Scientists show how a molecular machine works to regulate our cell’s internal pH and sodium levels
2020-10-28
Scientists at Stockholm University in Stockholm have established a mechanism by which our cells fine-tune their internal pH and sodium levels. Using cryo electron microscopy they have determined the first 3D-structure of a so-called “sodium/proton exchanger” that carries out this task. Ever since the discovery of these transport machines by Peter Mitchell in the 1970s we finally have a molecular picture of this fundamental process carried out in most, if not all, cells. Their findings could help in the development of anticancer drugs in particular.
Structural basis of mitochondrial translation
2020-10-16
Researchers from DBB have been able to provide functional details about the mitochondrial translation by analyzing mitoribosomes with bound messenger and transfer RNA, and nascent polypeptide. The two studies, published in eLife and Nature Communications, reveal new mitoribosomal components and suggest how the expression of our genetic information is coordinated in mitochondria.
Molecular structure of mammalian mitochondrial complex I reveals substrate reduction principles
2020-10-16
The respiratory complex I is a gigantic redox-driven proton pump that initiates cellular respiration in mitochondria — the powerplants of our cells. Moreover, dysfunction of complex I has been linked to half of all human mitochondrial disorders, but the molecular mechanism remains one of the most puzzling unsolved questions of bioenergetics.
SciLifeLab researchers contribute to interactive 3D COVID-19 exhibition
2020-10-09
SciLifeLab Fellow Alexey Amunts (Stockholm University) and his team have been collecting and interpreting newly available cryo-EM datasets to be used in a virtual interactive 3D exhibition about COVID-19. The datasets were dissected into different levels of information and sent to Interspectral AB, the company who then creates the 3D presentation. The goal is to facilitate communication of complex data to the public in an attractive and educative way.
Wallenberg grant for research on aggression
2020-09-30
How is aggression controlled in the brain and what methods can we use to influence it? These are some of the questions that Christian Broberger, professor of neurochemistry, hopes to get answers to during a five-year project that now receives SEK 20.4 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
A roadmap for gene expression in mitochondria
2020-09-02
A new study from the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics reveals the molecular connectivity of processes implicated in the synthesis of proteins within mitochondria. The study is published in the scientific journal Molecular Cell.
Scientists show how a molecular machine works to regulate our cell’s internal pH and sodium levels
2020-10-28
Scientists at Stockholm University in Stockholm have established a mechanism by which our cells fine-tune their internal pH and sodium levels. Using cryo electron microscopy they have determined the first 3D-structure of a so-called “sodium/proton exchanger” that carries out this task. Ever since the discovery of these transport machines by Peter Mitchell in the 1970s we finally have a molecular picture of this fundamental process carried out in most, if not all, cells. Their findings could help in the development of anticancer drugs in particular.
Structural basis of mitochondrial translation
2020-10-16
Researchers from DBB have been able to provide functional details about the mitochondrial translation by analyzing mitoribosomes with bound messenger and transfer RNA, and nascent polypeptide. The two studies, published in eLife and Nature Communications, reveal new mitoribosomal components and suggest how the expression of our genetic information is coordinated in mitochondria.
Molecular structure of mammalian mitochondrial complex I reveals substrate reduction principles
2020-10-16
The respiratory complex I is a gigantic redox-driven proton pump that initiates cellular respiration in mitochondria — the powerplants of our cells. Moreover, dysfunction of complex I has been linked to half of all human mitochondrial disorders, but the molecular mechanism remains one of the most puzzling unsolved questions of bioenergetics.
SciLifeLab researchers contribute to interactive 3D COVID-19 exhibition
2020-10-09
SciLifeLab Fellow Alexey Amunts (Stockholm University) and his team have been collecting and interpreting newly available cryo-EM datasets to be used in a virtual interactive 3D exhibition about COVID-19. The datasets were dissected into different levels of information and sent to Interspectral AB, the company who then creates the 3D presentation. The goal is to facilitate communication of complex data to the public in an attractive and educative way.
Wallenberg grant for research on aggression
2020-09-30
How is aggression controlled in the brain and what methods can we use to influence it? These are some of the questions that Christian Broberger, professor of neurochemistry, hopes to get answers to during a five-year project that now receives SEK 20.4 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
A roadmap for gene expression in mitochondria
2020-09-02
A new study from the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics reveals the molecular connectivity of processes implicated in the synthesis of proteins within mitochondria. The study is published in the scientific journal Molecular Cell.
