🔥🎉 🧠 SuperThrilled to share our paper (preprint) - Human erythropoietin (rhEPO) reshapes the adult hippocampal chromatin landscape, around transposons to promote neurogenesis. 🧵1/8
Massive kudos to #UmutCakir who drove multi-omics through dark roads of the genome.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Massive kudos to #UmutCakir who drove multi-omics through dark roads of the genome.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
January 5, 2026 at 3:13 PM
#TEsky #TEworldwide #Transposons #Bioinformatics #Bioconda #GenomeAnnotation #TransposableElements #Genomics #ComparativeGenomics
☕Earl Grey v7.0.0 brewed fresh☕
Nested TEs finally get the treatment they deserve: iterative detection of deep nesting, cleaner GFF annotations, and coverage stats that don’t double-count genomic space + a RepeatCraft edge-case fix.
Happy new year to the TE folks! 🧬
github.com/TobyBaril/Ea...
Nested TEs finally get the treatment they deserve: iterative detection of deep nesting, cleaner GFF annotations, and coverage stats that don’t double-count genomic space + a RepeatCraft edge-case fix.
Happy new year to the TE folks! 🧬
github.com/TobyBaril/Ea...
GitHub - TobyBaril/EarlGrey: Earl Grey: A fully automated TE curation and annotation pipeline
Earl Grey: A fully automated TE curation and annotation pipeline - TobyBaril/EarlGrey
github.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Molecular effects of transposable element sequences in mammalian cells #TESky
(Wen, MC.C., Welch, J.D. Genome Biol 26, 403 (2025)).
Interesting review of new-found functions of TEs in mammalian genomes, especially over the last three years.
doi.org/10.1186/s130... #TEWorldwide
(Wen, MC.C., Welch, J.D. Genome Biol 26, 403 (2025)).
Interesting review of new-found functions of TEs in mammalian genomes, especially over the last three years.
doi.org/10.1186/s130... #TEWorldwide
Molecular effects of transposable element sequences in mammalian cells - Genome Biology
Transposable elements (TEs) are often epigenetically repressed in eukaryotic cells, but still affect the molecular state of the cell in certain contexts. A flurry of recent studies have elucidated new...
doi.org
November 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Molecular effects of transposable element sequences in mammalian cells #TESky
(Wen, MC.C., Welch, J.D. Genome Biol 26, 403 (2025)).
Interesting review of new-found functions of TEs in mammalian genomes, especially over the last three years.
doi.org/10.1186/s130... #TEWorldwide
(Wen, MC.C., Welch, J.D. Genome Biol 26, 403 (2025)).
Interesting review of new-found functions of TEs in mammalian genomes, especially over the last three years.
doi.org/10.1186/s130... #TEWorldwide
Thrilled to share our new review in Current Opinion in Genetics & Development on TE driven innovation in gene regulation🤘. I am honored to be part of this with two major TE aficionados @cedricfeschotte.bsky.social and @trono-lab.bsky.social
#TEsky #TEworldwide
authors.elsevier.com/c/1m6MC,LqAZ...
#TEsky #TEworldwide
authors.elsevier.com/c/1m6MC,LqAZ...
November 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Thrilled to share our new review in Current Opinion in Genetics & Development on TE driven innovation in gene regulation🤘. I am honored to be part of this with two major TE aficionados @cedricfeschotte.bsky.social and @trono-lab.bsky.social
#TEsky #TEworldwide
authors.elsevier.com/c/1m6MC,LqAZ...
#TEsky #TEworldwide
authors.elsevier.com/c/1m6MC,LqAZ...
TEs aren’t just genomic parasites, they’re also engines of genomic novelty.
Our new study with ~2,000 Z. tritici genomes shows repeated TE mobilization waves during global expansion.
With @danielcroll.bsky.social & @guidopuccetti.bsky.social
🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#TEworldwide
Our new study with ~2,000 Z. tritici genomes shows repeated TE mobilization waves during global expansion.
With @danielcroll.bsky.social & @guidopuccetti.bsky.social
🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#TEworldwide
Historic transposon mobilisation waves create distinct pools of adaptive variants in a major crop pathogen - Nature Communications
In this study, the authors analysed a large genomic dataset to trace how jumping genes shaped the global spread of a major wheat pathogen and reveal bursts of activity over decades that drove adaptati...
www.nature.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
TEs aren’t just genomic parasites, they’re also engines of genomic novelty.
Our new study with ~2,000 Z. tritici genomes shows repeated TE mobilization waves during global expansion.
With @danielcroll.bsky.social & @guidopuccetti.bsky.social
🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#TEworldwide
Our new study with ~2,000 Z. tritici genomes shows repeated TE mobilization waves during global expansion.
With @danielcroll.bsky.social & @guidopuccetti.bsky.social
🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#TEworldwide
November 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
November 7, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Are you an Alu or a LINE-1?
I had some extra space on my poster… so I filled it with a mini-quiz instead 😂
If you’re at #EMBOMobileGenome, swing by poster #54 and find out who you really are!
If you’re too lazy, or hate socialising, just click the link.
#TEsky #TEworldwide
I had some extra space on my poster… so I filled it with a mini-quiz instead 😂
If you’re at #EMBOMobileGenome, swing by poster #54 and find out who you really are!
If you’re too lazy, or hate socialising, just click the link.
#TEsky #TEworldwide
Are you an Alu or a L1?
Turn data collection into an experience with Typeform. Create beautiful online forms, surveys, quizzes, and so much more. Try it for FREE.
form.typeform.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Are you an Alu or a LINE-1?
I had some extra space on my poster… so I filled it with a mini-quiz instead 😂
If you’re at #EMBOMobileGenome, swing by poster #54 and find out who you really are!
If you’re too lazy, or hate socialising, just click the link.
#TEsky #TEworldwide
I had some extra space on my poster… so I filled it with a mini-quiz instead 😂
If you’re at #EMBOMobileGenome, swing by poster #54 and find out who you really are!
If you’re too lazy, or hate socialising, just click the link.
#TEsky #TEworldwide
High-Quality Genome Assembly of Diplocarpon coronariae Unveils LTR Retrotransposon-Driven Structural Dynamics in Fungi Evolution
doi.org/10.1111/1755...
#TEworldwide #TEsky
doi.org/10.1111/1755...
#TEworldwide #TEsky
High‐Quality Genome Assembly of Diplocarpon coronariae Unveils LTR Retrotransposon‐Driven Structural Dynamics in Fungi Evolution
Long terminal repeat retrotransposons (LTR-RTs) are recognised as a significant evolutionary force capable of shaping the structure and function of the genomes in eukaryotes, including animals, plant...
doi.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
High-Quality Genome Assembly of Diplocarpon coronariae Unveils LTR Retrotransposon-Driven Structural Dynamics in Fungi Evolution
doi.org/10.1111/1755...
#TEworldwide #TEsky
doi.org/10.1111/1755...
#TEworldwide #TEsky
Had an absolute blast presenting my “Last Minute Breakthrough talk” at #EMBOmobilegenome today! 🔥 What an incredible crowd, the energy in the room was unreal. Huge thanks to the organizers for selecting me and to everyone who came, asked questions, and made it such a fun session! 🙌
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Thrilled to be at @embl.org in Heidelberg for #EMBOMobileGenome workshop — an inspiring gathering of the transposable element community!
Find me at poster #54, exploring DNA methylation of L1 and Alu in individuals with varying benzene exposure.
#TEworldwide #TEsky
Find me at poster #54, exploring DNA methylation of L1 and Alu in individuals with varying benzene exposure.
#TEworldwide #TEsky
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thrilled to be at @embl.org in Heidelberg for #EMBOMobileGenome workshop — an inspiring gathering of the transposable element community!
Find me at poster #54, exploring DNA methylation of L1 and Alu in individuals with varying benzene exposure.
#TEworldwide #TEsky
Find me at poster #54, exploring DNA methylation of L1 and Alu in individuals with varying benzene exposure.
#TEworldwide #TEsky
At @embo.org #EMBOMobileGenome and want to connect with other TE researchers and follow the latest goings on?
Use #TEworldwide and #TEsky in your posts to be featured in the TEworldwide feed, which you can also find here:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Use #TEworldwide and #TEsky in your posts to be featured in the TEworldwide feed, which you can also find here:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
At @embo.org #EMBOMobileGenome and want to connect with other TE researchers and follow the latest goings on?
Use #TEworldwide and #TEsky in your posts to be featured in the TEworldwide feed, which you can also find here:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Use #TEworldwide and #TEsky in your posts to be featured in the TEworldwide feed, which you can also find here:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
great to be at the #EMBOMobileGenome meeting in Heidelberg with a wonderful bunch of colleagues, speakers and attendees.
this meeting is a good reflection of the excitement and collegiality in the transposon field.
kindly sponsored by @embo.org
this meeting is a good reflection of the excitement and collegiality in the transposon field.
kindly sponsored by @embo.org
Welcome to Day 1 of 'The mobile genome: genetic and physiological impacts of transposable elements'! 🧬
The opening remarks by Julius Brennecke accompanied by his fellow scientific organisers:
🔹Déborah Bourc'his
🔹Josefa González
🔹Joseph Peters
#EMBOMobileGenome
The opening remarks by Julius Brennecke accompanied by his fellow scientific organisers:
🔹Déborah Bourc'his
🔹Josefa González
🔹Joseph Peters
#EMBOMobileGenome
November 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Time to kick off #EMBOMobileGenome for 2025! A great selection of speakers and posters on the agenda!
#TEWorldwide #TESky
#TEWorldwide #TESky
November 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Time to kick off #EMBOMobileGenome for 2025! A great selection of speakers and posters on the agenda!
#TEWorldwide #TESky
#TEWorldwide #TESky
Please feel free to share with any fungal biologists, or those interested in annotating TEs in fungal genomes, and we look forward to expanding #MycoMobilome with community contributions!
@danielcroll.bsky.social
#TEsky
#TEworldwide
#Databases
#Genomics
#Bioinformatics
#Research
#Fungi
@danielcroll.bsky.social
#TEsky
#TEworldwide
#Databases
#Genomics
#Bioinformatics
#Research
#Fungi
October 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Please feel free to share with any fungal biologists, or those interested in annotating TEs in fungal genomes, and we look forward to expanding #MycoMobilome with community contributions!
@danielcroll.bsky.social
#TEsky
#TEworldwide
#Databases
#Genomics
#Bioinformatics
#Research
#Fungi
@danielcroll.bsky.social
#TEsky
#TEworldwide
#Databases
#Genomics
#Bioinformatics
#Research
#Fungi
💥 New preprint! 💥
We show that transposons are directly linked to a cell-type and region specific inflammatory state in Parkinson’s Disease 🧠🦠
What a team @jakobssonasap.bsky.social! Funded by @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org
#Parkinsons #Neuroinflammation #TEworldwide #singlecell #TEs
We show that transposons are directly linked to a cell-type and region specific inflammatory state in Parkinson’s Disease 🧠🦠
What a team @jakobssonasap.bsky.social! Funded by @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org
#Parkinsons #Neuroinflammation #TEworldwide #singlecell #TEs
New preprint from my lab! We describe how transposable elements are activated in Parkinson’s disease, which is linked to an interferon response. We believe this study significantly advances our understanding of transposons and their role in human brains.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Activation of transposable elements is linked to a region- and cell-type-specific interferon response in Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common age-related neurodegenerative disorder involving a neuroinflammatory response, the cause of which remains unclear. Transposable elements (TE) have been linked to i...
www.biorxiv.org
September 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
💥 New preprint! 💥
We show that transposons are directly linked to a cell-type and region specific inflammatory state in Parkinson’s Disease 🧠🦠
What a team @jakobssonasap.bsky.social! Funded by @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org
#Parkinsons #Neuroinflammation #TEworldwide #singlecell #TEs
We show that transposons are directly linked to a cell-type and region specific inflammatory state in Parkinson’s Disease 🧠🦠
What a team @jakobssonasap.bsky.social! Funded by @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org
#Parkinsons #Neuroinflammation #TEworldwide #singlecell #TEs
New paper from our lab! We found that LINE-1 transposons contribute to early human brain development.
Funded by @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org
www.cell.com/cell-genomic...
Funded by @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org
www.cell.com/cell-genomic...
LINE-1 retrotransposons mediate cis-acting transcriptional control in human pluripotent stem cells and regulate early brain development
Adami et al. demonstrate that evolutionarily young L1s are expressed in human pluripotent
stem cells and are dynamically regulated throughout neural differentiation. The study
examines the role of L1s...
www.cell.com
August 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I'm super bummed to be missing #ESEB2025 @eseb2025.bsky.social due to a cancelled flight! Here's a quick overview of my talk "Gene- and genome-focused perspectives on microbial pangenomes" slated to be part of The Evolution of Microbial Pangenomes -- which I recommend you attend tomorrow (Fri) !
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August 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Huge amount of low-divergence TEs in Brown Algae…and cool patterns of accumulation in introns, lovely talk from @ericadinatale.bsky.social!
#TEsky #TEworldwide #ESEB2025
#TEsky #TEworldwide #ESEB2025
August 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Huge amount of low-divergence TEs in Brown Algae…and cool patterns of accumulation in introns, lovely talk from @ericadinatale.bsky.social!
#TEsky #TEworldwide #ESEB2025
#TEsky #TEworldwide #ESEB2025
Thrilled to have been selected for a short talk at the EMBO mobile genome meeting in Heidelberg in November!
Want to hear about the adaptive potential of TEs but can’t wait til then, and happen to be at #ESEB2025? Come and see my talk at 16.20 today, room 120+121!
#TEsky #TEworldwide
Want to hear about the adaptive potential of TEs but can’t wait til then, and happen to be at #ESEB2025? Come and see my talk at 16.20 today, room 120+121!
#TEsky #TEworldwide
August 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Thrilled to have been selected for a short talk at the EMBO mobile genome meeting in Heidelberg in November!
Want to hear about the adaptive potential of TEs but can’t wait til then, and happen to be at #ESEB2025? Come and see my talk at 16.20 today, room 120+121!
#TEsky #TEworldwide
Want to hear about the adaptive potential of TEs but can’t wait til then, and happen to be at #ESEB2025? Come and see my talk at 16.20 today, room 120+121!
#TEsky #TEworldwide
Rather you than me!
Awesome insight into the role of TEs in deep sea adaptation in H. gigas. A ~19.6Gb assembly(!), and @tillysscott.bsky.social also decided to manually curate the TE families(!!!). Amazing body of work demonstrating the power of TEs to facilitate adaptation!
#TEsky #TEworldwide
Awesome insight into the role of TEs in deep sea adaptation in H. gigas. A ~19.6Gb assembly(!), and @tillysscott.bsky.social also decided to manually curate the TE families(!!!). Amazing body of work demonstrating the power of TEs to facilitate adaptation!
#TEsky #TEworldwide
August 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Rather you than me!
Awesome insight into the role of TEs in deep sea adaptation in H. gigas. A ~19.6Gb assembly(!), and @tillysscott.bsky.social also decided to manually curate the TE families(!!!). Amazing body of work demonstrating the power of TEs to facilitate adaptation!
#TEsky #TEworldwide
Awesome insight into the role of TEs in deep sea adaptation in H. gigas. A ~19.6Gb assembly(!), and @tillysscott.bsky.social also decided to manually curate the TE families(!!!). Amazing body of work demonstrating the power of TEs to facilitate adaptation!
#TEsky #TEworldwide
At @eseb.bsky.social #ESEB2025 and want to connect with other researchers working on transposable elements?
Take a look at the #TEWorldwide #TEsky feed:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Take a look at the #TEWorldwide #TEsky feed:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
August 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
At @eseb.bsky.social #ESEB2025 and want to connect with other researchers working on transposable elements?
Take a look at the #TEWorldwide #TEsky feed:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Take a look at the #TEWorldwide #TEsky feed:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Looking forward to attending my first #ESEB meeting in Barcelona next week #ESEB2025!
Interested in the adaptive potential of transposons? I’ll be presenting my latest work in the Ecological Genomics of Coevolution satellite symposium on Weds 20th - feel free to join!
#TESky #TEworldwide
Interested in the adaptive potential of transposons? I’ll be presenting my latest work in the Ecological Genomics of Coevolution satellite symposium on Weds 20th - feel free to join!
#TESky #TEworldwide
August 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Looking forward to attending my first #ESEB meeting in Barcelona next week #ESEB2025!
Interested in the adaptive potential of transposons? I’ll be presenting my latest work in the Ecological Genomics of Coevolution satellite symposium on Weds 20th - feel free to join!
#TESky #TEworldwide
Interested in the adaptive potential of transposons? I’ll be presenting my latest work in the Ecological Genomics of Coevolution satellite symposium on Weds 20th - feel free to join!
#TESky #TEworldwide
My first first author manuscript has posted! I’m very excited to share SWIF-TE with yall. It is a fast, memory efficient tool to identify novel TE insertions from short-read data. 🧬 #TEworldwide #transposons
SWIF-TE: identifying novel transposable element insertions from short read data https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.30.667279v1
August 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
My first first author manuscript has posted! I’m very excited to share SWIF-TE with yall. It is a fast, memory efficient tool to identify novel TE insertions from short-read data. 🧬 #TEworldwide #transposons
Transposable elements create distinct genomic niches for effector evolution among Magnaporthe oryzae lineages https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.23.655716v1
May 24, 2025 at 5:54 AM