01.10.2025
Authors Komorowski K, Reichmann J, Drakhlis L, Zweigerdt R, Salditt T Journal Communications Biology Citation Commun Biol. 2025 Oct 1;8(1):1411. Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) imaging is crucial for elucidating the complex structure of organoid models which involve complex spatial cellular and tissue organization in 3D. While a variety of volume imaging
01.10.2025
3D imaging of neuronal inclusions and protein aggregates in human neurodegeneration by multiscale X-ray phase-contrast tomography
Authors Franz J, Reichmann J, Eckermann M, Würfel T, Groh A, Qadri SF, Schulz K, Mollenhauer B, Stadelmann C, Salditt T Journal Brain Pathology Citation Brain Pathol. 2025 Oct 1:e70044. Abstract This study leverages x-ray phase-contrast tomography (XPCT) for detailed analysis of neurodegenerative diseases, focusing on the
30.09.2025
Pharmacological inhibition of V-ATPase targets mode-switching but not the proton transport cycle
Authors Kosmidis E, Fokaeos M, Shuttle CG, Isselstein MC, Cvjetkovic A, Johnson PJ, Pederesen JL, Jahn R, Preobraschenski J, Stamou D Journal BioRxiv Citation bioRxiv 2025.09.28.679038. Abstract Vacuolar-type adenosine triphosphatases (V-ATPases) are rotary proton pumps that establish proton gradients across cellular membranes. Their pharmacological inhibition is currently under active investigation
26.09.2025
A novel alpha-synuclein G14R missense variant is associated with atypical neuropathological features
Authors Brücke C, Al-Azzani M, Ramalingam N, Ramón M, Sousa RL, Buratti F, Zech M, Sicking K, Amaral L, Gelpi E, Chandran A, Agarwal A, Chaves SR, Fernández CO, Dettmer U, Lautenschläger J, Zweckstetter M, Busnadiego RF, Zimprich A, Outeiro TF Journal Molecular Neurodegeneration Citation Mol Neurodegener. 2025 Sep 26;20(1):98.
23.09.2025
Calcium improves the ability to predict dangerous cardiac arrhythmias after heart surgery
Researchers from Göttingen University Medical Center (UMG) and Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) have collaborated under the leadership of MBExC member Prof. Dr. Niels Voigt, Professor of Molecular Pharmacology at the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology at UMG, and Dr. Dr. Stefan Kallenberger, Head of the Systems Medicine Working Group at
19.09.2025
High throughput automated patch-clamp of cardiac ion channels using physiological fluoride-free internal solution
Authors Rapedius M, Obergrussberger A, Scholz S, Rinke-Weiss I, Goetze TA, Brinkwirth N, Rotordam MG, Strassmaier T, Randolph A, Friis S, Yang K, Rathje J, Liutkute A, Seibertz F, Voigt N, Fertig N, Stoelzle-Feix S Journal Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods Citation J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods. 2025. 135, 107825.
17.09.2025
Optimal Transport Based Testing in Factorial Design
Authors Groppe M, Niemöller L, Hundrieser S, Ventzke D, Blob A, Köster S, Munk A Journal Arxiv Citation arXiv:2509.13970. Abstract We introduce a general framework for testing statistical hypotheses for probability measures supported on finite spaces, which is based on optimal transport (OT). These tests are inspired by the analysis
17.09.2025
Charting the nanotopography of inner hair cell synapses using MINFLUX nanoscopy
Authors Kapoor R, Kim H, Garlick E, Lima MARBF, Ruhwedel T, Moebius W, Wolf F, Moser T Journal Science Advances Citation Science Advances. 2025. accepted manuscript. Abstract For us to hear, the cochlea encodes sounds into neural signals at synapses of inner hair cells (IHCs) and the auditory nerve with
16.09.2025
Melina Schuh honored with Science Breakthrough 2025
MBExC member Melina Schuh, director at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Multidisciplinary Sciences and her team filmed the entire ovulation process in mouse follicles in real-time for the first time. For this decisive success in her field, she has been awarded the 2025 Science Breakthrough by the Falling Walls
15.09.2025
Manipulating mitochondrial gene expression
Authors Dahal D, Cruz-Zargoza LD, Rehling P Journal Biological Chemistry Citation Biol Chem. 2025 Sep 15. Abstract Mitochondria are essential for cellular metabolism, serving as the primary source of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). This energy is generated by the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system located in the inner mitochondrial membrane. Impairments in




