Highlighted Publication
First structure of an SLC16 family transporter homologue with bound substrate and inhibitor.
Please see our recent publication: Bosshart et al. (2019), Nature Commun.
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The Fotiadis Lab
Want to learn about the Fotiadis Lab and its research ?
Please see our publication in International Innovation (2013).
Welcome to the website of the Fotiadis Lab
Structure and function of membrane proteins
We investigate the structure and function of membrane proteins with a special focus on membrane transport proteins. The methods of choice are high-resolution microscopy techniques (electron and atomic force microscopy) and X-ray crystallography.
Methods
Our methods of choice for the structure determination of membrane proteins are electron microscopy and X-ray crystallography. In addition atomic force microscopy is used to image membrane proteins embedded in lipid bilayers under near-physiological conditions.
Our mission
Our mission is to assess the structure and function of membrane proteins in the detergent-solubilized state and in their native environment, the lipid bilayer.
Target proteins
Our target membrane proteins consist mainly of membrane transport proteins and receptors.
Funding
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Project funding, National Centre in Competence in Research (NCCR) TransCure and NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering, and Sinergia.
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March 26, 2020:
Check out our latest publication within the NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering:
Cryo-electron microscopic and X-ray crystallographic analysis of the light-driven proton pump proteorhodopsin reveals a pentameric assembly
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590152420300064
Congratulations Stephan !
March 4, 2020:
Check out our latest publication:
Cryo-EM structure of the prefusion state of canine distemper virus fusion protein ectodomain
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590152420300039
Congratulations David !
June 14, 2019:
First structure of an SLC16 solute carrier family transporter with bound L-lactate and inhibitor: www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-10566-6
Thank you and congratulations Patrick, David and Sara - you did a great job !
February 25, 2019:
Volta phase plate cryo-EM: A first look at the structure of the heterodimeric human amino acid transporter 4F2hc-LAT2 under close to native conditions
Please see the latest publication from the FotiadisLab/NCCR TransCure:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30795505
February 21, 2019:
New publication of the FotiadisLab within the NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30705382
Greetings to our collaborators in Basel !
December 3, 2018:
New Sinergia Project at the IBMM
The SNSF has granted a Sinergia Project to Dimitrios Fotiadis (UniBE) together with the laboratories of Philippe Plattet (UniBE) and Rainer Riedl (ZHAW) entitled “Morbillivirus cell entry machinery: mechanisms, structures and drug discovery”.
June 18, 2018:
New publication of the FotiadisLab within the NCCR TransCure:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29558430
Greetings to our collaborators in NYC !
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