Several natural transmembrane channels and transporters were investigated in collaborations. Protein/DNA interactions and the receptor-mediated uptake and antisense oligodesoxynucleotides of DNA have been studied using larger synthetic polypeptides. A very effective, synthetic, cationic DNA-transfer reagent (Unifectin) has been developed (A.Surovoy).
Gene Transfer Reagent Unifectin
W. Beck, I. Benz, W. Bessler, G. Jung, and M. Kohlhardt (1993). Responsiveness of Cardiac Na+ Channels to a Site-Directed Antiserum Against the Cytotoxic Linker Between Domains III and IV and Their Sensitivity to Other Modifying Agents, J. Membrane Biol. 134, 231-239.
W. Beck, G. Jung, W. G. Bessler, I. Benz, and M. Kohlhardt (1994). Conformational Mapping of the Cytosolic Linker Between Domains m and IV of the Cardiac Na+ Channel Protein and Binding Studies with a Site-Directed Channel Modifying Antibody, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1206,263-271.
H. Killmann, G. Videnov, G. Jung, H. Schwarz, and V. Braun (1995). Identification of Receptor Binding Sites by Competing Peptide Mapping: Phages Tl, T5, and 0/ 80 and Colicin M Bind to the Gating Loop of FhuA, J. Bacteriol. 177, 694-698.
S. Uebel, T.H. Meyer, W. Kraas, S. Kienle, G. Jung, K-H. Wiesmüller and R. Tampe (1995). Requirements for Peptide Binding to the Human Transporter Associated with Antigen Processing Revealed by Peptide Scans and Complex Peptide Libraries, J. Biol.Chem.31, 19512-18516.
A. Surovoy, J. Dannull, K. Mölling, and G. Jung (1993). Conformational and Nucleic Acid Binding Studies on the Synthetic Nucleocapsid Protein of HIV-1, J. Mol. Biol. 229, 94-104.
G. Müller, B. Strack, J. Dannull, B.S. Sproat, A. Surovoy, G. Jung, and K. Mölling (1994). Amino Acid Requirements of the Nucleocapsid Protein of HIV-1 for Increasing Catalytic Activity of a Ki-ras Ribozyme in Vitro, J. Mol. Biol. 242, 422-429.
J. Dannull, A. Surovoy, G. Jung, and K. Mölling (1994). Specific Binding of HIV-I Nucleocapsid Protein to PSI-RNA in vitro Requires N-terminal Zinc Finger and Flanking Basic Amino Acid Residues, EMBO J. 13, 1525-1533.
A.S. Bachmann, A. Surovoy, G. Jung, and K. Moelling (1998). Integrin Receptor-targeted Transfer Peptides for Efficient Delivery of Antisense Oligodeoxynucleotides, J. Mol. Med. 76, 126-132.
A. Surovoy, I. Flechsler, and G. Jung (1998). A Novel Series of Serum-Resistant Lipoaminoacid Compounds for Cellular Delivery of Plasmid DNA, Adv. Exp, Med. Biol. 451, 461~467 (more in pp. 457-460; 469-472).
A. Peschel, R.W. Jack, L.V. Collins, P. Staubitz, G. Nicholson, H. Kalbacher, W.F. Nieuwenhuizen, G. Jung, A. Tarkowski, K.P. van Kessel, and J.A. Strijp (2001). Staphylococcus aureus Resistance to Human Defensins and Evasion of Neutro-phil Killing via the Novel Virulence Factor MprF is Based on Modification of Membrane lipids with L-Lysine, J. Exp. Med. 193, 1067-1076.
Prof. Günther Jung 