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Research in the Glatt lab combines structural biology (x-ray crystallography and electron microscopy), molecular biology, protein biochemistry, biophysics, and cell biology to understand specific regulatory mechanisms of protein synthesis.
Crystallography
We use X-ray crystallography to study how proteins interact with other molecules (i.e. tRNA) and gain detailed knowledge about macromolecular assemblies and their role in post-transcriptional regulation.
tRNA modification
We are interested in the Elongator complex-mediated cm5 modification on the uridine 34 at wobble position of tRNA anticodon loop.
Electron microscopy
Topological models of the Elp123-subcomplex and the Elongator complex obtained by combining the available crystal structures and homology models with EM and XL-MS data.
Cell culture
We work mainly on HEK293 cells that are our source of human tRNAs and human proteins involved in tRNA modification process. Our main techniques are transfection and lentiviral transduction to modulate levels of proteins of interest.
Latest News
Jarosław Mazur defends his Master Thesis!
One of our Master Students – Jarosław Mazur – defended his Master Thesis last week at the Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Biotechnology. His Master Thesis titled: “Functional characteristics of casein kinase Hrr25... READ MORE
Igor Kaczmarczyk awarded a distinction in “Gold Medal in Chemistry” 2019
A member of our laboratory, Igor Kaczmarczyk, has been awarded in the Gold Medal in Chemistry 2019 competition organized by the Institute of Physical Chemistry of Polish Academy of Sciences and the DuPont... READ MORE
Glatt Lab Xmas Party
This year Glatt Lab and Structural Biology Core Facility members celebrated together the festive season in Hotel Wilga Restaurant in Krakow. After a delicious dinner, we moved downstairs to enjoy playing games such... READ MORE
Lab Retreat – October 2019
This year 3 groups got together One of our group traditions is a lab retreat. Each year, together with Maria Górna’s lab from Warsaw (another RNA-oriented team) we go for a few days... READ MORE