Cells of an individual neural stem cell lineage in the developing brain of Drosophila.
Entry of the bacterium Shigella flexneri (red) into a human epithelial cell (grey).
Three-dimensional reconstruction of an actin filament.
Metabolic alterations and inflammation in Salmonella infected liver.
EMBO Memberships for Christoph Dehio and Peter Scheiffele
Prof. Christoph Dehio and Prof. Peter Scheiffele from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel have been elected as new members of the prestigious European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). This makes a total of ten current professors at the Biozentrum who have received this honor. With this lifelong membership, EMBO recognizes outstanding... more
Become a Marathon Runner with the Protein PGC-1α
Even with a greater muscle mass, a sprinter cannot win a marathon. His specially-trained and strengthened muscles will fatigue faster than the endurance-trained muscles of a long distance runner. The research group of Prof. Christoph Handschin of the Biozentrum, University of Basel could now show that during endurance exercise, the protein PGC-1α... more
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| PI 3-kinase-dependent phosphorylation of Plk1-Ser99 promotes association with 14-3-3γ and is required for metaphase-anaphase transition. Nature communications , 4, 1882. more |