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Nanomechanics Lab (Group)

Parent Units:
Technische Universität Dresden (TUD)
German name: "Nanomechanik Lab".

Contact

web: https://www.biotec.tu-dresden.de/fileadmin/groups/schaeffer/index.html
email:
phone: +49 351 463-40360/-40341
fax: +49 351 463-40342
postal address: Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Nanomechanics Lab, 01062 Dresden, Germany
office address: Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Nanomechanics Lab, Tatzberg 47-51, 01307 Dresden, Germany
partner: Technische Universität Dresden

Expertise

How does a cell work, mechanically? How do the individual components, molecules and proteins work to fulfill their cellular function?

Our long term goal is by applying and developing state-of-the-art single molecule techniques to learn more about the mechanical aspects of protein-protein interactions. How are these interactions mediated and realized on a single molecule level and what influences have intermolecular forces? Using optical tweezers, we want to approach and answer fundamental biological questions such as how chromosomes are pulled apart during cell division, how ion-channels are gated, and how DNA is deformed during homologous recombination. Our focus on answering specific biological questions inspires instrument development, which, in turn, we hope broadens the applicability of this technology in biology.

Affiliations

Parent Units

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Biotechnology Center of the TU Dresden (Biotec) Center view

Last Update

Last updated at: 2017-09-04 06:43 CEST