RTG Colloquium:
Martin Weik

Integrated time-resolved structural biology approaches to visualize photoreceptor proteins at work

Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble

Photoreceptor proteins utilise the absorption of light to elicit a biological response in a variety of processes, including vision, circadian rhythms and plant development. In order to visualise the structural dynamics of photoreceptor proteins in action, a particularly powerful approach is to integrate results from various time-resolved structural biology approaches: time-resolved serial femtosecond crystallography, time-resolved X-ray solution scattering and time-resolved single particle cryo-EM. The merits of a synergistic implementation of these approaches will be exemplified by a recent study that investigates a vitamin B12-dependent photo-receptor.

Venue: RUN Auditorium