by Gabriele Amoroso | May 4, 2022 | General, Publications, Research
For a long time, small units of the cells, so-called lipid droplets, were considered fat stores without any further function. However, it has only recently become apparent that these droplets can do much more than simply store and release fat. A research team...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Mar 11, 2022 | General, Publications, Research
240,000 people die of cancer in Germany every year. It is therefore of great importance to investigate the body’s own defense strategies against cancer cells in order to enable new therapies. An international research team from Homburg, Oxford, Siena and...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Oct 26, 2021 | Publications, Research, Young Scientists
„You never walk alone“ is a beautiful catch phrase equally relevant for social communities as well as the subcellular organization at the molecular level. Very much like best friends also proteins, cellular micromachines, come in close contact and team up for a shared...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Sep 20, 2021 | Publications, Research
One variant of anemia is the so-called Gárdos channelopathy, a malfunction of Gárdos channels caused by a gene mutation. Potassium ions can leave the red blood cells through these channels. If the function of the channels is disturbed, this also affects the calcium...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Aug 13, 2021 | General, Publications, Research
The Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) is a cell organelle that plays a crucial role in protein folding and cell growth. Under stress conditions, newly formed proteins may not fold properly and therefore accumulate in the ER. This activates the so-called Unfolded Protein...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Jun 29, 2021 | Publications, Research
Researchers including the COMM members Prof. Frank Zufall (CIPMM, Molecular Neurobiology) and Prof. Trese Leinders-Zufall (CIPMM, Sensory and Neuroendocrine Physiology) at the School of Medicine of the Saarland University were able to decipher a mechanism that plays a...
