Event
Controlling protein droplets with chemical reactions| Title of the event | Controlling protein droplets with chemical reactions |
| Series | MPI Campus Seminar |
| Organizer | Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie (MPIBPC) |
| Speaker | Jan Kirschbaum |
| Speaker institution | Group for Theory of Biological Fluids |
| Type of event | Seminar |
| Category | Forschung |
| Registration required | Nein |
| Details | Liquid droplets made of proteins and RNA are part of the internal structure of cells. They can fulfil a variety of tasks like concentrating reactions, store proteins locally or detect environmental changes. Because they require no membrane, formation and dissolution of droplets is very fast. To fulfil their function, cells need to control the formation and dissolution of those droplets. In this talk I present a theory to explain how chemical reactions can achieve such control. I will show that fast control of formation and dissolution requires external energy and that size control is possible if enzymes localise in droplets. Thus fast and specific control of droplets can be achieved via driven enzymatic reactions, similar to many other biological processes. |
| Date | Start: 14.04.2021, 11:00 Uhr Ende: 14.04.2021 , 12:00 Uhr |
| Location |
Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie (MPIBPC) (Am Faßberg 11) Online |
| Contact |
05513961108 stefan.gloeggler@mpibpc.mpg.de |