Müller-Taubenberger Lab

Actin cytoskeleton dynamics

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Prof. Dr. Annette Müller-Taubenberger

Actin cytoskeleton dynamic
Division of Cell Biology - Anatomy III

+49 89 2180 75873
amueller@bmc.med.lmu.de

Research Topics

  • Visualisation of actin cytoskeleton dynamics
  • Regulation of actin assembly states
  • Functional characterization of actin regulating proteins

The actin cytoskeleton of non-muscle cells is essential for cellular structure, and the dynamic regulation of actin is a prerequisite for motility. To explore the principles and mechanisms of actin cytoskeletal dynamics we are using mammalian cell lines and the model organism Dictyostelium discoideum. We employ methods from cell biology and biochemistry in combination with in vivo imaging to elucidate the molecular basis of fundamental actin-based processes that are crucial for cell motility, subcellular organization, and cellular integrity. Read more...

Scientific vita

since 2009
Associate professor (PD), Dept. Cell Biology, Biomedical Center, LMU Munich
2007-2009
Group leader, Institute for Cell Biology, LMU Munich
2005-2007
Research associate, Institute for Cell Biology, LMU Munich
1995-2005
Research associate and group leader, Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried
1989-1995
Postdoctoral researcher, Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried
1989
PhD, University of Stuttgart