EMBO Member

Markus Wahl

Freie Universität Berlin | Germany

EMBO 2014 | MemC 16–19

Mechanisms of molecular ribonucleoprotein machines

My group investigates molecular mechanisms by which proteins and RNAs cooperate to bring about the biological functions of molecular ribonucleoprotein (RNP) machines. We conduct ultra-structural analyses of ribonucleoprotein complexes and their components, predominantly by using X-ray crystallography, and perform structure-guided functional investigations. We also develop small molecules that modulate RNP activities.

Keywords: Biomacromolecular structure / gene regulation / pre-mRNA splicing / regulation of bacterial transcription / bacterial RNA polymerase / RNA-protein interactions / spliceosome / X-ray crystallography

Subject area(s): Proteins & Biochemistry | RNA | Structural Biology & Biophysics

Links: orcid.org/0000-0002-2811-5307