Projects and project groups
Part A, improving methods for RNA research:
- A1 (Harald Schwalbe) – Conformational dynamics of RNA regulation elements studied by NMR spectroscopy
- A2 (Beatrix Süß) – Development and characterization of engineered riboswitches
- A3 (Thomas Prisner) – Structure and conformational flexibility of RNA studied by EPR spectroscopy
- A6 (Alexander Heckel) – Light-responsive riboswitches and miRNA activity
- A7 (Josef Wachtveitl) – Molecular dynamics of RNA model systems studied by time-resolved optical and IR spectroscopy
- A8 (Mike Heilemann) – Quantitative mapping of synaptic proteins and mRNA
in neurons & a nano-analytical platform to probe binding mechanisms of
RNA-binding proteins - A9 (Gerhard Hummer) – Molecular Simulations of RNA Folding and Function
- A11 (Nadine Schwierz-Neumann) – Regulating RNA by Cations – Insights from Molecular
Simulations
Part B, investigating relevant RNA systems:
- B2 (Stefanie Dimmeler) – Cell type-specific and stress-modulated microRNA
target regulation - B5 (Achilleas Frangakis) – Visualization of the RNA-Polymerase III Complete Transcription Cycle and the Bacterial Expressome by Cryo-Electron Tomography
- B7 (Robert Tampé) – Control of mRNA translation by the ribosome recycling factor ABCE1
- B9 (Enrico Schleiff) – The function of plant specific RNA and protein elements in ribosome biogenesis
- B11 (Erin Schuman & Alexander Heckel) – New tools to study the dynamics of RNA and RNP distribution in neuronal cells
- B12 (Martin Hengesbach) – Structural dynamics of eukaryotic H/ACA complexes
- B13 (Michaela Müller-McNicoll & Katharina Zarnack) – Dissecting the regulatory mechanisms of alternative polyadenylation and nuclear retention of mRNAs by SR proteins
- B14 (Julia E. Weigand) – RNA Biology, mRNA structure, Post-transcriptional gene regulation, RNA-protein-interactions
- B15 (Andreas Krueger) – Identification of miRNA Targeting Hierarchies in Lymphocyte Development
- B16 (Andreas Schlundt) – Target cis elements of the RNA-binding protein Arid5a in inflammatory cytokine-based diseases
- B17 (Jens Wöhnert & Helge Bode) – Function, mechanism and structural basis for the regulation of gene expression by small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) in gamma-proteobacteria