Department für Nanobiotechnologie (DNBT)

Researchers from the Institute for Biophysics (Department of Nanobiotechnology) in collaboration with the group of Prof. Mihaela Delcea (University of Greifswald) and Prof. Anisur Rahman (University College London), have studied the effect of β2GPI reduction on the protein structure, and its implications for antibody binding in autoimmune disorder antiphospholipid syndrome patients.

Oral biofilm (“dental plaque”) is a rich reservoir of microorganisms, including Tannerella species. The recently identified, oral health-associated, Tannerella serpentiformis is the closest relative of T. forsythia. We have evidence that the glycomes of these two Tannerella species differ in key aspects and we hypothesize that this translates into differences of the oral health status.