News Archive
Trapping light-catching proteins |
December 2017. Novel approach to analyze photointermediate states of rhodopsins |
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Structural insights into ion conduction by channelrhodopsin 2 |
November 2017. Wild-type ChR2 structure solved at a resolution of 2.4 Å |
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Detecting new proteins in behaving mice |
November 2017. By using innovative labeling methods, Max Planck researchers develop a technique to measure newly synthesized proteins in the active mouse brain. |
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Structure of the human MHC-I peptide-loading complex |
November 2017. Cryo-EM structure provides framework for understanding the quality control of antigenic peptides in adaptive immunity |
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Microscopy method makes dimerization of membrane receptors visible |
November 2017. Organisation of the toll-like receptor TLR4 on the cell surface |
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Mechanism for precise targeting of the immune response uncovered |
October 2017. Structure of the peptide editor TAPBPR in complex with MHC I reveals how adaptive immune responses are shaped by high-affinity epitope selection |
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Molecular basis for memory and learning |
Oktober 2017. Brain development and plasticity share similar signalling pathways |
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Biophysiker erhält den Adolf Messer Stiftungspreis |
September 2017. Mit 25.000 Euro dotierter Forschungspreis geht an Benesh Joseph |
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Formation and stability of lipid membrane nanotubes |
September 2017. Characterization of the formation and stabilization of the tubular endoplasmic reticulum |
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Conformational dynamics of DNA with atomic-scale resolution |
August 2017. Resolving the conformational dynamics of DNA with Ångstrom resolution by pulsed electron-electron double resonance and molecular dynamics |
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RTN3 identified as novel ER-phagy receptor |
August 2017. Reticulon 3 triggers fragmentation of ER tubules and their delivery to lysosomes |
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Structure of the mitochondrial TOM complex revealed by Cryo-EM |
August 2017. Study provides detailed insights into the molecular architecture of the mitochondrial preprotein import machinery |
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DFG funds innovative cancer research with 1.25 million Euro |
August 2017. Reinhart Koselleck project grant awarded to Rolf Marschalek |
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New 1.2 GHz NMR Spectrometers - New Horizons? |
July 2017. Harald Schwalbe highlights research areas that will benefit from the new spectrometers |
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Stefanie Dimmeler honoured with Willy Pitzer Award |
July 2017. Frankfurt scientist receives award for groundbreaking research on cardiovascular regeneration |
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Funding for new LOEWE research cluster DynaMem |
July 2017. Algorithmic description and modelling of membrane dynamics |
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67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting |
July 2017. Hartmut Michel’s presentation to an international audience of young scientists available online |
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New insights into how residence time of RNA polymerase and refolding kinetics must be fine-tuned for the regulation of transcription |
June 2017. Pausing guides RNA folding to populate transiently stable RNA structures for riboswitch-based transcription regulation |
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Novel regulatory mechanism for ligand-induced action at a distance |
May 2017. Helical jackknives control the gates of the double-pore K+ uptake system KtrAB |
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Higher resolution achieved through the combination of light sheet microscopy with SIM |
May 2017. csiLSFM combines light-sheet fluorescence microscopy and coherent structured illumination for a lateral resolution below 100 nm |
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Linear ubiquitination controls Salmonella growth |
May 2017. Combining super-resolution microscopy with cell biological analysis shows that ubiquitin chains transform the bacterial surface into a molecular signalling platform |
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Light-activatable antimiRs efficiently and locally restrict target miR activity in vivo |
May 2017. Light-inducible antimiR-92a as a therapeutic strategy to promote skin repair in healing-impaired diabetic mice |
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Open Science Symposium eröffnete neue Perspektiven |
April 2017. Sprecher nationaler und internationaler Organisationen diskutierten neue Konzepte von Open Science/Open Access |
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CEF-Forscher bei Wissenschaftssendung Quarks & Co |
April 2017. Harald Schwalbe erläutert NMR-Studien zur Proteinfaltung im Fernsehen |
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Stefan Knapp to receive the Industry & Academic Collaboration Award |
April 2017. Development of protein interaction inhibitors targeting bromodomains honoured by the Biochemical Society |
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Erin Schuman awarded ERC Advanced Investigator Grant |
April 2017. Funding for research on specialized ribosomes for neuronal protein synthesis |
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Ivan Dikic awarded ERC Advanced Investigator Grant |
April 2017. Dissecting and targeting ubiquitin networks in the course of bacterial infections |
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Shedding light on ribosome recycling |
April 2017. Structure of the 40S–ABCE1 post-splitting complex in ribosome recycling and translation initiation |
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How to brew high-value fatty acids with brewer’s yeast |
March 2017. Pre-product for innovative biofuels |
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Bright spots in brain cells |
February 2017. Witnessing the birth of a tiny RNA at brain synapses |
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A molecular 'gear shift' in the nervous system |
February 2017. Fast cAMP modulation of neurotransmission via neuropeptide signals and vesicle loading |
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Carbon nanotubes mediate fusion of lipid vesicles |
January 2017. Membrane-spanning carbon nanotubes can trigger spontaneous fusion of small lipid vesicles |
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New insights into mechanistic details of co-transcriptional riboswitch regulation |
January 2017. NMR structural profiling of transcriptional intermediates reveals riboswitch regulation by metastable RNA conformations |
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Unusual ATP synthase found in sleeping sickness parasite |
January 2017. Structure of trypanosomal ATP synthase dimer reveals a threefold pyramid arrangement of catalytic subunits |
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General conformational dynamics of heterodimeric ABC transporters |
January 2017. Crystal structure and mechanistic basis of a functional homolog of the antigen transporter TAP |
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