Prades, J.; Funari, S. S.; Escriba, P. V.; Barcelo, F.: Effects of unsaturated fatty acids and triacylglycerols on phosphatidylethanolamine membrane structure. Journal of Lipid Research 44 (9), pp. 1720 - 1727 (2003)
Stribeck, N.; Androsch, R.; Funari, S. S.: Nanostructure evolution of homogeneous poly(ethylene-co-1-octene) as a function of strain. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 204 (9), pp. 1202 - 1216 (2003)
Stribeck, N.; Funari, S. S.: Nanostructure evolution in a poly(ether ester) elastomer during drawing and the displacement of hard domains from lamellae. Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics 41 (16), pp. 1947 - 1954 (2003)
Androsch, R.; Stribeck, N.; Lupke, T.; Funari, S. S.: Investigation of the deformation of homogeneous poly(ethylene-co-1-octene) by wide- and small-angle X-ray scattering using synchrotron radiation. Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics 40 (17), pp. 1919 - 1930 (2002)
Funari, S. S.; Nuscher, B.; Rapp, G.; Beyer, K.: Detergent-phospholipid mixed micelles with a crystalline phospholipid core. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 98 (16), pp. 8938 - 8943 (2001)
Funari, S. S.; Rapp, G.; Perbrandt, M.; Dierks, K.; Vallazza, M.; Betzel, C.; Erdmann, V. A.; Svergun, D. I.: Structure of free Thermus flavus 5 S rRNA at 1.3 nm resolution from synchrotron X-ray solution scattering. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 275, pp. 31283 - 31288 (2000)
Tiemann, M.; Fröba, M.; Rapp, G.; Funari, S. S.: Non-aqueous synthesis of mesostructures aluminophosphate/surfactant composites: synthesis, characterisation, and in-situ SAXS studies. Chemistry of Materials 12, pp. 1342 - 1348 (2000)
Tiemann, M.; Fröba, M.; Rapp, G.; Funari, S. S.: In-situ small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) studies on the formation of mesostructured aluminophosphate/surfactant composite materials. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis 129, pp. 559 - 566 (2000)
Zickler, G. A.; Jähnert, S.; Funari, S. S.; Findenegg, G. H.; Paris, O.: Pore lattice deformation in ordered mesoporous silica studied by in situ small-angle X-ray diffraction. Journal of Applied Crystallography 40, pp. S522 - S526 (2007)
Funari, S. S.; Prades, J.; Escriba, P. V.; Barcelo, F.: Effects of farnesol on the thermotropic behaviour of Phosphatidylethanolamine membranes. In Biophysical Journal, 86 (1), pp. 349A - 350A. Cell Press, Cambridge, Mass. (2004)
Funari, S. S.; Barcelo, F.; Prades, J.; Escriba, P. V.: Fatty acids on the structure of phosphoethanolamine membranes. In Biophysical Journal, 84 (2), p. 47A - 47A. (2003)
Supported by the EU’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and the UK Guarantee Scheme, the 'Condensates at Membrane Scaffolds – Integrated Systems as Synthetic Cell Compartments’ doctoral network seeks 17 PhD candidates. This international and interdisciplinary program aims to train future biomedical and biotechnology researchers to explore cellular…
Scientists can now predict structural colors in bacteria. By sequencing a wide range of bacterial DNA and developing an accurate predictive model, reseachers uncovered how bacteria organize themselves into specific patterns within colonies to interfere with light and create iridescence.Their findings hold great promise for sustainable, pigment-free color production.
Biomolecular condensates may play a crucial but overlooked role in remodeling membrane structures within cells. Rumiana Dimova and her team demonstrated that these droplets can shape parts of the endoplasmic reticulum into nanotubes and double-membrane discs without the need for specific curvature-molding proteins.
Imagine switching on a light and being able to understand and control the inner dynamics of a cell. This is what the Dimova group has achieved: by shining lights of different colors on replicates of cells, they altered the interactions between cellular elements. Controlling these complex interactions enables us to deliver specific drugs directly into the cells.
Little is known yet about the interaction between these biomolecular condensate droplets and the membrane-bound organelles. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam developed synthetic membraneless organelles and visualized what happens when they meet a membrane.
Prof Silvia Vignolini, Ph.D. is establishing the new Department "Sustainable and Bio-inspired Materials". She is working at the interface of physics, chemistry, biology and materials science and perfectly complements the institute's profile of research on chemistry, materials and sustainability.