Proteins determine the structure and function of all organisms. While they were formerly studied in relative isolation, today we know that they work together in a finely tuned manner. Nonetheless, it is only slowly that we are beginning to understand what happens in the human metabolism when a person gets ill. In the cluster of excellence “Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich” researchers in various disciplines are trying to find out more about the role of proteins. They use the most advanced new technologies to focus on proteins in living cells and different types of tissue.

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