Biochemistry

Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of life processes. Our research focuses on how biomolecules form, function and degrade inside cells. In short: "Cellular Biochemistry".

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The Laboratory of Biochemistry provides a number of lecture series and practical courses for students.

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van Dop M, Fiedler M, Mutte S, de Keijzer J, Olijslager L, Albrecht C, Liao CY, Janson ME, Bienz M, Weijers D. DIX Domain Polymerization Drives Assembly of Plant Cell Polarity Complexes. Cell. 2020;180(3):427-439.e12. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.01.011. PMID: 32004461.

Kato H, Mutte SK, Suzuki H, Crespo I, Das S, Radoeva T, Fontana M, Yoshitake Y, Hainiwa E, van den Berg W, Lindhoud S, Ishizaki K, Hohlbein J, Borst JW, Boer DR, Nishihama R, Kohchi T, Weijers D. Design principles of a minimal auxin response system. Nat Plants. 2020;6(5):473-482. doi: 10.1038/s41477-020-0662-y. PMID: 32415296.

Swarts DC, Jinek M. Mechanistic Insights into the cis- and trans-Acting DNase Activities of Cas12a. Mol Cell. 2019;73(3):589-600.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.11.021. PMID: 30639240.