Publications

  • Müller, J; Lippert, B; Sigel, A; Sigel, H; Freisinger, E.; Sigel, RKO (Eds.): Metal Ions in Life Sciences. Volume 25: Modern Avenues in Metal-Nucleic Acid Chemistry. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, . doi: 10.1201/9781003270201.
  • Hebenbrock M, Müller J. Metal-mediated base pairs in nucleic acid duplexes In Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry III, edited by Reedijk J, Poeppelmeier K, 664–713. Oxford: Elsevier, . doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-823144-9.00033-9.
  • Boisten, F.; Maisuls, I.; Schäfer, T.; Strassert, C. A.; Müller, J. ‘Site-specific covalent metalation of DNA oligonucleotides with phosphorescent platinum(II) complexes.’ Chemical science 14 (): 2399–2403. doi: 10.1039/D2SC05916A.
  • Jahnke MC; Mandal S; Kampert F; Tan TTY; Müller J; Hahn FE. ‘Oxidative addition of 8-bromo-9-ethyl-1,N6-ethenoadenine to d10 metals.’ Inorganica Chimica Acta 546 (): 121291. doi: 10.1016/j.ica.2022.121291.
  • Lefringhausen N; Seiffert V; Erbacher C; Karst U; Müller J. ‘Chiral-at-Metal Silver-Mediated Base Pairs: Metal-Centred Chirality versus DNA Helical Chirality.’ Chemistry - A European Journal 29 (): e202202630. doi: 10.1002/chem.202202630.

  • Nyenhuis M; Schönrath I; Kamzeeva PN; Zatsepin TS; Müller J; Doltsinis N; Aralov AV. ‘Benzothiazole-substituted 1,3‑diaza‑2‑oxophenoxazine as a luminescent nucleobase surrogate for silver(I)-mediated base pairing.’ Dalton Transactions 51 (): 13386–13395. doi: 10.1039/d2dt01762h.
  • Maisuls, I.; Boisten, F.; Hebenbrock, M.; Alfke, J.; Schürmann, L.; Jasper-Peter, B.; Hepp, A.; Esselen, M.; Müller, J.; Strassert, C. A. ‘Monoanionic C^N^N Luminophores and Monodentate C-Donor Co-Ligands for Phosphorescent Pt(II) Complexes: A Case Study Involving Their Photophysics and Cytotoxicity.’ Inorganic Chemistry 61, No. 24 (): 9195–9204. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00753.
  • Heddinga MH; Müller J. ‘Modulating aptamer function by copper(II)-mediated base pair formation.’ Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 20 (): 4787–4793. doi: 10.1039/d2ob00788f.
  • Schönrath I, Aukam H, Jasper-Peter B, Müller J. ‘Silver(I)-mediated base pairing involving an S-glycosidic GNA nucleoside analogue.’ Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids 41 (): 23–35. doi: 10.1080/15257770.2021.1994146.

  • Naskar S, Müller J. ‘Triggering copper(II)-mediated base pair formation by light.’ Inorganic Chemistry 60 (): 14765–14771. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01971.
  • Escher D, Hossain MN, Kraatz H-B, Müller J. ‘Metal-dependent electrochemical discrimination of DNA quadruplex sequences.’ Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 26 (): 659–666. doi: 10.1007/s00775-021-01881-9.
  • Erbacher C, Flothkötter N, Macke M, Quarles Jr. CD, Sperling M, Müller J, Karst U. ‘A fast and automated separation and quantification method for bromine speciation analyzing bromide and 5-bromo-2’-deoxyuridine in enzymatically digested DNA samples via IC-ICP-MS.’ Journal of Chromatography A 1652 (): 462370. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.462370.
  • Escher D, Müller J. ‘Silver(I)‐mediated hetero base pairs of 6‐pyrazolylpurine and its deaza derivatives.’ Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 647 (): 513–518. doi: 10.1002/zaac.202000481.
  • Schönrath I, Tsvetkov VB, Barceló-Oliver M, Hebenbrock M, Zatsepin TS, Aralov AV, Müller J. ‘Silver(I)-mediated base pairing in DNA involving the artificial nucleobase 7,8-dihydro-8-oxo-1,N6-ethenoadenine.’ Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 219 (): 111369. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2021.111369.
  • Guha R, Defayay D, Hepp A, Müller J. „Targeting Guanine Quadruplexes with Luminescent Platinum(II) Complexes Bearing a Pendant Nucleobase.“ ChemPlusChem 86 (): 662–673. doi: 10.1002/cplu.202100135.
  • Hebenbrock, M.; González-Abradelo, D.; Hepp, A.; Meadowcroft, J.; Lefringhausen, N.; Strassert, C. A.; Müller, J. ‘Influence of the ancillary ligands on the luminescence of platinum(II) complexes with a triazole-based tridentate C^N^N luminophore.’ Inorganica Chimica Acta 516 (): 119988. doi: 10.1016/j.ica.2020.119988.

  • Heddinga MH, Müller J. ‘Incorporation of a metal-mediated base pair into an ATP aptamer - using silver(I) ions to modulate aptamer function.’ Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry 16 (): 2870–2879. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.16.236.
  • Bachmann J, Schönrath I, Müller J, Doltsinis NL. ‘Dynamic Structure and Stability of DNA Duplexes Bearing a Dinuclear Hg(II)-Mediated Base Pair.’ Molecules 25 (): 4942. doi: 10.3390/molecules25214942.
  • Flamme M, Levi-Acobas F, Hensel S, Naskar S, Röthlisberger P, Sarac I, Gasser G, Müller J, Hollenstein M. ‘Effect of metal shielding on the enzymatic construction of artificial base pairs.’ Chembiochem 21 (): 3398–3409. doi: 10.1002/cbic.202000402.
  • Escher D, Müller J. ‘Silver(I) coordination in silver(I)‐mediated homo base pairs of 6‐pyrazolylpurine in DNA duplexes involves the Watson‐Crick edge.’ Chemistry - A European Journal 26 (): 16043–16048. doi: 10.1002/chem.202002803.
  • Naskar S, Hebenbrock M, Müller J. ‘Light-induced formation of silver(I)-mediated base pairs in DNA: possibilities and limitations.’ Inorganica Chimica Acta 512 (): 119856. doi: 10.1016/j.ica.2020.119856.
  • Jash B, Müller J. ‘Stable Hg(II)-mediated base pairs with a phenanthroline-derived nucleobase surrogate in antiparallel-stranded DNA.’ Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 25 (): 647–654. doi: 10.1007/s00775-020-01788-x.
  • Naskar S, Guha R, Müller J. ‘Metal-Modified Nucleic Acids: Metal-Mediated Base Pairs, Triples and Tetrads.’ Angewandte Chemie International Edition 59 (): 1397–1406. doi: 10.1002/anie.201905913.

  • Naskar S, Müller J. ‘Light‐induced formation of thymine‐containing mercury(II)‐mediated base pairs.’ Chemistry - A European Journal 25 (): 16214–16218. doi: 10.1002/chem.201903789.
  • Schönrath I, Tsvetkov VB, Zatsepin TS, Aralov AV, Müller J. ‘Silver(I)-mediated base pairing in parallel-stranded DNA involving the luminescent cytosine analog 1,3-diaza-2-oxophenoxazine.’ Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 24 (): 693–702. doi: 10.1007/s00775-019-01682-1.
  • Sandmann N, Bachmann J, Hepp A, Doltsinis NL, Müller J. ‘Copper(II)-mediated base pairing involving the artificial nucleobase 3H-imidazo[4,5-f]quinolin-5-ol.’ Dalton Transactions 48 (): 10505–10515. doi: 10.1039/C9DT02043H.
  • Müller J. ‘Nucleic acid duplexes with metal-mediated base pairs and their structures.’ Coordination Chemistry Reviews 393 (): 37–47. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.05.007.
  • Sandmann N, Defayay D, Hepp A, Müller J. ‘Metal-mediated base pairing in DNA involving the artificial nucleobase imidazole-4-carboxylate.’ Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 191 (): 85–93. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2018.10.013.

  • Hebenbrock M, Müller J. ‘1H-[1,2,4]Triazolo[4,3-a]pyridin-4-ium and 3H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinolin-10-ium derivatives as new intercalating agents for DNA.’ Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B 73 (): 885–893. doi: 10.1515/znb-2018-0089.
  • Sinha I, Heller L, Kösters J, Müller J. ‘7-Methyl-6-furylpurine forms dinuclear metal complexes with N3,N9 coordination.’ Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B 73 (): 813–817. doi: 10.1515/znb-2018-0110.
  • Jash B, Müller J. ‘A stable Zn(II)-mediated base pair in a parallel-stranded DNA duplex.’ Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 186 (): 301–306. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2018.07.002.
  • Jash B, Müller J. ‘Concomitant Site-Specific Incorporation of Silver(I) and Mercury(II) Ions Into a DNA Duplex.’ Chemistry - A European Journal 24 (): 10636–10640. doi: 10.1002/chem.201802470.
  • Hebenbrock M., González-Abradelo D., Strassert C. A., Müller J. ‘DNA groove-binding ability of luminescent platinum(II) complexes based on a family of tridentate N^N^C ligands bearing differently substituted alkyl tethers.’ Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 644 (): 671–682. doi: 10.1002/zaac.201800088.
  • Jash B, Müller J. ‘Stable Copper(I)-Mediated Base Pairing in DNA.’ Angewandte Chemie International Edition 57 (): 9524–9527. doi: 10.1002/anie.201802201.
  • Léon J. C., González-Abradelo D., Strassert C. A., Müller J. ‘Fluorescent DNA-Templated Silver Nanoclusters from Silver(I)-Mediated Base Pairs.’ Chemistry - A European Journal 24 (): 8320–8324. doi: 10.1002/chem.201801858.
  • Petty JT, Ganguly M, Rankine IJ, Baucum EJ, Gillan MJ, Eddy LE, Léon JC, Müller J. ‘Repeated and Folded DNA Sequences and Their Modular Ag10(6+) Cluster.’ Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122 (): 4670–4680. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b12351.
  • Basak S, Léon JC, Ferranco A, Sharma R, Hebenbrock M, Lough A, Müller J, Kraatz H-B. ‘Ag(I)-Induced Switching of DNA Binding Modes via Formation of a Supramolecular Metallacycle.’ Chemistry - A European Journal 24 (): 3729–3732. doi: 10.1002/chem.201800440.
  • Mandal S, Hebenbrock M, Müller J. ‘A dinuclear silver(I)-mediated base pair in DNA formed from 1,N6-ethenoadenine and thymine.’ Inorganica Chimica Acta 472 (): 229–233. doi: 10.1016/j.ica.2017.05.072.

  • Müller J. ‘Metal-Mediated Base Pairs in Parallel-Stranded DNA.’ Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry 13 (): 2671–2681. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.13.265.
  • Jash B, Müller J. ‘Metal-Mediated Base Pairs: From Characterization to Application.’ Chemistry - A European Journal 23 (): 17166–17178. doi: 10.1002/chem.201703518.
  • Schmidt A, Guha R, Hepp A, Müller J. ‘Platinum(II) and palladium(II) complexes of tridentate hydrazone-based ligands as selective guanine quadruplex binders.’ Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 175 (): 58–66. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2017.07.003.
  • Hensel S, Eckey K, Scharf P, Megger N, Karst U, Müller J. ‘Excess Electron Transfer through DNA Duplexes Comprising a Metal-Mediated Base Pair.’ Chemistry - A European Journal 23 (): 10244–10248. doi: 10.1002/chem.201702241.
  • Jash B, Müller J. ‘Application of a Metal-Mediated Base Pair to the Detection of Medicinally Relevant Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms.’ European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2017 (): 3857–3861. doi: 10.1002/ejic.201700665.
  • Léon JC, She Z, Kamal A, Shamsi M, Müller J, Kraatz H-B. ‘DNA Films Containing the Artificial Nucleobase Imidazole Mediate Charge Transfer in a Silver(I)-Responsive Way.’ Angewandte Chemie International Edition 56 (): 6098–6102. doi: 10.1002/anie.201700248.
  • Megger DA, Rosowski K, Radunsky C, Kösters J, Sitek B, Müller J. ‘Structurally related hydrazone-based metal complexes with different antitumor activities variably induce apoptotic cell death.’ Dalton Transactions 46 (): 4759–4767. doi: 10.1039/C6DT04613D.
  • Mandal S, Müller J. ‘Metal-mediated DNA assembly with ligand-based nucleosides.’ Current Opinion in Chemical Biology 37 (): 71–79. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.01.019.
  • Hebenbrock, Marian; Stegemann, Linda; Kösters, Jutta; Doltsinis, Nikos L.; Müller, Jens; Strassert, Cristian A. „Phosphorescent Pt(ii) complexes bearing a monoanionic C^N^N luminophore and tunable ancillary ligands.“ Dalton Transactions 46, Nr. 10 (): 3160–3169. doi: 10.1039/C7DT00393E.
  • Mandal S, Hebenbrock M, Müller J. ‘Relative Strand Orientation in a DNA Duplex Controls the Nuclearity of a Metal-Mediated Base Pair.’ Chemistry - A European Journal 23 (): 5962–5965. doi: 10.1002/chem.201605327.
  • Takezawa Y, Müller J, Shionoya M. ‘Artificial DNA base pairing mediated by diverse metal ions.’ Chemistry Letters 46 (): 622–633. doi: 10.1246/cl.160985.
  • Takezawa Y, Shionoya M, Müller J. Self-Assemblies Based on Metal-Mediated Artificial Nucleobase Pairing In Comprehensive Supramolecular Chemistry II, edited by Atwood JL, 259–293. Oxford: Elsevier Ltd., . doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409547-2.12556-9.
  • Jash B, Scharf P, Sandmann N, Fonseca Guerra C, Megger DA, Müller J. ‘A metal-mediated base pair that discriminates between the canonical pyrimidine nucleobases.’ Chemical science 8 (): 1337–1343. doi: 10.1039/C6SC03482A.

  • Mandal S, Hebenbrock M, Müller J. ‘A Dinuclear Mercury(II)-Mediated Base Pair in DNA.’ Angewandte Chemie International Edition 55 (): 15520–15523. doi: 10.1002/anie.201608354.
  • Sinha I, Kösters J, Müller J. ‘Synthesis and structure of a coordination polymer based on 6-furylpurine.’ Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B 71 (): 1051–1055. doi: 10.1515/znb-2016-0125.
  • Mandal S, Wang C, Prajapati R, Kösters J, Verma S, Chi L, Müller J. ‘Metal-Mediated Assembly of 1,N6-Ethenoadenine: From Surfaces to DNA Duplexes.’ Inorganic Chemistry 55 (): 7041–7050. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00927.
  • Léon JC, Sinha I, Müller J. ‘6-Pyrazolylpurine as an artificial nucleobase for metal-mediated base pairing in DNA duplexes.’ International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS) 17 (): 554. doi: 10.3390/ijms17040554.
  • Schmidt A, Baune M, Hepp A, Kösters J, Müller J. ‘Gold(III)-mediated cyclization of 2-hydrazinylquinolines.’ Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B 71 (): 527–533. doi: 10.1515/znb-2016-0021.
  • Schweizer K, Léon JC, Ravoo BJ, Müller J. ‘Thermodynamics of the formation of Ag(I)-mediated azole base pairs in DNA duplexes.’ Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 160 (): 256–263. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2016.03.003.
  • Jash B, Neugebauer J, Müller J. ‘Enantiospecific formation of a metal-mediated base pair inside a DNA duplex.’ Inorganica Chimica Acta 452 (): 181–187. doi: 10.1016/j.ica.2016.02.012.
  • Léon J. C., Stegemann L., Peterlechner M., Litau S., Wilde G., Strassert C. A., Müller J. ‘Formation of Silver Nanoclusters from a DNA Template Containing Ag(I)-Mediated Base Pairs.’ Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications 2016 (): 7485125. doi: 10.1155/2016/7485125.
  • Scharf P, Jash B, Kuriappan J, Waller M, Müller J. ‘Sequence-Dependent Duplex Stabilization upon Formation of a Metal-Mediated Base Pair.’ Chemistry - A European Journal 22 (): 295–301. doi: 10.1002/chem.201503405.

  • Tan X, Litau S, Zhang X, Müller J. ‘Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy of an Artificial DNA Duplex Comprising a Silver(I)-Mediated Base Pair.’ Langmuir 31 (): 11305–11310. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b03183.
  • Litau S, Müller J. ‘Mononuclear 1,3-Dideazaadenine-AgI-Thyminate Base Pairs.’ Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie (ZAAC) - Journal of Inorganic and General Chemistry 641 (): 2169–2173. doi: 10.1002/zaac.201500534.
  • Radunsky C, Kösters J, Letzel MC, Yogendra S, Schwickert C, Manck S, Sarkar B, Pöttgen R, Weigand JJ, Neugebauer J, Müller J. ‘Dioxygen Activation by an in situ Reduced CuII Hydrazone Complex.’ European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2015 (): 4006–4012. doi: 10.1002/ejic.201500556.
  • Sinha I, Hepp A, Kösters J, Müller J. ‘Metal complexes of 6-pyrazolylpurine derivatives as models for metal-mediated base pairs.’ Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 153 (): 355–360. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2015.07.002.
  • Schweizer K, Kösters J, Müller J. ‘4-(2′-Pyridyl)imidazole as an artificial nucleobase in highly stabilizing Ag(I)-mediated base pairs.’ Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 20 (): 895–903. doi: 10.1007/s00775-015-1274-2.
  • Sinha I, Hepp A, Schirmer B, Kösters J, Neugebauer J, Müller J. ‘Regioselectivity of the C-Metalation of 6-Furylpurine: Importance of Directing Effects.’ Journal of the American Chemical Society 54 (): 4183–4185. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b00450.
  • Sinha I, Fonseca Guerra C, Müller J. ‘A highly stabilizing silver(I)-mediated base pair in parallel-stranded DNA.’ Angewandte Chemie International Edition 54 (): 3603–3606. doi: 10.1002/anie.201411931.
  • Litau S, Müller J. ‘A tridentate "click" nucleoside for metal-mediated base pairing.’ Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 148 (): 116–120. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2015.01.004.
  • Radunsky C, Kösters J, Müller J. ‘Chromogenic behaviour of a family of hydrazine and hydrazone metal complexes.’ Inorganica Chimica Acta 428 (): 14–20. doi: 10.1016/j.ica.2015.01.012.
  • Sinha I, Müller J. DNA with Metal-Mediated Base Pairs In DNA in Supramolecular Chemistry and Nanotechnology, edited by Stulz E, Clever G H, 52–64. John Wiley & Sons, .
  • Mandal S, Hepp A, Müller, J. ‘Unprecedented dinuclear silver(i)-mediated base pair involving the DNA lesion 1,N6-ethenoadenine.’ Dalton Transactions 44 ()3543. doi: 10.1039/C4DT02663B.

  • Hensel S, Megger N, Schweizer K, Müller J. ‘Second generation silver(I)-mediated imidazole base pairs.’ Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry 10 ()2144. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.10.221.
  • Richters T, Krug O, Kösters J, Hepp A, Müller J. ‘A Family of "Click" Nucleosides for Metal-Mediated Base Pairing: Unravelling the Principles of Highly Stabilizing Metal-Mediated Base Pairs.’ Chemistry - A European Journal 20 (): 7811–7818. doi: 10.1002/chem.201402221.
  • Richters T, Müller J. ‘A metal-mediated base pair with a [2+1] coordination environment.’ European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2014 (): 437–441. doi: 10.1002/ejic.201301491.

  • Sinha I, Kösters J, Hepp A, Müller J. ‘6-Substituted purines containing thienyl or furyl substituents as artificial nucleobases for metal-mediated base pairing.’ Dalton Transactions 42 (): 16080–16089. doi: 10.1039/c3dt51691a.
  • Kumbhar S, Johannsen S, Sigel RK, Waller MP, Müller J. ‘A QM/MM refinement of an experimental DNA structure with metal-mediated base pairs.’ Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 127 (): 203–210. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2013.03.009.
  • Radunsky C, Megger DA, Hepp A, Kösters J, Freisinger E, Müller J. ‘A family of hydrazone-based nucleosides for use in metal-mediated base pairs.’ Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie (ZAAC) - Journal of Inorganic and General Chemistry 639 (): 1621–1627. doi: 10.1002/zaac.201300061.
  • Scharf P, Müller J. ‘Nucleic Acids With Metal-Mediated Base Pairs and Their Applications.’ ChemPlusChem 78 (): 20–34. doi: 10.1002/cplu.201200256.

  • Petrovec K, Ravoo BJ, Müller J. ‘Cooperative formation of silver(i)-mediated base pairs.’ Chemical communications 48 (): 11844–11846. doi: 10.1039/c2cc36169h.
  • Megger N, Johannsen S, Müller J, Sigel RK. ‘Synthesis and acid-base properties of an imidazole-containing nucleotide analog, 1-(2'-deoxy-β-D-ribofuranosyl)imidazole 5'-monophosphate (dImMP(2-)).’ Chemistry and Biodiversity 9 (): 2050–2063. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.201100437.
  • Seubert K, Böhme D, Kösters J, Shen W-Z, Freisinger E, Müller J. ‘N-methyl-2,2'-dipicolylamine complexes as potential models for metal-mediated base pairs.’ Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie (ZAAC) - Journal of Inorganic and General Chemistry 638 (): 1761–1767. doi: 10.1002/zaac.201200089.
  • Megger DA, Megger N, Müller J. ‘Metal-mediated base pairs in nucleic acids with purine- and pyrimidine-derived nucleosides.’ Metal ions in life sciences 10 (): 295–317. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-2172-2_11.

  • Mansfeld D, Miersch L, Rüffer T, Schaarschmidt D, Lang H, Böhle T, Troff RW, Schalley CA, Müller J, Mehring M. ‘From {Bi22O26} to chiral ligand-protected {Bi38O45}-based bismuth oxido clusters.’ Chemistry - A European Journal 17 (): 14805–14810. doi: 10.1002/chem.201102437.
  • Seubert K, Fonseca Guerra C, Bickelhaupt FM, Müller J. ‘Chimeric GNA/DNA metal-mediated base pairs.’ Chemical communications 47 (): 11041–11043. doi: 10.1039/c1cc13774c.
  • Megger DA, Fonseca Guerra C, Bickelhaupt FM, Müller J. ‘Silver(I)-mediated Hoogsteen-type base pairs.’ Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 105 (): 1398–1404. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2011.07.005.
  • Megger DA, Müller J. ‘Efficient synthesis of 1-deaza-6-methoxypurine-N9-beta-2’-deoxyribonucleoside and related DNA building blocks.’ Synthetic Communications 41 (): 2524–2529. doi: 10.1080/00397911.2010.505704.
  • Uhl W, Voss M, Müller J, Seubert K. ‘Synthesis of a large functional cage compound based on four Ga-Ga single bonds and its application as an oligoacceptor: on the way to bio-organogallium hybrid molecules.’ Chemistry - A European Journal 17 (): 7852–7857. doi: 10.1002/chem.201100865.
  • Megger DA, Fonseca Guerra C, Hoffmann J, Brutschy B, Bickelhaupt FM, Müller J. ‘Metal-Mediated Base Pairs Comprising Two Ag(I) Ions.’ Chemistry A European Journal 17 (): 6533–6544. doi: 10.1002/chem.201002944.
  • Megger N, Welte L, Zamora F, Müller J. ‘Metal-mediated aggregation of DNA comprising 2,2′-bipyridine nucleoside, an asymmetrically substituted chiral bidentate ligand.’ Dalton Transactions 40 (): 1802–1807. doi: 10.1039/c0dt01569e.

  • Megger DA, Müller J. ‘Silver(I)-mediated Cytosine Self-pairing is Preferred over Hoogsteen-type Base Pairs with the Artificial Nucleobase 1,3-Dideaza-6-nitropurine.’ Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids 29 (): 27–38. doi: 10.1080/15257770903451579.
  • Megger DA, Kösters J, Hepp A, Müller J. ‘Silver(I) and Mercury(II) Complexes with 1-Methyl-1,2,4-triazole as Models for Metal-Mediated Base Pairs - Formation of Discrete Complexes in Solution vs. One- and Two-Dimensional Coordination Polymers in the Solid State.’ European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2010 (): 4859–4864. doi: 10.1002/ejic.201000509.
  • Müller J. ‘Functional metal ions in nucleic acids.’ Metallomics 2 (): 318–327. doi: 10.1039/c000429d.
  • Müller J. ‘Metal Complex – DNA Interactions.’ Angewandte Chemie International Edition 49 (): 844–845. doi: 10.1002/anie.200906042.
  • Johannsen S, Megger N, Böhme D, Sigel RKO, Müller J. ‘Solution structure of a DNA double helix with consecutive metal-mediated base pairs.’ Nature Chemistry 2 (): 229–234. doi: 10.1038/nchem.512.

  • Düpre N, Welte L, Gómez-Herrero J, Zamora F, Müller J. ‘Bipyridine-modified oligonucleotides: Aggregation in the presence of metal ions.’ Inorganica Chimica Acta 362 (): 985–992. doi: 10.1016/j.ica.2007.12.005.

  • Müller J. ‘Metal-ion-mediated base pairs in nucleic acids.’ European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2008 (): 3749–3763. doi: 10.1002/ejic.200800301.
  • Johannsen S, Paulus S, Düpre N, Müller J, Sigel RKO. ‘Using in vitro transcription to construct scaffolds for one-dimensional arrays of mercuric ions.’ Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 102 (): 1141–1151. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2007.12.023.
  • Müller J. Non-heme Iron Catalysts in Biological and Biomimetic Transformations In Iron Catalysis in Organic Chemistry. Reactions and Applications, edited by Plietker B, 29–47. Wiley-VCH, .
  • Müller J, Polonius F-A, Freisinger E, Gil Bardají E. ‘X-ray crystallographic study of several 2′-deoxy-β-d-ribonucleosides with 1-deazapurine-derived aglycones.’ Carbohydrate Research 343 (): 397–403. doi: 10.1016/j.carres.2007.11.007.

  • Düpre N, Shen W-Z, Sanz Miguel PJ, Müller J. ‘3,5-Di-p-toluoyl-1,2-dide-oxy-Β-1-(imidazol-1-yl)-d-ribofuranose.’ Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online 63 (): o4693. doi: 10.1107/S1600536807056760.
  • Böhme D, Düpre N, Megger DA, Müller J. ‘Conformational change induced by metal-ion-binding to DNA containing the artificial 1,2,4-triazole nucleoside.’ Inorganic Chemistry 46 (): 10114–10119. doi: 10.1021/ic700884q.
  • Polonius F-A, Müller J. ‘An artificial base pair, mediated by hydrogen bonding and metal-ion binding.’ Angewandte Chemie International Edition 46 (): 5602–5604. doi: 10.1002/anie.200700315.
  • Müller J, Böhme D, Düpre N, Mehring M, Polonius F-A. ‘Differential reactivity of α and β 2′-deoxyribonucleosides towards protonation and metalation.’ Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 101 (): 470–476. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2006.11.011.
  • Müller J, Freisinger E, Lax P, Megger DA, Polonius F-A. ‘Interaction of Pt(II) and Pd(II) complexes of terpyridine with 1-methylazoles: A combined experimental and density functional study.’ Inorganica Chimica Acta 360 (): 255–263. doi: 10.1016/j.ica.2006.07.031.

  • Müller J. ‘Metals line up for DNA.’ Nature 444 ()698. doi: 10.1038/444698a.
  • Müller J, Lippert B. ‘Imposing a three-way junction on DNA or recognizing one: A metal triple helicate meets double helix.’ Angewandte Chemie International Edition 45 (): 2503–2505. doi: 10.1002/anie.200600031.
  • Lippert B, Müller J. The Bioinorganic Side of Nucleic Acid Chemistry: Interactions with Metal Ions In Concepts and Models in Bioinorganic Chemistry, edited by Kraatz H-B, Metzler-Nolte N, 137–158. Wiley-VCH, .
  • Müller J, Gil Bardají E, Polonius F-A. ‘6-Nitro-1-deazapurine.’ Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online 62 (): o223–o225. doi: 10.1107/S1600536805041115.

  • Müller J, Böhme D, Lax P, Morell Cerdà M, Roitzsch M. ‘Metal ion coordination to azole nucleosides.’ Chemistry - A European Journal 11 (): 6246–6253. doi: 10.1002/chem.200500511.
  • Müller J, Freisinger E. ‘[(1-Methylcytosine)2H]I, an asymmetric base pair.’ Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online 61 (): o320–o322. doi: 10.1107/S1600536805000693.
  • Müller J, Polonius F-A, Roitzsch M. ‘[Hg(9-methyl-1-deazapurine)2](NO3)2 • H2O: A complex with a distorted hexagonal bipyramidal metal ion coordination sphere.’ Inorganica Chimica Acta 358 (): 1225–1230. doi: 10.1016/j.ica.2004.11.038.

  • Chatwood LL, Müller J, Gross JD, Wagner G, Lippard SJ. ‘NMR structure of the flavin domain from soluble methane monooxygenase reductase from Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath).’ Biochemistry 43 (): 11983–11991. doi: 10.1021/bi049066n.

  • Müller J, Freisinger E, Sanz Miguel PJ, Lippert B. ‘Diplatinum(III) complexes with four bridging 1-methylcytosinato nucleobases derived from a mononuclear trans-(NH3)2Pt II complex and CuII.’ Inorganic Chemistry 42 (): 5117–5125. doi: 10.1021/ic0343152.

  • Müller J, Lugovskoy AA, Wagner G, Lippard SJ. ‘NMR Structure of the [2Fe-2S] Ferredoxin Domain From Soluble Methane Monooxygenase Reductase and Interaction with Its Hydroxylase.’ Biochemistry 2002 (): 42–51. doi: 10.1021/bi015668k.

  • Merkx M, Kopp DA, Sazinsky MH, Blazyk JL, Müller J, Lippard SJ. ‘Dioxygen Activation and Methane Hydroxylation by Soluble Methane Monooxygenase: A Tale of Two Irons and Three Proteins.’ Angewandte Chemie International Edition 40 (): 2782–2807. doi: 10.1002/1521-3773(20010803)40:15<2782::AID-ANIE2782>3.0.CO;2-P.
  • Kampf G, Lüth MS, Kapinos LE, Müller J, Holý A, Lippert B, Sigel H. ‘Formation of ternary complexes by coordination of (diethylenetriamine)-platinum(II) to N1 or N7 of the adenine moiety of the antiviral nucleotide analogue 9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]adenine (PMEA): Comparison of the acid-base and metal-ion-binding properties of PMEA, (Dien)Pt(PMEA-N1), and (Dien)Pt(PMEA-N7).’ Chemistry - A European Journal 7 (): 1899–1908. doi: 10.1002/1521-3765(20010504)7:91899::AID-CHEM1899>3.0.CO;2-5.

  • Kampf G, Lüth MS, Müller J, Holý A, Lippert B, Sigel H. ‘Properties of the ternary (Dien)Pt(PMEA-N7) complex containing diethylenetriamine (Dien) and the antiviral 9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]adenine (PMEA). Synthesis, biological screening, acid-base behaviour, and metal ion-binding in aqueous solution.’ Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B 55 (): 1141–1152. doi: 10.1515/znb-2000-1207.
  • Müller J, Sigel RKO, Lippert B. ‘Heavy metal mutagenicity: Insights from bioinorganic model chemistry.’ Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 79, No. -4 (): 261–265. doi: 10.1016/S0162-0134(99)00179-8.
  • Müller J, Drumm M, Boudvillain M, Leng M, Sletten E, Lippert B. ‘Parallel-stranded DNA with Hoogsteen base pairing stabilized by a trans-[Pt(NH3)2]2+ cross-link: Characterization and conversion into a homodimer and a triplex.’ Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 5 (): 603–611. doi: 10.1007/s007750000143.

  • Zamora F, Witkowski H, Freisinger E, Müller J, Thormann B, Albinati A, Lippert B. ‘Crystal structures of a protonated form of trans-[Pt(NH3)2(mura)2] and of a derivative containing three different metal ions, Pt2+, Ag+, and Na+ (mura = 1-methyluracilate). Major difference in packing between heteronuclear pyrimidine nucleobase complexes of cis- and trans-(NH3)2PtII.’ Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions 1999 (): 175–182. doi: 10.1039/a804813d.
  • Müller J, Glahé F, Freisinger E, Lippert B. ‘A major, pH-induced stereochemical switch of pairs of trans-oriented ligands in complexes of trans-a2PII (a = NH3, CH3NH2).’ Inorganic Chemistry 38 (): 3160–3166. doi: 10.1021/ic990044c.

  • Müller J, Zangrando E, Pahlke N, Freisinger E, Randaccio L, Lippert B. ‘Affinity of the iminooxo tautomer anion of 1-methylcytosine in trans[[Pt(NH3)2(1-MeC-N4)2]2+ for Heterometals.’ Chemistry - A European Journal 4 (): 397–405. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3765(19980310)4:3/3C397::AID-CHEM397/3E3.0.CO;2-0.
  • Lüth MS, Freisinger E, Glahé F, Müller J, Lippert B. ‘Taking Advantage of Right Angles in N1,N7-Diplatinated Purine Nucleobases: Toward Molecular Squares, Rectangles, and Meanders.’ Inorganic Chemistry 37 (): 3195–3203. doi: 10.1021/ic980081o.