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Ute Hellmich @hellmichgroup.bsky.social · 2d

Na, sie hat Dich doch gefunden! War gar nicht so schwierig 🫢😅

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Cordero-Vásquez Lab @cvlab.bsky.social · 5d

Our new PNAS paper "Enhanced PIEZO1 function contributes to the pathogenesis of sickle cell disease" is out: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 1/3

Enhanced PIEZO1 function contributes to the pathogenesis of sickle cell disease | PNAS

Sickle cell disease (SCD), an inherited blood disorder caused by a mutation in the β-globin gene, is characterized by sickle erythrocytes that are ...

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Ute Hellmich @hellmichgroup.bsky.social · 15d

🥳🥳🥳🥳That's wonderful! Congratulations!!!!!

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Pavel Kielkowski @pavelkielkowski.bsky.social · 16d

The final version of our article about PLD3 AMPylation is now out shorturl.at/iTxWx. One protein, many proteoforms. Congratulations to Laura and thanks to @marleenberouti.bsky.social @v-hornung.bsky.social @jaelab.bsky.social @hellmichgroup.bsky.social

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Ute Hellmich @hellmichgroup.bsky.social · 18d

Im glad you and @rohacstibor.bsky.social made it... I was stuck in Brussels for a while, but only a few hours delay in the end...

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Christina Warinner @christinawarinner.bsky.social · 23d

We're organizing a new CARTA symposium this November 7 on "Ancient DNA: New Revelations"! We have an amazing lineup of speakers who will showcase the biggest discoveries in ancient DNA over the past 5 years - and offer a sneak peek of what's next. Mark your calendars and don't miss it!

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Ute Hellmich @hellmichgroup.bsky.social · 22d

Took a TRP to beautiful Leuven and the sensory neurons are all firing....
Came for the Belgian 🍫,
stayed for the🌶🧅 🧊
#TRPChannels #LipidLove

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Ute Hellmich @hellmichgroup.bsky.social · 23d

Oh and we are next to each other on the poster! 😊

You had me for a moment though frantically checking the conference dates... but I guess you are right, it's always worth to spend more time in the sweet home of chocolate (don't let the Swiss hear me, though 😂)

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Balance of the Microverse @microverse.bsky.social · Aug 15

🔬 In our new “3 Questions for…” episode, junior group leader @mlakemeyer.bsky.social reveals how chemical biology tools help decode microbial interactions & gut microbiota’s role in health & disease – and how this could inspire new therapies. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS54...
@uni-jena.de

THREE QUESTIONS FOR ... Markus Lakemeyer

YouTube video by Universität Jena

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Ute Hellmich @hellmichgroup.bsky.social · Aug 24

It was wonderful to have you visit! Thank you for a great talk and sharing exciting data and tasty Serviettenknödel 😅

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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · Aug 24

I had a great time visiting beautiful Jena this week and learning more about the excellent #ChemBio environment they are building at the @uni-jena.de and the Hans-Knöll-Institut. (1/3)

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Masha Makarova @mashauob.bsky.social · Aug 21

Imaging lipids! The dream! How cool is that!

André Nadler @nadlerlab.bsky.social · Aug 21

Out today in @nature.com: Together with the Honigmann, Shevchenko, Drobot and Hof labs, we present a general workflow for imaging the localization and transport of individual lipids in cells and mapping their metabolism.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Ute Hellmich @hellmichgroup.bsky.social · Aug 21

B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L.
Congratulations, André and everyone involved!!! 😍

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André Nadler @nadlerlab.bsky.social · Aug 21

Out today in @nature.com: Together with the Honigmann, Shevchenko, Drobot and Hof labs, we present a general workflow for imaging the localization and transport of individual lipids in cells and mapping their metabolism.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Ute Hellmich @hellmichgroup.bsky.social · Jul 30

Ready to go!!! 🥳 So looking forward to reconnecting with the membrane peeps at Weill Cornell and making new friends at the Cell Biology of Metals GRC!!! 🤩
It's a brand new world for us, but we will try to Fe-rrociously immerse ourselves in it... 😅

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Ute Hellmich @hellmichgroup.bsky.social · Jul 28

A one day double whammy for our very own Eric in #trypanosome research! 🧪🥳

Backbone assignments of the essential oxidoreductase from T. cruzi (Chagas disease): tinyurl.com/ywshhxjt 🧲🦟

and his master piece on the role of fluorine in chemically induced dimerization:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Inhibitor fluorination pattern tunes chemically induced protein dimerization

Chemically induced dimerization of proteins is a powerful approach to regulate biomolecular functions through small molecule ligands acting as 'molecular glues'. Here, we demonstrate that simple, thie...

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Ute Hellmich @hellmichgroup.bsky.social · Jul 27

Have fun!!!!

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Ute Hellmich @hellmichgroup.bsky.social · Jul 16

soooo jealous!!! Have fun y'all!!! 😭🤣🍹🌵

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Aaron Klausnitzer @aklausnitzer.bsky.social · Jul 12

Very happy to Share that my First paper has been uploaded on bioRxiv 🥳 This was a large team effort together with Jagdeep! We took the next steps into understanding how lipopolysaccharides are transported by the LptB2FGC complex with NMR🧲

bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · Jul 12

Conformational plasticity of LptC regulates lipopolysaccharide transportby the LptB2FGC complex https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.09.663713v1

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Ute Hellmich @hellmichgroup.bsky.social · Jul 12

So cool! Congratulations!!! 🥳

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Ute Hellmich @hellmichgroup.bsky.social · Jul 12

So screaming at cells if they don't express my favorite protein should work, no? 😂🧪

Christophe 🔬 L @christlet.bsky.social · Jul 11

I'm sorry what www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Ute Hellmich @hellmichgroup.bsky.social · Jul 7

Big congratulations to Thomas!!! I loved collaborating with his lab during my PhD, and the paper we wrote back then is still one of my all time favorites 🥳 I also appreciated that he was always friendly and had a word of advice for us when we got stuck.

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Jul 4

I'm very excited to announce the funding of a new DFG research unit FOR 5872 "Chaperone-mediated regulation of the emergence of disease-causing amyloids inside biomolecular condensates" that I lead together with Simon Alberti. More information can be found here: www.leibniz-fli.de/news-events/...

Chaperones in focus: FLI heads new DFG research group on protein folding

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding seven new research groups (FOR) with a total of €33 million. One of these, DFG-FOR 5872, is dedicated to the role of molecular chaperones in the regulat...

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Ute Hellmich @hellmichgroup.bsky.social · Jun 21

I do the same thing 😳 So glad I am not alone in this!!!!!

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Ute Hellmich @hellmichgroup.bsky.social · Jun 21

🧪Beyond cool! This has everything you need to sniff out a fabulous weekend read! 🐽😍
Moths in love, membrane receptors, hydrophobic pockets and covalent bonds! 🪰💕🪢

(also, we need more insect emoji...)

Del Mármol lab @delmarmollab.bsky.social · Jun 3

New preprint in the lab combining what we like best: insects, love, chemistry and the olfactory system! 1/8
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

A covalent recognition strategy enables conspecific mate identification

The olfactory system can detect an uncountable number of volatile molecules while retaining the ability to discriminate amongst very similar ones. We identified a unique mechanism employed by insect o...

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