PLOS Biology

plosbiology.org

18 October 2026 19:45

Symbiotic #rhizobia form nitrogen-fixing partnerships with #plant roots. This study by @albinteulet.bsky.social & @dromius.bsky.social uses structural modelling to predict how secreted proteins may mimic plant factors in a strategy shared with pathogens. 🧪 #AcademicSky #symbiosis plos.io/4j6bWj0

Arnaud Kengmo Tchoupa

kengmo.bsky.social

16 October 2026 03:25

What if bacteria were using wax esters to shape skin microbiomes? Staphylococcal lipases convert skin antimicrobial fatty acids into harmless wax esters. This publication is the very first first-author paper for my first PhD student, my first time acting as last author, and our first ISME paper.

Anthony Vecchiarelli

cellforganized.bsky.social

14 October 2026 19:31

Our Biochem Dept is hiring! Come join us! Please Repost! 👍

Martin Steinegger 🇺🇦

martinsteinegger.bsky.social

14 October 2026 18:37

LoL-align is out in @natmethods.nature.com! It aligns protein structures without superposition. More sensitive than TM-align and DALI, producing better alignments 5–20× faster. Now available in Foldseek! 📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 💾 github.com/steineggerlab/foldseek 🌐 search.foldseek.com

Altegoerlab

faltegoer.bsky.social

13 October 2026 15:50

Very happy that this story is finally out! Fantastic work by Gabriel & team and only possible with great support from @kaiheimel.bsky.social @oamiranda.bsky.social & @billerbecks.bsky.social Learn more here 👇🏻