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Research highlight in 2008:
"Watching proteins at work" |
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Dezember 29, 2008 |
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Scientists at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry have previously shown that the protein ubiquitin is surprisingly versatile. Their results explain how it recognizes and binds to many different partners. Nature and Science have elected this as research highlight in ...
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Source: Press release (in German)
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A protein with two workplaces -
new insights into the multifunctionality of proteins |
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Dezember 26, 2008 |
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Proteins perform their different jobs in living cells even without structural changes. Scientists at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, together with American colleagues, have now discovered how they use different domains for their diverse jobs.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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Stefan Hell paved the way for the
method of the year 2008 |
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December 19, 2008 |
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The science magazin Nature Methods has elected super-resolution microscopy as "method of the year". Stefan Hell was the first to show that one can use a light microscope to resolve objects on the nanometer scale, states the magazine.
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Source: Press release of the Max Planck Society
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New regulator of lipid homeostasis discovered |
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November 25, 2008 |
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Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, in cooperation with colleagues in the US, have discovered a new protein complex which is required for limiting lipid storage in living cells.
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"Niedersächsische Staatspreis 2008" for Stefan Hell |
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November 10, 2008 |
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President of Lower Saxony, Christian Wulff, has awarded the "Niedersächsische Staatspreis 2008" to physicist Stefan Hell at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry. The laureate is honored for his outstanding contributions in science, in particular optical light microscopy. ...
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Source: Press release (in German)
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Cellular engine fitters |
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6. November 2008 |
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Living cells have molecular engine fitters. Scientists of the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry and Würzburg University now obtained important novel insights how these engine fitters build together such complex cellular nanomachines as the spliceosome.
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Source: Press release (Würzburg University, in German)
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A protein in the heart of an RNA machine |
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November 6, 2008 |
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Scientists at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry showed, for the first time, that not only ribonucleic acids but also proteins could be active building blocks of a complex RNA machinery - the spliceosome.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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EICOS: "Hands-on Laboratory" for communicators of science |
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October 28, 2008 |
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The European Initiative for Communicators of Science (EICOS) again invites journalists to its "Hands-on Laboratory" course (June 6-13, 2009) at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen. Deadline for applications is 15th of February 2009.
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Source: www.eicos.mpg.de
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Cleverly designed –
structure of a cellular "fuel pipeline" solved |
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October 27, 2008 |
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Max Planck researchers have solved the structure of an important transport channel in the "powerhouses" of living cells. Via this protein channel, cells are supplied with energy and metabolites. The structure provides novel insights how the protein performs its work.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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Mobility counts - this is also true for proteins |
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October 14, 2008 |
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A new mechanismen in signal transduction has been discovered by scientists at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry together with colleagues at Mainz University. If the sensor protein DcuS is activated, it becomes very mobile, thereby starting a signalling cascade.
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Source: Research News (in German)
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Molecular force sensor regulates muscle growth
and regeneration |
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September 3, 2008 |
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Scientists at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, together with colleagues in Munich and London, discovered the first molecular force sensor. Activation of the muscle protein titin kinase by tension leads to synthesis of new muscle proteins in the cell nucleus.
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The European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen is awarded
the prize "Ort der Ideen 2008" |
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September 3, 2008 |
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The ENI Göttingen is one of the winners of the German competition „365 Orte im Land der Ideen“. On September 2, the certificate was now awarded to the three founding fathers of the institute, among them Erwin Neher of the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry.
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Kunst am Fassberg |
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July 24, 2008 |
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Within its exhibition series „Kunst am Fassberg“, the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry will present works by Klara Fiedler from August 9 to 31, 2008. The opening event will be held on August 9, 4 pm. An introduction into Klara Fiedler’s work will be given by Tina ...
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Otto Hahn Medal for young researchers |
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June 18, 2008 |
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Patrick Müller and Alexander Stein of the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry have been awarded the Otto Hahn Medal 2007. With this prize, the Max Planck Society honors junior scientists every year for their outstanding scientific achievements.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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If two come together -
for proteins the right shape counts |
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June 13, 2008 |
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Scientists at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry see, for the first time, fast movements of a protein within the nanosecond- to microsecond range. Unlike other proteins ubiquitin permanently moves, thereby forming all structures required for binding to its partners.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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Sharp insights into the inside of a cell organelle |
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Mai 21, 2008 |
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With their newly developed fluorescence microscope researchers of the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry achieved, for the first time, a resolution of 45 nanometers in 3D. Using this microscope, even proteins well hidden deep inside cell organelles can be investigated.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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First insights into the active "heart" of the spliceosome |
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May 7, 2008 |
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For the first time, scientists at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry analyzed catalytically active spliceosomal complexes. Their results represent a major step forward in understanding the complex splicing process and opens the door for future functional studies.
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Source: Research News
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New director at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry |
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April 23, 2008 |
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Marina Rodnina becomes a scientific member of the Max Planck Society and director of the new Department of "Physical Biochemistry" at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry. Research focus of the department will be to elucidate ribosome function in detail.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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Protein shows improvisation talent - unusual reaction mechanism in early development of the nervous system discovered |
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April 18, 2008 |
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An international team of researchers of the University of Texas, the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry and the DESY (Hamburg) has discovered that the pseudokinase CASK - in contrast to all known kinases - is active in the cell completely without magnesium.
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Nomination for the prize "European Inventor of the Year 2008"
Stefan Hell convinces with his invention of the STED-microscope |
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April 11, 2008 |
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Physicist Stefan Hell is one of three nominees in the category "Lifetime Achievement". Europe's top innovation prize has been jointly instituted by the European Commission and the European Patent Office. The awards will be presented on May 6 in Ljubljana.
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New "International Max Planck Research School" (IMPRS) with
focus on biophysics |
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March 3, 2008 |
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Focus of the "IMPRS for Physics of Biological and Complex Systems" is to quantitatively investigate different systems. This new program is a joint cooperation between the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry and for Dynamics and Selforganization and the University.
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Super sharp resolution movie of a living cell on the nanoscale |
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February 29, 2008 |
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Scientists from the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry and the Excellence cluster "Microscopy at the Nanometer Range" in Göttingen filmed for the first time living cells on the nanoscale and in real-time. Their video shows the rapid movement of vesicles in nerve terminals. ...
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New method for measurement of active sites in proteins |
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February 21, 2008 |
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Using a new technique in EPR spectroscopy, scientists from the Max Planck Institutes for Bioanorganic Chemistry and Biophysical Chemistry and the University of Frankfurt could, for the first time, measure the orientation of reaction centres within a protein complex.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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Sir Bernard Katz Prize for Reinhard Jahn |
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January 23, 2008 |
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Cell biologist Professor Reinhard Jahn will be awarded the
Sir Bernard Katz Prize of the Biophysical Society for outstanding contributions in the field of signal transduction in neurons. He shares the prize with Professor Thomas C. Südhof from Dallas, USA.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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