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<span><span><span><span><span>Discovery of key protein that helps cells maintain their identity</span></span></span></span></span>

The protein Mrc1 is essential for the accurate transfer of chemical marks on histones during cell division more

Allergy Cells’ Hidden Secret

How mast cells trap and use living neutrophils during allergic reactions more

Asifa Akhtar honoured with FEBS | EMBO Women in Science 2025 Award

FEBS and EMBL recognize Asifa Akhtar for outstanding achievements in life sciences more

4-fold multiorganelle unit within an inflammatory mouse macrophage. © MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics / Rambold Lab

With “OrgaPlexing” Max Planck researchers reveal how immune cells organize their intracellular architecture to control inflammatory processes more

Father’s gut microbes affect the next generation

Disrupting the gut microbiome of mice increases the risk of disease in their future offspring. more

UV in the sunlight not only damages our DNA but also our RNA. After cell division, the DHX9 proteins from the mother cells assemble into stress granules to sequester the damaged RNA and shield the daughter cells

How DHX9 stress granules protect daughter cells from UV-induced RNA damage more

Revisiting gene dosage

Revisiting gene dosage

November 29, 2023

Max Planck research reveals clever dosage control mechanism of biallelic genes more

Epigenetic regulator drives mitochondrial metabolism

The enzyme MOF regulates genes in the nucleus, but also modifies metabolic proteins in the mitochondria more

Unlocking the secrets of cell antennas

The NSL complex is a key player in controlling intraciliary transport genes more

The Vice Presidents of the Max Planck Society: Asifa Akhtar, Claudia Felser, Christian Doeller and Sibylle Günter (from top left to bottom right).

The new team of Vice-Presidents includes three women. This means women now hold the majority on the Executive Committee more

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