Congratulations to the authors, especially to our PhD student Laura Leiskau (Biochemistry) and to our PIs Marcel Deponte (Biochemistry), Timo Mühlhaus (Computational Systems Biology) and Johannes Herrmann (Cell Biology). The scientists involved in the study have discovered that peroxiredoxins, important enzymes in our cells, can bond more flexibly than previously thought. This finding shows how cells can generate molecular diversity and fine-tune stress responses. (Picture copyright: Joris Messens)
Zimmermann J, Lang L, Malo Pueyo J, Riedel M, Wahni K, Stobbe D, Leiskau L, Aref E, Lux C, Janvier S, Vertommen D, Lenhard S, Hannemann F, Thangamuragan S, Castro H, Helms V, Tomas AM, Herrmann JM, Salvador A, Mühlhaus T, Riemer J, Messens J*, Deponte M*, Morgan B* (2026) Heterooligomerization drives structural plasticity of eukaryotic peroxiredoxins. Nature Chem Biol (2026). doi: 10.1038/s41589-026-02157-6
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