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Authors Hurst S, Vos BE, Brandt M, Betz T Journal Nature Physics Citation Nat. Phys. (2021). Abstract The life and death of an organism rely on correct cell division, which occurs through the process of mitosis. Although the biochemical signalling and morphogenetic processes during mitosis are well understood, the importance

Authors Lipstein N, Chang S, Lin KH, López-Murcia FJ, Neher E, Taschenberger H, Brose N Journal Neuron Citation Neuron. 2021 Oct 21:S0896-6273(21)00727-3. Abstract During ongoing presynaptic action potential (AP) firing, transmitter release is limited by the availability of release-ready synaptic vesicles (SVs). The rate of SV recruitment (SVR) to release

Authors Moebel E, Martinez-Sanchez A, Lamm L, Righetto RD, Wietrzynski W, Albert S, Larivière D, Fourmentin E, Pfeffer S, Ortiz J, Baumeister W, Peng T, Engel BD, Kervrann C Journal Nature Methods Citation Nat Methods. 2021 Oct 21. Abstract Cryogenic electron tomography (cryo-ET) visualizes the 3D spatial distribution of macromolecules

Authors Cruz-Zaragoza LD, Dennerlein S, Linden A, Yousefi R, Lavdovskaia E, Aich A, Falk RR, Gomkale R, Schöndorf T, Bohnsack MT, Richter-Dennerlein R, Urlaub H, Rehling P Journal Cell Citation Cell 2021 Oct 20. Abstract The human mitochondrial genome encodes thirteen core subunits of the oxidative phosphorylation system, and defects

Authors Bertero E, Nickel A, Kohlhaas M, Hohl M, Sequeira V, Brune C, Schwemmlein J, Abeßer M, Schuh K, Kutschka I, Carlein C, Münker K, Atighetchi S, Müller A, Kazakov A, Kappl R, von der Malsburg K, van der Laan M, Schiuma AF, Böhm M, Laufs U, Hoth M, Rehling

Authors Islam MR, Kaurani L, Berulava T, Heilbronner U, Budde M, Centeno TP, Elerdashvili V, Zafieriou MP, Benito E, Sertel SM, Goldberg M, Senner F, Kalman JL, Burkhardt S, Oepen AS, Sakib MS, Kerimolgu C, Wirths O, Bickeböller H, Bartels C, Brosseron F, Buerger K, Cosma NC, Fliessbach K, Heneka

Authors Schmidt J, Schreiber G, Altmüller J, Thiele H, Nürnberg P, Li Y, Kaulfuß S, Funke R, Wilken B, Yigit G, Wollnik B Journal European Journal of Human Genetics Citation Eur J Hum Genet. 2021 Oct 11. Abstract Variants in transcription factor p63 have been linked to several autosomal dominantly

Authors Lavdovskaia E, Hillen HS, Richter-Dennerlein R Journal Trends in Cell Biology Citation Trends Cell Biol. 2021. Abstract Final maturation steps during ribo-some biogenesis require the assis-tance of assembly and qualitycontrol factors to ensure the foldingof rRNA and proteins into a func-tional translation machinery. Herewe integrate several recent struc-tural snapshots

Authors Grabner CP, Moser T Journal Elife Citation Elife. 2021 Oct 7;10:e63844. Abstract Rod photoreceptors (PRs) use ribbon synapses to transmit visual information. To signal ’no light detected‘ they release glutamate continually to activate post-synaptic receptors. When light is detected glutamate release pauses. How a rod’s individual ribbon enables this

Authors Gomkale R, Linden A, Neumann P, Schendzielorz AB, Stoldt S, Dybkov O, Kilisch M, Schulz C, Cruz-Zaragoza LD, Schwappach B, Ficner R, Jakobs S, Urlaub H, Rehling P Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun 12, 5715 (2021) Abstract Nuclear-encoded mitochondrial proteins destined for the matrix have to be transported