--- OA_place: publisher OA_type: hybrid _id: '15357' abstract: - lang: eng text: 'There is a growing interest in cost-effective polycrystalline SnSe-based thermoelectric (TE) materials, which are able to replace the high performance but mechanically fragile and costly single-crystalline SnSe. In this study, we present a low-temperature solution-based approach to produce SnSe-PbSe nanocomposites with outstanding TE performance. Our method involves combining surfactant-free SnSe particles with oleate-capped PbSe nanocrystals in specific ratios, followed by thermal annealing and consolidation using spark plasma sintering. These nanocomposites are characterized by distinct compositional and structural properties that significantly impact their transport properties. In particular, the addition of oleate-capped PbSe nanocrystals results in: i) a reduction in the electrostatically adsorbed Na at the surface of the SnSe particles; ii) a reduction of Sn vacancies due to alloying with Pb; iii) an increase in grain boundary density; and iv) the formation of PbSnSe secondary phases. Notably, the SnSe-2.5 %PbSe nanocomposites demonstrate a 30 % decrease in thermal conductivity compared to that of the SnSe matrix. This reduction contributes to a maximum figure of merit (zT) of 1.75 at 788 K with a high average zT value of ca. 1.2 in the medium temperature range of 573–773 K. These values represent one of the highest reported in polycrystalline SnSe materials, showcasing the potential of our fabricated SnSe-PbSe nanocomposites for cost-effective TE applications.' acknowledged_ssus: - _id: EM-Fac - _id: NMR - _id: LifeSc acknowledgement: 'The Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA supported this research through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF), NMR Facility, and the Lab Support Facility (LSF). Y.L., S.L., C.F., C.C. and M.I. acknowledge financial support from ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation. Y.L. acknowledges funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grants No. 22209034), the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project of Overseas Returnees in Anhui Province (Grant No. 2022LCX002). C.C. acknowledges funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grants No. 12374023). ICN2 acknowledges funding from Generalitat de Catalunya 2021SGR00457. The authors thank support from the project NANOGEN(PID2020-116093RB-C43), funded by MCIN/ AEI/10.13039/501100011033/ and by “ERDF Away of making Europe”, by the “European Union”. ICN2 is supported by the Severo Ochoaprogram from Spanish MCIN / AEI (Grant No.: CEX2021-001214-S) and is funded by the CERCA Programme / Generalitat de Catalunya. ICN2 is founding member of e-DREAM [70].' article_number: '151405' article_processing_charge: Yes (via OA deal) article_type: original author: - first_name: Yu full_name: Liu, Yu id: 2A70014E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Liu orcid: 0000-0001-7313-6740 - first_name: Seungho full_name: Lee, Seungho id: BB243B88-D767-11E9-B658-BC13E6697425 last_name: Lee orcid: 0000-0002-6962-8598 - first_name: Christine full_name: Fiedler, Christine id: bd3fceba-dc74-11ea-a0a7-c17f71817366 last_name: Fiedler - first_name: Maria Chiara full_name: ' Spadaro, Maria Chiara' last_name: ' Spadaro' - first_name: Cheng full_name: Chang, Cheng id: 9E331C2E-9F27-11E9-AE48-5033E6697425 last_name: Chang orcid: 0000-0002-9515-4277 - first_name: Mingquan full_name: Li, Mingquan last_name: Li - first_name: Min full_name: Hong, Min last_name: Hong - first_name: Jordi full_name: Arbiol, Jordi last_name: Arbiol - first_name: Maria full_name: Ibáñez, Maria id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Ibáñez orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843 citation: ama: Liu Y, Lee S, Fiedler C, et al. Enhancing thermoelectric performance of solutionpProcessed polycrystalline SnSe with PbSe nanocrystals. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2024;490. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.151405 apa: Liu, Y., Lee, S., Fiedler, C., Spadaro, M. C., Chang, C., Li, M., … Ibáñez, M. (2024). Enhancing thermoelectric performance of solutionpProcessed polycrystalline SnSe with PbSe nanocrystals. Chemical Engineering Journal. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.151405 chicago: Liu, Yu, Seungho Lee, Christine Fiedler, Maria Chiara Spadaro, Cheng Chang, Mingquan Li, Min Hong, Jordi Arbiol, and Maria Ibáñez. “Enhancing Thermoelectric Performance of SolutionpProcessed Polycrystalline SnSe with PbSe Nanocrystals.” Chemical Engineering Journal. Elsevier, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.151405. ieee: Y. Liu et al., “Enhancing thermoelectric performance of solutionpProcessed polycrystalline SnSe with PbSe nanocrystals,” Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 490. Elsevier, 2024. ista: Liu Y, Lee S, Fiedler C, Spadaro MC, Chang C, Li M, Hong M, Arbiol J, Ibáñez M. 2024. Enhancing thermoelectric performance of solutionpProcessed polycrystalline SnSe with PbSe nanocrystals. Chemical Engineering Journal. 490, 151405. mla: Liu, Yu, et al. “Enhancing Thermoelectric Performance of SolutionpProcessed Polycrystalline SnSe with PbSe Nanocrystals.” Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 490, 151405, Elsevier, 2024, doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.151405. short: Y. Liu, S. Lee, C. Fiedler, M.C. Spadaro, C. Chang, M. Li, M. Hong, J. Arbiol, M. Ibáñez, Chemical Engineering Journal 490 (2024). corr_author: '1' date_created: 2024-05-05T22:01:03Z date_published: 2024-06-15T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2026-04-07T11:52:31Z day: '15' ddc: - '540' department: - _id: MaIb doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.151405 external_id: isi: - '001234835500001' file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 6609232a208b9a89d055a270ef0af1fe content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2025-01-09T09:24:29Z date_updated: 2025-01-09T09:24:29Z file_id: '18800' file_name: 2024_ChemEngineeringJour_Liu.pdf file_size: 12233704 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2025-01-09T09:24:29Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 490' isi: 1 language: - iso: eng month: '06' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version project: - _id: 9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A name: 'HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery' publication: Chemical Engineering Journal publication_identifier: issn: - 1385-8947 publication_status: published publisher: Elsevier quality_controlled: '1' related_material: record: - id: '20415' relation: dissertation_contains status: public scopus_import: '1' status: public title: Enhancing thermoelectric performance of solutionpProcessed polycrystalline SnSe with PbSe nanocrystals tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: journal_article user_id: 317138e5-6ab7-11ef-aa6d-ffef3953e345 volume: 490 year: '2024' ... --- _id: '14435' abstract: - lang: eng text: Low‐cost, safe, and environmental‐friendly rechargeable aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs) are promising as next‐generation energy storage devices for wearable electronics among other applications. However, sluggish ionic transport kinetics and the unstable electrode structure during ionic insertion/extraction hampers their deployment. Herein,  we propose a new cathode material based on a layered metal chalcogenide (LMC), bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3), coated with polypyrrole (PPy). Taking advantage of the PPy coating, the Bi2Te3@PPy composite presents strong ionic absorption affinity, high oxidation resistance, and high structural stability. The ZIBs based on Bi2Te3@PPy cathodes exhibit high capacities and ultra‐long lifespans of over 5000 cycles. They also present outstanding stability even under bending. In addition,  we analyze here the reaction mechanism using in situ X‐ray diffraction, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and computational tools and demonstrate that, in the aqueous system, Zn2+ is not inserted into the cathode as previously assumed. In contrast, proton charge storage dominates the process. Overall, this work not only shows the great potential of LMCs as ZIBs cathode materials and the advantages of PPy coating, but also clarifies the charge/discharge mechanism in rechargeable ZIBs based on LMCs. acknowledged_ssus: - _id: EM-Fac acknowledgement: G.Z. and Q.S. contributed equally to this work. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52105329, 52175300) and the Heilongjiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (LH2022E059). G.Z., X.L., and C.Z. thank the China Scholarship Council (CSC) for the scholarship support. This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units of ISTA through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility. S.H. and M.I. acknowledge funding by ISTA and Werner Siemens. article_number: '2305128' article_processing_charge: No article_type: original author: - first_name: Guifang full_name: Zeng, Guifang last_name: Zeng - first_name: Qing full_name: Sun, Qing last_name: Sun - first_name: Sharona full_name: Horta, Sharona id: 03a7e858-01b1-11ec-8b71-99ae6c4a05bc last_name: Horta - first_name: Shang full_name: Wang, Shang last_name: Wang - first_name: Xuan full_name: Lu, Xuan last_name: Lu - first_name: Chaoyue full_name: Zhang, Chaoyue last_name: Zhang - first_name: Jing full_name: Li, Jing last_name: Li - first_name: Junshan full_name: Li, Junshan last_name: Li - first_name: Lijie full_name: Ci, Lijie last_name: Ci - first_name: Yanhong full_name: Tian, Yanhong last_name: Tian - first_name: Maria full_name: Ibáñez, Maria id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Ibáñez orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843 - first_name: Andreu full_name: Cabot, Andreu last_name: Cabot citation: ama: 'Zeng G, Sun Q, Horta S, et al. A layered Bi2Te3@PPy cathode for aqueous zinc ion batteries: Mechanism and application in printed flexible batteries. Advanced Materials. 2024;36(1). doi:10.1002/adma.202305128' apa: 'Zeng, G., Sun, Q., Horta, S., Wang, S., Lu, X., Zhang, C., … Cabot, A. (2024). A layered Bi2Te3@PPy cathode for aqueous zinc ion batteries: Mechanism and application in printed flexible batteries. Advanced Materials. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202305128' chicago: 'Zeng, Guifang, Qing Sun, Sharona Horta, Shang Wang, Xuan Lu, Chaoyue Zhang, Jing Li, et al. “A Layered Bi2Te3@PPy Cathode for Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries: Mechanism and Application in Printed Flexible Batteries.” Advanced Materials. Wiley, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202305128.' ieee: 'G. Zeng et al., “A layered Bi2Te3@PPy cathode for aqueous zinc ion batteries: Mechanism and application in printed flexible batteries,” Advanced Materials, vol. 36, no. 1. Wiley, 2024.' ista: 'Zeng G, Sun Q, Horta S, Wang S, Lu X, Zhang C, Li J, Li J, Ci L, Tian Y, Ibáñez M, Cabot A. 2024. A layered Bi2Te3@PPy cathode for aqueous zinc ion batteries: Mechanism and application in printed flexible batteries. Advanced Materials. 36(1), 2305128.' mla: 'Zeng, Guifang, et al. “A Layered Bi2Te3@PPy Cathode for Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries: Mechanism and Application in Printed Flexible Batteries.” Advanced Materials, vol. 36, no. 1, 2305128, Wiley, 2024, doi:10.1002/adma.202305128.' short: G. Zeng, Q. Sun, S. Horta, S. Wang, X. Lu, C. Zhang, J. Li, J. Li, L. Ci, Y. Tian, M. Ibáñez, A. Cabot, Advanced Materials 36 (2024). date_created: 2023-10-17T10:53:56Z date_published: 2024-01-04T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2025-04-15T06:36:40Z day: '04' department: - _id: MaIb doi: 10.1002/adma.202305128 external_id: isi: - '001085681000001' pmid: - '37555532' intvolume: ' 36' isi: 1 issue: '1' keyword: - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanics of Materials - General Materials Science language: - iso: eng month: '01' oa_version: None pmid: 1 project: - _id: 9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A name: 'HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery' publication: Advanced Materials publication_identifier: eissn: - 1521-4095 issn: - 0935-9648 publication_status: published publisher: Wiley quality_controlled: '1' scopus_import: '1' status: public title: 'A layered Bi2Te3@PPy cathode for aqueous zinc ion batteries: Mechanism and application in printed flexible batteries' type: journal_article user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 volume: 36 year: '2024' ... --- OA_place: publisher OA_type: hybrid _id: '17052' abstract: - lang: eng text: Production of thermoelectric materials from solution-processed particles involves the synthesis of particles, their purification and densification into pelletized material. Chemical changes that occur during each one of these steps render them performance determining. Particularly the purification steps, bypassed in conventional solid-state synthesis, are the cause for large discrepancies among similar solution-processed materials. In present work, the investigation focuses on a water-based surfactant free solution synthesis of SnSe, a highly relevant thermoelectric material. We show and rationalize that the number of leaching steps, purification solvent, annealing, and annealing atmosphere have significant influence on the Sn : Se ratio and impurity content in the powder. Such compositional changes that are undetectable by conventional characterization techniques lead to distinct consolidated materials with different types and concentration of defects. Additionally, the profound effect on their transport properties is demonstrated. We emphasize that understanding the chemistry and identifying key chemical species and their role throughout the process is paramount for optimizing material performance. Furthermore, we aim to demonstrate the necessity of comprehensive reporting of these steps as a standard practice to ensure material reproducibility. acknowledged_ssus: - _id: EM-Fac - _id: NMR - _id: LifeSc acknowledgement: ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation financially supported this work. The Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA supported this research through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF), NMR Facility and the Lab Support Facility (LSF). Dr. Krishnendu Maji at ISTA aided in this work through XRD analysis of the crystal phase of SnSe. Y.L. acknowledges funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 754411, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grants No. 22209034). M.C. received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 665385. article_number: e202402628 article_processing_charge: Yes (via OA deal) article_type: original author: - first_name: Christine full_name: Fiedler, Christine id: bd3fceba-dc74-11ea-a0a7-c17f71817366 last_name: Fiedler - first_name: Mariano full_name: Calcabrini, Mariano id: 45D7531A-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Calcabrini orcid: 0000-0003-4566-5877 - first_name: Yu full_name: Liu, Yu id: 2A70014E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Liu orcid: 0000-0001-7313-6740 - first_name: Maria full_name: Ibáñez, Maria id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Ibáñez orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843 citation: ama: Fiedler C, Calcabrini M, Liu Y, Ibáñez M. Unveiling crucial chemical processing parameters influencing the performance of solution-processed inorganic thermoelectric materials. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 2024;63(25). doi:10.1002/anie.202402628 apa: Fiedler, C., Calcabrini, M., Liu, Y., & Ibáñez, M. (2024). Unveiling crucial chemical processing parameters influencing the performance of solution-processed inorganic thermoelectric materials. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202402628 chicago: Fiedler, Christine, Mariano Calcabrini, Yu Liu, and Maria Ibáñez. “Unveiling Crucial Chemical Processing Parameters Influencing the Performance of Solution-Processed Inorganic Thermoelectric Materials.” Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. Wiley, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202402628. ieee: C. Fiedler, M. Calcabrini, Y. Liu, and M. Ibáñez, “Unveiling crucial chemical processing parameters influencing the performance of solution-processed inorganic thermoelectric materials,” Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, vol. 63, no. 25. Wiley, 2024. ista: Fiedler C, Calcabrini M, Liu Y, Ibáñez M. 2024. Unveiling crucial chemical processing parameters influencing the performance of solution-processed inorganic thermoelectric materials. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 63(25), e202402628. mla: Fiedler, Christine, et al. “Unveiling Crucial Chemical Processing Parameters Influencing the Performance of Solution-Processed Inorganic Thermoelectric Materials.” Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, vol. 63, no. 25, e202402628, Wiley, 2024, doi:10.1002/anie.202402628. short: C. Fiedler, M. Calcabrini, Y. Liu, M. Ibáñez, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 63 (2024). corr_author: '1' date_created: 2024-05-26T22:00:58Z date_published: 2024-06-17T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2025-09-08T07:36:36Z day: '17' ddc: - '540' department: - _id: MaIb doi: 10.1002/anie.202402628 ec_funded: 1 external_id: isi: - '001223768400001' pmid: - '38623865' file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 1572a0f4d2df55751761efeb2d11c7fc content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2025-01-09T09:12:07Z date_updated: 2025-01-09T09:12:07Z file_id: '18797' file_name: 2024_AngewChemieIntern_Fiedler.pdf file_size: 16347226 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2025-01-09T09:12:07Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 63' isi: 1 issue: '25' language: - iso: eng month: '06' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version pmid: 1 project: - _id: 260C2330-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '754411' name: ISTplus - Postdoctoral Fellowships - _id: 2564DBCA-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '665385' name: International IST Doctoral Program - _id: 9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A name: 'HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery' publication: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition publication_identifier: eissn: - 1521-3773 issn: - 1433-7851 publication_status: published publisher: Wiley quality_controlled: '1' scopus_import: '1' status: public title: Unveiling crucial chemical processing parameters influencing the performance of solution-processed inorganic thermoelectric materials tmp: image: /images/cc_by_nc_nd.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) short: CC BY-NC-ND (4.0) type: journal_article user_id: 317138e5-6ab7-11ef-aa6d-ffef3953e345 volume: 63 year: '2024' ... --- APC_amount: 4394,84 EUR OA_place: publisher OA_type: hybrid _id: '17124' abstract: - lang: eng text: 'In recent years, solution processes have gained considerable traction as a cost-effective and scalable method to produce high-performance thermoelectric materials. The process entails a series of critical steps: synthesis, purification, thermal treatments, and consolidation, each playing a pivotal role in determining performance, stability, and reproducibility. We have noticed a need for more comprehensive details for each of the described steps in most published works. Recognizing the significance of detailed synthetic protocols, we describe here the approach used to synthesize and characterize one of the highest-performing polycrystalline p-type SnSe. In particular, we report the synthesis of SnSe particles in water and the subsequent surface treatment with CdSe molecular complexes that yields CdSe-SnSe nanocomposites upon consolidation. Moreover, the surface treatment inhibits grain growth through Zenner pinning of secondary phase CdSe nanoparticles and enhances defect formation at different length scales. The enhanced complexity in the CdSe-SnSe nanocomposite microstructure with respect to SnSe promotes phonon scattering and thereby significantly reduces the thermal conductivity. Such surface engineering provides opportunities in solution processing for introducing and controlling defects, making it possible to optimize the transport properties and attain a high thermoelectric figure of merit.' acknowledged_ssus: - _id: EM-Fac - _id: LifeSc acknowledgement: The Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA supported this research through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF) and the Lab Support Facility (LSF). This work was financially supported by the Institute of Science and Technology Austria and the Werner Siemens Foundation. article_number: e66278 article_processing_charge: Yes (in subscription journal) article_type: original author: - first_name: Christine full_name: Fiedler, Christine id: bd3fceba-dc74-11ea-a0a7-c17f71817366 last_name: Fiedler - first_name: Yu full_name: Liu, Yu id: 2A70014E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Liu orcid: 0000-0001-7313-6740 - first_name: Maria full_name: Ibáñez, Maria id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Ibáñez orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843 citation: ama: Fiedler C, Liu Y, Ibáñez M. Solution-processed, surface-engineered, polycrystalline CdSe-SnSe exhibiting low thermal conductivity. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2024;2024(207). doi:10.3791/66278 apa: Fiedler, C., Liu, Y., & Ibáñez, M. (2024). Solution-processed, surface-engineered, polycrystalline CdSe-SnSe exhibiting low thermal conductivity. Journal of Visualized Experiments. MyJove Corporation. https://doi.org/10.3791/66278 chicago: Fiedler, Christine, Yu Liu, and Maria Ibáñez. “Solution-Processed, Surface-Engineered, Polycrystalline CdSe-SnSe Exhibiting Low Thermal Conductivity.” Journal of Visualized Experiments. MyJove Corporation, 2024. https://doi.org/10.3791/66278. ieee: C. Fiedler, Y. Liu, and M. Ibáñez, “Solution-processed, surface-engineered, polycrystalline CdSe-SnSe exhibiting low thermal conductivity,” Journal of Visualized Experiments, vol. 2024, no. 207. MyJove Corporation, 2024. ista: Fiedler C, Liu Y, Ibáñez M. 2024. Solution-processed, surface-engineered, polycrystalline CdSe-SnSe exhibiting low thermal conductivity. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2024(207), e66278. mla: Fiedler, Christine, et al. “Solution-Processed, Surface-Engineered, Polycrystalline CdSe-SnSe Exhibiting Low Thermal Conductivity.” Journal of Visualized Experiments, vol. 2024, no. 207, e66278, MyJove Corporation, 2024, doi:10.3791/66278. short: C. Fiedler, Y. Liu, M. Ibáñez, Journal of Visualized Experiments 2024 (2024). corr_author: '1' date_created: 2024-06-09T22:01:02Z date_published: 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2025-09-08T07:51:46Z day: '01' ddc: - '530' department: - _id: MaIb doi: 10.3791/66278 external_id: isi: - '001281657200005' pmid: - '38829127' file: - access_level: open_access checksum: ddb41f1ce2333484ab5cd109ac2941c0 content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2025-02-17T15:08:55Z date_updated: 2025-02-17T15:08:55Z file_id: '19047' file_name: 2024_JoVE_Fiedler.pdf file_size: 1371995 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2025-02-17T15:08:55Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 2024' isi: 1 issue: '207' language: - iso: eng license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ month: '05' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version pmid: 1 project: - _id: 9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A name: 'HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery' publication: Journal of Visualized Experiments publication_identifier: issn: - 1940-087X publication_status: published publisher: MyJove Corporation quality_controlled: '1' scopus_import: '1' status: public title: Solution-processed, surface-engineered, polycrystalline CdSe-SnSe exhibiting low thermal conductivity tmp: image: /images/cc_by_nc_nd.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) short: CC BY-NC-ND (3.0) type: journal_article user_id: 317138e5-6ab7-11ef-aa6d-ffef3953e345 volume: 2024 year: '2024' ... --- _id: '17235' abstract: - lang: eng text: We demonstrate ion irradiation by argon or gallium as a wafer-scale post-processing method to increase disorder in superconducting thin films. We study several widely used superconductors, both single-elements and compounds. We show that ion irradiation increases normal-state resistivity in all our films, which is expected to enable tuning their superconducting properties, for example, toward a higher kinetic inductance. We observe an increase in superconducting transition temperature for Al and MoSi and a decrease for Nb, NbN, and TiN. In MoSi, ion irradiation also improves the mixing of the two materials. We demonstrate the fabrication of an amorphous and homogeneous film of MoSi with uniform thickness, which is promising, for example, for superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors. acknowledged_ssus: - _id: EM-Fac acknowledgement: We thank J. A. Sauls for useful discussions. For funding of our research project, we acknowledge the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program under Grant Agreement Nos. 862660/Quantum e-leaps, 899558/aCryComm, 766853/EFINED, and ECSEL programme 101007322/MatQu. This project has also received funding from Business Finland through Quantum Technologies Industrial (QuTI) Project No. 128291 and from Research Council of Finland through Grant Nos. 310909, 350220 and Finnish Quantum Flagship project 359284. This work was performed as part of the Research Council of Finland Centres of Excellence program (Project Nos. 336817, 336819, 352934, and 352935). We also acknowledge funding from an internal strategic innovation project of VTT related to the development of quantum computing technologies. This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units of IST Austria through resources provided by Electron Microscopy Facility. J. Senior acknowledges funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 754411. A. Ronzani acknowledges funding from Research Council of Finland (Research Fellowship Project No. 356542). article_number: '071101' article_processing_charge: Yes article_type: original author: - first_name: Katja full_name: Kohopää, Katja last_name: Kohopää - first_name: Alberto full_name: Ronzani, Alberto last_name: Ronzani - first_name: Robab Najafi full_name: Jabdaraghi, Robab Najafi last_name: Jabdaraghi - first_name: Arijit full_name: Bera, Arijit last_name: Bera - first_name: Mário full_name: Ribeiro, Mário last_name: Ribeiro - first_name: Dibyendu full_name: Hazra, Dibyendu last_name: Hazra - first_name: Jorden L full_name: Senior, Jorden L id: 5479D234-2D30-11EA-89CC-40953DDC885E last_name: Senior orcid: 0000-0002-0672-9295 - first_name: Mika full_name: Prunnila, Mika last_name: Prunnila - first_name: Joonas full_name: Govenius, Joonas last_name: Govenius - first_name: Janne S. full_name: Lehtinen, Janne S. last_name: Lehtinen - first_name: Antti full_name: Kemppinen, Antti last_name: Kemppinen citation: ama: Kohopää K, Ronzani A, Jabdaraghi RN, et al. Effect of ion irradiation on superconducting thin films. APL Materials. 2024;12(7). doi:10.1063/5.0202851 apa: Kohopää, K., Ronzani, A., Jabdaraghi, R. N., Bera, A., Ribeiro, M., Hazra, D., … Kemppinen, A. (2024). Effect of ion irradiation on superconducting thin films. APL Materials. AIP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0202851 chicago: Kohopää, Katja, Alberto Ronzani, Robab Najafi Jabdaraghi, Arijit Bera, Mário Ribeiro, Dibyendu Hazra, Jorden L Senior, et al. “Effect of Ion Irradiation on Superconducting Thin Films.” APL Materials. AIP Publishing, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0202851. ieee: K. Kohopää et al., “Effect of ion irradiation on superconducting thin films,” APL Materials, vol. 12, no. 7. AIP Publishing, 2024. ista: Kohopää K, Ronzani A, Jabdaraghi RN, Bera A, Ribeiro M, Hazra D, Senior JL, Prunnila M, Govenius J, Lehtinen JS, Kemppinen A. 2024. Effect of ion irradiation on superconducting thin films. APL Materials. 12(7), 071101. mla: Kohopää, Katja, et al. “Effect of Ion Irradiation on Superconducting Thin Films.” APL Materials, vol. 12, no. 7, 071101, AIP Publishing, 2024, doi:10.1063/5.0202851. short: K. Kohopää, A. Ronzani, R.N. Jabdaraghi, A. Bera, M. Ribeiro, D. Hazra, J.L. Senior, M. Prunnila, J. Govenius, J.S. Lehtinen, A. Kemppinen, APL Materials 12 (2024). date_created: 2024-07-14T22:01:11Z date_published: 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2025-09-08T08:10:58Z day: '01' ddc: - '530' department: - _id: AnHi doi: 10.1063/5.0202851 ec_funded: 1 external_id: isi: - '001260942200003' file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 32a5cdf0ea9c937f806b6039f3219917 content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2024-07-16T06:30:30Z date_updated: 2024-07-16T06:30:30Z file_id: '17244' file_name: 2024_APLMaterial_Kohopaa.pdf file_size: 9408198 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2024-07-16T06:30:30Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 12' isi: 1 issue: '7' language: - iso: eng month: '07' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version project: - _id: 260C2330-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '754411' name: ISTplus - Postdoctoral Fellowships publication: APL Materials publication_identifier: eissn: - 2166-532X publication_status: published publisher: AIP Publishing quality_controlled: '1' scopus_import: '1' status: public title: Effect of ion irradiation on superconducting thin films tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: journal_article user_id: 317138e5-6ab7-11ef-aa6d-ffef3953e345 volume: 12 year: '2024' ... --- OA_place: publisher _id: '17319' abstract: - lang: eng text: "This thesis comprises two distinct projects, each offering unique insights into fundamental\r\ncellular processes. While distinct in their focus, these different perspectives have a common\r\ntheme: chemiosmotic theory and utilisation of the proton gradient for driving the essential\r\nprocesses like auxin efflux and ATP synthesis, effectively bridging the membrane protein\r\nstructure and function from the realms of plant biology and cellular bioenergetics.\r\nThe first project of this thesis centres on the characterisation of PIN proteins, a class of\r\ntransmembrane transporters pivotal in the regulation of auxin transport and distribution in\r\nplants. PINs form a conserved and phylogenetically abundant group of transporters present in\r\nland plants and certain algae. Despite their great importance, they were one of the few elusive\r\nproteins essential for plant development not to be structurally and mechanistically\r\ncharacterised since their discovery almost 30 years ago. This work aimed to uncover the\r\nstructural and functional dynamics of the PIN protein-mediated auxin transport using an array\r\nof experimental techniques, including protein purification, biochemical assays and structural\r\nanalysis. Through an exhaustive screening process that took several years and included testing\r\ndifferent PIN homologues, expression systems, constructs, and purification conditions, we\r\ndeveloped a robust protocol for isolating the pure, stable, and monodisperse PIN8 protein.\r\nMoreover, utilising biophysical methods and buffer screening, we demonstrated that PIN8\r\nexhibits detergent and pH-dependent stability, with mild detergents and lower pH (5.0 and 6.0)\r\nbeing optimal for the stability of the protein. Using SEC-MALS and crosslinking, we\r\ndetermined that PIN8 forms dimers, which was confirmed by our structural studies. We\r\nobtained a cryo-EM map of PIN8 at pH 6.0, and, compared to recently published structures,\r\nour map implies major pH-dependent conformational changes and possibly utilisation of the\r\nproton gradient in the transport mechanism.\r\nThe subject of the second project was F1Fo-ATP synthase, an enzyme complex fundamental\r\nto cellular energy metabolism. Through an approach integrating biochemical assays and\r\nstructural analysis, this research aimed to unveil the molecular mechanism of inhibition of ATP\r\nsynthase by yaku´amide, a bioactive compound with potential therapeutic implications. Using\r\nsubmitochondrial particles and purified F1Fo-ATP synthase, we demonstrated that, contrary to\r\npublished data, yaku´amide inhibits both ATP hydrolysis and ATP synthesis reactions.\r\nMoreover, we found that yaku´amide inhibitory activity is proton motive force (pmf)\r\ndependent, with lower inhibition in a more coupled system. Utilising cryo-EM, we obtained\r\nmaps and models for the three main rotational states of murine ATP synthase (State 1 at 3.0 Å,\r\n8\r\nState 2 at 3.1 Å, and State 3 at 3.2 Å, overall). We observed several new features in our maps;\r\nhowever, we cannot definitively determine the exact mechanism of yaku amide’s inhibition on\r\nthe protein due to either resolution limits or suboptimal binding of the inhibitor." acknowledged_ssus: - _id: EM-Fac - _id: LifeSc alternative_title: - ISTA Thesis article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Kristina full_name: Lukic, Kristina id: 2B04DB84-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Lukic orcid: 0000-0003-1581-881X citation: ama: 'Lukic K. Membrane proteins in plant physiology and bioenergetics : Investigating auxin efflux transporter PIN8 and ATP synthase inhibition by the novel inhibitor Yaku’amide B. 2024. doi:10.15479/at:ista:17319' apa: 'Lukic, K. (2024). Membrane proteins in plant physiology and bioenergetics : Investigating auxin efflux transporter PIN8 and ATP synthase inhibition by the novel inhibitor Yaku’amide B. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:17319' chicago: 'Lukic, Kristina. “Membrane Proteins in Plant Physiology and Bioenergetics : Investigating Auxin Efflux Transporter PIN8 and ATP Synthase Inhibition by the Novel Inhibitor Yaku’amide B.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2024. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:17319.' ieee: 'K. Lukic, “Membrane proteins in plant physiology and bioenergetics : Investigating auxin efflux transporter PIN8 and ATP synthase inhibition by the novel inhibitor Yaku’amide B,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2024.' ista: 'Lukic K. 2024. Membrane proteins in plant physiology and bioenergetics : Investigating auxin efflux transporter PIN8 and ATP synthase inhibition by the novel inhibitor Yaku’amide B. Institute of Science and Technology Austria.' mla: 'Lukic, Kristina. Membrane Proteins in Plant Physiology and Bioenergetics : Investigating Auxin Efflux Transporter PIN8 and ATP Synthase Inhibition by the Novel Inhibitor Yaku’amide B. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2024, doi:10.15479/at:ista:17319.' short: 'K. Lukic, Membrane Proteins in Plant Physiology and Bioenergetics : Investigating Auxin Efflux Transporter PIN8 and ATP Synthase Inhibition by the Novel Inhibitor Yaku’amide B, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2024.' corr_author: '1' date_created: 2024-07-26T09:05:55Z date_published: 2024-07-26T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2026-04-07T13:20:44Z day: '26' ddc: - '580' degree_awarded: PhD department: - _id: LeSa - _id: GradSch doi: 10.15479/at:ista:17319 file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 95517e697ea6a87e267e649cad560989 content_type: application/pdf creator: cchlebak date_created: 2024-07-26T13:14:24Z date_updated: 2025-01-26T23:30:04Z embargo: 2025-01-26 file_id: '17320' file_name: Thesis_Kristina_Lukic.pdf file_size: 24639084 relation: main_file - access_level: closed checksum: 74325746a9a05078fb9935dbf2aef752 content_type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document creator: cchlebak date_created: 2024-07-26T13:14:50Z date_updated: 2025-01-26T23:30:04Z embargo_to: open_access file_id: '17321' file_name: Thesis_Kristina_Lukic.docx file_size: 96334272 relation: source_file file_date_updated: 2025-01-26T23:30:04Z has_accepted_license: '1' language: - iso: eng month: '07' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version page: '224' publication_identifier: issn: - 2663-337X publication_status: published publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria status: public supervisor: - first_name: Leonid A full_name: Sazanov, Leonid A id: 338D39FE-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Sazanov orcid: 0000-0002-0977-7989 title: 'Membrane proteins in plant physiology and bioenergetics : Investigating auxin efflux transporter PIN8 and ATP synthase inhibition by the novel inhibitor Yaku''amide B' type: dissertation user_id: ba8df636-2132-11f1-aed0-ed93e2281fdd year: '2024' ... --- DOAJ_listed: '1' OA_place: publisher OA_type: gold _id: '17457' abstract: - lang: eng text: "Autoantibodies against the protein leucine-rich glioma inactivated 1 (LGI1) cause the most\r\ncommon subtype of autoimmune encephalitis with predominant involvement of the limbic\r\nsystem, associated with seizures and memory deficits. LGI1 and its receptor ADAM22 are part\r\nof a transsynaptic protein complex that includes several proteins involved in presynaptic\r\nneurotransmitter release and postsynaptic glutamate sensing. Autoantibodies against LGI1\r\nincrease excitatory synaptic strength, but studies that genetically disrupt the LGI1-ADAM22\r\ncomplex report a reduction in postsynaptic glutamate receptor-mediated responses. Thus, the\r\nmechanisms underlying the increased synaptic strength induced by LGI1 autoantibodies remain elusive, and the contributions of presynaptic molecules to the LGI1-transsynaptic complex remain unclear. We therefore investigated the presynaptic mechanisms that mediate\r\nautoantibody-induced synaptic strengthening." acknowledged_ssus: - _id: Bio - _id: EM-Fac acknowledgement: 'The authors thank Claudia Sommer for expert technical assistance, the Electron Microscopy Facility of IST-Austria for resources, and Tereza Belinova in the Imaging and Optics Facility of IST-Austria for 3D reconstruction. ' article_processing_charge: Yes article_type: original author: - first_name: Andreas full_name: Ritzau-Jost, Andreas last_name: Ritzau-Jost - first_name: Felix full_name: Gsell, Felix last_name: Gsell - first_name: Josefine full_name: Sell, Josefine last_name: Sell - first_name: Stefan full_name: Sachs, Stefan last_name: Sachs - first_name: Jacqueline-Claire full_name: Montanaro-Punzengruber, Jacqueline-Claire id: 3786AB44-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Montanaro-Punzengruber - first_name: Toni full_name: Kirmann, Toni last_name: Kirmann - first_name: Sebastian full_name: Maaß, Sebastian last_name: Maaß - first_name: Sarosh R. full_name: Irani, Sarosh R. last_name: Irani - first_name: Christian full_name: Werner, Christian last_name: Werner - first_name: Christian full_name: Geis, Christian last_name: Geis - first_name: Markus full_name: Sauer, Markus last_name: Sauer - first_name: Ryuichi full_name: Shigemoto, Ryuichi id: 499F3ABC-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Shigemoto orcid: 0000-0001-8761-9444 - first_name: Stefan full_name: Hallermann, Stefan last_name: Hallermann citation: ama: Ritzau-Jost A, Gsell F, Sell J, et al. LGI1 autoantibodies enhance synaptic transmission by presynaptic Kv1 loss and increased action potential broadening. Neurology, Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation. 2024;11(5):e200284. doi:10.1212/NXI.0000000000200284 apa: Ritzau-Jost, A., Gsell, F., Sell, J., Sachs, S., Montanaro-Punzengruber, J.-C., Kirmann, T., … Hallermann, S. (2024). LGI1 autoantibodies enhance synaptic transmission by presynaptic Kv1 loss and increased action potential broadening. Neurology, Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation. Wolters Kluwer. https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000200284 chicago: Ritzau-Jost, Andreas, Felix Gsell, Josefine Sell, Stefan Sachs, Jacqueline-Claire Montanaro-Punzengruber, Toni Kirmann, Sebastian Maaß, et al. “LGI1 Autoantibodies Enhance Synaptic Transmission by Presynaptic Kv1 Loss and Increased Action Potential Broadening.” Neurology, Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation. Wolters Kluwer, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000200284. ieee: A. Ritzau-Jost et al., “LGI1 autoantibodies enhance synaptic transmission by presynaptic Kv1 loss and increased action potential broadening,” Neurology, Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, vol. 11, no. 5. Wolters Kluwer, p. e200284, 2024. ista: Ritzau-Jost A, Gsell F, Sell J, Sachs S, Montanaro-Punzengruber J-C, Kirmann T, Maaß S, Irani SR, Werner C, Geis C, Sauer M, Shigemoto R, Hallermann S. 2024. LGI1 autoantibodies enhance synaptic transmission by presynaptic Kv1 loss and increased action potential broadening. Neurology, Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation. 11(5), e200284. mla: Ritzau-Jost, Andreas, et al. “LGI1 Autoantibodies Enhance Synaptic Transmission by Presynaptic Kv1 Loss and Increased Action Potential Broadening.” Neurology, Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, vol. 11, no. 5, Wolters Kluwer, 2024, p. e200284, doi:10.1212/NXI.0000000000200284. short: A. Ritzau-Jost, F. Gsell, J. Sell, S. Sachs, J.-C. Montanaro-Punzengruber, T. Kirmann, S. Maaß, S.R. Irani, C. Werner, C. Geis, M. Sauer, R. Shigemoto, S. Hallermann, Neurology, Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation 11 (2024) e200284. date_created: 2024-08-25T22:01:07Z date_published: 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2025-09-08T08:59:37Z day: '01' ddc: - '570' department: - _id: RySh doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200284 external_id: isi: - '001291908600001' pmid: - '39141878' file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 1e6d1230e0387f72752e3268f5330c9e content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2025-01-09T13:42:42Z date_updated: 2025-01-09T13:42:42Z file_id: '18815' file_name: 2024_NeurologyNeuroimmNeuroinflamm_RitzauJost.pdf file_size: 855818 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2025-01-09T13:42:42Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 11' isi: 1 issue: '5' language: - iso: eng month: '09' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version page: e200284 pmid: 1 project: - _id: 05970B30-7A3F-11EA-A408-12923DDC885E grant_number: I04638 name: LGI1 antibody-induced pathophysiology in synapses publication: Neurology, Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation publication_identifier: eissn: - 2332-7812 publication_status: published publisher: Wolters Kluwer quality_controlled: '1' related_material: link: - relation: earlier_version url: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.04.560631 scopus_import: '1' status: public title: LGI1 autoantibodies enhance synaptic transmission by presynaptic Kv1 loss and increased action potential broadening tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: journal_article user_id: 317138e5-6ab7-11ef-aa6d-ffef3953e345 volume: 11 year: '2024' ... --- DOAJ_listed: '1' OA_place: publisher OA_type: gold _id: '17885' abstract: - lang: eng text: 'The formation of new ribosomes is tightly coordinated with cell growth and proliferation. In eukaryotes, the correct assembly of all ribosomal proteins and RNAs follows an intricate scheme of maturation and rearrangement steps across three cellular compartments: the nucleolus, nucleoplasm, and cytoplasm. We demonstrate that usnic acid, a lichen secondary metabolite, inhibits the maturation of the large ribosomal subunit in yeast. We combine biochemical characterization of pre-ribosomal particles with a quantitative single-particle cryo-EM approach to monitor changes in nucleolar particle populations upon drug treatment. Usnic acid rapidly blocks the transition from nucleolar state B to C of Nsa1-associated pre-ribosomes, depleting key maturation factors such as Dbp10 and hindering pre-rRNA processing. This primary nucleolar block rapidly rebounds on earlier stages of the pathway which highlights the regulatory linkages between different steps. In summary, we provide an in-depth characterization of the effect of usnic acid on ribosome biogenesis, which may have implications for its reported anti-cancer activities.' acknowledged_ssus: - _id: EM-Fac acknowledgement: We thank Michael A. McAlear, Micheline Fromont-Racin, Philipp Milkereit, Arlen W. Johnson, Sabine Rospert, Ed Hurt, C. Yam, Günter Daum, Wolfgang Zachariae, Katrin Karbstein, Juan P. G. Ballesta, Mercedes Dosil, Miguel Remacha und Jesus de la Cruz for sharing strains or providing antibodies. We thank the members of the Bergler lab and the Haselbach lab for their helpful discussion. We thank Ellen Zhong for helpful discussions about the quantitative cryoDRGN analysis. This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units of IST Austria through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility. This research was funded in whole, or in part, by the Austrian Science Foundation grants [https://doi.org/10.55776/P32977], [https://doi.org/10.55776/P29451] and [https://doi.org/10.55776/P32536] (to H.B.). Research at the IMP is generously supported by Boehringer Ingelheim and the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (Headquarter grant FFG-852936). For the purpose of open access, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission. article_number: '7511' article_processing_charge: Yes article_type: original author: - first_name: Lisa full_name: Kofler, Lisa last_name: Kofler - first_name: Lorenz full_name: Grundmann, Lorenz last_name: Grundmann - first_name: Magdalena full_name: Gerhalter, Magdalena last_name: Gerhalter - first_name: Michael full_name: Prattes, Michael last_name: Prattes - first_name: Juliane full_name: Merl-Pham, Juliane last_name: Merl-Pham - first_name: Gertrude full_name: Zisser, Gertrude last_name: Zisser - first_name: Irina full_name: Grishkovskaya, Irina last_name: Grishkovskaya - first_name: Victor-Valentin full_name: Hodirnau, Victor-Valentin id: 3661B498-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Hodirnau orcid: 0000-0003-3904-947X - first_name: Martin full_name: Vareka, Martin last_name: Vareka - first_name: Rolf full_name: Breinbauer, Rolf last_name: Breinbauer - first_name: Stefanie M. full_name: Hauck, Stefanie M. last_name: Hauck - first_name: David full_name: Haselbach, David last_name: Haselbach - first_name: Helmut full_name: Bergler, Helmut last_name: Bergler citation: ama: Kofler L, Grundmann L, Gerhalter M, et al. The novel ribosome biogenesis inhibitor usnic acid blocks nucleolar pre-60S maturation. Nature Communications. 2024;15. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-51754-3 apa: Kofler, L., Grundmann, L., Gerhalter, M., Prattes, M., Merl-Pham, J., Zisser, G., … Bergler, H. (2024). The novel ribosome biogenesis inhibitor usnic acid blocks nucleolar pre-60S maturation. Nature Communications. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51754-3 chicago: Kofler, Lisa, Lorenz Grundmann, Magdalena Gerhalter, Michael Prattes, Juliane Merl-Pham, Gertrude Zisser, Irina Grishkovskaya, et al. “The Novel Ribosome Biogenesis Inhibitor Usnic Acid Blocks Nucleolar Pre-60S Maturation.” Nature Communications. Springer Nature, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51754-3. ieee: L. Kofler et al., “The novel ribosome biogenesis inhibitor usnic acid blocks nucleolar pre-60S maturation,” Nature Communications, vol. 15. Springer Nature, 2024. ista: Kofler L, Grundmann L, Gerhalter M, Prattes M, Merl-Pham J, Zisser G, Grishkovskaya I, Hodirnau V-V, Vareka M, Breinbauer R, Hauck SM, Haselbach D, Bergler H. 2024. The novel ribosome biogenesis inhibitor usnic acid blocks nucleolar pre-60S maturation. Nature Communications. 15, 7511. mla: Kofler, Lisa, et al. “The Novel Ribosome Biogenesis Inhibitor Usnic Acid Blocks Nucleolar Pre-60S Maturation.” Nature Communications, vol. 15, 7511, Springer Nature, 2024, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-51754-3. short: L. Kofler, L. Grundmann, M. Gerhalter, M. Prattes, J. Merl-Pham, G. Zisser, I. Grishkovskaya, V.-V. Hodirnau, M. Vareka, R. Breinbauer, S.M. Hauck, D. Haselbach, H. Bergler, Nature Communications 15 (2024). date_created: 2024-09-08T22:01:10Z date_published: 2024-08-29T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2025-09-08T09:13:01Z day: '29' ddc: - '570' department: - _id: EM-Fac doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-51754-3 external_id: isi: - '001457895200001' pmid: - '39209816' file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 7c044538a47182c826d1b526c52958a2 content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2024-09-09T08:56:12Z date_updated: 2024-09-09T08:56:12Z file_id: '17946' file_name: 2024_NatureComm_Kofler.pdf file_size: 3735024 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2024-09-09T08:56:12Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 15' isi: 1 language: - iso: eng month: '08' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version pmid: 1 publication: Nature Communications publication_identifier: eissn: - 2041-1723 publication_status: published publisher: Springer Nature quality_controlled: '1' scopus_import: '1' status: public title: The novel ribosome biogenesis inhibitor usnic acid blocks nucleolar pre-60S maturation tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: journal_article user_id: 317138e5-6ab7-11ef-aa6d-ffef3953e345 volume: 15 year: '2024' ... --- OA_place: publisher _id: '14510' abstract: - lang: eng text: "Clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) is vital for the regulation of plant growth and\r\ndevelopment by controlling plasma membrane protein composition and cargo uptake. CME\r\nrelies on the precise recruitment control of protein regulators for vesicle maturation and\r\nrelease. During the early stages of endocytosis, an area of flat membrane is remodelled by\r\nproteins to create a spherical vesicle against intracellular forces. After the Clathrin-coated\r\nvesicle (CCV) is fully formed, scission machinery releases it from the plasma membrane,\r\nand cargo proceeds for recycling or degradation through early endosomes / Trans Golgi\r\nnetwork. Protein machineries that mediate membrane bending and vesicle release in plants\r\nare unknown. However, studies show, that plant endocytosis is actin independent, thus\r\nindicating that plants utilize a unique mechanism to mediate membrane bending against highturgor pressure compared to other model systems. First, by using biochemical and advanced\r\nlive microscopy approaches we investigate the TPLATE complex, a plant-specific\r\nendocytosis protein complex. We found that TPLATE is peripherally associated with\r\nclathrin-coated vesicles and localises at the rim of endocytosis events. Next, our study of\r\nplant Dynamin-related protein 1C (DRP1C), which was hypothesised previously to play a\r\nrole in vesicle release, shows the recruitment of the protein already at the early stages of\r\nendocytosis. Moreover, DRP1C assembles into organised ring-like structures and is able to\r\ninduce membrane deformation and tubulation, suggesting its role also in membrane bending\r\nduring early CME. Based on the data from mammalian and yeast systems, plant DynaminRelated Proteins 2 and SH3P2 protein are strong candidates to be part of the plant vesicle\r\nscission machinery; however, their precise role in plant CME has not been yet elucidated.\r\nHere, we characterised DRP2s and SH3P2 roles in CME by combining high-resolution\r\nimaging of endocytic events in vivo and protein characterisation. Although DRP2s and\r\nSH3P2 arrive together during late CME and physically interact, genetic analysis using\r\n∆sh3p1,2,3 mutant and complementation with non-DRP2-interacting SH3P2 variants suggest\r\nthat SH3P2 does not directly recruit DRP2s to the site of endocytosis. Summarising our\r\nresearch, these observations provide new important insights into the mechanism of plant\r\nCME and show that, despite plants posses many homologues of mammalian and yeast CME\r\ncomponents, they do not necessarily act in the same manner. " acknowledged_ssus: - _id: EM-Fac - _id: Bio - _id: LifeSc alternative_title: - ISTA Thesis article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Nataliia full_name: Gnyliukh, Nataliia id: 390C1120-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Gnyliukh orcid: 0000-0002-2198-0509 citation: ama: Gnyliukh N. Mechanism of clathrin-coated vesicle  formation during endocytosis in plants. 2023. doi:10.15479/at:ista:14510 apa: Gnyliukh, N. (2023). Mechanism of clathrin-coated vesicle  formation during endocytosis in plants. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:14510 chicago: Gnyliukh, Nataliia. “Mechanism of Clathrin-Coated Vesicle  Formation during Endocytosis in Plants.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:14510. ieee: N. Gnyliukh, “Mechanism of clathrin-coated vesicle  formation during endocytosis in plants,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. ista: Gnyliukh N. 2023. Mechanism of clathrin-coated vesicle  formation during endocytosis in plants. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. mla: Gnyliukh, Nataliia. Mechanism of Clathrin-Coated Vesicle  Formation during Endocytosis in Plants. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/at:ista:14510. short: N. Gnyliukh, Mechanism of Clathrin-Coated Vesicle  Formation during Endocytosis in Plants, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. corr_author: '1' date_created: 2023-11-10T09:10:06Z date_published: 2023-11-10T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2026-06-21T22:30:42Z day: '10' ddc: - '570' degree_awarded: PhD department: - _id: GradSch - _id: JiFr - _id: MaLo doi: 10.15479/at:ista:14510 ec_funded: 1 file: - access_level: closed checksum: 3d5e680bfc61f98e308c434f45cc9bd6 content_type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document creator: ngnyliuk date_created: 2023-11-20T09:18:51Z date_updated: 2024-11-23T23:30:38Z embargo_to: open_access file_id: '14567' file_name: Thesis_Gnyliukh_final_08_11_23.docx file_size: 20824903 relation: source_file - access_level: open_access checksum: bfc96d47fc4e7e857dd71656097214a4 content_type: application/pdf creator: ngnyliuk date_created: 2023-11-20T09:23:11Z date_updated: 2024-11-23T23:30:38Z embargo: 2024-11-23 file_id: '14568' file_name: Thesis_Gnyliukh_final_20_11_23.pdf file_size: 24871844 relation: main_file file_date_updated: 2024-11-23T23:30:38Z has_accepted_license: '1' keyword: - Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis - vesicle scission - Dynamin-Related Protein 2 - SH3P2 - TPLATE complex - Total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy - Arabidopsis thaliana language: - iso: eng month: '11' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version page: '180' project: - _id: 2564DBCA-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '665385' name: International IST Doctoral Program publication_identifier: isbn: - 978-3-99078-037-4 issn: - 2663-337X publication_status: published publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria related_material: record: - id: '14591' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public - id: '9887' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public - id: '8139' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public status: public supervisor: - first_name: Jiří full_name: Friml, Jiří id: 4159519E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Friml orcid: 0000-0002-8302-7596 - first_name: Martin full_name: Loose, Martin id: 462D4284-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Loose orcid: 0000-0001-7309-9724 title: Mechanism of clathrin-coated vesicle formation during endocytosis in plants tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: dissertation user_id: ba8df636-2132-11f1-aed0-ed93e2281fdd year: '2023' ... --- _id: '14562' abstract: - lang: eng text: "Regulation of the Arp2/3 complex is required for productive nucleation of branched actin networks. An emerging aspect of regulation is the incorporation of subunit isoforms into the Arp2/3 complex. Specifically, both ArpC5 subunit isoforms, ArpC5 and ArpC5L, have been reported to fine-tune nucleation activity and branch junction stability. We have combined reverse genetics and cellular structural biology to describe how ArpC5 and ArpC5L differentially affect cell migration. Both define the structural stability of ArpC1 in branch junctions and, in turn, by determining protrusion characteristics, affect protein dynamics and actin network ultrastructure. ArpC5 isoforms also affect the positioning of members of the Ena/Vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) family of actin filament elongators, which mediate ArpC5 isoform–specific effects on the actin assembly level. Our results suggest that ArpC5 and Ena/VASP proteins are part of a signaling pathway enhancing cell migration.\r\n" acknowledged_ssus: - _id: LifeSc - _id: Bio - _id: ScienComp - _id: EM-Fac acknowledgement: "We would like to thank K. von Peinen and B. Denker (Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany) for experimental and technical assistance, respectively.\r\nFunding: This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSUs) of ISTA through resources provided by Scientific Computing (SciComp), the Life Science Facility (LSF), the Imaging and Optics facility (IOF), and the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF). We acknowledge support from ISTA and from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) (P33367) to F.K.M.S., from the Research Training Group GRK2223 and the Helmholtz Society to K.R,. and from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) to J.F. and K.R." article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Florian KM full_name: Schur, Florian KM id: 48AD8942-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Schur orcid: 0000-0003-4790-8078 citation: ama: Schur FK. Research data of the publication “ArpC5 isoforms regulate Arp2/3 complex-dependent protrusion through differential Ena/VASP positioning.” 2023. doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:14562 apa: Schur, F. K. (2023). Research data of the publication “ArpC5 isoforms regulate Arp2/3 complex-dependent protrusion through differential Ena/VASP positioning.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:14562 chicago: Schur, Florian KM. “Research Data of the Publication ‘ArpC5 Isoforms Regulate Arp2/3 Complex-Dependent Protrusion through Differential Ena/VASP Positioning.’” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:14562. ieee: F. K. Schur, “Research data of the publication ‘ArpC5 isoforms regulate Arp2/3 complex-dependent protrusion through differential Ena/VASP positioning.’” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. ista: Schur FK. 2023. Research data of the publication ‘ArpC5 isoforms regulate Arp2/3 complex-dependent protrusion through differential Ena/VASP positioning’, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 10.15479/AT:ISTA:14562. mla: Schur, Florian KM. Research Data of the Publication “ArpC5 Isoforms Regulate Arp2/3 Complex-Dependent Protrusion through Differential Ena/VASP Positioning.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:14562. short: F.K. Schur, (2023). contributor: - contributor_type: researcher first_name: Florian id: 404F5528-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Fäßler orcid: 0000-0001-7149-769X - contributor_type: researcher first_name: Manjunath id: 305ab18b-dc7d-11ea-9b2f-b58195228ea2 last_name: Javoor - contributor_type: researcher first_name: Julia id: 3B12E2E6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Datler orcid: 0000-0002-3616-8580 - contributor_type: researcher first_name: Hermann last_name: Döring - contributor_type: researcher first_name: Florian id: b9d234ba-9e33-11ed-95b6-cd561df280e6 last_name: Hofer - contributor_type: researcher first_name: Georgi A id: 38C393BE-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Dimchev orcid: 0000-0001-8370-6161 - contributor_type: researcher first_name: Victor-Valentin id: 3661B498-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Hodirnau - contributor_type: researcher first_name: Jan last_name: Faix - contributor_type: researcher first_name: Klemens last_name: Rottner - contributor_type: researcher first_name: Florian KM id: 48AD8942-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Schur orcid: 0000-0003-4790-8078 corr_author: '1' date_created: 2023-11-20T09:22:33Z date_published: 2023-11-21T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2025-04-23T08:46:21Z day: '21' ddc: - 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access_level: open_access checksum: 223c98eceecbe65dd268f4f363a620d8 content_type: text/rtf creator: fschur date_created: 2023-11-20T11:49:58Z date_updated: 2023-11-20T11:49:58Z file_id: '14585' file_name: ReadMe.rtf file_size: 1460 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2023-11-20T11:49:58Z has_accepted_license: '1' month: '11' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version project: - _id: 9B954C5C-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A grant_number: P33367 name: Structure and isoform diversity of the Arp2/3 complex publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria related_material: record: - id: '12334' relation: used_in_publication status: public status: public title: Research data of the publication "ArpC5 isoforms regulate Arp2/3 complex-dependent protrusion through differential Ena/VASP positioning" tmp: image: /images/cc_by_sa.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License (CC BY-SA 4.0) short: CC BY-SA (4.0) type: research_data user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 year: '2023' ... --- OA_place: repository _id: '14591' abstract: - lang: eng text: Clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) is vital for the regulation of plant growth and development by controlling plasma membrane protein composition and cargo uptake. CME relies on the precise recruitment of regulators for vesicle maturation and release. Homologues of components of mammalian vesicle scission are strong candidates to be part of the scissin machinery in plants, but the precise roles of these proteins in this process is not fully understood. Here, we characterised the roles of Plant Dynamin-Related Proteins 2 (DRP2s) and SH3-domain containing protein 2 (SH3P2), the plant homologue to Dynamins’ recruiters, like Endophilin and Amphiphysin, in the CME by combining high-resolution imaging of endocytic events in vivo and characterisation of the purified proteins in vitro. Although DRP2s and SH3P2 arrive similarly late during CME and physically interact, genetic analysis of the Dsh3p1,2,3 triple-mutant and complementation assays with non-SH3P2-interacting DRP2 variants suggests that SH3P2 does not directly recruit DRP2s to the site of endocytosis. These observations imply that despite the presence of many well-conserved endocytic components, plants have acquired a distinct mechanism for CME. One Sentence Summary In contrast to predictions based on mammalian systems, plant Dynamin-related proteins 2 are recruited to the site of Clathrin-mediated endocytosis independently of BAR-SH3 proteins. acknowledged_ssus: - _id: EM-Fac - _id: LifeSc - _id: Bio article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Nataliia full_name: Gnyliukh, Nataliia id: 390C1120-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Gnyliukh orcid: 0000-0002-2198-0509 - first_name: Alexander J full_name: Johnson, Alexander J id: 46A62C3A-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Johnson orcid: 0000-0002-2739-8843 - first_name: Marie-Kristin full_name: Nagel, Marie-Kristin last_name: Nagel - first_name: Aline full_name: Monzer, Aline id: 2DB5D88C-D7B3-11E9-B8FD-7907E6697425 last_name: Monzer - first_name: Annamaria full_name: Hlavata, Annamaria id: 36062FEC-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Hlavata - first_name: Erika full_name: Isono, Erika last_name: Isono - first_name: Martin full_name: Loose, Martin id: 462D4284-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Loose orcid: 0000-0001-7309-9724 - first_name: Jiří full_name: Friml, Jiří id: 4159519E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Friml orcid: 0000-0002-8302-7596 citation: ama: Gnyliukh N, Johnson AJ, Nagel M-K, et al. Role of dynamin-related proteins 2 and SH3P2 in clathrin-mediated endocytosis in plants. bioRxiv. doi:10.1101/2023.10.09.561523 apa: Gnyliukh, N., Johnson, A. J., Nagel, M.-K., Monzer, A., Hlavata, A., Isono, E., … Friml, J. (n.d.). Role of dynamin-related proteins 2 and SH3P2 in clathrin-mediated endocytosis in plants. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.09.561523 chicago: Gnyliukh, Nataliia, Alexander J Johnson, Marie-Kristin Nagel, Aline Monzer, Annamaria Hlavata, Erika Isono, Martin Loose, and Jiří Friml. “Role of Dynamin-Related Proteins 2 and SH3P2 in Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis in Plants.” BioRxiv, n.d. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.09.561523. ieee: N. Gnyliukh et al., “Role of dynamin-related proteins 2 and SH3P2 in clathrin-mediated endocytosis in plants,” bioRxiv. . ista: Gnyliukh N, Johnson AJ, Nagel M-K, Monzer A, Hlavata A, Isono E, Loose M, Friml J. Role of dynamin-related proteins 2 and SH3P2 in clathrin-mediated endocytosis in plants. bioRxiv, 10.1101/2023.10.09.561523. mla: Gnyliukh, Nataliia, et al. “Role of Dynamin-Related Proteins 2 and SH3P2 in Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis in Plants.” BioRxiv, doi:10.1101/2023.10.09.561523. short: N. Gnyliukh, A.J. Johnson, M.-K. Nagel, A. Monzer, A. Hlavata, E. Isono, M. Loose, J. Friml, BioRxiv (n.d.). corr_author: '1' date_created: 2023-11-22T10:17:49Z date_published: 2023-10-10T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2026-06-21T22:30:40Z day: '10' department: - _id: JiFr - _id: MaLo - _id: CaBe doi: 10.1101/2023.10.09.561523 ec_funded: 1 language: - iso: eng main_file_link: - open_access: '1' url: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.09.561523 month: '10' oa: 1 oa_version: Preprint project: - _id: 2564DBCA-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '665385' name: International IST Doctoral Program publication: bioRxiv publication_status: draft related_material: record: - id: '15330' relation: later_version status: public - id: '14510' relation: dissertation_contains status: public status: public title: Role of dynamin-related proteins 2 and SH3P2 in clathrin-mediated endocytosis in plants type: preprint user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '14644' abstract: - lang: eng text: Transcription by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) can be repressed by noncoding RNA, including the human RNA Alu. However, the mechanism by which endogenous RNAs repress transcription remains unclear. Here we present cryo-electron microscopy structures of Pol II bound to Alu RNA, which reveal that Alu RNA mimics how DNA and RNA bind to Pol II during transcription elongation. Further, we show how domains of the general transcription factor TFIIF affect complex dynamics and control repressive activity. Together, we reveal how a non-coding RNA can regulate mammalian gene expression. acknowledged_ssus: - _id: LifeSc - _id: EM-Fac - _id: PreCl acknowledgement: "We thank B. Kaczmarek and other members of the Bernecky lab for helpful discussions. We thank V.-V. Hodirnau for SerialEM data collection and support with EPU data collection. We thank D. Slade for the wild type TFIIF expression\r\nplasmid. We thank N. Thompson and R. Burgess for the 8WG16 hybridoma cell line. We thank C. Plaschka and M. Loose for critical reading of the manuscript. This work was supported by Austrian Science Fund (FWF) grant P34185. This research was further supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of IST Austria through resources provided by the Lab Support Facility (LSF), Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF), Scientific Computing (SciComp), and the Preclinical Facility (PCF)." article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Katarina full_name: Tluckova, Katarina id: 4AC7D980-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Tluckova - first_name: Anita P full_name: Testa Salmazo, Anita P id: 41F1F098-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Testa Salmazo - first_name: Carrie A full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A id: 2CB9DFE2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Bernecky orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036 citation: ama: Tluckova K, Testa Salmazo AP, Bernecky C. Mechanism of mammalian transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA. doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:14644 apa: Tluckova, K., Testa Salmazo, A. P., & Bernecky, C. (n.d.). Mechanism of mammalian transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:14644 chicago: Tluckova, Katarina, Anita P Testa Salmazo, and Carrie Bernecky. “Mechanism of Mammalian Transcriptional Repression by Noncoding RNA.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, n.d. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:14644. ieee: K. Tluckova, A. P. Testa Salmazo, and C. Bernecky, “Mechanism of mammalian transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria. ista: Tluckova K, Testa Salmazo AP, Bernecky C. Mechanism of mammalian transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA. 10.15479/AT:ISTA:14644. mla: Tluckova, Katarina, et al. Mechanism of Mammalian Transcriptional Repression by Noncoding RNA. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:14644. short: K. Tluckova, A.P. Testa Salmazo, C. Bernecky, (n.d.). corr_author: '1' date_created: 2023-12-04T14:51:00Z date_published: 2023-12-05T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2025-11-20T10:28:37Z day: '05' ddc: - '572' doi: 10.15479/AT:ISTA:14644 file: - access_level: open_access checksum: c45608cb97ee36d7b50ba518db8e07b0 content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2023-12-05T10:37:02Z date_updated: 2023-12-05T10:37:02Z file_id: '14646' file_name: 2023_Tluckova_etal_REx.pdf file_size: 4892920 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2023-12-05T10:37:02Z has_accepted_license: '1' language: - iso: eng month: '12' oa: 1 oa_version: Submitted Version project: - _id: c08a6700-5a5b-11eb-8a69-82a722b2bc30 grant_number: P34185 name: Regulation of mammalian transcription by noncoding RNA publication_status: draft publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria related_material: record: - id: '18778' relation: later_version status: public status: public title: Mechanism of mammalian transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA tmp: image: /images/cc_by_nc.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) short: CC BY-NC (4.0) type: preprint user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '14719' abstract: - lang: eng text: Lithium–sulfur batteries are regarded as an advantageous option for meeting the growing demand for high-energy-density storage, but their commercialization relies on solving the current limitations of both sulfur cathodes and lithium metal anodes. In this scenario, the implementation of lithium sulfide (Li2S) cathodes compatible with alternative anode materials such as silicon has the potential to alleviate the safety concerns associated with lithium metal. In this direction, here, we report a sulfur cathode based on Li2S nanocrystals grown on a catalytic host consisting of CoFeP nanoparticles supported on tubular carbon nitride. Nanosized Li2S is incorporated into the host by a scalable liquid infiltration–evaporation method. Theoretical calculations and experimental results demonstrate that the CoFeP–CN composite can boost the polysulfide adsorption/conversion reaction kinetics and strongly reduce the initial overpotential activation barrier by stretching the Li–S bonds of Li2S. Besides, the ultrasmall size of the Li2S particles in the Li2S–CoFeP–CN composite cathode facilitates the initial activation. Overall, the Li2S–CoFeP–CN electrodes exhibit a low activation barrier of 2.56 V, a high initial capacity of 991 mA h gLi2S–1, and outstanding cyclability with a small fading rate of 0.029% per cycle over 800 cycles. Moreover, Si/Li2S full cells are assembled using the nanostructured Li2S–CoFeP–CN cathode and a prelithiated anode based on graphite-supported silicon nanowires. These Si/Li2S cells demonstrate high initial discharge capacities above 900 mA h gLi2S–1 and good cyclability with a capacity fading rate of 0.28% per cycle over 150 cycles. acknowledged_ssus: - _id: EM-Fac - _id: NanoFab acknowledgement: The authors acknowledge the support from the 2BoSS project of the ERA-MIN3 program with the Spanish grant number PCI2022-132985/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the French grant number ANR-22-MIN3-0003-01. J.L. acknowledges the support from the Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province 2022NSFSC1229. The authors acknowledge the funding from Generalitat de Catalunya 2021 SGR 01581 and European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR. This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA Austria through resources provided by Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF) and the Nanofabrication Facility (NNF). article_processing_charge: No article_type: original author: - first_name: Hamid full_name: Mollania, Hamid last_name: Mollania - first_name: Chaoqi full_name: Zhang, Chaoqi last_name: Zhang - first_name: Ruifeng full_name: Du, Ruifeng last_name: Du - first_name: Xueqiang full_name: Qi, Xueqiang last_name: Qi - first_name: Junshan full_name: Li, Junshan last_name: Li - first_name: Sharona full_name: Horta, Sharona id: 03a7e858-01b1-11ec-8b71-99ae6c4a05bc last_name: Horta - first_name: Maria full_name: Ibáñez, Maria id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Ibáñez orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843 - first_name: Caroline full_name: Keller, Caroline last_name: Keller - first_name: Pascale full_name: Chenevier, Pascale last_name: Chenevier - first_name: Majid full_name: Oloomi-Buygi, Majid last_name: Oloomi-Buygi - first_name: Andreu full_name: Cabot, Andreu last_name: Cabot citation: ama: Mollania H, Zhang C, Du R, et al. Nanostructured Li₂S cathodes for silicon-sulfur batteries. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2023;15(50):58462–58475. doi:10.1021/acsami.3c14072 apa: Mollania, H., Zhang, C., Du, R., Qi, X., Li, J., Horta, S., … Cabot, A. (2023). Nanostructured Li₂S cathodes for silicon-sulfur batteries. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c14072 chicago: Mollania, Hamid, Chaoqi Zhang, Ruifeng Du, Xueqiang Qi, Junshan Li, Sharona Horta, Maria Ibáñez, et al. “Nanostructured Li₂S Cathodes for Silicon-Sulfur Batteries.” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. American Chemical Society, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c14072. ieee: H. Mollania et al., “Nanostructured Li₂S cathodes for silicon-sulfur batteries,” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 15, no. 50. American Chemical Society, pp. 58462–58475, 2023. ista: Mollania H, Zhang C, Du R, Qi X, Li J, Horta S, Ibáñez M, Keller C, Chenevier P, Oloomi-Buygi M, Cabot A. 2023. Nanostructured Li₂S cathodes for silicon-sulfur batteries. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 15(50), 58462–58475. mla: Mollania, Hamid, et al. “Nanostructured Li₂S Cathodes for Silicon-Sulfur Batteries.” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 15, no. 50, American Chemical Society, 2023, pp. 58462–58475, doi:10.1021/acsami.3c14072. short: H. Mollania, C. Zhang, R. Du, X. Qi, J. Li, S. Horta, M. Ibáñez, C. Keller, P. Chenevier, M. Oloomi-Buygi, A. Cabot, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 15 (2023) 58462–58475. date_created: 2023-12-31T23:01:03Z date_published: 2023-12-05T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2025-09-09T14:04:51Z day: '05' department: - _id: MaIb doi: 10.1021/acsami.3c14072 external_id: isi: - '001143038500001' pmid: - '38052030' intvolume: ' 15' isi: 1 issue: '50' language: - iso: eng month: '12' oa_version: None page: 58462–58475 pmid: 1 publication: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces publication_identifier: eissn: - 1944-8252 issn: - 1944-8244 publication_status: published publisher: American Chemical Society quality_controlled: '1' scopus_import: '1' status: public title: Nanostructured Li₂S cathodes for silicon-sulfur batteries type: journal_article user_id: 317138e5-6ab7-11ef-aa6d-ffef3953e345 volume: 15 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '12334' abstract: - lang: eng text: Regulation of the Arp2/3 complex is required for productive nucleation of branched actin networks. An emerging aspect of regulation is the incorporation of subunit isoforms into the Arp2/3 complex. Specifically, both ArpC5 subunit isoforms, ArpC5 and ArpC5L, have been reported to fine-tune nucleation activity and branch junction stability. We have combined reverse genetics and cellular structural biology to describe how ArpC5 and ArpC5L differentially affect cell migration. Both define the structural stability of ArpC1 in branch junctions and, in turn, by determining protrusion characteristics, affect protein dynamics and actin network ultrastructure. ArpC5 isoforms also affect the positioning of members of the Ena/Vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) family of actin filament elongators, which mediate ArpC5 isoform–specific effects on the actin assembly level. Our results suggest that ArpC5 and Ena/VASP proteins are part of a signaling pathway enhancing cell migration. acknowledged_ssus: - _id: ScienComp - _id: LifeSc - _id: Bio - _id: EM-Fac acknowledgement: "We would like to thank K. von Peinen and B. Denker (Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany) for experimental and technical assistance, respectively.\r\nThis research was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSUs) of ISTA through resources provided by Scientific Computing (SciComp), the Life Science Facility (LSF), the Imaging and Optics facility (IOF), and the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF). We acknowledge support from ISTA and from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) (P33367) to F.K.M.S., from the Research Training Group GRK2223 and the Helmholtz Society to K.R,. and from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) to J.F. and K.R." article_number: add6495 article_processing_charge: No article_type: original author: - first_name: Florian full_name: Fäßler, Florian id: 404F5528-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Fäßler orcid: 0000-0001-7149-769X - first_name: Manjunath full_name: Javoor, Manjunath id: 305ab18b-dc7d-11ea-9b2f-b58195228ea2 last_name: Javoor orcid: 0000-0003-2311-2112 - first_name: Julia full_name: Datler, Julia id: 3B12E2E6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Datler orcid: 0000-0002-3616-8580 - first_name: Hermann full_name: Döring, Hermann last_name: Döring - first_name: Florian full_name: Hofer, Florian id: b9d234ba-9e33-11ed-95b6-cd561df280e6 last_name: Hofer - first_name: Georgi A full_name: Dimchev, Georgi A id: 38C393BE-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Dimchev orcid: 0000-0001-8370-6161 - first_name: Victor-Valentin full_name: Hodirnau, Victor-Valentin id: 3661B498-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Hodirnau orcid: 0000-0003-3904-947X - first_name: Jan full_name: Faix, Jan last_name: Faix - first_name: Klemens full_name: Rottner, Klemens last_name: Rottner - first_name: Florian KM full_name: Schur, Florian KM id: 48AD8942-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Schur orcid: 0000-0003-4790-8078 citation: ama: Fäßler F, Javoor M, Datler J, et al. ArpC5 isoforms regulate Arp2/3 complex–dependent protrusion through differential Ena/VASP positioning. Science Advances. 2023;9(3). doi:10.1126/sciadv.add6495 apa: Fäßler, F., Javoor, M., Datler, J., Döring, H., Hofer, F., Dimchev, G. A., … Schur, F. K. (2023). ArpC5 isoforms regulate Arp2/3 complex–dependent protrusion through differential Ena/VASP positioning. Science Advances. American Association for the Advancement of Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.add6495 chicago: Fäßler, Florian, Manjunath Javoor, Julia Datler, Hermann Döring, Florian Hofer, Georgi A Dimchev, Victor-Valentin Hodirnau, Jan Faix, Klemens Rottner, and Florian KM Schur. “ArpC5 Isoforms Regulate Arp2/3 Complex–Dependent Protrusion through Differential Ena/VASP Positioning.” Science Advances. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.add6495. ieee: F. Fäßler et al., “ArpC5 isoforms regulate Arp2/3 complex–dependent protrusion through differential Ena/VASP positioning,” Science Advances, vol. 9, no. 3. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2023. ista: Fäßler F, Javoor M, Datler J, Döring H, Hofer F, Dimchev GA, Hodirnau V-V, Faix J, Rottner K, Schur FK. 2023. ArpC5 isoforms regulate Arp2/3 complex–dependent protrusion through differential Ena/VASP positioning. Science Advances. 9(3), add6495. mla: Fäßler, Florian, et al. “ArpC5 Isoforms Regulate Arp2/3 Complex–Dependent Protrusion through Differential Ena/VASP Positioning.” Science Advances, vol. 9, no. 3, add6495, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2023, doi:10.1126/sciadv.add6495. short: F. Fäßler, M. Javoor, J. Datler, H. Döring, F. Hofer, G.A. Dimchev, V.-V. Hodirnau, J. Faix, K. Rottner, F.K. Schur, Science Advances 9 (2023). corr_author: '1' date_created: 2023-01-23T07:26:42Z date_published: 2023-01-20T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2026-04-07T12:59:44Z day: '20' ddc: - '570' department: - _id: FlSc - _id: EM-Fac doi: 10.1126/sciadv.add6495 external_id: isi: - '000964550100015' pmid: - '36662867' file: - access_level: open_access checksum: ce81a6d0b84170e5e8c62f6acfa15d9e content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2023-01-23T07:45:54Z date_updated: 2023-01-23T07:45:54Z file_id: '12335' file_name: 2023_ScienceAdvances_Faessler.pdf file_size: 1756234 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2023-01-23T07:45:54Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 9' isi: 1 issue: '3' keyword: - Multidisciplinary language: - iso: eng month: '01' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version pmid: 1 project: - _id: 9B954C5C-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A grant_number: P33367 name: Structure and isoform diversity of the Arp2/3 complex publication: Science Advances publication_identifier: issn: - 2375-2548 publication_status: published publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science quality_controlled: '1' related_material: record: - id: '14562' relation: research_data status: public - id: '18766' relation: dissertation_contains status: public scopus_import: '1' status: public title: ArpC5 isoforms regulate Arp2/3 complex–dependent protrusion through differential Ena/VASP positioning tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: journal_article user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 volume: 9 year: '2023' ... --- OA_place: publisher _id: '12470' abstract: - lang: eng text: "The brain is an exceptionally sophisticated organ consisting of billions of cells and trillions of \r\nconnections that orchestrate our cognition and behavior. To decode its complex connectivity, it is \r\npivotal to disentangle its intricate architecture spanning from cm-sized circuits down to tens of \r\nnm-small synapses.\r\nTo achieve this goal, I developed CATS – Comprehensive Analysis of nervous Tissue across \r\nScales, a versatile toolbox for obtaining a holistic view of nervous tissue context with (super\x02resolution) fluorescence microscopy. CATS combines comprehensive labeling of the extracellular\r\nspace, that is compatible with chemical fixation, with information on molecular markers, super\x02resolved data acquisition and machine-learning based data analysis for segmentation and synapse \r\nidentification.\r\nI used CATS to analyze key features of nervous tissue connectivity, ranging from whole tissue \r\narchitecture, neuronal in- and output-fields, down to synapse morphology.\r\nFocusing on the hippocampal circuitry, I quantified synaptic transmission properties of mossy \r\nfiber boutons and analyzed the connectivity pattern of dentate gyrus granule cells with CA3 \r\npyramidal neurons. This shows that CATS is a viable tool to study hallmarks of neuronal \r\nconnectivity with light microscopy." acknowledged_ssus: - _id: Bio - _id: LifeSc - _id: PreCl - _id: EM-Fac - _id: M-Shop - _id: ScienComp alternative_title: - ISTA Thesis article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Julia M full_name: Michalska, Julia M id: 443DB6DE-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Michalska orcid: 0000-0003-3862-1235 citation: ama: Michalska JM. A versatile toolbox for the comprehensive analysis of nervous tissue organization with light microscopy. 2023. doi:10.15479/at:ista:12470 apa: Michalska, J. M. (2023). A versatile toolbox for the comprehensive analysis of nervous tissue organization with light microscopy. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12470 chicago: Michalska, Julia M. “A Versatile Toolbox for the Comprehensive Analysis of Nervous Tissue Organization with Light Microscopy.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12470. ieee: J. M. Michalska, “A versatile toolbox for the comprehensive analysis of nervous tissue organization with light microscopy,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. ista: Michalska JM. 2023. A versatile toolbox for the comprehensive analysis of nervous tissue organization with light microscopy. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. mla: Michalska, Julia M. A Versatile Toolbox for the Comprehensive Analysis of Nervous Tissue Organization with Light Microscopy. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/at:ista:12470. short: J.M. Michalska, A Versatile Toolbox for the Comprehensive Analysis of Nervous Tissue Organization with Light Microscopy, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. corr_author: '1' date_created: 2023-01-31T15:10:53Z date_published: 2023-01-09T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2026-04-07T14:11:10Z day: '09' ddc: - '610' degree_awarded: PhD department: - _id: GradSch - _id: JoDa doi: 10.15479/at:ista:12470 ec_funded: 1 file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 1a2306e5f59f52df598e7ecfadf921ac content_type: application/pdf creator: cchlebak date_created: 2023-01-31T15:11:42Z date_updated: 2023-07-27T22:30:54Z embargo: 2023-07-09 file_id: '12471' file_name: 20230109_PhD_thesis_JM_final.pdf file_size: 41771714 relation: main_file - access_level: closed checksum: 0bebbdee0773443959e1f6ab8caf281f content_type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document creator: cchlebak date_created: 2023-01-31T15:11:51Z date_updated: 2023-07-10T22:30:04Z embargo_to: open_access file_id: '12472' file_name: 20230109_PhD_thesis_JM_final.docx file_size: 66983464 relation: source_file file_date_updated: 2023-07-27T22:30:54Z has_accepted_license: '1' language: - iso: eng month: '01' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version page: '201' project: - _id: 2564DBCA-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '665385' name: International IST Doctoral Program - _id: 26AA4EF2-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: FWF grant_number: W1232-B24 name: Molecular Drug Targets publication_identifier: isbn: - 978-3-99078-026-8 issn: - 2663-337X publication_status: published publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria related_material: record: - id: '11943' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public - id: '11950' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public status: public supervisor: - first_name: Johann G full_name: Danzl, Johann G id: 42EFD3B6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Danzl orcid: 0000-0001-8559-3973 title: A versatile toolbox for the comprehensive analysis of nervous tissue organization with light microscopy tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: dissertation user_id: ba8df636-2132-11f1-aed0-ed93e2281fdd year: '2023' ... --- OA_place: publisher _id: '12491' abstract: - lang: eng text: "The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a hydrated and complex three-dimensional network consisting of proteins, polysaccharides, and water. It provides structural scaffolding for the cells embedded within it and is essential in regulating numerous physiological processes, including cell migration and proliferation, wound healing, and stem cell fate. \r\nDespite extensive study, detailed structural knowledge of ECM components in physiologically relevant conditions is still rudimentary. This is due to methodological limitations in specimen preparation protocols which are incompatible with keeping large samples, such as the ECM, in their native state for subsequent imaging. Conventional electron microscopy (EM) techniques rely on fixation, dehydration, contrasting, and sectioning. This results in the alteration of a highly hydrated environment and the potential introduction of artifacts. Other structural biology techniques, such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography, allow high-resolution analysis of protein structures but only work on homogenous and purified samples, hence lacking contextual information. Currently, no approach exists for the ultrastructural and structural study of extracellular components under native conditions in a physiological, 3D environment. \r\nIn this thesis, I have developed a workflow that allows for the ultrastructural analysis of the ECM in near-native conditions at molecular resolution. The developments I introduced include implementing a novel specimen preparation workflow for cell-derived matrices (CDMs) to render them compatible with ion-beam milling and subsequent high-resolution cryo-electron tomography (ET). \r\nTo this end, I have established protocols to generate CDMs grown over several weeks on EM grids that are compatible with downstream cryo-EM sample preparation and imaging techniques. Characterization of these ECMs confirmed that they contain essential ECM components such as collagen I, collagen VI, and fibronectin I in high abundance and hence represent a bona fide biologically-relevant sample. I successfully optimized vitrification of these specimens by testing various vitrification techniques and cryoprotectants. \r\nIn order to obtain high-resolution molecular insights into the ultrastructure and organization of CDMs, I established cryo-focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIBSEM) on these challenging and complex specimens. I explored different approaches for the creation of thin cryo-lamellae by FIB milling and succeeded in optimizing the cryo-lift-out technique, resulting in high-quality lamellae of approximately 200 nm thickness. \r\nHigh-resolution Cryo-ET of these lamellae revealed for the first time the architecture of native CDM in the context of matrix-secreting cells. This allowed for the in situ visualization of fibrillar matrix proteins such as collagen, laying the foundation for future structural and ultrastructural characterization of these proteins in their near-native environment. \r\nIn summary, in this thesis, I present a novel workflow that combines state-of-the-art cryo-EM specimen preparation and imaging technologies to permit characterization of the ECM, an important tissue component in higher organisms. This innovative and highly versatile workflow will enable addressing far-reaching questions on ECM architecture, composition, and reciprocal ECM-cell interactions." acknowledged_ssus: - _id: EM-Fac - _id: LifeSc - _id: Bio alternative_title: - ISTA Thesis article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Bettina full_name: Zens, Bettina id: 45FD126C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Zens orcid: 0000-0002-9561-1239 citation: ama: Zens B. Ultrastructural characterization of natively preserved extracellular matrix by cryo-electron tomography. 2023. doi:10.15479/at:ista:12491 apa: Zens, B. (2023). Ultrastructural characterization of natively preserved extracellular matrix by cryo-electron tomography. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12491 chicago: Zens, Bettina. “Ultrastructural Characterization of Natively Preserved Extracellular Matrix by Cryo-Electron Tomography.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12491. ieee: B. Zens, “Ultrastructural characterization of natively preserved extracellular matrix by cryo-electron tomography,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. ista: Zens B. 2023. Ultrastructural characterization of natively preserved extracellular matrix by cryo-electron tomography. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. mla: Zens, Bettina. Ultrastructural Characterization of Natively Preserved Extracellular Matrix by Cryo-Electron Tomography. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/at:ista:12491. short: B. Zens, Ultrastructural Characterization of Natively Preserved Extracellular Matrix by Cryo-Electron Tomography, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. corr_author: '1' date_created: 2023-02-02T14:50:20Z date_published: 2023-02-02T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2026-04-07T13:49:23Z day: '02' ddc: - '570' degree_awarded: PhD department: - _id: GradSch - _id: FlSc doi: 10.15479/at:ista:12491 file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 069d87f025e0799bf9e3c375664264f2 content_type: application/pdf creator: bzens date_created: 2023-02-07T13:07:38Z date_updated: 2024-02-08T23:30:04Z embargo: 2024-02-07 file_id: '12527' file_name: PhDThesis_BettinaZens_2023_final.pdf file_size: 23082464 relation: main_file - access_level: closed checksum: 8c66ed203495d6e078ed1002a866520c content_type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document creator: bzens date_created: 2023-02-07T13:09:05Z date_updated: 2024-02-08T23:30:04Z embargo_to: open_access file_id: '12528' file_name: PhDThesis_BettinaZens_2023_final.docx file_size: 106169509 relation: source_file file_date_updated: 2024-02-08T23:30:04Z has_accepted_license: '1' keyword: - cryo-EM - cryo-ET - FIB milling - method development - FIBSEM - extracellular matrix - ECM - cell-derived matrices - CDMs - cell culture - high pressure freezing - HPF - structural biology - tomography - collagen language: - iso: eng month: '02' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version page: '187' project: - _id: eba3b5f6-77a9-11ec-83b8-cf0905748aa3 name: Integrated visual proteomics of reciprocal cell-extracellular matrix interactions - _id: 059B463C-7A3F-11EA-A408-12923DDC885E name: "NÃ\x96-Fonds Preis für die Jungforscherin des Jahres am IST Austria" publication_identifier: isbn: - 978-3-99078-027-5 issn: - 2663-337X publication_status: published publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria related_material: record: - id: '8586' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public status: public supervisor: - first_name: Florian KM full_name: Schur, Florian KM id: 48AD8942-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Schur orcid: 0000-0003-4790-8078 title: Ultrastructural characterization of natively preserved extracellular matrix by cryo-electron tomography type: dissertation user_id: ba8df636-2132-11f1-aed0-ed93e2281fdd year: '2023' ... --- _id: '12759' abstract: - lang: eng text: Stereological methods for estimating the 3D particle size and density from 2D projections are essential to many research fields. These methods are, however, prone to errors arising from undetected particle profiles due to sectioning and limited resolution, known as ‘lost caps’. A potential solution developed by Keiding, Jensen, and Ranek in 1972, which we refer to as the Keiding model, accounts for lost caps by quantifying the smallest detectable profile in terms of its limiting ‘cap angle’ (ϕ), a size-independent measure of a particle’s distance from the section surface. However, this simple solution has not been widely adopted nor tested. Rather, model-independent design-based stereological methods, which do not explicitly account for lost caps, have come to the fore. Here, we provide the first experimental validation of the Keiding model by comparing the size and density of particles estimated from 2D projections with direct measurement from 3D EM reconstructions of the same tissue. We applied the Keiding model to estimate the size and density of somata, nuclei and vesicles in the cerebellum of mice and rats, where high packing density can be problematic for design-based methods. Our analysis reveals a Gaussian distribution for ϕ rather than a single value. Nevertheless, curve fits of the Keiding model to the 2D diameter distribution accurately estimate the mean ϕ and 3D diameter distribution. While systematic testing using simulations revealed an upper limit to determining ϕ, our analysis shows that estimated ϕ can be used to determine the 3D particle density from the 2D density under a wide range of conditions, and this method is potentially more accurate than minimum-size-based lost-cap corrections and disector methods. Our results show the Keiding model provides an efficient means of accurately estimating the size and density of particles from 2D projections even under conditions of a high density. acknowledged_ssus: - _id: EM-Fac acknowledgement: "We thank the IST Austria Electron Microscopy Facility for technical support, and Diccon Coyle, Andrea Lőrincz and Zoltan Nusser for their helpful comments and discussions.\r\nFunding for JSR and RAS was from the Wellcome Trust (203048; 224499; https://\r\nwellcome.org/). RAS is in receipt of a Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellowship (224499).\r\nFunding for CBM and PJ was from Fond zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (V\r\n739-B27 Elise-Richter Programme to CBM, Z 312-B27 Wittgenstein Award to PJ; \r\nhttps://www.fwf.ac.at). PJ received funding from the European Research Council (ERC; https://erc.europa.eu) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement no. 692692). NH was supported by a European\r\nResearch Council Advanced Grant (ERC-AG787157)." article_number: e0277148 article_processing_charge: No article_type: original author: - first_name: Jason Seth full_name: Rothman, Jason Seth last_name: Rothman - first_name: Carolina full_name: Borges Merjane, Carolina id: 4305C450-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Borges Merjane orcid: 0000-0003-0005-401X - first_name: Noemi full_name: Holderith, Noemi last_name: Holderith - first_name: Peter M full_name: Jonas, Peter M id: 353C1B58-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Jonas orcid: 0000-0001-5001-4804 - first_name: R. full_name: Angus Silver, R. last_name: Angus Silver citation: ama: Rothman JS, Borges Merjane C, Holderith N, Jonas PM, Angus Silver R. Validation of a stereological method for estimating particle size and density from 2D projections with high accuracy. PLoS ONE. 2023;18(3 March). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0277148 apa: Rothman, J. S., Borges Merjane, C., Holderith, N., Jonas, P. M., & Angus Silver, R. (2023). Validation of a stereological method for estimating particle size and density from 2D projections with high accuracy. PLoS ONE. Public Library of Science. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277148 chicago: Rothman, Jason Seth, Carolina Borges Merjane, Noemi Holderith, Peter M Jonas, and R. Angus Silver. “Validation of a Stereological Method for Estimating Particle Size and Density from 2D Projections with High Accuracy.” PLoS ONE. Public Library of Science, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277148. ieee: J. S. Rothman, C. Borges Merjane, N. Holderith, P. M. Jonas, and R. Angus Silver, “Validation of a stereological method for estimating particle size and density from 2D projections with high accuracy,” PLoS ONE, vol. 18, no. 3 March. Public Library of Science, 2023. ista: Rothman JS, Borges Merjane C, Holderith N, Jonas PM, Angus Silver R. 2023. Validation of a stereological method for estimating particle size and density from 2D projections with high accuracy. PLoS ONE. 18(3 March), e0277148. mla: Rothman, Jason Seth, et al. “Validation of a Stereological Method for Estimating Particle Size and Density from 2D Projections with High Accuracy.” PLoS ONE, vol. 18, no. 3 March, e0277148, Public Library of Science, 2023, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0277148. short: J.S. Rothman, C. Borges Merjane, N. Holderith, P.M. Jonas, R. Angus Silver, PLoS ONE 18 (2023). date_created: 2023-03-26T22:01:07Z date_published: 2023-03-17T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2025-04-23T08:50:50Z day: '17' ddc: - '570' department: - _id: PeJo doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277148 ec_funded: 1 external_id: isi: - '001024737400001' pmid: - '36930689' file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 2380331ec27cc87808826fc64419ac1c content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2023-03-27T06:51:09Z date_updated: 2023-03-27T06:51:09Z file_id: '12770' file_name: 2023_PLoSOne_Rothman.pdf file_size: 7290413 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2023-03-27T06:51:09Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 18' isi: 1 issue: 3 March language: - iso: eng month: '03' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version pmid: 1 project: - _id: 25B7EB9E-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '692692' name: Biophysics and circuit function of a giant cortical glutamatergic synapse - _id: 25C5A090-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: FWF grant_number: Z00312 name: Synaptic communication in neuronal microcircuits - _id: 2696E7FE-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: FWF grant_number: V00739 name: Structural plasticity at mossy fiber-CA3 synapses publication: PLoS ONE publication_identifier: eissn: - 1932-6203 publication_status: published publisher: Public Library of Science quality_controlled: '1' scopus_import: '1' status: public title: Validation of a stereological method for estimating particle size and density from 2D projections with high accuracy tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: journal_article user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 volume: 18 year: '2023' ... --- OA_place: publisher _id: '12781' abstract: - lang: eng text: "Most energy in humans is produced in form of ATP by the mitochondrial respiratory chain consisting of several protein assemblies embedded into lipid membrane (complexes I-V). Complex I is the first and the largest enzyme of the respiratory chain which is essential for energy production. It couples the transfer of two electrons from NADH to ubiquinone with proton translocation across bacterial or inner mitochondrial membrane. The coupling mechanism between electron transfer and proton translocation is one of the biggest enigma in bioenergetics and structural biology. Even though the enzyme has been studied for decades, only recent technological advances in cryo-EM allowed its extensive structural investigation. \r\n\r\nComplex I from E.coli appears to be of special importance because it is a perfect model system with a rich mutant library, however the structure of the entire complex was unknown. In this thesis I have resolved structures of the minimal complex I version from E. coli in different states including reduced, inhibited, under reaction turnover and several others. Extensive structural analyses of these structures and comparison to structures from other species allowed to derive general features of conformational dynamics and propose a universal coupling mechanism. The mechanism is straightforward, robust and consistent with decades of experimental data available for complex I from different species. \r\n\r\nCyanobacterial NDH (cyanobacterial complex I) is a part of broad complex I superfamily and was studied as well in this thesis. It plays an important role in cyclic electron transfer (CET), during which electrons are cycled within PSI through ferredoxin and plastoquinone to generate proton gradient without NADPH production. Here, I solved structure of NDH and revealed additional state, which was not observed before. The novel “resting” state allowed to propose the mechanism of CET regulation. Moreover, conformational dynamics of NDH resembles one in complex I which suggest more broad universality of the proposed coupling mechanism.\r\n\r\nIn summary, results presented here helped to interpret decades of experimental data for complex I and contributed to fundamental mechanistic understanding of protein function.\r\n" acknowledged_ssus: - _id: EM-Fac alternative_title: - ISTA Thesis article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Vladyslav full_name: Kravchuk, Vladyslav id: 4D62F2A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Kravchuk orcid: 0000-0001-9523-9089 citation: ama: Kravchuk V. Structural and mechanistic study of bacterial complex I and its cyanobacterial ortholog. 2023. doi:10.15479/at:ista:12781 apa: Kravchuk, V. (2023). Structural and mechanistic study of bacterial complex I and its cyanobacterial ortholog. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12781 chicago: Kravchuk, Vladyslav. “Structural and Mechanistic Study of Bacterial Complex I and Its Cyanobacterial Ortholog.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12781. ieee: V. Kravchuk, “Structural and mechanistic study of bacterial complex I and its cyanobacterial ortholog,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. ista: Kravchuk V. 2023. Structural and mechanistic study of bacterial complex I and its cyanobacterial ortholog. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. mla: Kravchuk, Vladyslav. Structural and Mechanistic Study of Bacterial Complex I and Its Cyanobacterial Ortholog. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/at:ista:12781. short: V. Kravchuk, Structural and Mechanistic Study of Bacterial Complex I and Its Cyanobacterial Ortholog, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. corr_author: '1' date_created: 2023-03-31T12:24:42Z date_published: 2023-03-23T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2026-04-07T14:10:40Z day: '23' ddc: - '570' - '572' degree_awarded: PhD department: - _id: GradSch - _id: LeSa doi: 10.15479/at:ista:12781 ec_funded: 1 file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 5ebb6345cb4119f93460c81310265a6d content_type: application/pdf creator: vkravchu date_created: 2023-04-19T14:33:41Z date_updated: 2024-04-22T22:30:06Z embargo: 2024-04-20 file_id: '12852' file_name: VladyslavKravchuk_PhD_Thesis_PostSub_Final_1.pdf file_size: 6071553 relation: main_file - access_level: open_access checksum: c12055c48411d030d2afa51de2166221 content_type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document creator: vkravchu date_created: 2023-04-19T14:33:52Z date_updated: 2024-04-22T22:30:06Z embargo: 2024-04-20 file_id: '12853' file_name: VladyslavKravchuk_PhD_Thesis_PostSub_Final.docx file_size: 19468766 relation: source_file file_date_updated: 2024-04-22T22:30:06Z has_accepted_license: '1' language: - iso: eng month: '03' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version page: '127' project: - _id: 238A0A5A-32DE-11EA-91FC-C7463DDC885E grant_number: '25541' name: 'Structural characterization of E. coli complex I: an important mechanistic model' - _id: 627abdeb-2b32-11ec-9570-ec31a97243d3 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '101020697' name: Structure and mechanism of respiratory chain molecular machines publication_identifier: isbn: - 978-3-99078-029-9 issn: - 2663-337X publication_status: published publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria related_material: record: - id: '12138' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public status: public supervisor: - first_name: Leonid A full_name: Sazanov, Leonid A id: 338D39FE-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Sazanov orcid: 0000-0002-0977-7989 title: Structural and mechanistic study of bacterial complex I and its cyanobacterial ortholog type: dissertation user_id: ba8df636-2132-11f1-aed0-ed93e2281fdd year: '2023' ... --- _id: '12802' abstract: - lang: eng text: Little is known about the critical metabolic changes that neural cells have to undergo during development and how temporary shifts in this program can influence brain circuitries and behavior. Inspired by the discovery that mutations in SLC7A5, a transporter of metabolically essential large neutral amino acids (LNAAs), lead to autism, we employed metabolomic profiling to study the metabolic states of the cerebral cortex across different developmental stages. We found that the forebrain undergoes significant metabolic remodeling throughout development, with certain groups of metabolites showing stage-specific changes, but what are the consequences of perturbing this metabolic program? By manipulating Slc7a5 expression in neural cells, we found that the metabolism of LNAAs and lipids are interconnected in the cortex. Deletion of Slc7a5 in neurons affects the postnatal metabolic state, leading to a shift in lipid metabolism. Additionally, it causes stage- and cell-type-specific alterations in neuronal activity patterns, resulting in a long-term circuit dysfunction. acknowledged_ssus: - _id: PreCl - _id: EM-Fac - _id: Bio - _id: LifeSc acknowledgement: We thank A. Freeman and V. Voronin for technical assistance, S. Deixler, A. Stichelberger, M. Schunn, and the Preclinical Facility for managing our animal colony. We thank L. Andersen and J. Sonntag, who were involved in generating the MADM lines. We thank the ISTA LSF Mass Spectrometry Core Facility for assistance with the proteomic analysis, as well as the ISTA electron microscopy and Imaging and Optics facility for technical support. Metabolomics LC-MS/MS analysis was performed by the Metabolomics Facility at Vienna BioCenter Core Facilities (VBCF). We acknowledge the support of the EMBL Metabolomics Core Facility (MCF) for lipidomics and intracellular metabolomics mass spectrometry data acquisition and analysis. RNA sequencing was performed by the Next Generation Sequencing Facility at VBCF. Schematics were generated using Biorender.com. This work was supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF, DK W1232-B24) and by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (ERC) grant 725780 (LinPro) to S.H. and 715508 (REVERSEAUTISM) to G.N. article_processing_charge: Yes (via OA deal) article_type: original author: - first_name: Lisa full_name: Knaus, Lisa id: 3B2ABCF4-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Knaus - first_name: Bernadette full_name: Basilico, Bernadette id: 36035796-5ACA-11E9-A75E-7AF2E5697425 last_name: Basilico orcid: 0000-0003-1843-3173 - first_name: Daniel full_name: Malzl, Daniel last_name: Malzl - first_name: Maria full_name: Gerykova Bujalkova, Maria last_name: Gerykova Bujalkova - first_name: Mateja full_name: Smogavec, Mateja last_name: Smogavec - first_name: Lena A. full_name: Schwarz, Lena A. last_name: Schwarz - first_name: Sarah full_name: Gorkiewicz, Sarah id: f141a35d-15a9-11ec-9fb2-fef6becc7b6f last_name: Gorkiewicz - first_name: Nicole full_name: Amberg, Nicole id: 4CD6AAC6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Amberg orcid: 0000-0002-3183-8207 - first_name: Florian full_name: Pauler, Florian id: 48EA0138-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Pauler orcid: 0000-0002-7462-0048 - first_name: Christian full_name: Knittl-Frank, Christian last_name: Knittl-Frank - first_name: Marianna full_name: Tassinari, Marianna id: 7af593f1-d44a-11ed-bf94-a3646a6bb35e last_name: Tassinari - first_name: Nuno full_name: Maulide, Nuno last_name: Maulide - first_name: Thomas full_name: Rülicke, Thomas last_name: Rülicke - first_name: Jörg full_name: Menche, Jörg last_name: Menche - first_name: Simon full_name: Hippenmeyer, Simon id: 37B36620-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Hippenmeyer orcid: 0000-0003-2279-1061 - first_name: Gaia full_name: Novarino, Gaia id: 3E57A680-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Novarino orcid: 0000-0002-7673-7178 citation: ama: Knaus L, Basilico B, Malzl D, et al. Large neutral amino acid levels tune perinatal neuronal excitability and survival. Cell. 2023;186(9):1950-1967.e25. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2023.02.037 apa: Knaus, L., Basilico, B., Malzl, D., Gerykova Bujalkova, M., Smogavec, M., Schwarz, L. A., … Novarino, G. (2023). Large neutral amino acid levels tune perinatal neuronal excitability and survival. Cell. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.02.037 chicago: Knaus, Lisa, Bernadette Basilico, Daniel Malzl, Maria Gerykova Bujalkova, Mateja Smogavec, Lena A. Schwarz, Sarah Gorkiewicz, et al. “Large Neutral Amino Acid Levels Tune Perinatal Neuronal Excitability and Survival.” Cell. Elsevier, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.02.037. ieee: L. Knaus et al., “Large neutral amino acid levels tune perinatal neuronal excitability and survival,” Cell, vol. 186, no. 9. Elsevier, p. 1950–1967.e25, 2023. ista: Knaus L, Basilico B, Malzl D, Gerykova Bujalkova M, Smogavec M, Schwarz LA, Gorkiewicz S, Amberg N, Pauler F, Knittl-Frank C, Tassinari M, Maulide N, Rülicke T, Menche J, Hippenmeyer S, Novarino G. 2023. Large neutral amino acid levels tune perinatal neuronal excitability and survival. Cell. 186(9), 1950–1967.e25. mla: Knaus, Lisa, et al. “Large Neutral Amino Acid Levels Tune Perinatal Neuronal Excitability and Survival.” Cell, vol. 186, no. 9, Elsevier, 2023, p. 1950–1967.e25, doi:10.1016/j.cell.2023.02.037. short: L. Knaus, B. Basilico, D. Malzl, M. Gerykova Bujalkova, M. Smogavec, L.A. Schwarz, S. Gorkiewicz, N. Amberg, F. Pauler, C. Knittl-Frank, M. Tassinari, N. Maulide, T. Rülicke, J. Menche, S. Hippenmeyer, G. Novarino, Cell 186 (2023) 1950–1967.e25. corr_author: '1' date_created: 2023-04-05T08:15:40Z date_published: 2023-04-27T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2026-04-14T08:34:36Z day: '27' ddc: - '570' department: - _id: SiHi - _id: GaNo doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.02.037 ec_funded: 1 external_id: isi: - '000991468700001' pmid: - '36996814' file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 47e94fbe19e86505b429cb7a5b503ce6 content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2023-05-02T09:26:21Z date_updated: 2023-05-02T09:26:21Z file_id: '12889' file_name: 2023_Cell_Knaus.pdf file_size: 15712841 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2023-05-02T09:26:21Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 186' isi: 1 issue: '9' keyword: - General Biochemistry - Genetics and Molecular Biology language: - iso: eng month: '04' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version page: 1950-1967.e25 pmid: 1 project: - _id: 2548AE96-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: FWF grant_number: W1232 name: Molecular Drug Targets - _id: 260018B0-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '725780' name: Principles of Neural Stem Cell Lineage Progression in Cerebral Cortex Development - _id: 25444568-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '715508' name: Probing the Reversibility of Autism Spectrum Disorders by Employing in vivo and in vitro Models publication: Cell publication_identifier: issn: - 0092-8674 publication_status: published publisher: Elsevier quality_controlled: '1' related_material: link: - description: News on ISTA Website relation: press_release url: https://ista.ac.at/en/news/feed-them-or-lose-them/ record: - id: '19557' relation: dissertation_contains status: public - id: '13107' relation: dissertation_contains status: public scopus_import: '1' status: public title: Large neutral amino acid levels tune perinatal neuronal excitability and survival tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: journal_article user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 volume: 186 year: '2023' ... --- OA_place: publisher _id: '12809' abstract: - lang: eng text: "Understanding the mechanisms of learning and memory formation has always been one of\r\nthe main goals in neuroscience. Already Pavlov (1927) in his early days has used his classic\r\nconditioning experiments to study the neural mechanisms governing behavioral adaptation.\r\nWhat was not known back then was that the part of the brain that is largely responsible for\r\nthis type of associative learning is the cerebellum.\r\nSince then, plenty of theories on cerebellar learning have emerged. Despite their differences,\r\none thing they all have in common is that learning relies on synaptic and intrinsic plasticity.\r\nThe goal of my PhD project was to unravel the molecular mechanisms underlying synaptic\r\nplasticity in two synapses that have been shown to be implicated in motor learning, in an\r\neffort to understand how learning and memory formation are processed in the cerebellum.\r\nOne of the earliest and most well-known cerebellar theories postulates that motor learning\r\nlargely depends on long-term depression at the parallel fiber-Purkinje cell (PC-PC) synapse.\r\nHowever, the discovery of other types of plasticity in the cerebellar circuitry, like long-term\r\npotentiation (LTP) at the PC-PC synapse, potentiation of molecular layer interneurons (MLIs),\r\nand plasticity transfer from the cortex to the cerebellar/ vestibular nuclei has increased the\r\npopularity of the idea that multiple sites of plasticity might be involved in learning.\r\nStill a lot remains unknown about the molecular mechanisms responsible for these types of\r\nplasticity and whether they occur during physiological learning.\r\nIn the first part of this thesis we have analyzed the variation and nanodistribution of voltagegated calcium channels (VGCCs) and α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid\r\ntype glutamate receptors (AMPARs) on the parallel fiber-Purkinje cell synapse after vestibuloocular reflex phase reversal adaptation, a behavior that has been suggested to rely on PF-PC\r\nLTP. We have found that on the last day of adaptation there is no learning trace in form of\r\nVGCCs nor AMPARs variation at the PF-PC synapse, but instead a decrease in the number of\r\nPF-PC synapses. These data seem to support the view that learning is only stored in the\r\ncerebellar cortex in an initial learning phase, being transferred later to the vestibular nuclei.\r\nNext, we have studied the role of MLIs in motor learning using a relatively simple and well characterized behavioral paradigm – horizontal optokinetic reflex (HOKR) adaptation. We\r\nhave found behavior-induced MLI potentiation in form of release probability increase that\r\ncould be explained by the increase of VGCCs at the presynaptic side. Our results strengthen\r\nthe idea of distributed cerebellar plasticity contributing to learning and provide a novel\r\nmechanism for release probability increase. " acknowledged_ssus: - _id: EM-Fac - _id: Bio - _id: PreCl alternative_title: - ISTA Thesis article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Catarina full_name: Alcarva, Catarina id: 3A96634C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Alcarva citation: ama: 'Alcarva C. Plasticity in the cerebellum: What molecular mechanisms are behind physiological learning. 2023. doi:10.15479/at:ista:12809' apa: 'Alcarva, C. (2023). Plasticity in the cerebellum: What molecular mechanisms are behind physiological learning. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12809' chicago: 'Alcarva, Catarina. “Plasticity in the Cerebellum: What Molecular Mechanisms Are behind Physiological Learning.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12809.' ieee: 'C. Alcarva, “Plasticity in the cerebellum: What molecular mechanisms are behind physiological learning,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.' ista: 'Alcarva C. 2023. Plasticity in the cerebellum: What molecular mechanisms are behind physiological learning. Institute of Science and Technology Austria.' mla: 'Alcarva, Catarina. Plasticity in the Cerebellum: What Molecular Mechanisms Are behind Physiological Learning. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/at:ista:12809.' short: 'C. Alcarva, Plasticity in the Cerebellum: What Molecular Mechanisms Are behind Physiological Learning, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.' corr_author: '1' date_created: 2023-04-06T07:54:09Z date_published: 2023-04-06T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2026-04-07T13:53:28Z day: '06' ddc: - '570' degree_awarded: PhD department: - _id: GradSch - _id: RySh doi: 10.15479/at:ista:12809 file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 35b5997d2b0acb461f9d33d073da0df5 content_type: application/pdf creator: cchlebak date_created: 2023-04-07T06:16:06Z date_updated: 2024-04-08T22:30:03Z embargo: 2024-04-07 file_id: '12814' file_name: Thesis_CatarinaAlcarva_final pdfA.pdf file_size: 9881969 relation: main_file - access_level: closed checksum: 81198f63c294890f6d58e8b29782efdc content_type: application/pdf creator: cchlebak date_created: 2023-04-07T06:17:11Z date_updated: 2024-04-08T22:30:03Z embargo_to: open_access file_id: '12815' file_name: Thesis_CatarinaAlcarva_final_for printing.pdf file_size: 44201583 relation: source_file - access_level: closed checksum: 0317bf7f457bb585f99d453ffa69eb53 content_type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document creator: cchlebak date_created: 2023-04-07T06:18:05Z date_updated: 2024-04-08T22:30:03Z embargo_to: open_access file_id: '12816' file_name: Thesis_CatarinaAlcarva_final.docx file_size: 84731244 relation: source_file file_date_updated: 2024-04-08T22:30:03Z has_accepted_license: '1' language: - iso: eng month: '04' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version page: '115' project: - _id: 267DFB90-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 name: 'Plasticity in the cerebellum: Which molecular mechanisms are behind physiological learning?' publication_identifier: issn: - 2663-337X publication_status: published publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria status: public supervisor: - first_name: Ryuichi full_name: Shigemoto, Ryuichi id: 499F3ABC-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Shigemoto orcid: 0000-0001-8761-9444 title: 'Plasticity in the cerebellum: What molecular mechanisms are behind physiological learning' type: dissertation user_id: ba8df636-2132-11f1-aed0-ed93e2281fdd year: '2023' ...