biochemistry

METALS IN SUILLUS · Subcellular localisation of metals in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Suillus bovinus and its host plant Pinus sylvestris: a comparative study of metal tolerant and non-tolerant isolates

NANO-PRESSES · Construction of nanoscale molecular presses displaying electrochemically and photochemically induced contrary linear motion of two plates

NANOSIZED CATALYSTS · Development of efficient recyclable nanosized multicatalyst systems for cascade reactions based on transition metal nanoparticles and dendritic ligands

KNOTTEDPROTEINFOLD · A tangled problem: how does a knotted protein fold?

EXCPROT · Excited State Reaction Path Computations in Proteins

PROTEIN-CRYSTALS · Crystallization of charged proteins

MOL-MENATB · Molecular approach to the study of antibiotic susceptibility of Neisseria meningitidis and of its impact on pathogenesis of meningococcal infection

SKI IN SCHWANN CELLS · Functions of the proto-oncogene Ski in the regulation of TGFbeta signalling and the control of Schwann cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis

PLANT CDD COMPLEX · Role of the plant DDB1 complex in chromatin remodelling at loci of UV damaged DNA and developmental genes

GLYCOENGINEERING · Enzymatic engineering of modified Glycostructures

DSCC · Design, synthesis and characterisation of Conotoxins

SPIROTENUIPESINES · Total Synthesis of the Potent Neurotrophic Factors Spirotenuipesine A and B

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ULTRA-FAST FOLDING · Dissecting folding pathways of highly homologous, ultra-fast folding proteins

TILTED PEPTIDES · Molecular biophysical study of tilted peptide-lipid interactions in lipid bilayers and their application in membrane fusion

HIGH-THROUGHPUT PROX · Global analysis of DNA-protein interactions by sensitive proximity-dependent DNA ligation assays and tag arrays

TBID,CL AND CYT C · Mitochondrial membrane reorganisation induced by tBid during apoptosis: cardiolipin and cytochrome c redistribution analysed by single molecule spectroscopy and microscopy

FAPR · Global regulation of lipid biosynthesis in Gram-positive bacteria: structural and biochemical characterization of FapR

FLUHET · Fluorinated Heterocycles from Organosilanes: Novel synthetic approaches towards Fluorinated Lactones

PROT.OX. AND HSPS · Is heat shock protein mediated protection against ageing and protein oxidation tissue specific?

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UNCOUPLING PROTEINS · Function and evolution of uncoupling proteins in Drosophila melanogaster

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NOVOSTEM · Deprogramming of the mammalian genome for stem cell production

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SCIOSLUGCONTROL · The potential use of sciomyzid flies as novel biocontrol agents of pest slugs in Europe and the USA, with particular reference to Ireland and California

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SMC COMPLEXES · The architecture of Smc complexes and their functional roles in chromosome maintenance

MOUSE MELANOMA MODEL · Characterization of novel acting mechanisms of the Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) in melanomagenesis: Bring into play the HGF transgenic animal model