@goetheuni.bsky.social is building BMRB Europe, an internationally connected NMR research database that will let data flow directly from spectrometers to the global research community, funded by the DFG. www.uni-frankfurt.de/en/newsroom/...

New publication alert from our lab 💥☺️ "Integrated NMR/MD investigation reveals differences after reweighting in conformational ensembles of GAAG and GCAA tetraloops" Full text: rnajournal.cshlp.org/content/earl... #NMR #MD #RNA

First talk by our director Prof Schwalbe @schwalbe-lab.bsky.social This conference is the opportunity to showcase integrated structural biology, we are now in our 7th edition. Tomorrow we will announce which Instruct country is hosting next! Read more here instruct-eric.org/ibsbc2026

Excited to share that our project (smART) has received funding approval from the German Research Foundation (DFG) as part of the latest funding round. We’re grateful for the support and looking forward to the next phase of exciting RNA research! 🥳 www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles... #Research #Funding #DFG

Die #DFG fördert zur weiteren Stärkung der #Spitzenforschung an den Hochschulen 13 neue #Sonderforschungsbereiche (SFB). Die Themen reichen von der Erforschung extraterrestrischen Lebens bis zu Papieranwendungen der Zukunft. Einzelheiten 👉 www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles/…

Our recent publication exploring how complexity and “emergence” in chemistry may help explain the transition from non-living to living matter is now featured in a press release by Goethe University Frankfurt! Press release: www.uni-frankfurt.de/press-releas... Publication: doi.org/10.1002/anie...

Check out the new article: "Moving NMR infrastructures to remote access capabilities": www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #NMR #remote #datamanagement

Interesting back-to-back papers from the Varani Group in @narjournal.bsky.social showing that an approved kinase inhibitor can specifically bind the HIV-1 TAR RNA element and influence its downstream function. A promising direction! academic.oup.com/nar/article/... academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

Excited to see this work out in @narjournal.bsky.social! Our collaborators @weigandlab.bsky.social dissect how SARS-CoV-2 5'-UTR RNA structures and nsp1 protein variants co-evolve to control viral translation. We were glad to contribute to parts of this project! academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

A new publication on G4s is online 💥 "Dissecting the Chemical and Thermal Stabilities of Tetrads in G-Quadruplexes to Derive a Structure-Activity Relation for a Thrombin-Binding DNA G-Quadruplex Aptamer" chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #G4 #quadruplex #NMR

Great to see Bruker present our collaboration on facilitating RNA studies by NMR at this year's @enc-conference.org ! More to come soon...😊 #ENC #NMR #RNA #Bruker

Instruct director Prof. H. Schwalbe participate in the meeting of ITACA.SB, a national programme that supports structural biology in Italy to intensify the links of the Italian community with Instruct-ERIC Find out more here - instruct-eric.org/submit-propo... @schwalbe-lab.bsky.social

Our new review in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social is out! It explores the role of chemistry in emergence and complexity at the boundaries with biology, physics, and philosophy. A perspective on chemistry contributing to these interdisciplinary questions. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Have a look at our latest publication: Cupriavidus necator as an alternative source for 15N/13C isotopic enrichment of proteins expressed in insect cells for NMR - enabling structural studies of disease-relevant targets. Full text link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Im Youtube-Kanal des Schreibzentrums findet ihr ein Interview von Harald Schwalbe zum Thema "Schreiben in den MINT-Fächern": www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKFR...

G4 scientists be ready for the next international meeting on G4 structures - G4thering, which I organize with Robert Hänsel-Hertsch and Harald Schwalbe. At this meeting, G4 related science will be presented and discussed by top scientist. Join us in Frsnkfurt in summer 2027.

The first talk this morning comes from Harald Schwalbe of @goetheuni.bsky.social, Director of Instruct-ERIC, outlining the future directions of structural biology on the global scale. Find the full paper here - instruct-eric.org/news/the-fut... @schwalbe-lab.bsky.social @itqbnova.bsky.social

New paper out in microLife: evaluating proteomics workflows to reduce missing values, with a focus on reliable quantification of small proteins. Practical insights for improving coverage and data quality. academic.oup.com/microlife/ar... #Proteomics #MassSpectrometry #SmallProteins #Microbiology

Fragment-Screen coordinator Harald Schwalbe is presenting on NMR screening and the outcomes of the project at the @eu-openscreen.bsky.social Impulse Winter Training School! Find out more about the meeting and Fragment-Screen here - fragmentscreen.org/winter-train... @schwalbe-lab.bsky.social

Great to see that the Instruct-ERIC review of the future of integrated structural biology is continuing to be highlighted! Find out more about the paper and read here - instruct-eric.org/news/the-fut... @schwalbe-lab.bsky.social

DNP-Enhanced Magic Angle Spinning Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy to Determine RNA–Ligand Interactions | Journal of the American Chemical Society pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Check out the newest publication of the Wöhnert lab! ☺️ "Crystal structure of the class V GTP-binding RNA aptamer bound to its ligand: GTP recognition by a topologically complex intermolecular G-quadruplex" Full text: academic.oup.com/nar/article/... #G4 #X-ray #aptamer #NAR

New publication alert 🎉 Our latest paper explores how small molecules can bind SARS-CoV-2 RNA, combining in silico screening with NMR experiments to uncover promising RNA-targeting candidates. full text: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #RNA #NMR #screening #drugtargeting

Lucia Banci, Instruct-IT, and Harald Schwalbe visit the new Instruct-DE research side at TU Munich. Lucia covers the technological developments in drug screening by in-cell NMR, supported by Fragment-Screen fragmentscreen.org @schwalbe-lab.bsky.social @cerm-cirmmp.bsky.social @tumunich.bsky.social

At this years German User Meeting of Bruker, Instruct Director Prof. Harald Schwalbe introduced the Access options in Instruct for structural biology to more than 200 NMR Scientists, including many facility managers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland - instruct-eric.org @schwalbe-lab.bsky.social

Our work on DNA G4 interactions with Zuo1 in collaboration with @paeschkelab.bsky.social and the Penedo lab is out in @narjournal.bsky.social 😍 Full text: academic.oup.com/nar/article/... #G4 #G-Quadruplex #NMR #smFRET #ChIP-qPCR

Have a look into our newest publication showing how GS-441524 derivatives can potently inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 macrodomain (Nsp3b), offering a structural roadmap for next-generation antiviral design. chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #SARSCoV2 #NMR #drugtargeting #synthesis

Prof. Harald Schwalbe presenting Fragment-based Drug Discovery at at the 25th ChemBioChem Symposium! Prof. Schwalbe is coordinator of the Fragment-Screen project, developing new tools for fragment-based drug discovery Find out more here - fragmentscreen.org/home @schwalbe-lab.bsky.social

Great news: Harald Schwalbe has been reappointed as Director of Instruct-ERIC, extending his term through Dec 2031. His leadership shows strong confidence in his work advancing structural biology and research collaboration across Europe. @instruct-eric.bsky.social instruct-eric.org/news/profess...

Our study shows Ephrin A1 undergoes conformational selection when binding EphA2, while its juxtamembrane regions stay flexible. These insights clarify bidirectional signaling and may guide future therapeutic strategies. Full text: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #NMR #Ephrin #Cancer #receptor

Great contribution from our former lab member Robert Silvers in @narjournal.bsky.social ☺️ "Noncanonical RNA binding of human La-related protein 6" Full text: academic.oup.com/nar/article/... #LARP #NMR #RNA #structure

Take a look at the publication of our former lab member Nina Kubatova in @pnas.org 😇 "Dimerization propensity of the β1-adrenergic receptor in lipid nanodiscs probed by DEER and single-molecule spectroscopies" Full text: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #DEER #protein #SingleMolecule #GPCR

Together with the Evanseck Lab, our lab just published the NMR + MD structure of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 s2m RNA, revealing a pentaloop with remarkable dynamics. Full text: m.rnajournal.cshlp.org/content/earl... #NMR #MD #RNA #SARSCoV2 #structure #dynamics

At the 2025 meeting of the German focus group of Magnetic Resonance (FGMR, EPR/NMR), Harald Schwalbe, Instruct-director, introduced access possibilities and highlighted the recent installation of the German Instruct centre. @instruct-eric.bsky.social @gdch.de #NMR #EPR #FGMR #GDCh #InstructERIC

Exciting work from Duchardt-Ferner et al. in NAR: high-res. NMR structure of a tobramycin-responsive riboswitch. Shows a novel aminoglycoside-binding RNA motif with unique RNA-RNA contacts, explaining its exceptional switching efficiency in eukaryotic translation. academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

Instruct Director Harald Schwalbe will be in Denmark for the SBiNLab’s 25th anniversary! www1.bio.ku.dk/english/rese... @schwalbe-lab.bsky.social Researchers in Denmark can receive access to Instruct technologies and instrumentation here - instruct-eric.org/submit-propo...

Our newest publication is online! Using fragment-growth guided by NMR spectroscopy, we optimized small molecules targeting SCoV-2 SL1 RNA, integrating solubility, affinity, and specificity to identify translation inhibitors. Full text: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... #NMR #drugdesign #RNA #SARSCoV2

Check out our newest chemical shift assignment! 🎉 We used NMR to characterize the SL5a stem-loop from HCoV-229E, a conserved RNA element key to coronavirus RNA translation and replication. doi.org/10.1007/s121... #RNA #NMR #Virology #StructuralBiology #Assignment #Coronavirus

RT @euromar2025 EUROMAR 2025 opens in Oulu A fantastic lineup of prize winners: 🏆 Prof. Thomas Prisner – Richard R. Ernst Prize 🏆 Dr. Nergiz Sahin Solmaz – Raymond Andrew Prize 🏆 Prof. Tuo Wang – Ampere Prize for Young Investigators Congratulations to all! #EUROMAR2025 #NMR #EPR #MRI #ESR #NMRchat

Workshop Alert: On July 10, Nathalie Weickgenannt and Laura Buglioni from @angewandtechemie.bsky.social will be at Goethe University Frankfurt to host a Wiley Publishing Workshop. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into scientific publishing!

New publication is out in @febsopenbio.bsky.social ! 🎉 "NMR screening of low molecular weight inhibitors targeting the papain-like protease (PLPro) of SARS-CoV-2" Full text: febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #screening #NMR #SARS-CoV2 #targeting

New publication in @narjournal.bsky.social - Using NMR, SAXS & MD, we characterize the dynamic nonaloop of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta s2m RNA, contributing to future ensemble-functional studies of dynamic RNA motifs. Full text: doi.org/10.1093/nar/... #RNA #StructuralBiology #NAR #NMR #MDSimulations

Let's support the Bethesda Declaration and stand up for science together ✍️ actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...

A great overview of methods to investigate RNA modifications 😊 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Prof. José María Carazo has been elected Chair of the Instruct-ERIC Council, with Dr. Evangelia Chrysina as Vice-Chair. Both bring structural biology expertise to further develop European research infrastructure. @instruct-eric.bsky.social instruct-eric.org/news/instruc...

Another publication on DNA G-quadruplexes in collaboration with the Heckel group is out! 🎉 "Structural Insights into Spare-Tire DNA G-Quadruplex from the Human VEGF Promoter" Full text: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... #G4 #quadruplex #photocages #NMR #VEGF #structure

New publication from Robert Silver's lab reporting the NMR assignment of the 5'SL-bound La domain of human La-related protein 6 (HsLARP6). Congratulations! Full text: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Congratulations to Hashim Al-Hashimi on his election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences! We are thrilled to see his outstanding work being recognized. 🔗 news.columbia.edu/news/three-c...

Check out our latest assignment note 🥳 'NMR characterisation of the antibiotic resistance-mediating 32mer RNA from the 23S ribosomal RNA' Full text: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #NMR #RNA #m6a #Erythromycinmethyltransferase