heterocomplex Assembly
Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism·1998· 91 cited
Binding of hsp90 to the Glucocorticoid Receptor Requires a Specific 7-Amino Acid Sequence at the Amino Terminus of the Hormone-binding Domain
Journal of Biological Chemistry·1998· 54 citedOpen Access
The Role of DnaJ-like Proteins in Glucocorticoid Receptor·hsp90 Heterocomplex Assembly by the Reconstituted hsp90·p60·hsp70 Foldosome Complex
Journal of Biological Chemistry·1998· 163 citedOpen Access
Folding of the Glucocorticoid Receptor by the Heat Shock Protein (hsp) 90-based Chaperone Machinery
Journal of Biological Chemistry·1997· 269 citedOpen Access
Folding of the Glucocorticoid Receptor by the Reconstituted hsp90-based Chaperone Machinery
Journal of Biological Chemistry·1997· 182 citedOpen Access
Ability of various members of the hsp70 family of chaperones to promote assembly of the glucocorticoid receptor into a functional heterocomplex with hsp90
The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology·1996· 14 cited
Reconstitution of the Steroid Receptor·hsp90 Heterocomplex Assembly System of Rabbit Reticulocyte Lysate
Journal of Biological Chemistry·1996· 159 citedOpen Access
All of the factors required for assembly of the glucocorticoid receptor into a functional heterocomplex with heat shock protein 90 are preassociated in a self-sufficient protein folding structure, a “foldosome”.
Journal of Biological Chemistry·1994· 102 citedOpen Access
Characterization of the protein-protein interactions determining the heat shock protein (hsp90.hsp70.hsp56) heterocomplex
Journal of Biological Chemistry·1994· 78 citedOpen Access
Proof that hsp70 is required for assembly of the glucocorticoid receptor into a heterocomplex with hsp90.
Journal of Biological Chemistry·1994· 167 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

William B. Pratt(12), Keith A. Hutchison(3), Louis F. Stancato(2), Michael J. Czar(2), Mario D. Galigniana(2), Kevin A. Hutchison(2), Janet Owens‐Grillo(2), Yoshihiro Morishima(2), Kimon C. Kanelakis(2), Damon R. Demady(1), Priti Krishna(1), Maria Banach(1), Adam M. Silverstein(1), Lourdes Estrada(1), Shinichi Takayama(1), John C. Reed(1), A.M. Zacharek(1), Karen L. Leach(1), Martin R. Deibel(1), Ming Xu(1)