Schmidt Lab Innsbruck

Welcome, mammalian EGAD pathway :-)

Very happy to share our recent preprint describing #Golgi protein quality control #PQC in mammalian cells. #proteasome #ubiquitin #ChemBio Fantastic work by @joaodiamantino.bsky.social and team! #proudPI @unidue-zmb.bsky.social @imprs-lm.bsky.social

more sad than ironic imho.

Nikolaus Pfanner ist seit 1992 Professor für Biochemie und Direktor am Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie der Universität Freiburg. Er ist zudem Gründungsmitglied des Exzellenzclusters CIBSS.

Für seinen Beitrag zum Verständnis der zellulären Kraftwerke (Mitochondrien) wurde Nikolaus Pfanner in die Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, die nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Italiens, aufgenommen. Zudem erhielt er die Walter Neupert-Medaille. ufr.link/auszeichnung-pfanner @cibss.bsky.social

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, lieber Klaus!

ATG2A-mediated DAG transfer recruits DGAT2 for lipid droplet growth - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology Elhan et al. show that ATG2A acts with DGAT2, the enzyme producing triacylglycerol (TAG), in lipid droplet growth. By delivering diacylglycerol to lipid droplets, ATG2A not only fuels TAG production b...

Thrilled to share our latest work showing that the bridge lipid transport protein ATG2A transfers diacylglycerol (DAG), and some TAG/PA, from the ER to LDs, thereby recruiting DGAT2 to drive local TAG synthesis, promoting LD expansion while protecting ER membranes.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Welcome @bohnertlab.bsky.social 🥰

Such a worthy recipient. Maya is not only a great scientist but also a fantastic mentor and a rich source of inspiration.

Quiescent cells stay alive by eating less. They downregulate amino acid transporters to match reduced demand. When this brake fails -> cell death & disease.
More info in our new paper 👇

Finally, someone has solved a real problem with AI! No more having to take a paper in the format for a journal that rejected you, and reformat it for a new journal. Well done!! formatmypaper.com

GBM Lunch: July 16, 12:30
Speaker: Volker Haucke (@volkerhaucke-lab.bsky.social, @fmp-berlin.de)
Title: "Lipid control of membrane dynamics in health and disease"
Chair: Johannes Herrmann (RPTU)
Organized by GBM Study Group "Cellular Organelles"
gbm-online.de/gbm-lunch.html
#GBMLunch

so, you're east coast now ;-)
congrats and best of luck on the new job.

YouTube video by Bodo Wartke Das endoplasmatische Retikulum

Just stumbled upon a German tongue-twister song by Bodo Wartke… about the sexiest cell organelle. Yes, endoplasmic reticulum - your moment has come.
youtube.com/shorts/EP5pd...

Incredibly grateful to my mentors, lab members, and generous collaborators who continue to inspire our work. Thankful also to microbial cell surfaces and tomography, which continue to deliver the excitement everyday!

Congratulations, old friend! Very happy for you!

in memoriam "Bad project" ...

We're on the cover of @science.org this week. Awesome work by @florentwaltz.bsky.social. #CryoET is reaching crazy resolutions inside cells, and this is just the beginning. Fantastic interpretation of the proton motive force by @verenaresch.bsky.social. Always a pleasure making #SciArt with you!🧪🧶🧬🌾

Structure of human PINK1 at a mitochondrial TOM-VDAC array Mutations in the ubiquitin kinase PINK1 cause early onset Parkinson’s Disease, but how PINK1 is stabilized at depolarized mitochondrial translocase complexes has remained poorly understood. We determi...

Amazing structure...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

TOM complex and kinase... wait, something feels rather familiar here ;)

It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytic sarcomas cases.

🚨🚨 We are proud to launch MemBioMed, a new international Master program offering interdisciplinary training in biomembrane research at 3 sites: Université de Côte d'Azur 🇫🇷 Università di Genova 🇮🇹 & Osnabrück University 🇩🇪. We offer 15 scholarships & encourage talented students to apply by April 6th ♻️🙏