Professor Ivan Dikic, Director of the Institute of Biochemistry II, has been elected to the venerable American Academy of Arts
Bacteria can protect themselves from the attack of free radicals using specific natural products in their membranes. The biosynthesis of
Direct coupling of two molecules of nitrogen: chemists from Würzburg and Frankfurt have achieved what was thought to be impossible.
CRISPR/Cas enables the targeted deactivation of genes by cutting DNA at pre-determined sites. This is accomplished by providing the Cas
For decades it was assumed that protein channels and protein pumps fulfilled completely different functions and worked independently of each
FRANKFURT. Robert Tampé, Director of the Institute of Biochemistry at Goethe University, has received € 1.5 million from the German
Once again, researchers at Goethe University were successful in the competition for the prestigious starting grants from the European Research
Frankfurt scientists reveal atomic details for one of Legionella’s enzymatic weapons and develop first inhibitor. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a
One of the most significant impairments of the quality of life after a chemotherapy is infertility. Researchers of the Goethe
Two Advanced Grants of the European Research Council (ERC) have been awarded to researchers at Goethe University Frankfurt. The sociologist
Mutations in the p63 protein lead to a number of disorders, but none is as severe as the AEC syndrome.
Misfolded proteins cause many diseases including neurodegenerative conditions and cancer. To protect themselves from protein misfolding, cells have developed sophisticated
Social media have become an indispensable part of our everyday life. We use them constantly to screen the latest news
The surface of every cell contains receptors that react to external signals similar to a “gate”. In this way, the
Science publication describes quality control of antigens. The immune system monitors the health status of the cells in our bodies
The role of faulty RNA molecules will be analyzed by Goethe University’s Prof. Rolf Marschalek / Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) will
A group of scientists has put together the puzzle pieces of a riboswitch-based regulatory process in the bacterium Bacillus subtilis
The European Union is funding three new projects – Innovative Training Networks (ITN) within the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Programme – for
A team around Ivan Dikic and Mike Heilemann discovers an inflammatory signaling platform which may lead to novel antibiotic therapies
Goethe University Frankfurt secures two ERC Advanced Investigator Grants / € 2.5 million each for five years Two ERC Advanced
Ubiquitin is a small protein that can be linked to other cellular proteins, thereby controlling and modulating their functions. The
Proteins are the building blocks of all cells. They are made from messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules, which are copied from
The attachment of ubiquitin was long considered as giving the „kiss of death“, labelling superfluous proteins for disposal within a
Translation of the genetic code in proteins is a central process in life and takes place in the ribosome, a
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