When:
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Where: Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center, SQBR Auditorium, 303 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Dr. Frances Yap
(312) 503-3793
Group: Department of Microbiology-Immunology Seminars/Events
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Title: Stopping the Ribosome at the Finish Line by an Antibacterial Peptide
Speaker: Alexander Mankin, PhD / University of Illinois, Chicago
Host: M.-N. Frances Yap, PhD
Topic:
Apidaecin, an antibacterial peptide produced by honeybees is the first known specific inhibitor of translation termination. Biochemical, genetic and genome-wide approaches illuminate the unexpected modes of apidaecin action.