ARBRE:
Association of Resources for Biophysical Research in Europe
MOBIEU:
Molecular Biophysics in Europe

Presentations - Arbre-Mobieu Plenary Meeting, Zagreb 2019.
Molecular Biophysics – ABC of the puzzle of Life
Zagreb, March 18-20, 2019.
March 18, 2019 (Monday)
Session A - Assemblies and Interactions of Bio(macro)molecules | |
Chair: Tomislav Vuletić | |
14:00 – 14:35 | Keynote lecture: Protein synthesis: from ribosome assembly to targeting of membrane proteins. Nenad Ban. Switzerland. |
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14:35 – 14:55 | Unexpected magnitudes of SPR signals explained by a new model. Jerome DEJEU, France. |
14:55 – 15:15 | Biophysics of Viral Assembly: Studies at the Single-Virus Level. Wouter ROOS, The Netherland. |
15:15 – 15:35 | Unravelling the Oligomerization State of the T Cell Antigen Receptor. Mario BRAMESHUBER, Austria. |
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15:35 – 15:45 | EPR: Structural Insight and Sample Quality. Patrick CARL- Bruker Biospin |
15:45 – 16:10 | Coffee Break |
Chair: Krzysztof Skowronek | |
16:10 – 16:20 | Characterizing conformational changes by second-harmonic generation (SHG) A novel technology for monitoring biomolecule on-target binding and differentiating mechanism of action. Bruce MORTENSEN - Biodesy |
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16:20 - 16:40 | Interactions of the disordered oncoprotein Myc - biophysics paves way for understanding and interruption of tumor formation. Maria Sunnerhagen, Sweden. |
16:40 - 17:00 | Structure-functional study of lectins: key players in a fight between host and pathogen. Josef Houser, Czech Republic. |
17:00 - 17:20 | Label-free characterization of cell-surface glycans-lectins interactions as test for melanoma development. Tomasz KOBIELA, Poland. |
17:20 - 17:40 | Fluorescence anisotropy based assay for monitoring of interactions between ligand and protein. Ago RINKEN, Estonia. |
17:40 - 18:00 | Flash Poster Presentations Session 1 |
Chair: Isabel D. Alves | |
1. Exploring the dynamic structure of bionanocages. Flash #1, Joao JACINTO, Portugal. | |
2. Long, highly-stable and flexible: what analytical ultracentrifugation can tell us about “random walk” oligomer. Alexandra Solovyova, United Kingdom. | |
3. ITC: theory, practice and pitfalls. Philippe Dumas, France. | |
4. Amyloid β-Protein Inhibition and Interaction with Membranes. Flash #4, Rita CARROTTA, Italy. | |
5. Study of The Human Dipeptidyl Peptidase III Interactom. Flash #5, Sanja TOMIC, Croatia. | |
6. Heparanase binds substrate via a dynamic binding mechanism. Flash #6, Aleksandra MARSAVELSKI, Croatia. |
March 19, 2019 (Tuesday)
Session B - Bio-Interfaces, Biomaterials and Membranes |
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Chair: Margarida Bastos | |
8:30 - 9:00 | Keynote lecture Mechanosensitivity across scales, Ana Suncana SMITH, Croatia. |
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9:00 - 9:20 | From ARBRE-MOBIEU networking to regional research cooperation: Multimethod study of algal cell response to laboratory-induced cadmium stress. Nadica IVOSEVIC-DENARDIS, Croatia. |
9:20 - 9:40 | Nanoscale Mechanosensing of Natural Killer Cells is Revealed by Antigen-Functionalized Nanowires. Mark SCHVARTZMAN, Israel. |
9:40 - 10:00 | Deciphering putative lipid membrane interaction sites of the TRAP1 channel by Microfluidic Diffusional Sizing. Isabel ALVES, France. |
10:00 - 10:20 | Efficient antimicrobial peptides against multiresistant bacteria presenting also anticancer activity. Nuno Santos, Portugal. |
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10:20 - 10:30 | What happens in solution should stay in solution: Recent needs and how centrifugation can help with preparation and characterisation of proteins and "biological structures". Lutz Ehrhardt (Beckman Coulter). |
10:30 - 10:40 | The switchSENSE technology as a versatile tool for elucidating the mechanism of action of small molecule drug candidates. Lena Kilian (Dynamic Biosensors). |
10:40 – 11:10 | Coffee break |
Chair: Tina Daviter | |
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11:10 - 11:20 | Measurement of stoichiometry of protein and membrane protein complexes by light scattering coupled to SEC. Christoph ALBERMANN -Wyatt |
11:20 - 11:30 | Application of Temperature Related Intensity Change (TRIC) in biophysical drug discovery projects. Matthias MOLNAR - Nanotemper |
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11:30 - 11:50 | Interaction Between Tethered Bilayer Membranes and s100A9 aggregates. Rima BUDVYTYTE, Lithuania. |
11:50-12:20 | Flash Poster Presentations Session 2: |
1. Bead Injection Multiplex Immunoanalysis. Toonika Rinken, Estonia. | |
2. EIS and SERS Analysis of Anchor Molecules for Tethered Bilayer Lipid Membrane Formation. Flash #8, Indre ALEKNAVICIENE, Lithuania. | |
3. Algal cells under heavy metal stress: physiological and morphological response. Flash #9, Tea MISIC-RADIC, Croatia. | |
4. Quaternary Structure of Human NK Cell Receptor:Ligand complexes by the Looking Glass of Super-resolution Microscopy. Flash #8, Indre ALEKNAVICIENE, Czech Republic. | |
5. Differential Scanning Fluorimetry: revisiting microtubules assembly. Flash #11, Francois DEVRED, France. | |
6. Structural and functional evidence for plasticity of Potato virus Y coat protein. Marjetka Podobnik, Slovenia. | |
7. Ferritin: The most interesting bionano component? Flash #13, Soumyananda CHAKRABORTI, Poland. | |
8. Probing the mechanism of iron release from Dps, a miniferritn. Flash #14, Ana ALMEIDA, Portugal. | |
9. Plant seryl-tRNA synthetase as a link between translation and metabolism of brassinosteroid hormones. Flash #15, Jasmina ROKOV-PLAVEC, Croatia. | |
12:20 - 13:40 | Lunch & poster session 2 |
Session C - Controling Sample Quality, Instruments and Standards | |
Chair: Bertrand Raynal | |
13:40 – 14:15 | Keynote lecture Optimized sample preparation for cryo-electron tomography of cellular lamellas, Jiri NOVACEK, Czech Republic. |
14:05 – 15:05 | Selected Abstracts : |
14:15 – 14:35 | An improved facility for rapid-mixing multi-angle light scattering (MALS) coupled to small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) at the Synchrotron SOLEIL SWING beamline. Mattia ROCCO, Italy. |
14:35 – 14:55 | ITC benchmark study: test reactions and data analysis - a case study within ARBRE-MOBIEU COST action. Margarida BASTOS, Portugal. |
15:05 - 15:35 | Sponsor presentations: |
14:55 - 15:05 | Microfluidic Diffusional Sizing (MDS) for protein characterization – latest results and next step. Paul WHITTLES-Fluidic Analytics |
15:05nbsp;- 15:15 | Beyond α-helix and β-sheet: Expanding the Role of Circular Dichroism. Martin TEXTOR-Applied Photophysics |
15:15 – 15:45 | Coffee break |
Chair: Adriana E. Miele | |
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15:45 – 15:55 | Flow Induced Dispersion Analysis (FIDA) quantifies proteins, protein-ligand interactions and protein stability under native conditions. Henrik JENSEN-FIDA Tech |
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15:55 – 16:15 | Kinetic stability of proteins - How stable is stable? Didier CLENET, France. |
16:15 – 16:35 | Monitoring of a DNA double helix formation: a multi-approach benchmark study. Carmelo Di Primo, France. |
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16:35 – 16:45 | Integrated Solutions for Early Stage Biologics Discovery. Hendrik WUNSCHE-ForteBio |
16:45-17:20 | Flash Poster Presentations 3 |
Chair: Ondřej Vaněk | |
1. Development of a SANS strategy for the study of membrane proteins: application to a prokaryotic NADPH oxidase homolog. Flash #16, Christine EBEL, France. | |
2. Alzheimer’s disease from a single molecule/single cell perspective.
Flash #17, CALAMAI-Martino, Italy. |
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3. Cell Adhesion and Mechanics in Fibroblasts and Myofibroblasts.
Flash #18, Manfred RADMACHER, Germany. |
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4. Controlling enzymatic activity by immobilization. Flash #19, Marek WISNIEWSKI, Poland. | |
5. Tethered Bilayer Lipid Membranes – a Comprehensive Tool for electrochemical Studies of Pore-Forming Toxins. Flash #20, Tadas PENKAUSKAS, Lithuania. | |
6. Protein-protein interaction standards: The latest news in attempts to make ideal nanobodies. Flash #21, Thomas JOWITT, United Kingdom. | |
7. Development of an Infrared Spectroscopy Data Repository. Flash #22, Tina DAVITER, United Kingdom. | |
8. Macromolecular interactions in vitro, comparing classical and new approaches. Flash #23, Paloma FERNANDEZ-VARELA, France. | |
9. Precision of ITC measurements for target-based drug design. Flash #24, Daumantas MATULIS, Lithuania. |
March 20, 2019 (Wednesday)
9:00 – 9:35 | Keynote lecture: Structural investigations of striated muscle Z-disks: fuzzy α-Actinin interactome & Presentation of COST Action “NGPnet” (Non-Globular Proteins). Kristina Djinovic-Carugo. Austria. |
9:35 - 9:55 | Presentation of COST Action “BioBrillouin”. Kareem ELSAYAD, Austria. |
9:55 - 10:15 | Presentation of COST Action “Native Mass Spectrometry”. Frank SOBOTT, United Kingdom. |
10:15 - 10:35 | Presentation of COST Action “Molecular Machines”. Fraser MacMillan, United Kingdom. |