M. Altmann

Publication List Details

Period

1977 - 2009

Number

100

Co-Authors

Sizes of Lyman-Alpha-Emitting Galaxies and Their Rest-Frame Ultraviolet Components at z=3.1 (2009)

Bond, N. A., Gawiser, E., Gronwall, C., Ciardullo, R., Altmann, M., Schawinski, K.

We present a rest-frame ultraviolet analysis of ~120 z~3.1 Lyman Alpha Emitters (LAEs) in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South (ECDF-S). Using Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images taken as part of...

Is a binary fraction-age relation responsible for the lack of EHB binaries in globular clusters? (2008)

Bidin, C. Moni, Catelan, M., Altmann, M.

The recently-discovered lack of close binaries, among extreme horizontal branch (EHB) stars in Galactic globular clusters, has thus far constituted a major puzzle, in view of the fact that blue...

Hypervelocity Stars: Young and Heavy or Old and Light? (2008)

Heber, U., Hirsch, H., Edelmann, H., Napiwotzki, R., O'Toole, S., Brown, W., ...

Original paper can be found at: http://astrosociety.org/pubs/cs/381.html Copyright ASP

2 (2007)

J. Hohne, M. Altmann, M. Buhler, F. V. Feilitzsch, J. Jochum, U. Koster, ...

An improvement of both, the statistical and systematic uncertainty beyond the level achieved in Gallex is an essential prequisite for Gno. As major contributions to these errors are associated with...

Development of Cryogenic Detectors for the GNO Solar Neutrino Experiment (2007)

M. Altmann, F. V. Feilitzsch, C. Fink, J. Höhne, J. Jochum, M.L. Sarsa, ...

An improvement of both, the statistical and systematic uncertainty beyond the level achieved in GALLEX is an essential precondition for GNO to successfully meet its scientific goals. At present,...

Michael.altmann/cryo Exp/pastro (2007)

Development Of Cryogenic, M. Altmann, J. Hohne, J. Jochum, M. L. Sarsa, J. Schnagl, ...

ociated with the Ge EC-decay are detected with high efficiency and low systematic uncertainty. As typical activities to be measured are in the order of 5 \Gamma 10 decaying Ge nuclei, the detector...

Binaries among Extreme Horizontal Branch Stars in Globular Clusters (2007)

Bidin, C. Moni, Catelan, M., Villanova, S., Piotto, G., Altmann, M., Momany, Y., ...

Following a review of our present knowledge about blue subdwarf stars in globular clusters, we present an overview of the results of searches for close binaries among these stars, including results...

A Search for EHB Pulsators in the Globular Cluster NGC 6752 (2007)

Catelan, M., Prieto, G. E., Zoccali, M., Weidner, C., Stetson, P. B., Bidin, C. Moni, ...

We describe the status of a project whose main goal is to detect variability along the extreme horizontal branch of the globular cluster NGC 6752. Based on Magellan 6.5m data, preliminary light...

Background reduction in neutrinoless double beta decay experiments using segmented detectors - a Monte Carlo study for the GERDA setup (2007)

Abt, I., Altmann, M., Caldwell, A., Kröninger, K., Liu, X., Majorovits, B., ...

The identification of gamma radiation is essential for a new generation of double beta decay experiments. The GERmanium Detector Array, GERDA, located at the INFN Gran Sasso National Laboratory...

WIYN Open Cluster Study. XXVI. Improved kinematic membership and spectroscopy of IC 2391 (2006)

Platais, I., Melo, C., Kozhurina-Platais, V., Fulbright, J. P., Mendez, R. A., ...

[Abridged] Contex. Young open clusters provide important clues to the interface between the main sequence and pre-main-sequence phases of stellar evolution. The young and nearby open cluster IC 2391...

Probing galactic structure with musyc (2006)

Altena, W. Van, Altmann, M., Korchargin, V., Méndez, R. A., Ruiz, M. T.

Presentamos resultados preliminares del programa galáctico como parte de la colaboración MUSYC. Utilizando la fotometría multicolor de MUSYC, podemos clasificar objetos y seleccionar muestras de...

3D kinematics of white dwarfs from the SPY project II (2005)

Napiwotzki, R., Heber, U., Altmann, M., Odenkirchen, M.

We present the kinematics of a sample of 398 DA white dwarfs from the SPY project (ESO SN Ia Progenitor surveY) and discuss kinematic criteria for distinguishing thin-disk, thick-disk, and halo...

The Multiwavelength Survey by Yale-Chile (MUSYC): Survey Design and Deep Public UBVRIz' Images and Catalogs of the Extended Hubble Deep Field South (2005)

Gawiser, MUSYC Collaboration: E., Van Dokkum, P. G., Herrera, D., Maza, J., Castander, F. J., Infante, L., ...

We present UBVRIz' optical images of the 0.32 square degree Extended Hubble Deep Field South. This is one of four fields comprising the MUSYC survey, which is optimized for the study of galaxies at...

High resolution spectroscopy of bright subdwarf B stars - I. Radial velocity variables (2005)

Edelmann, H., Heber, U., Altmann, M., Karl, C., Lisker, T.

Radial velocity curves for 15 bright subdwarf B binary systems have been measured using high precision radial velocity measurements from high S/N optical high-resolution spectra. In addition, two...

Functional analysis of seven genes encoding eight translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) isoforms in Drosophila (2005)

Hernandez, G., Altmann, M., Sierra, J. M., Urlaub, H., Schwartz, P., ...

The Drosophila genome-sequencing project has revealed a total of seven genes encoding eight eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) isoforms. Four of them (eIF4E-1,2, eIF4E-3, eIF4E-4 and eIF4E-5)...

Complete Results for Five Years of GNO Solar Neutrino Observations (2005)

Altmann, M., Balata, M., Belli, P., Bellotti, E., Bernabei, R., Burkert, E., ...

We report the complete GNO solar neutrino results for the measuring periods GNO III, GNO II, and GNO I. The result for GNO III (last 15 solar runs) is [54.3 + 9.9 - 9.3 (stat.)+- 2.3 (syst.)] SNU (1...

Kinematics of RHB stars to trace the structure of the galaxy (2004)

Kaempf, T. A., De Boer, K. S., Altmann, M.

Red horizontal-branch (RHB) stars have been selected from the HIPPARCOS catalogue to investigate their kinematics and spatial distribution. HIPPARCOS parallaxes, literature radial velocities and...

Searching for White and Brown Dwarfs in the frame of the MUSYC/CYDER survey (2004)

Altmann, M., M'endez, R. A., Van Altena, W., Gawiser, E., Maza, J., ...

MUSYC (MUltiwavelength Survey by Yale and Chile), and its predecessor, the CYDER (Cal'an Yale Deep Extragalactic Research) survey are both deep multiwavelength surveys mainly aiming at extragalactic...

3D-Kinematics of White Dwarfs from the SPY-Project (2004)

Pauli, E-M., Heber, U., Napiwotzki, R., Altmann, M., Odenkirchen, M.

We present kinematics of a sample of 398 DA white dwarfs from the SPY project (ESO SN Ia Progenitor surveY) and discuss kinematic criteria for a distinction of thin disk, thick disk, and halo...

A New 76Ge Double Beta Decay Experiment at LNGS (2004)

Abt, I., Altmann, M., Bakalyarov, A., Barabanov, I., Bauer, C., Bellotti, E., ...

This Letter of Intent has been submitted to the Scientific Committee of the INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) in March 2004. It describes a novel facility at the LNGS to study the...

Two functionally redundant isoforms of Drosophila melanogaster eukaryotic initiation factor 4B are involved in cap-dependent translation, cell survival and proliferation (2004)

Hernandez, G., Vazquez-Pianzola, P., Zurbriggen, M., Altmann, M., Sierra, J. M., Rivera-Pomar, R.

Eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4B is part of the protein complex involved in the recognition and binding of mRNA to the ribosome. Drosophila eIF4B is a single-copy gene that encodes two isoforms,...

HS 2333 + 3927: a new sdB binary with a large reflection effect. (2004)

Karl, C., Heber, U., Drechsel, H., Napiwotzki, R., Altmann, M., Ostensen, R., ...

“The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com”. Copyright Springer. DOI: 10.1023/B:ASTR.0000044334.98860.ab [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]

Studying the populations of our Galaxy using the kinematics of sdB stars (2003)

Altmann, M., Edelmann, H., De Boer, K. S.

We have analysed the kinematics of a sample of 114 hot subdwarf stars, for 2/3 of which we present new proper motions, spectroscopic and photometric data. The vast majority of the stars show a...

3D kinematics of white dwarfs from the SPY project (2003)

Napiwotzki, R., Altmann, M., Heber, U., Odenkirchen, M., Kerber, F.

We present kinematics of a sample of 107 DA white dwarfs from the SPY project and discuss kinematic criteria for a distinction of thin disk, thick disk, and halo populations. This is the first...

Analysis of the purchase and consumer behaviour towards direct purchase of food (2003)

Zenner, Silvia, Wirthgen, Bernd, Altmann, M.

The paper presented the methodic as well as selected results of own empiric research (face-to-face questionings in seven different questioning regions, n = 1488) to the analysis of the shopping...

Analysis of the purchase and consumer behaviour towards direct purchase of food (2003)

Zenner, Silvia, Wirthgen, Bernd, Altmann, M.

The paper presented the methodic as well as selected results of own empiric research (face-to-face questionings in seven different questioning regions, n = 1488) to the analysis of the shopping...

Results and plans of the CRESST dark matter search (2001)

Altmann, M., Angloher, G., Bruckmayer, M., Bucci, C., Cooper, S., Cozzini, C., ...

Data taken by CRESST in 2000 with a cryogenic detector system based on 262 g sapphire crystals is used to place limits on WIMP dark matter in the Galactic Halo. The detector is especially sensitive...

STEPS TOWARD DETERMINATION OF THE SIZE AND STRUCTURE OF THE BROAD-LINE REGION IN ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI. XII. GROUND-BASED MONITORING OF 3C 390.3 (1998)

Dietrich, M., Peterson, B.M., Albrecht, P., Altmann, M., Barth, A.J., Bennie, P.J., ...

Results of a ground-based optical monitoring campaign on 3C 390.3 in 1994-1995 are presented. The broadband fluxes (B, V , R, and I), the spectrophotometric optical continuum flux Fλ(5177 Å),...

Steps toward Determination of the Size and Structure of the Broad-Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei. XII. Ground-based Monitoring of 3C 390.3 (1998)

Dietrich, M, Peterson, B. M, Albrecht, P, Altmann, M, Barth, A. J, Bennie, P. J, ...

Results of a ground-based optical monitoring campaign on 3C 390.3 in 1994-1995 are presented. The broadband fluxes (B, V, R, and I), the spectrophotometric optical continuum flux F lambda (5177 A),...

4th SFB-375 Ringberg Workshop on Neutrino Astrophysics (1998)

Altmann, M, Hillebrandt, W, Janka, H T, Raffelt, G G

Collection of "Extended Abstracts" of talks presented at the SFB-375 workshop NEUTRINO ASTROPHYSICS, Ringberg Castle, Tegernsee, Germany, 20-24 Oct. 1997. Topics include Solar Neutrinos, Supernovae,...

Proceedings "Neutrino Astrophysics" (1998)

Altmann, M., Hillebrandt, W., Raffelt, G.

Collection of "Extended Abstracts" of talks presented at the SFB-375 workshop NEUTRINO ASTROPHYSICS, Ringberg Castle, Tegernsee, Germany, 20-24 Oct. 1997. Topics include Solar Neutrinos, Supernovae,...

Hot subdwarf stars - galactic orbits and distribution perpendicular to the plane (1997)

De Boer, K. S., Sanchez, Y. Aguilar, Altmann, M., Geffert, M., Odenkirchen, M., Schmidt, J. H. K., ...

The spatial distribution and the population nature of subdwarf B type stars in the galaxy is investigated based on the kinematics of these stars. The orbits of 41 stars have been calculated using a...

GERDA - The Germanium Detector Array for the Search of Neutrinoless Double Beta Decays of Ge-76 at LNGS

Abt,I., Altmann,M., Buettner,C., Caldwell,A., Kotthaus,R., ...

We propose the GERDA Experiment, a GERmanium Detector Array for the search of neutrinoless double beta decay of Ge-76. In the experiment germanium detectors made of isotopically enriched material...

Altered mRNA cap recognition activity of initiation factor 4E in the yeast cell cycle division mutant cdc33.

Altmann, M, Trachsel, H

The mutation in the S. cerevisiae cell cycle division mutant cdc33 consists of a single G to A transition in the open reading frame encoding translation initiation factor 4E (eIF-4E). This leads to...

TIF4631 and TIF4632: two yeast genes encoding the high-molecular-weight subunits of the cap-binding protein complex (eukaryotic initiation factor 4F) contain an RNA recognition motif-like sequence and carry out an essential function.

Goyer, C, Altmann, M, Lee, H S, Blanc, A, Deshmukh, M, Woolford, J L, ...

The 5' ends of eukaryotic mRNAs are blocked by a cap structure, m7GpppX (where X is any nucleotide). The interaction of the cap structure with a cap-binding protein complex is required for efficient...

Translation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: initiation factor 4E-dependent cell-free system.

Altmann, M, Sonenberg, N, Trachsel, H

The gene encoding translation initiation factor 4E (eIF-4E) from Saccharomyces cerevisiae was randomly mutagenized in vitro. The mutagenized gene was reintroduced on a plasmid into S. cerevisiae...

mRNA cap-binding protein: cloning of the gene encoding protein synthesis initiation factor eIF-4E from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Altmann, M, Handschin, C, Trachsel, H

We have isolated genomic and cDNA clones encoding protein synthesis initiation factor eIF-4E (mRNA cap-binding protein) of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Their identity was established by...

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae translation initiation factor Tif3 and its mammalian homologue, eIF-4B, have RNA annealing activity.

Altmann, M, Wittmer, B, Méthot, N, Sonenberg, N, Trachsel, H

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae TIF3 gene encodes the yeast homologue of mammalian translation initiation factor eIF-4B. We have added six histidine residues to the C-terminus of Tif3 protein...

A Saccharomyces cerevisiae homologue of mammalian translation initiation factor 4B contributes to RNA helicase activity.

Altmann, M, Müller, P P, Wittmer, B, Ruchti, F, Lanker, S, Trachsel, H

The TIF3 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was cloned and sequenced. The deduced amino acid sequence shows 26% identity with the sequence of mammalian translation initiation factor eIF-4B. The TIF3...

A novel inhibitor of cap-dependent translation initiation in yeast: p20 competes with eIF4G for binding to eIF4E.

Altmann, M, Schmitz, N, Berset, C, Trachsel, H

In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae a small protein named p20 is found associated with translation initiation factor eIF4E, the mRNA cap-binding protein. We demonstrate here that p20 is a repressor...

CLN3 expression is sufficient to restore G1-to-S-phase progression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants defective in translation initiation factor eIF4E.

Danaie, P, Altmann, M, Hall, M N, Trachsel, H, Helliwell, S B

The essential cap-binding protein (eIF4E) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is encoded by the CDC33 (wild-type) gene, originally isolated as a mutant, cdc33-1, which arrests growth in the G1 phase of the...

Structural and functional similarities between the central eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF)4A-binding domain of mammalian eIF4G and the eIF4A-binding domain of yeast eIF4G.

Dominguez, D, Kislig, E, Altmann, M, Trachsel, H

The translation eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF)4G of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae interacts with the RNA helicase eIF4A (a member of the DEAD-box protein family; where DEAD corresponds to...

The RNA recognition motif of yeast translation initiation factor Tif3/eIF4B is required but not sufficient for RNA strand-exchange and translational activity.

Niederberger, N, Trachsel, H, Altmann, M

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae TIF3 gene encodes a 436-amino acid (aa) protein that is the yeast homologue of mammalian translation Initiation factor eIF4B. Tif3p can be divided into three parts, the...

Decreasing disability in the 21st century: the future effects of controlling six fatal and nonfatal conditions.

Boult, C, Altmann, M, Gilbertson, D, Yu, C, Kane, R L

OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the effects of reducing fatal and nonfatal health conditions on the number of functionally limited older Americans in the coming decades. METHODS: Data from the 1990...

Altered mRNA cap recognition activity of initiation factor 4E in the yeast cell cycle division mutant cdc33.

Altmann, M, Trachsel, H

The mutation in the S. cerevisiae cell cycle division mutant cdc33 consists of a single G to A transition in the open reading frame encoding translation initiation factor 4E (eIF-4E). This leads to...

TIF4631 and TIF4632: two yeast genes encoding the high-molecular-weight subunits of the cap-binding protein complex (eukaryotic initiation factor 4F) contain an RNA recognition motif-like sequence and carry out an essential function.

Goyer, C, Altmann, M, Lee, H S, Blanc, A, Deshmukh, M, Woolford, J L, ...

The 5' ends of eukaryotic mRNAs are blocked by a cap structure, m7GpppX (where X is any nucleotide). The interaction of the cap structure with a cap-binding protein complex is required for efficient...

Translation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: initiation factor 4E-dependent cell-free system.

Altmann, M, Sonenberg, N, Trachsel, H

The gene encoding translation initiation factor 4E (eIF-4E) from Saccharomyces cerevisiae was randomly mutagenized in vitro. The mutagenized gene was reintroduced on a plasmid into S. cerevisiae...

mRNA cap-binding protein: cloning of the gene encoding protein synthesis initiation factor eIF-4E from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Altmann, M, Handschin, C, Trachsel, H

We have isolated genomic and cDNA clones encoding protein synthesis initiation factor eIF-4E (mRNA cap-binding protein) of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Their identity was established by...

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae translation initiation factor Tif3 and its mammalian homologue, eIF-4B, have RNA annealing activity.

Altmann, M, Wittmer, B, Méthot, N, Sonenberg, N, Trachsel, H

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae TIF3 gene encodes the yeast homologue of mammalian translation initiation factor eIF-4B. We have added six histidine residues to the C-terminus of Tif3 protein...

A Saccharomyces cerevisiae homologue of mammalian translation initiation factor 4B contributes to RNA helicase activity.

Altmann, M, Müller, P P, Wittmer, B, Ruchti, F, Lanker, S, Trachsel, H

The TIF3 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was cloned and sequenced. The deduced amino acid sequence shows 26% identity with the sequence of mammalian translation initiation factor eIF-4B. The TIF3...

A novel inhibitor of cap-dependent translation initiation in yeast: p20 competes with eIF4G for binding to eIF4E.

Altmann, M, Schmitz, N, Berset, C, Trachsel, H

In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae a small protein named p20 is found associated with translation initiation factor eIF4E, the mRNA cap-binding protein. We demonstrate here that p20 is a repressor...

CLN3 expression is sufficient to restore G1-to-S-phase progression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants defective in translation initiation factor eIF4E.

Danaie, P, Altmann, M, Hall, M N, Trachsel, H, Helliwell, S B

The essential cap-binding protein (eIF4E) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is encoded by the CDC33 (wild-type) gene, originally isolated as a mutant, cdc33-1, which arrests growth in the G1 phase of the...

Structural and functional similarities between the central eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF)4A-binding domain of mammalian eIF4G and the eIF4A-binding domain of yeast eIF4G.

Dominguez, D, Kislig, E, Altmann, M, Trachsel, H

The translation eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF)4G of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae interacts with the RNA helicase eIF4A (a member of the DEAD-box protein family; where DEAD corresponds to...

The RNA recognition motif of yeast translation initiation factor Tif3/eIF4B is required but not sufficient for RNA strand-exchange and translational activity.

Niederberger, N, Trachsel, H, Altmann, M

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae TIF3 gene encodes a 436-amino acid (aa) protein that is the yeast homologue of mammalian translation Initiation factor eIF4B. Tif3p can be divided into three parts, the...

Decreasing disability in the 21st century: the future effects of controlling six fatal and nonfatal conditions.

Boult, C, Altmann, M, Gilbertson, D, Yu, C, Kane, R L

OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the effects of reducing fatal and nonfatal health conditions on the number of functionally limited older Americans in the coming decades. METHODS: Data from the 1990...

GERDA - The Germanium Detector Array for the Search of Neutrinoless Double Beta Decays of Ge-76 at LNGS

The GERDA Collaboration, Abt, I., Altmann, M., Buettner, C., Caldwell, A., Kotthaus, R., ...

We propose the GERDA Experiment, a GERmanium Detector Array for the search of neutrinoless double beta decay of Ge-76. In the experiment germanium detectors made of isotopically enriched material...

BCG vaccination of children against leprosy: seven-year findings of the controlled WHO trial in Burma*

Bechelli, L. M., Garbajosa, P. Gallego, Gyi, Mg Mg, Uemura, K., Sundaresan, T., Domínguez, V. Martínez, ...

A controlled study of the efficacy of BCG vaccination for the prevention of leprosy began in Burma at the end of August 1964. This paper presents the findings after 7 years—i.e., the results of 6...