Scientific Highlights from Network Area 2 Archives - Page 2 of 7

5th February 2025

Fi. 1: Schematic illustrating the role of GRP phase transitions in the formation of the tick cement cone. Copyright: authors

5th February 2025

Tricks from Ticks

Phase separation and ageing of glycine-rich protein: A study has shed new light on the mysterious adhesive mechanisms of ticks. The research delves into the phase separation and ageing of glycine-rich protein from... (Read more)

29th January 2025

Figure: Unified state diagram for the fluidization transition. For small deformation amplitudes, soft systems exhibit solid-like dynamics (blue points) with low fluidity, namely very large spontaneous relaxation times. As the deformation amplitude increases, soft systems undergo the fluidization transition (gray points), characterized by the coexistence of two types of dynamics (solid and fluid). They are eventually fluidized at very large deformations, where the microscopic dynamics resemble those of a liquid. (Copyright © 2023: the authors)

29th January 2025

Uncovering the Microscopic Origin of Fluidization

A unified state diagram for the yielding transition of soft colloids: The SoftComp partner CNRS Montpellier, France (Laboratory Charles Coulomb Laboratory, CNRS and University of Montpellier) and the Center for Soft Matter Research... (Read more)

27th January 2025

Figure 1: The formation of stress granules in human cells upon the addition of Sodium Arsenite. Green regions show the location of G3BP, a protein which is known to localise in stress granules. Scale bar: 20 μm. Copyright: Published in Law J. O. et. al., Sci. Adv., 9, eadg0432 (2023) under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

27th January 2025

Unlocking Cell Secrets with Flicker Spectroscopy

Novel Technique to Measure Properties of Sub-cellular Compartments: Scientists from SoftComp partner University of Durham, UK, and other European research institutes have developed a new technique to measure the properties of biomolecular condensates... (Read more)

9th January 2025

Figure: An optical microscopy image of lysozyme crystals in an electric field, with a view of 2x2 mm2. Courtesy of Dr. K. Kang, IBI-4, Forschungszentrum Jülich.

9th January 2025

Electric Fields Shape Protein Crystal Formation

SoftComp partners from Forschungszentrum Jülich and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf have uncovered the profound effects of electric fields on protein phase behaviour and crystallization. Their research offers valuable insights into how external electric... (Read more)