A role for RNA in Stress Granules assembly

Stress granules are membraneless compartments formed by phase separation of specific molecules upon exposure to cellular stress such as oxidative stress, heat shock, or osmotic stress. The Alberti, Jahnel, Honigmann, and Hyman labs published a study in cell highlighting the role of RNA in the…

PhD Student (m/f/d)

Project Title Supra-molecular organisation of cell-cell interfaces via protein and lipid mediated phase separation Brief summary Establishment and segregation of cellular junctions into mesoscale membrane domains underlies emergence of epithelial tissue morphology and function. We aim to understand…