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Osmotic disruption of chromatin induces Topoisomerase 2 activity at sites of transcriptional stress - Nature Communications
Transcription creates superhelical stress in DNA, challenging genome stability. Here the authors find Top2 activity is uncorrelated with transcription unless chromatin is disrupted suggesting that chr...
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Delighted to share the ground-breaking work from BBSRC Discovery Fellow @whgittens.bsky.social mapping physiological Top2 activity without poisons. Acute sensitivity enables sub-minute visualisation of Top2 hotspots hidden within sites of latent topological stress: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Successful change at Euston. Train is standing room only though due to a prior cancellation 😱
Very glad I booked a seat and it is still reserved!
Very glad I booked a seat and it is still reserved!
November 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Successful change at Euston. Train is standing room only though due to a prior cancellation 😱
Very glad I booked a seat and it is still reserved!
Very glad I booked a seat and it is still reserved!
Departure: Brighton 13:40
(Due Edinburgh 20:24) 😁
(Due Edinburgh 20:24) 😁
November 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Departure: Brighton 13:40
(Due Edinburgh 20:24) 😁
(Due Edinburgh 20:24) 😁
New research from Valerie Garcia and colleagues:
Tel1 is recruited at chromosomal loop/axis contact sites to modulate meiotic DNA double-strand breaks interference
journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
Tel1 is recruited at chromosomal loop/axis contact sites to modulate meiotic DNA double-strand breaks interference
journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
New research from Valerie Garcia and colleagues:
Tel1 is recruited at chromosomal loop/axis contact sites to modulate meiotic DNA double-strand breaks interference
journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
Tel1 is recruited at chromosomal loop/axis contact sites to modulate meiotic DNA double-strand breaks interference
journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
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Happy to share the “International Symposium on Chromosome Dynamics: from Structure to Cellular Function” that will be held in Japan 31st of May 2026 www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp/labs/fukagaw.... Registrations will open on December 1st! Plenty of opportunities to present your work! Hope to seeing you
International Symposium on Chromosome Dynamics from Structure to Cellular Function
www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp
November 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Happy to share the “International Symposium on Chromosome Dynamics: from Structure to Cellular Function” that will be held in Japan 31st of May 2026 www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp/labs/fukagaw.... Registrations will open on December 1st! Plenty of opportunities to present your work! Hope to seeing you
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Using #yeast, Yu et al show templated insertions at double-strand breaks in cancers arise from foldback mechanism involving microhomologies. Lack of RPA may drive this process, shedding light on cancer's genetic instability #CancerResearch #Genetics #DNARepair
www.yeastgenome.org/reference/39...
www.yeastgenome.org/reference/39...
November 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Using #yeast, Yu et al show templated insertions at double-strand breaks in cancers arise from foldback mechanism involving microhomologies. Lack of RPA may drive this process, shedding light on cancer's genetic instability #CancerResearch #Genetics #DNARepair
www.yeastgenome.org/reference/39...
www.yeastgenome.org/reference/39...
Delighted to see our study finally out in "print". Thanks to all the (many) contributors, collaborators and reviewers!
Mismatch repair disturbs meiotic crossover control in S. cerevisiae academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
Mismatch repair disturbs meiotic crossover control in S. cerevisiae academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
Mismatch repair disturbs meiotic crossover control in S. cerevisiae
Abstract. Crossover formation during meiosis generates genetic diversity. In many species most crossovers display interference, meaning they are spaced mor
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November 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Delighted to see our study finally out in "print". Thanks to all the (many) contributors, collaborators and reviewers!
Mismatch repair disturbs meiotic crossover control in S. cerevisiae academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
Mismatch repair disturbs meiotic crossover control in S. cerevisiae academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
Matching T-shirt and slide @gdsc-sussex.bsky.social from Sir Paul Nurse
November 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Matching T-shirt and slide @gdsc-sussex.bsky.social from Sir Paul Nurse
Fantastic celebration of Tony Carr’s scientific career at the @gdsc-sussex.bsky.social retreat 2025
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Fantastic celebration of Tony Carr’s scientific career at the @gdsc-sussex.bsky.social retreat 2025
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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Among the anti-recombinases, FIGNL1 rules them all. So much that inactivating it brings BRCA2-deficient cells to life. Who is responsible for RAD51 loading without BRCA2/FIGNL1, check out the paper to find out! Great collaboration with @raychaudhurilab.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Among the anti-recombinases, FIGNL1 rules them all. So much that inactivating it brings BRCA2-deficient cells to life. Who is responsible for RAD51 loading without BRCA2/FIGNL1, check out the paper to find out! Great collaboration with @raychaudhurilab.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Good old @nathanwpyle.bsky.social 😀
October 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Good old @nathanwpyle.bsky.social 😀
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 (thread 👇)
October 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 (thread 👇)
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I'm always reminded of Tim Hunt's description of going to the library: "flipping through tables of contents of all the latest issues, hoping there isn't something relevant to your work..." 3/n
September 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I'm always reminded of Tim Hunt's description of going to the library: "flipping through tables of contents of all the latest issues, hoping there isn't something relevant to your work..." 3/n
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Excited to announce that our PearlAI DependANT tool for identifying targeted treatments for patients with Cancer of Unknown Primary is one of the 48 projects funded by the UKRI Proof of Concept programme !!
www.ukri.org/news/48-proj...
www.ukri.org/news/48-proj...
48 projects backed to turn cutting-edge research into businesses
UKRI backs cutting-edge projects, from home tests for endometriosis to AI for accessible travel, to grow into market-leading products and services.
www.ukri.org
September 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Excited to announce that our PearlAI DependANT tool for identifying targeted treatments for patients with Cancer of Unknown Primary is one of the 48 projects funded by the UKRI Proof of Concept programme !!
www.ukri.org/news/48-proj...
www.ukri.org/news/48-proj...
Slowly recovering after just briefly visiting that "other" place we used to hang out in and Tweet. So much hate and misinformation...😔
September 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Slowly recovering after just briefly visiting that "other" place we used to hang out in and Tweet. So much hate and misinformation...😔
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👩🔬 We’re hiring! Join a dynamic team driving innovation in blood cancer research at the University of Sussex. Collaborate with experts, grow your skills in protein biochemistry, and contribute to vital discoveries.
👉 Apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOP599/r...
👉 Apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOP599/r...
Research Technician – Protein Biochemistry at University of Sussex
Discover Research Technician – Protein Biochemistry jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
www.jobs.ac.uk
September 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
👩🔬 We’re hiring! Join a dynamic team driving innovation in blood cancer research at the University of Sussex. Collaborate with experts, grow your skills in protein biochemistry, and contribute to vital discoveries.
👉 Apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOP599/r...
👉 Apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOP599/r...
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Looking forward to contributing to Social DNAing @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @columbiacancer.bsky.social later today!
September 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Looking forward to contributing to Social DNAing @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @columbiacancer.bsky.social later today!
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Yesterday’s #EasternArc session on HE in Palestine felt like a direct call to action - so much can be achieved if we put effort into working with/round clunky university processes - pooling open resources, giving Gaza students honorary fellowships to enable library access… 1/2
September 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Yesterday’s #EasternArc session on HE in Palestine felt like a direct call to action - so much can be achieved if we put effort into working with/round clunky university processes - pooling open resources, giving Gaza students honorary fellowships to enable library access… 1/2
The irony
Reporting a new Banksy mural which attacks the legal system for criminalizing protests against genocide, the BBC adds "the graffiti has been covered up and guarded". Thanks Dad.
September 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The irony
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#NEW_PAPER
In this study, the Chan Lab uncover the molecular mechanisms by which human cells safeguard centromeric chromatin during mitosis, via tight dynamic control of the Bloom Syndrome complex (BTRR).
rdcu.be/eCGxF
In this study, the Chan Lab uncover the molecular mechanisms by which human cells safeguard centromeric chromatin during mitosis, via tight dynamic control of the Bloom Syndrome complex (BTRR).
rdcu.be/eCGxF
Centromere protection requires strict mitotic inactivation of the Bloom syndrome helicase complex
Nature Communications - Centromeres play an essential function in faithful chromosome segregation. Here, the authors demonstrate the mechanism by which human cells dynamically modulate the activity...
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August 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
#NEW_PAPER
In this study, the Chan Lab uncover the molecular mechanisms by which human cells safeguard centromeric chromatin during mitosis, via tight dynamic control of the Bloom Syndrome complex (BTRR).
rdcu.be/eCGxF
In this study, the Chan Lab uncover the molecular mechanisms by which human cells safeguard centromeric chromatin during mitosis, via tight dynamic control of the Bloom Syndrome complex (BTRR).
rdcu.be/eCGxF
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#NEW_PAPER
The Hochegger laboratory + collaborators investigate the sensitivity of cancer cells to a highly selective inhibitor of human Greatwall kinase (GWL) + the BB5alpha-to-GWL expression ratio is a predictive biomarker for the cellular reponse to Greatwall-targeted therapeutics. rdcu.be/eC4Hf
The Hochegger laboratory + collaborators investigate the sensitivity of cancer cells to a highly selective inhibitor of human Greatwall kinase (GWL) + the BB5alpha-to-GWL expression ratio is a predictive biomarker for the cellular reponse to Greatwall-targeted therapeutics. rdcu.be/eC4Hf
The balance between B55α and Greatwall expression levels predicts sensitivity to Greatwall inhibition in cancer cells
Nature Communications - The authors develop and characterise a selective Greatwall inhibitor, C-604, and show that its cytotoxicity stems from PP2A-B55α hyperactivation. They identify...
rdcu.be
August 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
#NEW_PAPER
The Hochegger laboratory + collaborators investigate the sensitivity of cancer cells to a highly selective inhibitor of human Greatwall kinase (GWL) + the BB5alpha-to-GWL expression ratio is a predictive biomarker for the cellular reponse to Greatwall-targeted therapeutics. rdcu.be/eC4Hf
The Hochegger laboratory + collaborators investigate the sensitivity of cancer cells to a highly selective inhibitor of human Greatwall kinase (GWL) + the BB5alpha-to-GWL expression ratio is a predictive biomarker for the cellular reponse to Greatwall-targeted therapeutics. rdcu.be/eC4Hf
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#New-Paper Rass laboratory reveal DNA2 to be a gatekeeper to homologous recombination at stalled DNA replication forks, rrequired to stave off cellular senescence. Their findings provide a molecular explanation for the association of DNA2 with primordial dwarfism and cancer.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
DNA2 enables growth by restricting recombination-restarted replication - Nature
DNA2 suppresses recombination-restarted replication and checkpoint activation at stalled forks, and its loss triggers recombination-dependent synthesis, checkpoint signalling and cell-cycle exit, high...
doi.org
September 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
#New-Paper Rass laboratory reveal DNA2 to be a gatekeeper to homologous recombination at stalled DNA replication forks, rrequired to stave off cellular senescence. Their findings provide a molecular explanation for the association of DNA2 with primordial dwarfism and cancer.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Interested in the nuclease–helicase DNA2?
Fantastic new recombination-replication-checkpoint mechanics uncovered by Jessica Hudson et al: @u-rass.bsky.social @gdsc-sussex.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Fantastic new recombination-replication-checkpoint mechanics uncovered by Jessica Hudson et al: @u-rass.bsky.social @gdsc-sussex.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
DNA2 enables growth by restricting recombination-restarted replication - Nature
DNA2 suppresses recombination-restarted replication and checkpoint activation at stalled forks, and its loss triggers recombination-dependent synthesis, checkpoint signalling and cell-cycle exit, high...
www.nature.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Interested in the nuclease–helicase DNA2?
Fantastic new recombination-replication-checkpoint mechanics uncovered by Jessica Hudson et al: @u-rass.bsky.social @gdsc-sussex.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Fantastic new recombination-replication-checkpoint mechanics uncovered by Jessica Hudson et al: @u-rass.bsky.social @gdsc-sussex.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...