27.04.2022
MBExC member Claus Ropers, professor at the Physics department at Göttingen University and director of the Department of Ultrafast Dynamics at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, receives the prestigious Advanced Grant from the European Commission for his innovative research project. With the ERC funding, Ropers’ team wants to
26.04.2022
European funding for excellent research on hearing
Auditory neuroscientist of the University Medical Center Göttingen receives Advanced Grant of the European Research Council for the second time. Tobias Moser, MD, Director of the Institute for Auditory Neuroscience at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) was awarded an Advanced Grant of the European Research Council (ERC). The ERC
26.04.2022
European funding for excellent research on hearing
MBExC speaker Tobias Moser, director of the Institute for Auditory Neuroscience at the University Medical Center Göttingen, received an ERC Advanced Grant. The European Research Council (ERC) supports his research project „Solving the dynamic range problem of hearing: deciphering and harnessing cochlear mechanisms of sound intensity coding (DynaHear)“ over five
25.04.2022
Glycation modulates glutamatergic signaling and exacerbates Parkinson’s disease-like phenotypes
Authors Chegão A, Guarda M, Alexandre BM, Shvachiy L, Temido-Ferreira M, Marques-Morgado I, Fernandes Gomes B, Matthiesen R, Lopes LV, Florindo PR, Gomes RA, Gomes-Alves P, Coelho JE, Outeiro TF, Vicente Miranda H Journal NPJ Parkinsons Disease Citation NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2022 Apr 25;8(1):51. Abstract Alpha-synuclein (aSyn) is a central
21.04.2022
A Reliable Approach for Revealing Molecular Targets in Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
Authors Li F, Fornasiero EF, Dankovich TM, Kluever V, Rizzoli SO Journal International Journal of Molecular Sciences Citation Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 4615. Abstract Nano secondary ion mass spectrometry (nanoSIMS) imaging is a rapidly growing field in biological sciences, which enables investigators to describe the chemical composition of
21.04.2022
Background calcium influx in arrhythmia: lead actor or extra?
Authors Fakuade FE, Fauconnier J, Voigt N. Journal Journal of Physiology Citation J Physiol. 2022 Apr 21. Abstract No abstract available DOI 10.1113/JP283032 Pubmed Link
19.04.2022
Gel-like inclusions of C-terminal fragments of TDP-43 sequester stalled proteasomes in neurons
Authors Riemenschneider H, Guo Q, Bader J, Frottin F, Farny D, Kleinberger G, Haass C, Mann M, Hartl FU, Baumeister W, Hipp MS, Meissner F, Fernández-Busnadiego R, Edbauer D Journal EMBO Reports Citation EMBO Rep. 2022 Apr 19:e53890. Abstract Aggregation of the multifunctional RNA-binding protein TDP-43 defines large subgroups of
15.04.2022
Cln5 represents a new type of cysteine-based S-depalmitoylase linked to neurodegeneration
Authors Luebben AV, Bender D, Becker S, Crowther LM, Erven I, Hofmann K, Söding J, Klemp H, Bellotti C, Stäuble A, Qiu T, Kathayat RS, Dickinson BC, Gärtner J, Sheldrick GM, Krätzner R, Steinfeld R Journal Science Advances Citation Sci Adv. 2022 Apr 15;8(15):eabj8633. Abstract Genetic CLN5 variants are associated
14.04.2022
A new tool for optogenetics: human receptor for studying cell function with light
Scientists of the University Medical Center Göttingen identify the human OPN5 receptor as a new target to activate cells and to study the principles of how cells communicate with each other. Published on 1 April 2022 in the renowned journal Nature Communications. Link to the MBExC press release
14.04.2022
A new tool for optogenetics: human receptor for studying cell function with light
Scientists of the University Medical Center Göttingen identify the human OPN5 receptor as a new target to activate cells and to study the principles of how cells communicate with each other. Published on 1 April 2022 in the renowned journal Nature Communications. Gq proteins and the signaling cascade they trigger