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The ZMBH - the Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University - is a center for research and higher education in molecular biology and biomedicine. Our research aims at fundamental questions of molecular biology.
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· Aug 1
3D Differentiation of Bone‐Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells into the Keratocyte Lineage for Corneal Bioprinting
This study introduces a novel differentiation protocol for generating corneal stromal keratocyte-like cells using drop-on-demand bioprinting and a collagen-based hydrogel. The bioprinted constructs m...
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ZMBH
@zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de
· Jul 17
A male-essential miRNA is key for avian sex chromosome dosage compensation - Nature
Birds have evolved a unique sex chromosome dosage compensation mechanism involving the male-biased microRNA (miR-2954), which is essential for male survival by regulating the expression of dosage-sens...
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ZMBH
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· Mar 21
Structurally heterogeneous ribosomes cooperate in protein synthesis in bacterial cells - Nature Communications
Cells can simultaneously produce structurally dissimilar ribosomes, suggesting functional specialization of distinct ribosome populations. Here, the authors show that distinct ribosomes cooperate rath...
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ZMBH
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· Mar 18
Genetic encoding and expression of RNA origami cytoskeletons in synthetic cells - Nature Nanotechnology
This study introduces RNA origami nanotubes as self-assembling cytoskeleton mimics for synthetic cells. Expressed in vesicles from DNA templates, these RNA structures reach micrometre lengths, deform ...
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ZMBH
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· Mar 18
Structural mechanisms for centrosomal recruitment and organization of the microtubule nucleator γ-TuRC - Nature Communications
The γ-TuRC plays a central role for nucleation of microtubules at the centrosome. Here, the authors dissect structural mechanisms for centrosomal recruitment and regulation of the γ-TuRC and identify ...
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· Feb 14
Developmental origins and evolution of pallial cell types and structures in birds
Innovations in the pallium likely facilitated the evolution of advanced cognitive abilities in birds. We therefore scrutinized its cellular composition and evolution using cell type atlases from chick...
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@zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de
· Jan 8
Full Professorship (W3) in Molecular Biology (f/m/d) with a Focus on Biological Engineering - 69117, Heidelberg (DE) job with Universität Heidelberg | 12834054
The Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung Center for Synthetic Genomics (CZS Center SynGen), and th...
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