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Research from the Walden lab is featured on cover of current issue of EMBO Journal

Research from the Walden lab is featured on cover of current issue of EMBO Journal

A recent paper from the Walden and Shaw labs, published in the EMBO Journal, reported the mechanism of inhibition and allosteric activation of Parkin, an important ubiquitin ligase mutated in Parki …more
Anetta HÃÂ_rtlova wins TOLL2015 poster prize

Anetta HÃÂ_rtlova wins TOLL2015 poster prize

Anetta HÃÂ_rtlova from the Trost group won the poster prize at the 2015 TOLL meeting in Marbella, Spain. The prize was given to her by  …more
The doors open up to the public with the help of MRC PPU Volunteers

The doors open up to the public with the help of MRC PPU Volunteers

Saturday, September 19th marked Doors Open Day at the School of Life Sciences and the MRC PPU was in full force participating with two events geared at engaging the public and informing them about the research we do.

In The Wonder of the …more
Findlay and Kulathu labs receive Tenovus Scotland Grants

Findlay and Kulathu labs receive Tenovus Scotland Grants

Greg Findlay, Programme Leader at the MRC-PPU and Soo-Youn Choi, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Yogesh Kulathu have been awarded research grants from Tenovus Scotland.

Greg …more
Agne Kazlauskaite wins Prestigious Dundee Prize for Cell and Molecular Biology

Agne Kazlauskaite wins Prestigious Dundee Prize for Cell and Molecular Biology

Agne Kazlauskaite, a PhD student in Miratul Muqit and Dario Alessi's labs, has been awarded the 2015 Dundee Prize for Cell and Molecular Biology for her seminal contributions to the mechanistic understanding of how the Parkinson's disease ass …more
Kurz research group uncovers the molecular mechanism underlying some forms of hypertension

Kurz research group uncovers the molecular mechanism underlying some forms of hypertension

Hypertension is a major public health problem with an estimated 30% of the adult population in the UK suffering from the disease. If left untreated, hypertension turns into a 'silent killer', as it strongly increases an individual's risk of heart dis …more
Sequence specificity of O-GlcNAc transferase uncovered

Sequence specificity of O-GlcNAc transferase uncovered

Prof. Daan van Aalten, Programme Leader at the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC-PPU) based at The University of Dundee, has been focused on the function of a novel post-translational modification, O-GlcNAcylation, for  …more
Novel Insight Into Parkin Structure and Activation Elucidated by Dr. Helen Walden's Group

Novel Insight Into Parkin Structure and Activation Elucidated by Dr. Helen Walden's Group

Dr. Helen Walden, Programme Leader of the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC PPU) based at The University of Dundee, has been focused on understanding the intricate molecular architecture of proteins for over 10 years.  …more

Luke Fulcher awarded Queen's College Scholarship

Luke Fulcher, who recently graduated from University of Dundee with a BSc in (1st class) in Physiological Sciences, is due to start a PhD in the MRC PPU this coming August. Luke's has just been awarded The Queen's College Scholarship Award from Unive …more
Avoiding cellular indigestion

Avoiding cellular indigestion

The lysosome acts as the stomach of the cell in that it digests and recycles unwanted, damaged or toxic cellular components. This is a vital process for the cell and prevents accumulation of 'junk' that can have devastating consequences as is becomin …more