National Center of Competence
in Research, RNA & Disease

Welcome to the Swiss National Center
of Competence in Research RNA & Disease

The role of RNA in disease mechanisms

News

Nenad Ban Elected Member American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Congratulations to Nenad Ban on being elected as a Member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences which honors…
 

Buffer and pH Strongly Affect the Phase Separation of SARS-CoV-2 N Protein

The Allain lab (IBC) in a "Molecular Biology of the Cell" paper reported that the phase separation of the SARS-CoV-2 N…
 

rRNA Expansion Segment 7S Increases Translation Accuracy

Pro- and eukaryotic ribosomes contain very similar active centers, but eukaryotic ribosomes have a higher translational…
 

Binding Mode of Small Molecule Splice Modifiers to RNA

The Allain and Campagne labs previously elucidated the binding mode of the SMN-C5 splicing modifier molecule to its…
 

Feline Coronavirus Replicon System for Inhibitor Identification

Feline coronavirus causes feline infectious peritonitis a lethal disease killing cats worlwide. The Thiel and Tekes labs…