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Structure and Function of Membrane Proteins
Membrane proteins are mediators of essential processes in the cell such as solute transport, electrical excitability and signaling. Atomistic insight into the architecture of membrane proteins, their conformational breadth and precise functioning is essential in fundamental research. Since membrane proteins are major targets of small molecule drugs these insights are also necessary for the treatment of life-threatening diseases. In the Brunner lab we study the structure and function of membrane proteins, with a particular emphasis on lipid biology and ion channels in membrane transport.
Janine Brunner
Since 2020 VIB group leader at VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology in Brussels, Belgium
2018 - 2019 Postdoc, Paul Scherrer Institute (ETH), Switzerland
2017 Postdoc, Biozentrum (University of Basel), Switzerland
2015 - 2016 Postdoc, University of Zürich, Switzerland
2010 - 2015 PhD, University of Zürich, Switzerland
Latest publications
Mathieu Botte, Dongchun Ni, Stephan Schenck, Iwan Zimmermann, Mohamed Chami, Nicolas Bocquet, Pascal Egloff, Denis Bucher, Matilde Trabuco, Robert K. Y. Cheng, Janine D. Brunner, Markus A. Seeger, Henning Stahlberg & Michael Hennig. Cryo-EM structures of a LptDE transporter in complex with Pro-macrobodies offer insight into lipopolysaccharide translocation. Nature Communications 13, 1826 (2022). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-29459-2
Brunner JD, Jakob RP, Schulze T, Neldner Y, Moroni A, Thiel G, Maier T, Schenck S. Structural basis for ion selectivity in TMEM175 K+ channels. Elife. 2020 Apr 8;9:e53683. doi: 10.7554/eLife.53683. PMID: 32267231; PMCID: PMC7176437. https://elifesciences.org/articles/53683v1