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Finally out, our deep-dive into the molecular grammar of IDR-based transcription factor (TF) binding specificity. Looking for a TF IDR with malleable binding specificity we examined Gln3 and it did not disappoint. Have a look at this concise summary or academic.oup.com/nar/advance…
🎉Happy to share our new paper! Intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) in transcription factors (TFs) encode for complex binding patterns using diverse sequence grammars and interaction types. (1/9) academic.oup.com/nar/advance… @bhurieva @Divya_KKumar guided by @FJonas15 @NaamaBarkai
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Nice to see how yeast 🫶 can help us understand mammalian TF IDRs. Kudos to the Barkai lab for this elegant work. 🥳
How do transcription factors (TFs) that recognize the same DNA motif end up binding different places in the genome? 🧬 We're excited to show you how we tackle this question in our new bioRxiv pre-print! doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.27.…
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(1/8) Still wondering how low complexity intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) guide transcription factors (TFs) to bind in genomes? Previous studies on sequence grammars; our new @MolCell paper takes the next step: de novo design of functional TF IDRs! cell.com/molecular-cell/full…
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My recommended read for the weekend. Thanks for this inspiring commentary!
In @CellCellPress, I share a major conceptual challenge for biology in the next decade, inspired by Crick’s Central Dogma: understanding information flow in the cell, the smallest indivisible unit of life bit.ly/4hQMmva
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Paper alert: Congratulations to PhD student, now Dr. Aryeh Solomon for this great work, published @eLife. Can a BCG vaccine also protect from Gram-negative infection? #TrainedImmunity Thanks also to long time collaborator Mihai Netea and other friends. doi.org/10.7554/eLife.100922
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Looking for an exciting science project ? My friend and colleague Sebastian Springer is offering a PhD position on the intersection between immunology and virology. Join is bustling lab and benefit from great mentorship and insight: drive.google.com/file/d/1pbu…
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Exciting news! Our latest paper "Ordered and disordered regions of the Origin Recognition Complex direct differential in vivo binding at distinct motif sequences", led by Michal Chappleboim is now out in @NAR_Open. Check out the highlights below. doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae249
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I really like the simple model for Transcription Factor function: "DNA binding - Mediator recruitment - Gene activation." But this elegant and systematic study from @MindelVladimir +@SagieBr, @BarkaiLab provides an exciting fresh perspective. Highly recommended!
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🎉Happy to share our new paper! Intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) in transcription factors (TFs) encode for complex binding patterns using diverse sequence grammars and interaction types. (1/9) academic.oup.com/nar/advance… @bhurieva @Divya_KKumar guided by @FJonas15 @NaamaBarkai
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Join our Group ! We are looking for one PhD student to explore the "Molecular Basis of Transcription Factor Evolution". Find out more here and apply: drive.google.com/file/d/1nd_…
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Great work by @handlerkristina !
New method to understand cell-cell communications | In a study published by @NatureComms, researchers from the Systems Physiology lab of Andreas Moor @moorlab, developed a method to characterise microenvironments at single-​cell resolution > u.ethz.ch/Gm9Jg
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New preprint! Engineered bacteria launch and control an oncolytic virus biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… Exciting work from @zsinger jpabon & lab engineering bacteria to deliver viral RNAs that launch viral spread. We also engineer the virus to depend on bacteria. Congrats all!
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Very excited to share our work and my first ever paper!🎉🎉 Super grateful to @voichek and many other people for making it happen Take a look to read about our findings in the cell cycle status of developing gametes @PlantPhys academic.oup.com/plphys/adva…
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Friends, Romans, Transcriptionmen, this is not to be missed. Free access live and online. October 10th @UNIGEnews
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Ever wondered how RNAPII navigates the 3D nuclear space to find gene targets? The C-terminal domain is its GPS! We've traced this incredible journey using single-molecule tracking, don't miss our findings! 🧬🛰️🔬biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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