Rudolf-Virchow-Zentrum – Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter and plays a crucial role in the human brain. The anti-malarial drug... [mehr]
DNA damage that needs to be repaired and genes that need to be transcribed: the enzyme XPB, which is part of the TFIIH complex, is essential for... [mehr]
For a cell to survive, it is extremely important that it can repair DNA damage, such as those caused by UV radiation or chemicals, quickly and... [mehr]
If it starts to rain, this can be a dangerous situation for bacteria. Due to the decreasing salt concentrations in the environment, water flows... [mehr]
Vital functions of the multicellular organisms, such as growth, development, and tissue regeneration, depend on the precisely controlled division... [mehr]
Cell division and transcription, i.e. the reading of genes, are among the most important tasks of a cell and are regulated very precisely, since... [mehr]
Calcium is an important signaling molecule in virtually all cells. Platelets are activated by calcium and subsequently contribute to hemostasis... [mehr]
Viruses are tiny. They cannot be seen with the naked eye and they are even too small for optical microscopes, which makes it difficult to... [mehr]
Almost all cells of the human body present fragments of cellular proteins on their surface, so-called human leukocyte antigens or HLA peptides,... [mehr]
