Komisja Europejska za pośrednictwem Urzędu ds. Gotowości i Reagowania na Stany Zagrożenia Zdrowia (The Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority - HERA) utworzyła Europejską Sieć Naukową DURABLE, która ma wesprzeć Unię Europejską w przygotowaniach i reagowaniu na zagrożenia biologiczne i zagrożenia zdrowia oraz w ocenie wpływu i wyborze optymalnych środków
Protein S-persulfidation (P-SSH) is recognized as a common posttranslational modification. It occurs under basal conditions and is often observed to be elevated under stress conditions. However, the mechanism(s) by which proteins are persulfidated inside cells have remained unclear.
Scientists from the Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology (FBBB) and the Małopolska Centre of Biotechology (MCB) of the Jagiellonian University Krakow teamed up to understand photosynthesis in plants at the atomic level. In detail, the Department of Molecular Biophysics and the Max Planck Research Group determined high-resolution cryo-EM structures of cytochrome b6f, one of the key membrane protein complex in photosynthesis. This complex transfers electrons between plastoquinol and plastocyanin to link functionally plant photosystems, thereby securing electron flow and efficiency of photosynthesis.