Group Members

Head

Prof. Dr. Michele Solimena

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Administration

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Katja Pfriem

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Dana Krüger

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Annika Hutschreuther-Azizi

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Scientific Coordinator

Scientiffic Coordinator

Dr. Frank Möller

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Senior Scientists

Senior Scientist

Klaus-Peter Knoch

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Senior Scientist

Dr. Hassan Mziaut

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Postdoc

Dr. Inna Kalaidzidis

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Postdoc

Dr. Andreas Müller

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The aim of my project is the ultrastructural analysis of insulin secretory granules (SGs) of different age. Insulin secretion in pancreatic islets occurs in two phases: a short and rapid first phase followed by a sustained second phase. There is evidence of an age dependent release of SGs, i.e. “older” SGs are less likely to undergo exocytosis relative to “younger” SGs. I will use the latest techniques in fluorescence and electron microscopy to investigate the ultrastructure of SGs of different age and their interaction with the cytoskeleton of the beta cell as well the influence of SG markers on SG aging.

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Postdoc

Dr. Juha Torkko

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Elevated glucose is the predominant signal to commit beta cells for synthesis of proinsulin and also of other secretory granule associated proteins that undergo regulated processing and maturation for the biogenesis of the secretory-competent insulin granules. The goal of this project is to investigate the role of ICA512/IA-2 and other related factors in the generation and homeostasis of the insulin secretory granule stores.

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Postdoc

Dr. Jovana Vasiljevic

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Post-transcriptional regulation is largely responsible for glucose-stimulated proinsulin biosynthesis in beta-cells. A number of RNA-binding proteins, such as PTBP1 and hnRNP K, mediate the glucose-dependent increase in insulin mRNA stability and translation. However, many of the RNA-protein interactions in beta cells are still unknown. My work focuses on identifying the proteins that bind to insulin mRNA in beta cells and investigating their role in insulin expression. Elucidating the composition and activity of protein-RNA complexes is key for a better understanding of the post-transcriptional mechanisms involved in insulin biosynthesis and secretory granule biogenesis.

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Predoc

Dr. Martin Neukam

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