Bridging the gap from genetic to phenotypic variation
12 June 2026 Prof. Dr. Marcel Quint is goining to present our Collaborative Research Center “Plant Proteoform Diversity” aboard the MS Science – Germany’s first citizen science research vessel. In … Read more
@ Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Halle (Saale), GERMANY The Faculty of Natural Sciences I, the Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, and the Collaborative Research Centre 1664 “Plant Proteoform Diversity … Read more
The DFG-funded CRC1664 “Plant Proteoform Dicersity -SNP2Prot”, proudly announces the awarding of its start-up funding initiative. This program invited postdoctoral researchers and doctoral candidates to submit their own innovative research … Read more
Geographically, only 150 km separate the two plant CRCs – SNP2Prot in Halle and CRC 1644 in Potsdam – both outstanding hubs of plant research in Germany. For us, it … Read more
Machner, L., Shaikhqasem, A., Gruber, T., Hamdi, F., Breithaupt, C., Kniest, J., Wiebe, F., Lewitzky, M., Parthier, C., Kyrilis, F. L., Balbach, J., Kastritis, P. L., Feller, S. M., & Stubbs, M. T. Mechanism of SHP2 activation by bis-Tyr-phosphorylated Gab1. Structure (London, England : 1993). Advance online publication. … Read more
Shaikhqasem, A., Hamdi, F., Machner, L., Parthier, C., Breithaupt, C., Kyrilis, F. L., Feller, S. M., Kastritis, P. L., & Stubbs, M. T. Strategies for mitigating radiation damage and improving data completeness in 3D electron diffraction of protein crystals. Acta Crystallographica. Section D, … Read more
Tüting, C., Janson, K., Kammel, M., Ihling, C., Lorenz, J., Kyrilis, F. L., Hamdi, F., Erdmann, C., Sinz, A., Sawers, R. G., & Kastritis, P. L. Conserved hydrophilic checkpoints tune FocA-mediated formate:H+ symport. Nature Communications, 16(1), 9476. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-65159-3 Published: 27 October 2025 Abstract: FocA … Read more
Scholl, C. R., Grosch, L., Baradei, J., Kastritis, P. L., Schoeder, C. T., & Laubinger, S. JTrends in Plant Science. Advance online publication, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2025.07.016 Published: 15 September 2025 Abstract: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) guide post-transcriptional gene silencing in plants and shape … Read more
Lederer, S., Liese, A., Lee, J., & Romeis, T. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 87, 102782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2025.102782 Available online: 30 August 2025 Abstract: Calcium (Ca2+) signalling plays a central role in plant immunity, as … Read more
Bastian Meier, Oriana Mariani & Edgar Peiter Quantitative Plant Biology, 6:e16, 1–11, https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/qpb.2025.10012 Published: 20 June 2025 Abstract: As the catalytic centre of the oxygen-evolving complex in photosystem II and … Read more