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I am deeply saddened learning that my scientific hero Amos Bairoch has recently passed away. He will be remembered as the mastermind behind the SwissProt and many other endeavours in protein bioinformatics. There is a tribute web page at sib.swiss/amos/
Amos Bairoch — In Memoriam · Amos Bairoch remembrances
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sib.swiss
January 13, 2026 at 11:36 AM
I am deeply saddened learning that my scientific hero Amos Bairoch has recently passed away. He will be remembered as the mastermind behind the SwissProt and many other endeavours in protein bioinformatics. There is a tribute web page at sib.swiss/amos/
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‼️It was wonderful to have Professor Kay Hoffmann at the #AusUb25 - and even better to get the chance to interview him! Hear about his experiences in industry and academia as well as his love for proteins😁
December 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
‼️It was wonderful to have Professor Kay Hoffmann at the #AusUb25 - and even better to get the chance to interview him! Hear about his experiences in industry and academia as well as his love for proteins😁
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ICYMI: New online: UBA6 specificity for ubiquitin E2 conjugating enzymes reveals a priority mechanism of BIRC6
UBA6 specificity for ubiquitin E2 conjugating enzymes reveals a priority mechanism of BIRC6
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, Published online: 05 December 2025; doi:10.1038/s41594-025-01717-zRiechmann et al. uncover structural features governing ubiquitin transfer from ubiquitin-activating E1 enzymes UBA1 and UBA6 to specific E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes, revealing a hierarchy of E2 activity with cognate E1s.
go.nature.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
ICYMI: New online: UBA6 specificity for ubiquitin E2 conjugating enzymes reveals a priority mechanism of BIRC6
For all #ubiquitin aficionados out there: Our new study, where we used an #alphafold based screen and found a new class of plant-specific DUBs, which cleave K63 chains and interfere with endocytosis at the plasma membrane. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
DUCs are C2 domain containing plant-specific deubiquitinases stabilizing endocytic cargo at the plasma membrane
Deubiquitinases (DUBs) remove ubiquitin modifications from proteins in a substrate- or linkage-selective manner and regulate numerous cell-biological processes, including endocytosis. By performing ho...
www.biorxiv.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
For all #ubiquitin aficionados out there: Our new study, where we used an #alphafold based screen and found a new class of plant-specific DUBs, which cleave K63 chains and interfere with endocytosis at the plasma membrane. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...