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cryoEM papers @cryoempapers.bsky.social · 6d

CryoSeek identification of glycofibrils with diverse compositions and structural assemblies www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.30.679562v1 #cryoem

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cryoEM papers @cryoempapers.bsky.social · 5d

Absolute hand determination of glycofibrils from natural sources in cryo-EM www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.30.679555v1 #cryoem

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vinceconticello.bsky.social @vinceconticello.bsky.social · 6d

I think that nice TEM images often look better than carefully crafted cover art.

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Sonja-Verena Albers @archaellum.bsky.social · 6d

Look at this nice cover: beautiful archaella, image made by @sshamphavi.bsky.social !

Thanks also to Marta Rodeiguez for keeping the EM im shape in @ottlab.bsky.social lab!

At @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social at @uni-freiburg.de @sfb1381.bsky.social @cibss.bsky.social

Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · 7d

Some keen Observations in Our October issue!

🦠 Cancer microbiome
🌊 Marine microbes in warming oceans
🌐 broad-range phages
🧬 genetically minimised Salmonella
🔧 Viral infection mechanisms
🧪 Oxaloacetate antiviral defence

and more, here: www.nature.com/nmicrobiol/v...

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Fabio Strati @stratifa.bsky.social · 9d

I’m thrilled to share my latest published manuscript, which summarizes my work in the exciting fields of structural biology and amyloid research. A huge thank you to @meytallandau.bsky.social and the team at @landaulabcssb.bsky.social for their shared efforts
doi.org/10.1002/advs...

Structural and Functional Versatility of the Amyloidogenic Non‐Amidated Variant of the Antimicrobial Peptide Citropin 1.3

Citropin 1.3 is an antimicrobial peptide derived from amphibians that forms amyloid structures. Here, the structural and functional properties of citropin 1.3 are characterized. Using high-resolution...

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cryoEM papers @cryoempapers.bsky.social · 9d

Structural and Functional Versatility of the Amyloidogenic Non-Amidated Variant of the Antimicrobial Peptide Citropin 1.3 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41016026/ #cryoem

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vinceconticello.bsky.social @vinceconticello.bsky.social · 10d

Self‐Assembly of Off‐Target Peptide Sequences: Implications for the Design of Soft Materials - Wang - Small - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Self‐Assembly of Off‐Target Peptide Sequences: Implications for the Design of Soft Materials

For an ionic complementary peptide, both a truncated peptide and an epimerized peptide can still form gels. Mixing these peptides with the parent FEFEFKFK leads to the formation of new, but different...

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vinceconticello.bsky.social @vinceconticello.bsky.social · 10d

Filamentous structure of the CotVW complex, the crust proteins of the Bacillus subtilis endospore - Journal of Biological Chemistry www.jbc.org/article/S002...

Spore protein assemblies are pretty wild. Nice inspiration for biomaterials design.

Filamentous structure of the CotVW complex, the crust proteins of the Bacillus subtilis endospore

The endospores of Bacillus subtilis are encased in a multilayered protective structure comprising core, cortex, inner and outer coats, and an outermost crust. Among the proteins required for crust for...

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vinceconticello.bsky.social @vinceconticello.bsky.social · 10d

Structural basis of Pseudomonas biofilm-forming functional amyloid FapC formation | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Structural basis of Pseudomonas biofilm-forming functional amyloid FapC formation

The structure of FapC reveals how Pseudomonas forms biofilms via a unique β solenoid amyloid fold and dynamic assembly pathway.

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vinceconticello.bsky.social @vinceconticello.bsky.social · 15d

Maybe consider a whole shaker of salt rather than a single grain. Even taking into account the known knowns, the known unknowns will be bountiful.

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vinceconticello.bsky.social @vinceconticello.bsky.social · 15d

I missed the original share on this article since I was locked out of my Bluesky account due to algorithmic impotence. Hate when that happens. Really cool structure from @jerryknowsnothing.bsky.social and co-authors. rdcu.be/eHQ1N

A family of tubular pili from harmful algal bloom forming cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa

Nature Communications - Ricca et al discover a new family of tubular pili in Microcystis aeruginosa, a harmful algal bloom-forming cyanobacterium. These pili are crucial for buoyancy by forming...

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Sonja-Verena Albers @archaellum.bsky.social · 21d

Happy to share that our story on the bacterial archaellum was published today in @natmicrobiol.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congrats to the authors: @sshamphavi.bsky.social @loumollat.bsky.social @mariejoest.bsky.social Najwa Taib and @sgribaldo.bsky.social

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vinceconticello.bsky.social @vinceconticello.bsky.social · 18d

Wow. Great paper. Somehow I missed the preprint. Too distracted, I guess. Great to read the full story in print.

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vinceconticello.bsky.social @vinceconticello.bsky.social · Dec 31

Thanks for noticing! I think that it's an interesting story but I am biased.

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