How well our brain functions depends heavily on the performance of our nerve cells. That is why they are regularly checked for their proper function – defective cell components are marked, disposed of and recycled. This includes the mitochondria, the ...

mRNA-based therapeutics and vaccines are the new hope in the fight against incurable diseases. A commonly used strategy in the development of messenger RNA (mRNA) medicine is based on the destruction of disease-causing mRNA. Achieving the opposite ...

Around 1,200 Germans are diagnosed with gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) every year - a rare type of cancer in which the tumours develop in the walls of the digestive organs and which quickly develop resistance to common precision drugs ...

Cells buzz with millions of different biomolecules that diffuse chaotically through their substructures, yet they manage to ensure exquisite functional and spatial specificity. Distinct biomolecules interact specifically in cellular processes and ...

Actin is a highly abundant protein that controls the shape and movement of all our cells. Actin achieves this by assembling into filaments, one actin molecule at a time. The proteins of the formin family are pivotal partners in this process ...