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David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social · 5h

Stimulating scientific days #ChemBioParis2025.
Super great to hear Shankar Balasubramanian speaking about G-quadruplex, Matthew Disney about ChemCLIP and Dan Nomura about MYC druggability, among many others
Kudos to @borisvauzeilles.bsky.social & the team for the organization chembioparis2025.com

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Michael Booth @drmikebooth.bsky.social · Sep 2

We’ve developed the first-ever method to control nucleic acid activity and gene-expressing synthetic cells with a deeply tissue penetrating alternating magnetic field 🧬 🧪 🧲!!!

Published in *Nature Chemistry*

Led by Ellen Parkes
@syncelleu.bsky.social #chemsky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Magnetic activation of spherical nucleic acids enables the remote control of synthetic cells - Nature Chemistry

The programmability of synthetic cells, comprising lipid vesicles that are capable of imitating the structure and function of living cells, facilitates their application as drug delivery devices. Now,...

www.nature.com

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Hannon research group @hannongroup.bsky.social · 22d

What happens when a DNA-junction binding compound is lengthened? Intriguingly, the larger pi surfaces widen the range of junctions targeted! Just out in JBIC -congratulations to authors
Sam and Hannah -first paper from her MSc by research studies @uobchemistry.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1007/s007...

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David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social · Aug 28

Honored to have been interviewed by Pour La Science, a wide-audience scientific magazine, to discuss the results from @simonelsasser.bsky.social / @puckknipscheer.bsky.social published in @science.org about how DNA repair proteins mold G-quadruplex #G4

👉 tinyurl.com/3k6pxu6d
(sorry, in French only)

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David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social · Aug 27

Happy to describe a novel strategy to detect pollutants in food with a super high sensitivity, using G-quadruplex #G4 based biosensing devices.

A collaboration with the University of Nanjing (CN) and Polytechnique Palaiseau (FR)

Now in Anal. Chem. (@pubs.acs.org): doi.org/10.1021/acs....

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David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social · Aug 26

Happy to describe a novel strategy to combat colorectal cancer by pharmacologically modulating G-quadruplex #G4 RNA found in dysregulated lncRNAs, using the molecular helicase PhpC.

A collaboration with ITTGN (India) and supported by @embo.org fellowships

Now in BMC Biol.: doi.org/10.1186/s129...

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Di Antonio Research Group @diantoniogroup.bsky.social · Jul 12

Ready for super-G4s? We have identified clusters of G4s in intergenic regions that act as super-enhancers in ovarian cancer cells, hence the name super-G4! These are de novo super-enhancers that are not underpinned by canonical epigenetic marks, supporting the epigenetic role of G4s rdcu.be/evXtf

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puckknipscheer.bsky.social @puckknipscheer.bsky.social · Jun 13

Excited our paper is out! G-quadruplex (G4) unwinding via an intricate G-loop assembly and disassembly mechanism maintains genome integrity. Pioneered by Koichi Sato with great collaborators Jing Lyu and @simonelsasser.bsky.social Check it out: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr0493 🧵(1/4)

RNA transcripts regulate G-quadruplex landscapes through G-loop formation

G-quadruplexes (G4s) are prevalent DNA structures that regulate transcription but also threaten genome stability. How G4 dynamics are controlled remains poorly understood. Here, we report that RNA tra...

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David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social · Jun 20

A novel demonstration of the G-quadruplex #G4 unfolding properties of PhpC, a quite unique prototype of G4 unfolder (or molecular helicase) we developed in the lab

In collaboration with C. Cruz @ubeirainterior.bsky.social and R.H.E. Huson @westernu.bsky.social ‬

👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...

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Vázquez López Lab @biometalusc.bsky.social · May 26

Call for Expressions of Interest – MSCA Postdocs 2025
Join my group at CiQUS to work on “Selective DNA Junction Binders for Targeted Anticancer Therapy”.
Deadline: June 15
www.usc.es/ciqus/en/MSC...

#MSCA #CiQUS #DNAJunctions #Postdoc #ChemSky #ChemBioSky

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David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social · May 20

The best of the best!
The core of our community on #DNA #RNA junctions during the first meeting #IMAJ1 including @biometalusc.bsky.social, @sebastien-britton.bsky.social, @christinecardin.bsky.social, @granzhan.bsky.social, Jean-Louis, Mark and many others
Thank you again for your participation!

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David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social · May 19

It was an absolute thrill and a real pleasure to organize the first meeting on #DNA #RNA junctions in Paris.
Fantastic talks, lively discussions—and some excellent wine too! 🍷😁
A very promising beginning for this new community
Stay tuned—we’ll be back next year!
#IMAJ1 #CNRSchimie @cnrs.fr

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David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social · May 19

Thank you Christine 🫠

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Vázquez López Lab @biometalusc.bsky.social · May 16

The first IRN on Nucleic Acid Junctions meeting couldn’t have gone any better. Brilliant science, inspiring people, and a perfect atmosphere. Huge thanks to @dmonchaud.bsky.social for making it happen
#IMAJ1 #ChemSky #DNAjunctions

David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social · May 15

Thank you, Miguel!
It was great to have you all here in Paris. It was our first meeting, but it was so exciting and promising! I'm eager to repeat this beautiful experience next year, certainly in the UK! Stay tuned!
#DNA #DNAjunction #iMAJ #IRN

Vázquez López Lab @biometalusc.bsky.social · May 14

Great success at the first IRN on Nucleic Acid Junctions meeting — inspiring science, engaging discussions, and exciting prospects.
Thanks to all, especially @dmonchaud.bsky.social for the leadership!
@cnrs.fr @akellett.bsky.social @granzhan.bsky.social
#IMAJ1 #ChemSky #DNAjunctions

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David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social · May 15

Thank you, Miguel!
It was great to have you all here in Paris. It was our first meeting, but it was so exciting and promising! I'm eager to repeat this beautiful experience next year, certainly in the UK! Stay tuned!
#DNA #DNAjunction #iMAJ #IRN

Vázquez López Lab @biometalusc.bsky.social · May 14

Great success at the first IRN on Nucleic Acid Junctions meeting — inspiring science, engaging discussions, and exciting prospects.
Thanks to all, especially @dmonchaud.bsky.social for the leadership!
@cnrs.fr @akellett.bsky.social @granzhan.bsky.social
#IMAJ1 #ChemSky #DNAjunctions

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Adam Phillippy @aphillippy.bsky.social · Apr 9

A project five years in the making, we've now published complete "T2T" genomes for six additional ape species! It turns out that finishing (and analyzing) six genomes is slightly more work than one... doi.org/10.1038/s415...

A phylogeny of the 7 ape genomes that have now been completed from "T2T", with Homer Simpson representing mankind.

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Erik Dassi @erikdassi.bsky.social · Apr 9

Excited to present our new @naturecomms.bsky.social paper with Stefania Millevoi's lab on the role of #RNA G-quadruplex in mitochondrial RNA. We find that
#RG4 can be exploited to inhibit mitochondrial translation and disrupt #cancer cells proliferation.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

RNA G-quadruplexes control mitochondria-localized mRNA translation and energy metabolism - Nature Communications

Cancer cells rely on mitochondria for energy and macromolecule synthesis. Here, the authors show that RNA G-quadruplex dynamics, driven by oncogenic signals, regulate the translation of nuclear-encode...

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David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social · Apr 7

We're thrilled to have contributed to this @naturecomms.bsky.social paper on the role of G-quadruplex #G4 in mitochondrial RNA
G4s can be targeted with ligands to inhibit mitochondrial translation and eventually functions, which jeopardizes cancer cells fate
This is huge!
👉 doi.org/10.1038/s414...

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David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social · Mar 18

Thanks Yehuda! 🙏

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Dirk Remus @dirkremus.bsky.social · Mar 6

How do replisomes walk on DNA? And what happens when they run into a G-quadruplex? @sahilbatra.bsky.social and @benallwein.bsky.social provide unexpected insight in our latest paper with Richard Hite @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/.... Congrats to all authors!

G-quadruplex–stalled eukaryotic replisome structure reveals helical inchworm DNA translocation

DNA G-quadruplexes (G4s) are non–B-form DNA secondary structures that threaten genome stability by impeding DNA replication. To elucidate how G4s induce replication fork arrest, we characterized fork ...

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Schwalbe Lab @schwalbe-lab.bsky.social · Mar 11

Have a look at our newest commentary in @pnas.org :

"G-quadruplexes and their unexpected ability to fold proteins"

Full text: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

#G4 #quadruplex #proteins #folding

G-quadruplexes and their unexpected ability to fold proteins | PNAS

G-quadruplexes and their unexpected ability to fold proteins

www.pnas.org

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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.bsky.social · Mar 11

In case you missed it, you can now watch the excellent 2025 Francis Crick Lecture from Shankar Balasubramanian on our YouTube channel!
Shankar delivered an excellent talk on ‘The DNA Quadruplex Helix’ – it’s not one to miss!
youtu.be/RIDAP0Ds2yo

Crick Lecture 2025: The DNA Quadruplex Helix by Shankar Balasubramanian

YouTube video by MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

youtu.be

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David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social · Mar 11

Welcome to BlueSky @jamchemsoc.bsky.social !

Happy to celebrate your arrival amongst us with this new article (doi.org/10.1021/jacs...), in which we report on CoRP-seq, a technique for mapping RNA G-quadruplex #G4 transcriptome-wide in a fast, cheap and simple manner

#chembio #AcademicSky #SciSky

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David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social · Mar 5

That is.. super GREAT! Congrats to all of you

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Bio-protocol @bio-protocol.bsky.social · Feb 11

Versatile Click Chemistry-based Approaches to Illuminate DNA and RNA G-Quadruplexes in Human Cells

Work by Angélique Pipier and @dmonchaud.bsky.social at ICMUB - Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université Bourgogne Europe.

#LifeSciences #Reproducibility #MolecularBiology

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