Publications of Dr. Marco Vallazza

PAPER
· Vallazza, M. & Petri, T. (1999). Optimization of the production of triabin, a novel thrombin inhibitor, in High Five^TM insect
cells infected with a recombinant baculovirus. Cytotechnology 29, 85-92.  PDF file
· Perbandt, M.; Lorenz, S.; Vallazza, M.; Erdmann, V.A. & Betzel, C. (1999). Towards the 3D structure of 5S rRNA.
In: J. Barciszewski and B.F.C. Clark (eds.) RNA Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 63-71.
· Funari, S.S.; Rapp, G.; Perbandt, M.; Dierks, K.; Vallazza, M.; Betzel, C.; Erdmann, V.A. & Svergun, D.I. (2000).
Structure of free Thermus flavus 5S rRNA at 1.3 nm resolution from X-ray solution scattering. J. Biol. Chem. 275, 31283-31288.  PDF file
· Perbandt, M.; Vallazza, M.; Lippmann, C.; Betzel, C. & Erdmann, V.A. (2001). Structure of an RNA duplex with an
unusual G:C pair in wobble-like confirmation at 1.6 Å resolution. Acta Cryst. D57, 219-224.  PDF file
· Vallazza, M.; Senge, A.; Lippmann, C.; Perbandt, M.; Betzel, C. & Erdmann, V.A. (2001).
Crystallization and X-ray diffraction data of Thermus flavus 5S rRNA helices. J. Cryst. Growth 232, 340-352.  PDF file
· Vallazza, M.; Banumathi, S.; Perbandt, M.; Moore, K.; DeLucas, L.; Betzel, C. & Erdmann, V.A. (2002).
Crystallization and structure analysis of Thermus flavus 5S rRNA helix B. Acta Cryst. D58, 1700-1703.  PDF file
· Vallazza, M.; Perbandt, M.; Klussmann, S.; Rypniewski, W.; Einspahr, H.M.; Erdmann, V.A. & Betzel, C. (2004).
First look at RNA in L-configuration. Acta Cryst. D60, 1-7.  PDF file
· Rypniewski, W.; Vallazza, M.; Perbandt, M.; Klussmann, S.; Betzel, C. & Erdmann, V.A. (2004). Non-equivalence of
RNA enantiomers in the crystal structure. Manuscript in preparation.

BEAMLINE REPORTS
· Vallazza, M.; Lippmann, C.; Erdmann, V.A.; Banumathi, S.; Perbandt, M. & Betzel, C. (2000).
Native and bromine-modified 5S rRNA minihelices: crystal data in comparison. In: Massimo Altarelli et al. (Editorial Committee)
Elettra Highlights 1999-2000, Biomedical Sciences, 11-14.  PDF file
· Banumathi, S.; Vallazza, M.; Perbandt, M.; Erdmann, V.A. & Betzel, C. (2001). Crystal structure analysis of
the modified domain B from Thermus flavus 5S rRNA. In: H. Bartunik, U. Krell, Wilmanns, C. Betzel (eds.)
HASYLAB Annual Report 2001 Part II, 77-78.  PDF file
· Vallazza, M.; Airo, A.; Perbandt, M.; Betzel, C. & Erdmann, V.A. (2001). Diffraction studies of RNA crystals.
In: H. Bartunik, U. Krell, Wilmanns, C. Betzel (eds.) HASYLAB Annual Report 2001 Part II, 531-532.  PDF file
· Vallazza, M.; Perbandt, M.; Klussmann, S.; Betzel, C. & Erdmann, V.A. (2002). Crystal structure analysis of RNA
Spiegelmers. In: H. Bartunik, U. Krell, Wilmanns, C. Betzel (eds.) HASYLAB Annual Report 2002 Part II.  PDF file
· Vallazza, M.; Perbandt, M.; Klussmann, S.; Betzel, C. & Erdmann, V.A. (2002). Diffraction studies of RNA
racemates. In: H. Bartunik, U. Krell, Wilmanns, C. Betzel (eds.) HASYLAB Annual Report 2002 Part II.  PDF file
· Vallazza, M.; Erdmann, V.A.; Klussmann, S., Perbandt, M. & Betzel, C. (2003). Revised crystal analysis of novel
RNA molecules for molecular medicine. In: Massimo Altarelli et al. (Editorial Committee) Elettra Highlights 2002-2003,
Life Sciences, 20-23.  PDF file
· Vallazza, M.; Rypniewski, W.; Perbandt, M.; Betzel, C. & Erdmann, V.A. (2004). About consequences of the electroweak
force on chirality. In: H. Bartunik, U. Krell, Wilmanns, C. Betzel (eds.) HASYLAB Annual Report 2002 Part II. Submitted.
· Vallazza, M.; Perbandt, M.; Prall, S.; Lamla, T.; Betzel, C. & Erdmann, V.A. (2004). The deepest venture of
a peptide ligand into the biotin binding pocket of streptavidin. In: H. Bartunik, U. Krell, Wilmanns, C. Betzel (eds.)
HASYLAB Annual Report 2002 Part II. Submitted.

PhD THESIS
· Vallazza, M. (2001). Wege zum Thermus flavus 5S rRNA Kristall – Moleküldesign, RNA-Komplexierung und

NEWS
· Deutsche Experimente mit Protein-Kristallen auf der Internationalen Raumstation. DLR Raumfahrt Management online news
mrz/apr 2002.  Text link
· Mit Atlantis zu neuen Ufern. FU-Nachrichten 3-4/2002, 22.  HTML text
· Chemie-Experimente der FU in Internationaler Space Station ISS. Team von Prof. Dr. Volker A. Erdmann an
Weltraummission beteiligt. FU-Pressedienst Wissenschaft pdw 16/2002.  HTML text
· NOXXONs Spiegelmere im Weltall. NOXXON Presseseite 18. April 2002.  Text link