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Authors Bali B, Lopez de la Morena D, Mittring A, Mager T, Rankovic V, Huet AT, Moser T Journal EMBO Molecular Medicine Citation EMBO Mol Med. 2021 May 7:e13391. Abstract Optogenetic stimulation of spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) in the ear provides a future alternative to electrical stimulation used in current

Authors Caizzi L, Monteiro-Martins S, Schwalb B, Lysakovskaia K, Schmitzova J, Sawicka A, Chen Y, Lidschreiber M, Cramer P Journal Molecular Cell Citation Mol Cell. 2021 May 6;81(9):1920-1934.e9. Abstract Transcription by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) is coupled to pre-mRNA splicing, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Co-transcriptional splicing

Authors Huang B, Guo Q, Niedermeier ML, Cheng J, Engler T, Maurer M, Pautsch A, Baumeister W, Stengel F, Kochanek S, Fernández-Busnadiego R Journal Structure Citation Structure 2021 Apr 26:S0969-2126(21)00119-2 (in press). Abstract The abnormal amplification of a CAG repeat in the gene coding for huntingtin (HTT) leads to Huntington’s

Authors Baeuerlein FJB, Pastor-Pareja JC, Fernandez-Busnadiego R Journal bioRxiv Citation bioRxiv 2021.04.14.437159. Abstract Cryo-focused ion beam (cryo-FIB) milling allows thinning vitrified cells for high resolution imaging by cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET). However, it remains challenging to apply this workflow to tissues, as they usually require high-pressure freezing for vitrification. Here we

Authors Trinkaus VA, Riera-Tur I, Martínez-Sánchez A, Bäuerlein FJB, Guo Q, Arzberger T, Baumeister W, Dudanova I, Hipp MS, Hartl FU, Fernández-Busnadiego R Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun 12, 2110 (2021). Abstract The molecular architecture of α-Synuclein (α-Syn) inclusions, pathognomonic of various neurodegenerative disorders, remains unclear. α-Syn inclusions were

Authors Kettwig M, Klemp H, Nessler S, Streit F, Krätzner R, Rosewich H, Gärtner J Journal Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease Citation J Inherit Metab Dis 2021 Apr 14. Abstract X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is the most common leukodystrophy. Despite intensive research in recent years, it remains unclear, what drives the

Authors Farnung L, Ochmann M, Engeholm M, Cramer P Journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology Citation Nat Struct Mol Biol (2021). Abstract Efficient transcription of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) through nucleosomes requires the help of various factors. Here we show biochemically that Pol II transcription through a nucleosome is

Authors Pein F, Eltzner B, Munk A Journal European Biophysics Journal Citation Eur Biophys J. 2021 Apr 9. Abstract Analysis of patchclamp recordings is often a challenging issue. We give practical guidance how such recordings can be analyzed using the model-free multiscale idealization methodology JSMURF, JULES, and HILDE. We provide

Authors Hillen HS Journal Current Opinion in Virology Citation Current Opinion in Virology 2021, 48:82–90. Abstract Coronaviruses use an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) to replicate and express their genome. The RdRp associates with additional non-structural proteins (nsps) to form a replication-transcription complex (RTC) that carries out RNA synthesis, capping and

Authors Hillen HS, Markov DA, Wojtas ID, Hofmann KB, Lidschreiber M, Cowan AT, Jones JL, Temiakov D, Cramer P, Anikin M Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Citation PNAS, Apr 2021, 118 (15) e2009329118. Abstract Respiration-coupled ATP production yields most of the