Department of Molecular Biology and Nanobiotechnology
We study interactions between biological molecules at the molecular level by using biochemical, biophysical and structural approaches, to understand their mechanism of action as well as possibilities for application in (nano)biotechnology.

Co-workers
Researchers
- prof. dr. Gregor Anderluh
- doc. dr. Apolonija Bedina Zavec
- dr. Simon Caserman
- dr. Ana Crnković
- dr. Kristina Eleršič Filipič
- dr. Snježana Jurić
- dr. Andreja Kežar
- dr. Matic Kisovec
- doc. dr. Nada Kraševec
- dr. Klara Kuret Hodnik
- dr. Miha Modic
- izr. prof. dr. Marjetka Podobnik
- dr. Aniela Maria Skrzypczyk
- dr. Gašper Šolinc
- dr. Jernej Ule
- dr. Neža Vadnjal
Expert fellows
Representative Publications
1. PETRIŠIČ, Nejc, ADAMEK, Maksimiljan, KEŽAR, Andreja, HOČEVAR, Samo B., ŽAGAR, Ema, ANDERLUH, Gregor, PODOBNIK, Marjetka. Structural basis for the unique molecular properties of broad-range phospholipase C from Listeria monocytogenes.Nature communications, 2023, 14(1):6474.
2. PIRC, Katja, CLIFTON, Luke A., YILMAZ, Neval, SALTALAMACCHIA, Andrea, MALLY, Mojca, SNOJ, Tina, ŽNIDARŠIČ, Nada, SRNKO, Marija, BORIŠEK, Jure, PODOBNIK, Marjetka, DERGANC, Jure, ANDERLUH, Gregor. An oomycete NLP cytolysin forms transient small pores in lipid membranes. Science advances, 2022, 8(10):eabj9406.
3. HALLEGGER, Martina, CHAKRABARTI, Anob M., LEE, Flora C. Y., LEE, Bo Lim, AMALIETTI, Aram-Gustav, ODEH, Hana M., COPLEY, Katie E., RUBIEN, Jack D., PORTZ, Bede, KURET, Klara, HUPPERTZ, Ina, RAU, Frédérique, PATANI, Rickie, FAWZI, Nicolas L., SHORTER, James, LUSCOMBE, Nicholas M., ULE, Jernej. TDP-43 condensation properties specify its RNA-binding and regulatory repertoire. Cell, 2021, 184(18):4680-4696.e22.
4. KEŽAR, Andreja, KAVČIČ, Luka, PÓLAK, Martin, NOVÁČEK, Jiři, GUTIÉRREZ-AGUIRRE, Ion, TUŠEK-ŽNIDARIČ, Magda, COLL RIUS, Anna, STARE, Katja, GRUDEN, Kristina, RAVNIKAR, Maja, PAHOVNIK, David, ŽAGAR, Ema, MERZEL, Franci, ANDERLUH, Gregor, PODOBNIK, Marjetka. Structural basis for the multitasking nature of the potato virus Y coat protein. Science advances, 2019, 5(7):eaaw3808.
5. LENARČIČ, Tea, ALBERT, Isabell, BÖHM, Hannah, HODNIK, Vesna, PIRC, Katja, BEDINA ZAVEC, Apolonija, PODOBNIK, Marjetka, PAHOVNIK, David, ŽAGAR, Ema, PRUITT, Rory, GREIMEL, Peter, YAMAJI-HASEGAWA, Akiko, KOBAYASHI, Toshihide, ZIENKIEWICZ, Agnieszka, GÖMANN, Jasmin, MORTIMER, Jenny C., FANG, Lin, MAMODE-CASSIM, Adiilah, DELEU, Magali, LINS, Laurence, OECKING, Claudia, FEUSSNER, Ivo, MONGRAND, Sébastien, ANDERLUH, Gregor, NÜRNBERGER, Thorsten. Eudicot plant-specific sphingolipids determine host selectivity of microbial NLP cytolysins. Science, 2017, 358(6369):1431-1434.