Nature Communications

Authors Szöllősi D, Pratihar S, Mukhopadhyay D, Rout AK, Han M, Reddy GJ, Ebersberger N, Becker S, Nagy G, Rauscher S, Lee D, Klement R, Griesinger C, Grubmüller H Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun. 2026 May 21 Abstract Most natively folded proteins exhibit a unique spatial structure, which undergoes

Authors Yoshida M, Gersteuer F, Berendes O, Fujiwara K, Safdari HA, Paternoga H, Takada H, Obana N, Grubmüller H, Bock LV, Wilson DN, Chiba S Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun. 2026 May 18;17(1):4202. Abstract Ribosome arrest peptides undergo programmed translational stalling in response to changes in the cellular environment

Authors Kahland T, Lindenwald DL, Jeschke M, Kusch K, Tkachenko Eikel O, Uhl M, Rüger N, Drummer C, Wolf B, Benseler F, Brose N, Behr R, Moser T Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun 17, 3033 (2026). Abstract Disabling hearing impairment is a common human sensory deficit. OTOF is a

Authors Haydar S, Bednarz R, Laurette P, Sobitov I, Díaz I Pedrosa N, Videm P, Lueneburg T, Kuß S, Lahm H, Dreßen M, Krane M, Schmidt C, Grüning BA, Voigt N, Streckfuss-Bömeke K, Gilsbach R Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun. 2026 Jan 12;17(1):117. Abstract Cis-regulatory elements (CREs) are noncoding

Authors Heim A, Cheng S, Orth J, Stengel F, Schuh M, Mayer TU Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun. 2025 Aug 28;16(1):8051. Abstract Meiotic maturation of vertebrate oocytes occurs in the near-absence of transcription. Thus, female fertility relies on timely translational activation of maternal transcripts stockpiled in full-grown prophase-I-arrested oocytes.

Authors Chouaib AA, Chang HF, Khamis OM, Alawar N, Echeverry S, Demeersseman L, Elizarova S, Daniel JA, Tian Q, Lipp P, Fornasiero EF, Valitutti S, Barg S, Pape C, Shaib AH, Becherer U Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 12;16(1):6450. Abstract Activity recognition in live-cell imaging is labor-intensive

Authors Stoldt S, Maass F, Weber M, Dennerlein S, Ilgen P, Gaertner J, Canfes A, Schweighofer SV, Jans DC, Rehling P, Jakobs S Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 10;16(1):6391. Abstract Mitochondria contain their own DNA (mtDNA) and a dedicated gene expression machinery. As the mitochondrial dimensions are

Authors Han M, Frieg B, Matthes D, Leonov A, Ryazanov S, Giller K, Nimerovsky E, Stampolaki M, Xue K, Overkamp K, Dienemann C, Riedel D, Giese A, Becker S, de Groot BL, Schröder GF, Andreas LB, Griesinger C Journal Nature Communication Citation Nat Commun. 2025 Oct 3;16(1):8850. Abstract Alzheimer’s disease

Authors Heinrichs M, Finke AF, Aibara S, Krempler A, Boshnakovska A, Rehling P, Hillen HS, Richter-Dennerlein R Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun. 2025 Apr 17;16(1):3641. Abstract Biogenesis of mitoribosomes requires dedicated chaperones, RNA-modifying enzymes, and GTPases, and defects in mitoribosome assembly lead to severe mitochondriopathies in humans. Here, we

Authors Maupérin M, Sun Y, Glandorf T, Oswald TA, Klatt N, Geil B, Mutero-Maeda A, Méan I, Jond L, Janshoff A, Yan J, Citi S Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun. 2025 Mar 13;16(1):2514. Abstract Cytoplasmic β- and γ-actin isoforms, along with non-muscle myosin 2 isoforms, are tightly regulated in