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14.12.2021
Cover on ACS Nano
We used computer simulations and cryoEM experiments to show that viral genome can be released from the virus in various ways/paths and how these ways depend on physical properties of genom and viral…
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27.11.2021
MUNI scientist award
Robert Vacha has got MUNI scientist awardhttps://www.ceitec.eu/7-ceitec-researchers-received-muni-scientist-awards-2021/t10867https://www.em.muni.cz/veda-a-vyzkum/14507-uspechy-univerzitnich-vedcu…
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01.06.2021
Selected for the cover
Our latest paper was selected for the cover of Biophysical Journal. Lukáš created a beautiful rendered image of a peptide passing through the lipid membrane along the scramblase inside the cell.…
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01.05.2021
Accounts of Chemical Research
We published a summary of our recent work in prestigeous Accounts of Chemical Research. Enjoy reading it here.
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06.04.2021
Expanding again
During first months of year 2021, our group welcomed three new members - postdocs Jalim Singh and Ondřej Kroutil and a PhD student Sushmita Pal. Here is place for your content.
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09.12.2020
ERC Consolidator Grant
Christmas came early for us this year. We were awarded by ERC Consolidator Grant for 5 years. There is a press release at CEITEC in Czech and in English. The project was also higlighted by ERC.
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07.12.2020
New Postdoc
In November, we have welcomed a new Postdoc in our group - Mehrnoosh Khodam Hazrati.Box titleHere is place for your content.
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07.10.2020
New additions to our group
In September our group increased in two new members.Timothée Emmanuel J. Rivel postdocSofia BlascoPhD student
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23.07.2020
New group member Michal Bubeník
Our group has welcomed a new member, Michal Bubeník.
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13.07.2020
Dean Award to Ladislav Bartoš
Congratulations to Ladislav Bartoš, who has been warded with Dean Award for the best students! Read more...
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10.07.2020
Congratulations to our three Master students
Congratulations to our students Peter Pajtinka, Martin Babáš, and Radim Brožek, who have sucessfuly finished their studies with state exam and great defense of the thesis.
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03.07.2020
New JPC B
We have published a new article in Journal of Physical Chemistry B abouttranslocation of peptides across phospholipid membranes. We have showen that the proline induced kink in the amphiphilic…
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29.06.2020
New JMB
We have shown that C-terminal domain (CTD) from RNA polymerase II binds to Spt6, a transcription elongation factor. This binding is mainly determined by multivalency of phosphorylation state of CTD.…
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15.04.2020
Hiring postdoc
We have open position for a postdoc working on antimicrobial peptidesDescription of project:The cellular interior is separated from an external environment by a selectively-permeable cytoplasmic…
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15.04.2020
New grant - ERC CZ!
We were awarded ERC CZ grant to study antimicrobial peptides! The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Czech Republic published results of CZECH ERC competition (here) and our project is the…
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13.03.2020
New eLife: Effect of helical kink in antimicrobial peptides on…
We used computer simulations and fluorescence experiments to show that a kink in amphipathic helices affects the formation of leaky transmembrane pores by stabilizing toroidal pores but disrupting…
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04.02.2020
New article: Magainin 2 and PGLa in Bacterial Membrane Mimics II…
We addressed the synergistic activity of the two well-studied antimicrobial peptides magainin 2 (MG2a) and PGLa using lipid-only mimics of Gram-negative cytoplasmic membranes. Specifically, we…
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29.10.2019
New article: Magainin 2 and PGLa in Bacterial Membrane Mimics I:…
We addressed the onset of synergistic activity of the two well-studied antimicrobial peptides magainin 2 (MG2a) and PGLa using lipid-only mimics of Gram-negative cytoplasmic membranes. Specifically,…
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02.09.2019
Students claim Brno is one of the best cities in the world
The rankings are based on the answers of 87,000 students and recent graduates from all over the world, who shared their experiences of studying in the city.The survey encompasses several factors:…
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28.05.2019
Congratulations on winning the Biophysical competition!
We CONGRATULATE to our students succeeding in the biophysical competition. Ladislav Bartoš has won the category of bachelor students. Radim Brožek and Peter Pajtinka have got gold and silver in the…
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26.04.2019
New article: Dishevelled-3 conformation dynamics analyzed by…
The Wnt signaling pathways are a group of ancient signal transduction pathways which regulate crucial aspects of cell fate determination, cell migration, cell polarity, neural patterning and…
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11.03.2019
New article: Enterovirus particles expel capsid pentamers to…
Viruses from the genus Enterovirus are important human pathogens. Receptor binding or exposure to acidic pH in endosomes converts enterovirus particles to an activated state that is required for…
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18.02.2019
Congratulations: Daniel Jaroň has got MSc
Congratulations to our student Daniel Jaroň who has got this MSc with thesis “Calculations of free energy of interaction of amphiphilic peptides”. We wish him a lot of success and all the best …
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14.11.2018
New member Martin Babáš
Martin Babáš joined our team as a master student. Welcome!"
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01.11.2018
New member
Ladislav Bartoš joined our team as a undergraduate student. Welcome!
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01.10.2018
NOC VĚDCŮ! Co dokáže strach z vody aneb hydrofóbní efekt
Vyzkoušej si experimenty s makroskopicky pozorovatelným hydrofóbním efektem.Nauč se jednoduchý test, jak pomocí mincí porovnat povrchové napětí kapalin.Na nemísitelných kapalinách pozoruj…
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29.08.2018
New paper!
New paper! Some antimicrobial peptides can translocate across lipid bilayers without disrupting the membrane structure. The molecular properties required for efficient translocation are not fully…
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27.06.2018
Rahul Deb won JCMM scholarship for foreign student!
Our doctoral student Rahul Deb has recently won JCMM scholarship for foreign university student for the entire duration of his Ph.D. studies. The student has started his full-time Ph.D. study…
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27.06.2018
Ivo Kabelka obtained Levi4 Award
Our colleague Ivo Kabelka obtained Levi4 awards for the best student lecture. The theme of his lecture was: "Optimizing Peptide Properties For Translocation Across Lipid Membranes".Congratulations,…
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18.01.2018
Langmuir paper
We have published a new Langmuir paper on amyloid adsorption onto charged interfaces and the asorption size dependence - specific size can be preferred due to competition between…
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02.01.2018
New Postdoc and PhD student
Arnošt Mládek joined our team as a postdoc and Rahul Deb has become a new PhD student. Welcome!
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15.09.2017
New papers
Our new article was accepted in Scientific Reports. It is about design of multivalent inhibitrs, which could be way more effective than monovalent inhibitors. The second article descirbing…
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14.09.2017
New members
Tereza Králova is our new lab manager and Radim Brožek, Peter Pajtinka, and Pavol Mikulaj joined our team as bachelor students. Welcome!
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12.06.2017
Graduation
Congratulations to Alžběta Türková and Terez Gerguri, who have got their MSc today! I wish them a lot of success and all the best in their future career at Francis Crick Institute and…
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28.04.2017
SoMoPro Grant
With Michael Owen we were awarded a SoMoPro grant for investigation of the role of various lipids in Alzheimer's disease.
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01.04.2017
New GAMU grant
We were awarded with a grant from Czech Agency of Masaryk University (GAMU) to investigate protein from Wnt signalling pathway and its membrane interactions.
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