Seminar Integrative Structural analysis of Homarus americanusα-crustacyaninreveals the molecular tuning of astaxanthin blue colour mediated by an HPR protein

5 June 2026

Seminar in English by Michele Cianci, Associate Professor at the Polytechnic University of Marche

  • 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  • In person : Aula Spampinato - UE5 plesso Navile, Via P. Gobetti 87, Bologna,, Bologna
  • Science & Technology In English

How to partecipate

Free admission

Program

High-resolution cryo-EM revealed how α-crustacyanin and an HPR protein bind astaxanthin in lobster shells, causing a major color shift to blue and enabling future nanotechnology applications.