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15.05.2026

Quantifying 3D Live-Cell Membrane Dynamics Using Dynamic Metal-Induced Energy Transfer Spectroscopy (dynaMIET)

Authors Gallea JI, Karedla N, Wang D, Zhao B, Chen L, Enderlein J, Chen T Journal Science Advances Citation Sci Adv. 2026 May 15;12(20):eaed9613. Abstract The dynamic behavior of cellular membranes underpins essential biological processes, including signal transduction, intracellular trafficking, and mechanotransduction. However, simultaneously quantifying lateral molecular diffusion and vertical
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06.03.2026

Structural remodeling of the mitochondrial protein biogenesis machinery under proteostatic stress

Authors Ehses K, López-Alonso JP, Antico O, Azem A, Muqit MMK, Ubarretxena-Belandia I, Fernández-Busnadiego R Journal Science Advances Citation Sci Adv. 2026. Sci Adv. 2026 Mar 6;12(10):eaed3579. Abstract Cells have evolved organelle-specific responses to maintain protein homeostasis (proteostasis). During proteostatic stress, mitochondria down-regulate translation and enhance protein folding, yet the
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20.02.2026

Structures of the 26S proteasome in complex with the Hsp70 co-chaperone Bag1 reveal a mechanism for direct substrate transfer

Authors Maestro-López M, Cheng TC, Muntaner J, Menéndez M, Alonso M, Schweitzer A, Ishizaka M, Tomko RJ Jr, Cuéllar J, Valpuesta JM, Sakata E Journal Science Advances Citation Sci Adv. 2026 Feb 20;12(8):eadz3026. Abstract Coupling between the chaperone and degradation systems, particularly under stress, is essential for eliminating unfolded proteins.
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05.11.2025

Charting the nanotopography of inner hair cell synapses using MINFLUX nanoscopy

Authors Kapoor R, Kim H, Garlick E, Lima MADRBF, Esch K, Ruhwedel T, Möbius W, Wolf F, Moser T Journal Science Advances Citation Sci. Adv.11,eady4344(2025). Abstract The cochlea encodes sounds into neural signals at the synapses of inner hair cells (IHCs) and spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) with remarkable fidelity. To
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17.10.2025

Structure and function of otoferlin, a synaptic protein of sensory hair cells essential for hearing

Authors Chen H, Cretu C, Trebilcock A, Evdokimova N, Babai N, Feldmann L, Leidner F, Benseler F, Mutschall S, Esch K, Szabo CZK, Pena V, Pape C, Grubmüller H, Strenzke N, Brose N, Wichmann C, Preobraschenski J, Moser T Journal Sciende Advances Citation Sci Adv. 2025 Oct 17;11(42):eady8532. Abstract Hearing
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11.07.2025

Autonomous bioluminescence emission from transgenic mice

Authors Kiszka KA, Dullin C, Steffens H, Koenen T, Rothermel E, Alves F, Gregor C Journal Science Advances Citation Sci Adv. 2025 Jul 11;11(28):eads0463. Abstract The bacterial bioluminescence system can be applied to produce autonomous bioluminescence in mammalian cells. Until now, the system has only been stably inserted into cells
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04.07.2025

CryoRhodopsins: A comprehensive characterization of a group of microbial rhodopsins from cold environments

Authors Lamm GHU, Marin E, Alekseev A, Schellbach AV, Stetsenko A, Haro-Moreno JM, Bourenkov G, Borshchevskiy V, Asido M, Agthe M, Engilberge S, Rose SL, Caramello N, Royant A, Schneider TR, Bateman A, Mager T, Moser T, Rodriguez-Valera F, Wachtveitl J, Guskov A, Kovalev K Journal Science Advances Citation Sci
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18.06.2025

Gating of hair cell Ca2+ channels governs the activity of cochlear neurons

Authors Karagulyan N, Thirumalai A, Michanski S, Qi Y, Fang Q, Wang H, Ortner NJ, Striessnig J, Strenzke N, Wichmann C, Hua Y, Moser T Journal Science Advances Citation Sci Adv. 2025 Jun 20;11(25):eadu7898. Abstract Our sense of hearing processes sound intensities spanning six orders of magnitude. In the ear,
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23.04.2025

Synaptophysin accelerates synaptic vesicle fusion by expanding the membrane upon neurotransmitter loading

Authors Preobraschenski J, Kreutzberger AJB, Ganzella M, Münster-Wandowski A, Kreutzberger MAB, Oolsthorn LHM, Seibert S, Kiessling V, Riedel D, Witkowska A, Ahnert-Hilger G, Tamm LK, Jahn R Journal Science Advances Citation Sci Adv. 2025 Apr 25;11(17):eads4661. Abstract Synaptic transmission is mediated by the exocytotic release of neurotransmitters stored in synaptic
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18.04.2025

Proteorhodopsin insights into the molecular mechanism of vectorial proton transport

Authors Bukhdruker S, Gushchin I, Shevchenko V, Kovalev K, Polovinkin V, Tsybrov F, Astashkin R, Alekseev A, Mikhaylov A, Bukhalovich S, Bratanov D, Ryzhykau Y, Kuklina D, Caramello N, Rokitskaya T, Antonenko Y, Rulev M, Stoev C, Zabelskii D, Round E, Rogachev A, Borshchevskiy V, Ghai R, Bourenkov G, Zeghouf
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