Widmar Tanner

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Widmar Tanner

Widmar Herwig Tanner (born May 3, 1938 in Wagstadt , Moravia ) is a German biologist and professor emeritus for cell biology and plant physiology at the University of Regensburg .

Life

Tanner studied biology and chemistry at LMU Munich and Purdue University in West Lafayette (Indiana) USA. With a thesis completed by Harry Beevers in the USA, he received his doctorate in 1964 at the LMU, where he then qualified as an assistant to Otto Kandler in 1969. In 1970, at the age of 32, he was appointed to a chair for cell biology and plant physiology at the University of Regensburg . He retired in 2005.

Act

Tanner worked on a broad spectrum of plant biochemistry and physiology, including issues of cellular membrane transport and the biosynthesis and function of glycoproteins . He characterized the chlorella glucose transporter HUP1 , the first example of a eukaryotic proton symporter. With dolichol-phosphate-mannose he showed the occurrence of lipid-activated sugars in eukaryotes and clarified the biosynthetic pathway of O-mannosylated proteins, a protein modification that is also essential in humans. In recent years he has been working on the stable lateral compartmentalization of the plasma membrane in yeasts and plants.

In addition to his scientific work, Tanner u. a. Vice President of the University of Regensburg (1976–1979), Member of the Science Council (1987–1989), and Vice President of the German Research Foundation (1993–1997).

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ^ W. Tanner: The Chlorella Hexose / H + Symporters. In: Internat. Rev. of Cytology. 200, 2000, pp. 101-141.
  2. ↑ L. Lehle, S. Strahl, W. Tanner: Protein Glycosylation, Conserved from Yeast to Man: A Model Organism Helps Elucidate Congenital Human Diseases. In: Angewandte Chemie Inter. Edition. 45, 2006, pp. 6802-6818.
  3. ↑ J. Malinsky, M. Opekarova, G. Grossmann, W. Tanner: Membrane Microdomains, Rafts, and Detergent-Resistant Membranes in Plants and Fungi. In: Annu. Rev. Plant Biol. 64, 2013, pp. 501-529.
  4. ↑ a b c Member entry of Widmar Tanner at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on December 19, 2013.
  5. ^ Sudeten German Academy - Members. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 3, 2008 ; accessed on September 11, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sudetendeutsche-akademie.eu
  6. ^ Find people in the EMBO Communities. Retrieved September 11, 2017 .
  7. ^ Bavarian Academy of Sciences: Members: Bavarian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved September 11, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Tanner, Widmar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tanner, Widmar Herwig (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German biologist
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Wagstadt , Moravia