Publication of Howard Riezman & group in Cell Reports
The goal of this study was to identify mechanisms that regulate the rate of VLCFA synthesis, and we discovered that the fatty acid elongase Elo2 is regulated by phosphorylation.
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A new NCCR publication in Cell Reports
The Riezman lab show a mechanism that allows organisms to tolerate specific nutrients and adapt to available resources.
Antibiotic side effects explained
Scientists at EPFL have uncovered the molecular basis behind some of the neurological side effects of sulfonamide antibiotics, providing doctors with possible means to minimize them in patients.
Cancer: unraveling a mechanism behind cellular proliferation
NCCR ChemBio scientists have discovered a complex mechanism that regulates this protein’s (STAT3) activity in healthy cells.
A protein’s life
Suliana Manley and Kai Johnsson team up to develop a near infrared biocompatible fluorophore to visualize proteins inside live cells.
Publication in Nature Cell Biology
A collaboration between NCCR group leaders Gisou van der Goot and Marcos González-Gaitán shows that the anthrax toxin receptor plays […]
ERC starting grant for Aurélien Roux
Set up in 2007 by the EU, the European Research Council is the first pan-European funding organisation for frontier research.
Inspired by genetics, chemistry finally takes hold of its own code
Professor Stefan Matile’s publication in the Nature Chemistry journal indeed offers a new kind of code to chemists, allowing them to access new levels of complexity.
