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10.07.2024

Egg cell maintenance: Long-lived proteins may be essential

Female mammals – including humans – are born with all of their egg cells. Of a woman’s one to two million egg cells, about 400 mature before menopause and can be fertilized. Some egg cells therefore survive for several decades – and need to remain functional over this long time.
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08.07.2024

Polycystin-1 loss of function increases susceptibility to atrial fibrillation through impaired DNA damage response

Authors Hendrickson T, Giese A, Fiedler M, Perez W, Reyes-Sanchez E, Reyes-Lozano M, Wang S, Venegas-Zamora L, Provasek V, El-Essawi A, Breitenbach I, Fakuade F, Kutschka I, Schiattarella GG, Voigt N, Valderrábano M, Altamirano F Journal BioRxiv Citation bioRxiv 2024.07.08.602618. Abstract Background: The increasing prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and
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05.07.2024

Synthesis and Semi-Synthesis of Alpha-Synuclein: Insight into the Chemical Complexity of Synucleinopathies

Authors Gatzemeier LM, Meyer F, Outeiro TF Journal ChemBioChem Citation Chembiochem. 2024 Jul 5:e202400253. Abstract The chemical rules governing protein folding have intrigued generations of researchers for decades. With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), prediction of protein structure has improved tremendously. However, there is still a level of analysis
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02.07.2024

Targeting calpain-2-mediated junctophilin-2 cleavage delays heart failure progression following myocardial infarction

Authors Lahiri SK, Lu J, Aguilar-Sanchez Y, Li H, Moreira LM, Hulsurkar MM, Mendoza A, Turkieltaub Paredes MR, Navarro-Garcia JA, Munivez E, Horist B, Moore OM, Weninger G, Brandenburg S, Lenz C, Lehnart SE, Sayeed R, Krasopoulos G, Srivastava V, Zhang L, Karch JM, Reilly S, Wehrens XHT Journal Journal
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02.07.2024

Interfering with aggregated α-synuclein in advanced melanoma leads to a major upregulation of MHC class II proteins

Authors Fokken C, Silbern I, Shomroni O, Pan KT, Ryazanov S, Leonov A, Winkler N, Urlaub H, Griesinger C, Becker D Journal Melanoma Research Citation Melanoma Res. 2024 Jul 2. Abstract Melanoma is the most serious and deadly form of skin cancer and with progression to advanced melanoma, the intrinsically
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MBExC special exhibition "Heart & Brain - Understanding Together" at Forum Wissen

01.07.2024

Heart & Brain – understanding together

Special exhibition at the Forum Wissen   How does a “patch” for the heart work? Can we hear with light? And how can insights from basic research be used to help diagnose and treat diseases? The “Heart & Brain – understanding together” exhibition examines these and related questions between these
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29.06.2024

Single-nucleus transcriptomics reveals adrenergic and STAT3 signaling in paradoxical low-flow low-gradient -specific cardiomyocyte subclusters: implications for aortic stenosis pathogenesis and treatment

Authors Xu X, Tan X, Cui B, Paul NB, Elkenani M, Beuthner BE, Li W, Mohamed BA, Schnelle M, Puls M, Zeisberg EM, Zeisberg M, Beißbarth T, Toischer K, Hasenfuß G Journal Cardiovascular Research Citation Cardiovasc Res. 2024 Jun 29:cvae137. Abstract No abstract available. DOI 10.1093/cvr/cvae137   Pubmed Link
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Microscopy of cells. Photo: umg/niklas richter

25.06.2024

Inspiring children and teenagers in medical research

Following the launch of the German Centre for Child and Adolescent Health (DZKJ) at the beginning of June, children and teenagers are now to be actively involved in the centre’s research and organisation. Young people can and should have a say in health issues – that is the aim of
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25.06.2024

Structural insights into the regulation of RyR1 by S100A1

Authors Weninger G, Miotto MC, Tchagou C, Reiken S, Dridi H, Brandenburg S, Riedemann GC, Yuan Q, Liu Y, Chang A, Wronska A, Lehnart SE, Marks AR Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Citation Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024
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Prof. Dr. Gerd Hasenfuß, Director of the Department of Cardiology and Pneumology and Chairman of the Heart Center of the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) and spokesperson for the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1002. Photo: Pförtner/ MBExC

24.06.2024

Significant progress in heart failure research

After twelve years, funding for the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1002 “Modulatory Units in Heart Failure”, which is based at the Heart Centre of the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), will end on 30 June 2024. New diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for the treatment of heart failure were developed and
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