Tomoaki Sobajima
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Postdoc in the Francis Barr lab, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford #cellcycle #mitosis #membranetraffic https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&user=yUcbgLoAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate https://twitter.com/tomogolgier
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Huge thanks to members of the Barr Lab, EMBOJ Editor Hartmut @hvodermaier.bsky.social and all reviewers!
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WIP1 mutations suppress DNA damage-triggered bypass of the mitotic timer
@tomogolgier.bsky.social, Francis Barr et al show that prolonged delays in mitosis & G2 DNA-damage stress cause G1 cell-cycle arrest via different routes distinctly affected by cancer mutations
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
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alexisbarr.bsky.social
Just over one week until this opportunity closes!

If you’re an ambitious computational scientist looking for a Postdoc position, apply now
alexisbarr.bsky.social
@mariasecrier.bsky.social & I are looking for an enthusiastic & excellent data scientist for a 4-year postdoc to understand cell cycle dysregulation in cancer.

Deadline 15th October. Get in touch if you have any questions.

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alexisbarr.bsky.social
@mariasecrier.bsky.social & I are looking for an enthusiastic & excellent data scientist for a 4-year postdoc to understand cell cycle dysregulation in cancer.

Deadline 15th October. Get in touch if you have any questions.

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jcb.org
Multiple golgins are required to support extracellular matrix secretion, modification and assembly, say George Thompson, Nicola Stevenson and colleagues @bristoluni.bsky.social: rupress.org/jcb/article/...

#Organelles #Biochemistry #Trafficking #Golgi
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embojournal.org
Review in issue 15:
Midbrain organoid models of dopaminergic system
WIP1 affects the mitotic timer
Legionella affects autophagy by SNARE phoshoribosyl-ubiquitination
Dysfunctional mitochondria trap proteins between their membranes
Cover by @meunierlab.bsky.social
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This cover highlights the article Lysine myristoylation mediates long-term potentiation via membrane enrichment of synaptic plasticity effectors by Benjamin Matthews, Tristan P. Wallis, Frédéric A. Meunier and colleagues. Chemical LTP (cLTP) robustly promotes the formation of new dendritic spines in hippocampal neurons. We detect a marked increase in spine number and an enlargement of spine heads. However, this plasticity is completely blocked by inhibiting either DDHD2 or N-myristoyltransferase (NMT1/2). These findings demonstrate that DDHD2 and myristoylation are key regulators of synaptic plasticity. DIV21 primary mouse hippocampal neuron transfected with cytosolic GFP to visualise dendritic processes and spines. 3D z-stack image acquired 2 hours following chemical LTP showing the number and size of dendritic spines is significantly increased with potentiation. Inhibition of DDHD2 and NMT1/2 abolishes this effect.
Scientific image by Sevannah Steeves, University of Queensland
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Our co-author Luke nicely describes our EMBO J paper on LinkedIn - have a look:
www.linkedin.com/posts/luke-j...
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Huge thanks to members of the Barr Lab, EMBOJ Editor Hartmut @hvodermaier.bsky.social and all reviewers!
embojournal.org
WIP1 mutations suppress DNA damage-triggered bypass of the mitotic timer
@tomogolgier.bsky.social, Francis Barr et al show that prolonged delays in mitosis & G2 DNA-damage stress cause G1 cell-cycle arrest via different routes distinctly affected by cancer mutations
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
tomogolgier.bsky.social
While you’re waiting, take a look at the latest news from our department’s homepage about our MDM2 mitotic timer story from TeamTimer, published in Nature Cell Biology this year:

www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/article/canc...
Cancer beats the clock
New research unveils the important role of cell division timing mechanisms in the formation of cancer
www.bioch.ox.ac.uk
tomogolgier.bsky.social
Wait for a follow-up paper from “Team Timer” being published online soon. There will be lots of (colourful) cell tracking out there 🔜
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luderslab.bsky.social
During #mitosis, before assembling the mitotic spindle, the early mouse embryo lacking #centrosomes uses #actin rather than #microtubules for chromosome congression 👀👇🏼
loxstoplox.bsky.social
I’m excited to announce that my paper describing non-canonical mitotic mechanisms in the early mouse embryo is out in @science.org ! (link at end of 🧵)
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natureportfolio.nature.com
Nature reports on the momentum that is building for PROTAC treatments, which eliminate disease-causing proteins, including those responsible for difficult-to-treat childhood cancers. 🧪
How protein-slayer drugs could beat some of the cruellest cancers
Momentum is building for PROTAC treatments that eliminate disease-causing proteins, including those responsible for difficult-to-treat childhood cancers.
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nerdychristie.bsky.social
Genetically altered 'woolly mice' express several mammoth-like traits, including the animal's iconic coat. The cuteness, meanwhile, is a complete coincidence. That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
A woolly mouse (left) next to an ordinary one. CREDIT: Colossal Biosciences
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oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social
The Barr lab @ox.ac.uk has discovered the important role of cell division timing mechanisms in the formation of cancer. The research, funded by Cancer Research UK, provides valuable insight into how damaged cells are normally stopped from growing. ⬇️ bit.ly/202502-barr
Cancer beats the clock
New research unveils the important role of cell division timing mechanisms in the formation of cancer
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