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Luca Gerhards

Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgORCID 0000-0002-8404-2421Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biophysics· 2 Bioinformatics· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Ilia A. Solov’yoviD· 2 shared Fabian SchuhmanniD· 1 shared Henrik MouritseniD· 1 shared Izabella BrandiD· 1 shared James D. McLareniD· 1 shared Jessica SchmidtiD· 1 shared Joseph Kojo BaidooiD· 1 shared Justyna Bożek· 1 shared

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BiophysicsbioRxivPreprintAug 28, 2026

Revealing essential properties for enhanced quantum sensing in engineered AsLOV2 proteins

Lewis M. Antill, Joseph Kojo Baidoo, Luca Gerhards

The paper analyzes engineered MagLOV variants to understand how mutations affect their magnetic response by examining conformational changes and electron transfer dynamics.

1 citation

statistical modelmechanistic / dynamical model

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BiophysicsACS Chemical BiologyPeer-reviewedFeb 21, 2025

European Robin Cryptochrome-4a Associates with Lipid Bilayers in an Ordered Manner, Fulfilling a Molecular-Level Condition for Magnetoreception

Marta Majewska, Maja Hanić, Rabea Bartölke…·Izabella Brand

This study investigates how ErCry4a interacts with lipid membranes, showing that its binding depends on lipid physical state and involves specific molecular interactions that may support magnetoreception.

11 citations

multiple speciesproteomics

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BioinformaticsPLoS ONEPeer-reviewedMay 15, 2023

Across atoms to crossing continents: Application of similarity measures to biological location data

Fabian Schuhmann, Leonie Ryvkin, James D. McLaren…·Ilia A. Solov’yov

The paper reviews and provides tools for similarity measures to analyze biological movement data, applying them to study magnetic field perception in migratory birds.

9 citations

statistical modelbenchmarking

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