The structure of the Hdr–Vhu–Fwd super-assembly reveals a lineage-specific and modular 8 MDa complex with the ability to adapt to diverse anaerobic niches.

The Wood-Ljungdahl pathway is one of biology's most ancient routes for carbon fixation and energy metabolism, used by organisms such as methanogenic archaea. One of its central metabolic complexes is ...

DFG-Förderung für Spitzenwissenschaftler hilft bei Erforschung des Klimawandels

Photosystem II (PSII) assembly is a stepwise process in which intermediate complexes with auxiliary proteins are transiently formed to allow efficient de novo biogenesis or repair of damaged PSII. In ...

The evolutionary mechanisms by which molecular machines incorporate catalytic subunits and coordinate their functions are still poorly understood. Here, we study the molecular evolution of the RNA exo...

Transcription in chloroplasts depends on the Plastid-Encoded RNA polymerase (PEP), a bacterial-derived enzyme whose catalytic core remains encoded by the highly reduced genome inherited from the cyano...

Cyanobacteria are major contributors to global photosynthesis and are intensively studied for sustainable green H2 production. Central to this process is the bidirectional [NiFe]-hydrogenase HoxEFUYH,...

Methanogenic archaea conserve energy by coupling methyl-group transfer to the generation of a chemiosmotic sodium-ion (Na+) gradient. This central energy-conserving step is catalyzed by the membrane-b...

Citrate synthase from the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus is shown to self-assemble into Sierpiński triangles, a finding that opens up the possibility that other naturally occurring molecular-scale fractals exist.

Molecular chaperones assist with the folding and assembly of protein clients. Consequently, they are essential to diverse cellular functions. In most aerobic photosynthetic organisms such as B-cyanoba...