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Research on the biogenesis and quality control of mitochondrial proteins at Gothenburg University, Sweden
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Online now - the Review "Interconnectivity of mitochondrial protein biogenesis and quality control" from @mitolab.bsky.social et al.

#ProteinImport #Proteaes #Proteolysis #Proteostasis

Read it here: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
October 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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📢 Publication Alert: We're excited to share a new study from the Langer Lab published in @nature.com! It uncovers how an excess of RNA building blocks can destabilize mitochondrial DNA, which plays a role in age-related inflammation.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ribonucleotide incorporation into mitochondrial DNA drives inflammation - Nature
Imbalanced nucleotide metabolism leads to age- and mtDNA-dependent inflammatory responses and senescence-associated secretory phenotype in senescence.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Our new pre-print from the Greenberg and Churchman labs shows that activity-dependent modulation of RNA stability is a major, and underappreciated, mechanism of gene regulation in neurons. Tutorial below! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/11)
HuD controls widespread RNA stability to drive neuronal activity-dependent responses
Neuronal activity shapes brain development and refines synaptic connectivity in part through dynamic changes in gene expression. While activity-regulated transcriptional programs have been extensively...
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September 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Our new study in collaboration with the labs of Toni Barrientos (Miami) and Henning Urlaub (Göttingen) on late stages of mitoribosome assembly in yeast. Cryo-EM by our former PhD student Sorbhi and Julian from scilifelab. Funding by
@kawresearch.bsky.social
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September 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
In a new study by our @pelleeas.bsky.social, we reveal how Mrx4 organizes translational regulation of cytochrome b synthesis at the mitoribosomal tunnel exit. Thanks @kawresearch.bsky.social for funding and @stirlingchurchman.bsky.social for the fun collaboration! academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
A molecular switch at the yeast mitoribosomal tunnel exit controls cytochrome b synthesis
Abstract. Mitochondrial gene expression needs to be balanced with cytosolic translation to produce oxidative phosphorylation complexes. In yeast, translati
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July 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM
We just returned from a great retreat with the @osman-lab.bsky.social in the Austrian alps. Intensive scientific discussions on mitochondrial gene expression, fun people, delicious food and great scenery, thank you so much everyone!
June 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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New paper out from the Falkenberg and Gustafsson labs. Thanks to Pretzel for a successful collaboration.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Small molecules restore mutant mitochondrial DNA polymerase activity - Nature
An activator of DNA polymerase γ restores function to disease-causing mutant variants and demonstrates a potential route to treatments for inherited mitochondrial disorders involving POLG mutations.
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April 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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The final version of our work on the in-cell architecture of the mitochondrial respiratory chain is now online in @science.org 🎉
You can find the full story here www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@verenaresch.bsky.social did a wonderful job on the cover and animation, she really brought it to life 👩‍🎨
In a new Science study, cryo–electron tomography captures the in-cell architecture of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, illuminating how the coordinated action of molecular machines drives life’s fundamental energy conversion.

Learn more in this week's issue: scim.ag/3FA3Ygq
March 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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We're on the cover of @science.org this week. Awesome work by @florentwaltz.bsky.social. #CryoET is reaching crazy resolutions inside cells, and this is just the beginning. Fantastic interpretation of the proton motive force by @verenaresch.bsky.social. Always a pleasure making #SciArt with you!🧪🧶🧬🌾
In a new Science study, cryo–electron tomography captures the in-cell architecture of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, illuminating how the coordinated action of molecular machines drives life’s fundamental energy conversion.

Learn more in this week's issue: scim.ag/3FA3Ygq
March 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Less than a week left to apply to the open post doc position in our lab. Join us in beautiful Gothenburg to work on an exciting project!
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Postdoc on Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Quality Control - Gothenburg (Stad), Västra Götaland (SE) job with University of Gothenburg | 12835658
Investigating the molecular connectivity of mitochondrial gene expression, protein biogenesis and quality control Background: Mitochondria convert ...
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March 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
We have an open Postdoc position!
Join our lab in Gothenburg at the beautiful west coast of Sweden to work on an exciting project:
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Postdoc on Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Quality Control - Gothenburg (Stad), Västra Götaland (SE) job with University of Gothenburg | 12835658
Investigating the molecular connectivity of mitochondrial gene expression, protein biogenesis and quality control Background: Mitochondria convert ...
www.nature.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
A new fundamental paper from Manu Hegde´s group: Mechanism of chaperone recruitment and retention on mitochondrial precursors
www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
Mechanism of chaperone recruitment and retention on mitochondrial precursors | Molecular Biology of the Cell
Nearly all mitochondrial proteins are imported into mitochondria from the cytosol. How nascent mitochondrial precursors acquire and sustain import-competence in the cytosol under normal and stress con...
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January 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM