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Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · May 26

We’ve uncovered Asgard chromatin structures formed by a Hodarchaeal histone : closed hypernucleosome conserved in archaea and an open form resembling the H3-H4 eukaryotic octasome. Fantastic work by @harshranawat.bsky.social!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#Chromatin #Asgard #Archaea #cryoEM

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RCSB Protein Data Bank @rcsbpdb.bsky.social · Aug 19

How did a brain gene end up behaving like a virus? Research has shown that there is an evolutionary connection between Arc, retroviruses, and virus-like genetic elements called retrotransposons.
More at Molecule of the Month: pdb101.rcsb.org/motm...

A comparison of the structures of dArc1 (capsid: 6TAP; pentamer: 6TAR), the retrovirus HIV (capsid: 3J3Q; pentamer: 7URN), and the retrotransposon Ty3 (6R24). Pentamers are shown in orange, and hexamers in yellow in the upper panel. In the lower panel, pentamers are shown with monomers colored in different shades of orange.

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Sonja-Verena Albers @archaellum.bsky.social · Aug 20

🚨 Imagine a bacterium that refuses to follow the textbook:
It grows as tangled filaments, divides unevenly, reshapes its own membranes… and even builds grappling hooks.
Meet Litorilinea aerophila — and here’s why it blew our minds.

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Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · Jun 5

Beautiful work! 🤩

Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · May 30

Thank you!

Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · May 27

Thank you! 🙏☺️

Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · May 27

Thank you, Hauke! ☺️☺️

Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · May 26

Thank you, Naomichi! 😊

Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · May 26

Thank you, Ben!! Very kind!☺️🤗🤗

Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · May 26

Thank you 😊

Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · May 26

And big thanks of course to all involved: the Quail lab @embl.org, and the @damelab.bsky.social

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Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · May 26

Thank you, Jan! 🤗

Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · May 26

Thank you! 😊

Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · May 26

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Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · Apr 18

Mark in your calendars! The Molecular Biology of Archaea meeting (MBoA) 2026!

Join us in Cambridge, UK, from 6–10 July 2026 for the only international meeting dedicated to Archaea.

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Arnau Sebé-Pedrós @arnausebe.bsky.social · Apr 10

Registrations are now open for the next @embo.org EvoChromo meeting in December.
meetings.embo.org/event/24-evo...

Join us in beautiful Costa Brava to discuss chromatin evolution!

Co-organized with @tobiaswarnecke.bsky.social @sandraduharcourt.bsky.social @levine-lab.bsky.social and Nick Irwin

EvoChromo: Evolutionary approaches to research in chromatin

Chromatin is the complex of DNA, RNA and protein that is found making up the chromosomes in eukaryotic cells. Chromatin is essential for proper genome function and is involved in chromosome segregati…

meetings.embo.org

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Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · Mar 20

Happy Birthday!! 🎁 And the Sulfocake looks amazing! 🤩

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Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · Mar 18

We had an amazing and sunny ☀️ day today with Sonja-Verena Albers @archaellum.bsky.social who visited us at #embl! It was a wonderful talk on archaeal cell biology, and lots of inspiring discussions! Thank you for sharing your insights with us! #Archaea

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EMBL @embl.org · Mar 3

📢 Last call for the EMBL International PhD Programme summer recruitment!

This is a fully funded PhD programme fostering creative approaches to questions in the molecular life sciences.

Join us in promoting scientific excellence throughout Europe. Apply now!

www.embl.org/about/info/e...

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Dame lab at Leiden University @damelab.bsky.social · Feb 28

Returning from a great visit to the Dodonova lab at EMBL to discuss archaeal histones and hypernucleosomes. Nice also to see a tribute to the hypernucleosome on EMBL premises !#Archaeasky

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Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · Mar 1

A huge thanks to you Remus for an inspiring talk and engaging discussions! 🧬

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Archaea Power Hour @archaeapowerhour.bsky.social · Jan 16

Archaea aficionados around the world, APH is now on BlueSky! Follow us for virtual conference announcements and more 🦠

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EMBL @embl.org · Dec 5

At its six sites EMBL’s many groups and teams work across the life sciences in interdisciplinary and collaborative ways.

Meet and join this community on Bluesky, with this EMBL starter pack 🦋

go.bsky.app/GbCJS2B

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Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · Dec 3

Congratulations!! Amazing! 🥳

Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · Nov 27

Are you looking for an exciting postdoc opportunity? EMBL EIPOD fellowship call is open! If you are passionate about chromatin and cryo-EM, and are motivated to learn and use other methods as well, and be involved in a collaborative project - Get in touch! #postdoc #EMBL
www.embl.org/about/info/p...

EIPOD-LinC Fellowship Programme – Postdoctoral Programme

www.embl.org

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Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · Nov 16

Hello blue, and ciao X!
Looking forward to the good old community of scientific friends here! 🦋

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