
EMBO Member
Karl-Peter Hopfner
EMBO 2010
Former EMBO Young Investigator (2003)
Mechanisms of DNA repair and innate immunity
My laboratory studies the molecular mechanisms of the cellular responses to genome instabilty and foreign nucleic acids, in particular, how cellular DNA/RNA sensors distinguish right from wrong or self from non-self. We use a combination of structural, molecular and cell biology to address the structures and mechanisms of DNA double-strand break sensors and repair enzymes, chromatin modifying enzymes and antiviral RNA sensors in the innate immune system.
Keywords
DNA repair / chromatin / innate immune system / genome maintenance / structural & molecular biology