News Archive
| High resolution structure of a bacterial terminal oxidase provides clues for antimicrobial drug development |
October 2019. Publication in Science reports active site rearrangement and structural divergence in prokaryotic respiratory oxidases |
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| Congratulations to Ernst Bamberg |
September 2019. Ernst Bamberg named a Citation Laureate |
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| The sleep neuron in threadworms is also a stop neuron |
September 2019. Sleep or stop? The RIS neuron has both functions |
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| Surprising insight into Legionnaires' disease |
July 2019. Frankfurt researchers have explained the mechanism of regulator SidJ in detail |
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| Location matters: The production site predicts protein abundance |
July 2019. How mRNA localization and protein synthesis sites influence dendritic protein distribution and dynamics |
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| Translocation cycle of asymmetric ABC exporters resolved |
July 2019. High resolution Cryo-EM structures delineate the full cycle of conformational changes of asymmetric ABC exporter proteins |
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| New insights into the remodelling of mitochondria |
July 2019. Structure and assembly of the mitochondrial membrane remodelling GTPase Mgm1 |
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| A tug of war: how Salmonella tackles cellular defense mechanisms |
July 2019. CYRI/FAM49B negatively regulates RAC1-driven cytoskeletal remodelling and protects against bacterial infection |
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| Simone Fulda elected member of Leopoldina |
July 2019. Cancer researcher from Frankfurt elected to Germany's National Academy of Sciences |
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| New insights into ribosome recycling with the enzyme ABCE1 |
July 2019. The twin-ATPase ABCE1 controls ribosome recycling by an asymmetric dynamic conformational equilibrium |
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| Proteins are needed for memory, but where and when? |
July 2019. New research method enables scientists to switch protein synthesis in individual nerve cells on and off at will |
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| Understanding and modulating partial FXR activation |
July 2019. The nuclear receptor protein FXR is a promising drug target for the treatment of liver diseases and diabetes |
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| Structure and autoregulation of a flippase that drives active transport of phospholipids |
July 2019. Cryo EM study captures the progressive steps from the inhibited flippase to the fully activated conformation |
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| EM study resolves a key question about the functioning of ATP synthase |
June 2019. Separation of independent rotary states of mitochondrial ATP synthase reveals the basis of the flexible F1-Fo coupling |
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| High school students visit BMLS |
June 2019. Every year CEF and BMLS introduce high school students to real life science research |
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| Neuer LOEWE-Schwerpunkt über Mehrskalen-Modellierung in den Lebenswissenschaften |
Juni 2019. Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst fördert neue Frankfurter LOEWE-Schwerpunkte |
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| BMLS scientist wins PhD award |
June 2019. Frederic Strobl receives award for his comparative study of the embryonic morphogenesis of several insect species |
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| Inward-facing conformation of a multidrug resistance MATE family transporter |
June 2019. The use of native lipids allowed visualization of a MATE transporter in the long-sought-after inward-facing conformation |
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| Drei SGC Meetings in Frankfurt |
Juni 2019. Frankfurter SGC Veranstaltungen bringen hochrangige Vertreter von Wissenschaft, Wohltätigkeitsorganisationen und Pharmafirmen zusammen |
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| BMLS Josef Buchman Awards Ceremony 2019 |
June 2019. BMLS celebrates the achievements of its young scientists with the presentation of the BMLS Josef Buchman Awards |
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| Robert Tampé elected EMBO member |
June 2019. Specialist in immune research has been elected a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization |
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| A chemical toolbox for the study of epigenetic signaling |
May 2019. Chemical probe-set to aid the discovery of new physiological roles of bromodomain proteins in health and and disease |
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| Successful CRC proposals |
May 2019. DFG extends funding for the RNA CRC 902 and approves new CRCs in the area of RNA and cancer research |
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| Protein supply in long nerves: how do neurons do it? |
May 2019. High proportions of axon terminals contain protein synthesis machinery |
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| Scholarships available for international Master students at Goethe University |
May 2019. Full scholarships available for excellent applicants from all over the world |
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| Functional cooperativity of dimers of an important solute carrier family |
May 2019. Combined structural and functional data define the framework for a mechanistic understanding of functional cooperativity in SLC26 dimers. |
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| Transport mechanism of an electroneutral antiporter solved |
April 2019. Transport cycle of PaNhaP, a functional homologue of an important human drug target, solved by transition-path shooting |
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| Ivan Dikic elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
April 2019. IBC2 director is honoured for his work in deciphering the role of ubiquitination and autophagy as quality control pathways in cells |
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| Study suggests paradigm shift about the way microbial rhodopsins function |
April 2019. Light-dependent functionally relevant cross talk between individual rhodopsins of a microbial rhodopsin oligomer |
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| Ernst Bamberg receives Rumford Prize of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
April 2019. Recognition for contribution to the discovery and development of optogenetics |
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| New EU project at BMLS |
April 2019. EU project BRIGHTER: bio-printing 3D tissues with light sheets |
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| CRISPR/Cas libraries open new avenues in cancer research |
March 2019. Innovative methods lead to foundation of start-up Vivlion GmbH |
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| Humboldt research fellow investigates rare hereditary disease |
March 2019. Rukmini Mukherjee investigates what role reticulon mutations play in hereditary spastic paraplegia |
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| Dimers of ATP synthase self-assemble into rows and induce membrane curvature |
February 2019. Mitochondrial ATP synthase dimers assemble spontaneously into rows upon membrane reconstitution and these rows bend the membrane |
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| Protective role of an lncRNA against atherosclerosis |
January 2019. Deficiency of the long non-coding RNA MALAT1 promotes atherosclerosis and plaque inflammation |
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| BoTox toxin turned into a precision research tool |
January 2019. Photoactivatable botulinum toxin for inducible control of neurotransmission |
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| Plant-specific ribosome biogenesis factors |
January 2019. Discovery of plant-specific ribosome biogenesis factors with essential function in rRNA processing |
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| What fuels memory? |
January 2019. Mitochondria are essential for local protein synthesis and synaptic plasticity in neurons |
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