Jagannathan Lab
jagannathan-lab.bsky.social
Jagannathan Lab
@jagannathan-lab.bsky.social
Based at #ETH-Zürich, we are interested in everything #satDNA related, from its functions in cell biology to its evolution. Posts reflect opinion and interests of lab members.

Website: jagannathanlab.com
An exciting update to a preprint from our lab! Barcode-like satellite DNA repeats enable homology detection in meiosis. Led by the fantastic @skrutlnize.bsky.social. (MJ)

www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
Meiotic pairing through barcode-like satellite DNA repeats
During meiosis, chromosomes must find, pair, and synapse with their homologous partners in the crowded milieu of the nucleus (1). Although homology detection is generally attributed to recombination, ...
www.biorxiv.org
January 8, 2026 at 6:50 AM