01.09.2022
New fascinating images from the “World of Senses” exhibition (part 2) were shown from in the main entrance hall of the University Medical Center Göttingen from the end of June to the end of August 2022. Here you find the UMG clip about the current exhibition: Watch this video on
01.09.2022
From guide to guard-activation mechanism of the stress-sensing chaperone Get3
Authors Ulrich K, Farkas Á, Chan O, Katamanin O, Schwappach B, Jakob U Journal Molecular Cell Citation Mol Cell. 2022 Sep 1;82(17):3226-3238.e7. Abstract Oxidative stress conditions can cause ATP depletion, oxidative protein unfolding, and potentially toxic protein aggregation. To alleviate this proteotoxic stress, the highly conserved yeast protein, Get3, switches
01.09.2022
Structure of angiogenin dimer bound to double-stranded RNA
Authors Sievers K, Ficner R Journal Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology Communications Citation Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun. 2022 Sep 1;78(Pt 9):330-337. Abstract Angiogenin is an unusual member of the RNase A family and is of great interest in multiple pathological contexts. Although it has been assigned various regulatory
26.08.2022
Multiscale architecture: Mechanics of composite cytoskeletal networks
Authors Lorenz C, Köster S Journal Biophysics Reviews Citation Biophysics Rev. 3, 031304 (2022) Abstract Different types of biological cells respond differently to mechanical stresses, and these responses are mainly governed by the cytoskeleton. The main components of this biopolymer network are actin filaments, microtubules, and intermediate filaments, whose mechanical
25.08.2022
Combined optical fluorescence microscopy and X-ray tomography reveals substructures in cell nuclei in 3D
Authors Wittmeier A, Bernhardt M, Robisch A-L, Cassini C, Osterhoff M, Salditt T, Köster S Journal Biomedical Optics Express Citation Biomed. Opt. Express 13, 4954-4969 (2022) Abstract The function of a biological cell is fundamentally defined by the structural architecture of packaged DNA in the nucleus. Elucidating information about the
23.08.2022
JM-20, a Benzodiazepine-Dihydropyridine Hybrid Molecule, Inhibits the Formation of Alpha-Synuclein-Aggregated Species
Authors Santos CC, Cardim-Pires TR, Shvachiy L, Fonseca-Fonseca LA, Muñoz P, Almeida ÁMAN, Costa ACS, Teles-Souza J, Ochoa-Rodríguez E, de Fátima Dias Costa M, Palhano FL, Segura-Aguilar J, Barbosa DB, do Bomfim MR, Dos Santos Junior MC, Leite FHA, da Rocha Pita SS, Costa SL, Núñez-Figueredo Y, Outeiro TF, Foguel
22.08.2022
There is no F in APC: Using physiological fluoride-free solutions for high throughput automated patch clamp experiments
Authors Rapedius M, Obergrussberger A, Humphries ESA, Scholz S, Rinke-Weiss I, Goetze TA, Brinkwirth N, Rotordam MG, Strassmaier T, Randolph A, Friis S, Liutkute A, Seibertz F, Voigt N, Fertig N Journal Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience Citation Front. Mol. Neurosci., 22 August 2022. Abstract Fluoride has been used in the
18.08.2022
A review of protocols for human iPSC culture, cardiac differentiation, subtype-specification, maturation, and direct reprogramming
Authors Lyra-Leite DM, Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez Ó, Wang M, Zhou Y, Cyganek L, Burridge PW Journal Star Protocols Citation STAR Protoc. 2022 Aug 18;3(3):101560. Abstract The methods for the culture and cardiomyocyte differentiation of human embryonic stem cells, and later human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC), have moved from a complex and
18.08.2022
Exhibition „World of Senses” at the UMG
The fascinating images from this year’s “World of Senses” exhibition will be on display in the main entrance hall of the University Medical Center Göttingen until 25 August 2022. The exhibition provides special insights into the wonderful world of senses at the cellular level of sensory cells and neurons from
16.08.2022
Tobias Moser among Falling Walls Life Sciences Winners 2022
Tobias Moser is one of ten winners of Falling Walls 2022 in the category Life Sciences. The Falling Walls Foundation annually selects top projects worldwide that shape the future of science and society. An international jury acknowledged the outstanding quality and relevance of his research on understanding and restoration of




