Structural and functional characterization of complex protein modules involved in regulation of proteasomal activitiy (B04)

• Subject Area: Biophysics
• Term: from 2007 to 2009
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 25065445

Understanding of modulation and regulation of proteasomal activity cannot be complete without structural information about proteins involved. So far structure, function and mechanism have been elucidated only for 20S proteasome and few regulatory components. Our aim is to determine the structure of the lid and the signalosome complex, playing major role in the first steps of recognition and degradation of folded proteins. We want to combine and expand structural methods for characterization of major compounds of the protein degradation machinery and to provide mechanistic and modular insights into its regulation.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 740: From Molecules to Modules: Organisation and Dynamics of Functional Units in Cells
• Major Instrumentation: pipetting robot
• Instrumentation Group: 1170 Kristallzüchtungsapparaturen, Kristallisationsanlagen
• Applicant Institution: shared FU Berlin and HU Berlin through:; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
• Co-Applicant Institution: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Michael Groll, until 9/2007