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Helping to Transport Proteins Inside the Cell
Researchers from the University of Freiburg have discovered how proteins are transported to the cell’s power stations
Channels for the Supply of Energy
Freiburg scientists elucidate the mechanism for the transport of water-insoluble protein molecules in mitochondria
Cellular Waste Recycling
Claudine Kraft is researching how autophagy functions and how it can be influenced
How a genetic mutation can interfere with the powerhouses of cells
A Freiburg molecular medicine specialist’s team discovers a new disease mechanism in the mitochondria
Top Research Grant for Studies on Cellular Power Plants
Top Research Grant for Studies on Cellular Power Plants 1.2 Million Euro for Nikolaus Pfanner, biochemist and molecular biologist of the University of Freiburg
Opening the cavity floodgates
Freiburg biochemists investigate the transport of large proteins through bacterial cell membranes
Energy supply channels
Freiburg scientists elucidate the mechanism for inserting protein molecules into the outer compartment of mitochondria
A Map of the Cell’s Power Station
Researchers from the University of Freiburg are mapping the distribution of all proteins in mitochondria for the first time
Discovering, counting, cataloguing proteins
Scientists describe a well-defined mitochondrial proteome in baker's yeast
The role of the tunnel
Freiburg researchers discover new molecular details about protein sorting in the cell
Protein with Multiple Duties
Freiburg researchers demonstrate how a molecular barrel structure serves various functions in the mitochondria
Evolution of Cellular Power Stations
The protein OXA plays an important role in integrating protein molecules into mitochondria
Lipids Support Protein Machinery
University of Freiburg researchers discover that integration of molecular barrels into the membrane depends on its composition
New Import Pathway into the Cell’s Powerhouses
Freiburg researchers use artificial membranes to show how a particular protein reaches the mitochondria
Molecular Chaperones Help with Folding
University of Freiburg researchers demonstrate how so-called chaperones collaborate to create barrels for protein folding
Building Scaffolds in the Cell’s Power Stations
Researchers at the University of Freiburg discover a basic architectural principle of mitochondria
Small Proteins, Big Benefit
Biochemist Nils Wiedemann receives two million euros in funding from European Research Council
Energy for Cell Division
Freiburg biochemists discover a signaling path that links energy conversion and cell division
Toward a Better Drug against Malaria
27th Rhine-Knee Regional Meeting on Biocrystallography