HOLTHUIS LAB

MCB is a research division of the Biology & Chemistry Department of the University of Osnabrück led by Prof. Joost Holthuis. The division investigates the molecular mechanisms behind vital processes that involve biological membranes. Biological membranes form the boundaries of cells and cellular organelles, creating barriers that separate in from out. Their basic structure is a bilayer, built up of many different lipids, in which proteins are embedded that carry out many of the membrane's specific tasks. These proteins and lipids co-evolved since the origin of life. How they influence each other's behavior in cellular bilayers provides an enigma that will confront molecular life scientists for many years to come... Our central interest is the cross-talk between proteins and lipids that governs membrane organization and function in cells. In particular, we investigate how cells maintain an amazing diversity of lipids and non-random lipid distributions among their membrane-bound..

VAT numbers: DE 154 285 400

Primary location: Osnabrück Germany