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Switching the on-surface orientation of oxygen-functionalized helicene
Christian Wäckerlin, Karl-Heinz Ernst, Jan Voigt
Helicenes represent an important class of chiral organic material with promising optoelectronic properties. Hence, functionalization of surfaces with helicenes is a key step toward new organic materials devices. The deposition of a heterohelicene containin ...
Hoboken2024Stimulus-responsive assembly of nonviral nucleocapsids
Controlled assembly of a protein shell around a viral genome is a key step in the life cycle of many viruses. Here we report a strategy for regulating the co-assembly of nonviral proteins and nucleic acids into highly ordered nucleocapsids in vitro. By fus ...
Nature Portfolio2024Plasmonically enhanced molecular junctions for investigation of atomic-scale fluctuations in self-assembled monolayers
Molecular junctions represent a fascinating frontier in the realm of nanotechnology and are one of thesmallest optoelectronic devices possible, consisting of individual molecules or a group of moleculesthat serve as the active element sandwiched between co ...
EPFL2024Optimality principles for the analysis of biological processes across scales: From enzyme kinetics to microbiome dynamics
Microorganisms are essential for life on Earth, performing key roles in numerous biological processes. Their influence extends across a wide spectrum, from human health and ecological balance to advancements in biotechnology and industrial applications. Th ...
EPFL2024Information Theory in Transmembrane Transport
The past decades have seen the advent of information theory in various fields, from quantum physics to cosmology.At an intermediary scale between atomic and cosmological scales are biological systems and in particular the cell, as a constitutive element of ...
EPFL2023Efficient and sensitive profiling of RNA–protein interactions using TLC-CLIP
Didier Trono, Julien Léonard Duc, Christina Ernst
RNA-binding proteins are instrumental for post-transcriptional gene regulation, controlling all aspects throughout the lifecycle of RNA molecules. However, transcriptome-wide methods to profile RNA-protein interactions in vivo remain technically challengin ...
2023Bridging Native and Intrinsic Structures of Microhydrated Biomolecules by Cold Ion Spectroscopy
Solving native structures of such large molecules, like biomolecules, is often challenging, particularly due to the potentially infinite number of non-covalent interactions with water. In this thesis, we report the use of cold ion gas-phase action spectros ...
EPFL2023Interplay of the mechanical and structural properties of DNA nanostructures determines their electrostatic interactions with lipid membranes
Maartje Martina Cornelia Bastings, Cem Tekin, Diana Kornelia Morzy, Vincenzo Caroprese
Nucleic acids and lipids function in close proximity in biological processes, as well as in nanoengineered constructs for therapeutic applications. As both molecules carry a rich charge profile, and frequently coexist in complex ionic solutions, the electr ...
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2023A Biallelic Truncating Variant in the TPR Domain of GEMIN5 Associated with Intellectual Disability and Cerebral Atrophy
GEMIN5 is a multifunctional RNA-binding protein required for the assembly of survival motor neurons. Several bi-allelic truncating and missense variants in this gene are reported to cause a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by cerebellar atrophy, i ...
2023Regulation and impact of TERRA R-loops at human telomeres
Telomeres are the nucleoprotein structures found at the ends of linear chromosomes. They ensure that the termini of chromosomes are not inappropriately recognized as sites of DNA damage, and are therefore crucial for genome stability. In spite of the heter ...
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