c-jake-harris.bsky.social
Epigenetics, chromatin, memory, bioengineering and immunity in plants | Associate Prof | Department of Plant Sciences | University of Cambridge
👤 Joined on 05 February 2025
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@c-jake-harris.bsky.social1/ out in @science.org! We found a new asymmetry in large-scale chromosome structure: sister chromatids are shifted by hundreds of kb in the 5′→3′ direction of their inherited strands! A close collaboration w/ @gerlichlab.bsky.social , led by @flaviacorsi.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Show PostFinally - the 🧵! So, the piRNA pathway defends the animal germline from transposons. But most of what we know comes from narrow developmental windows like late oogenesis, where it's easiest to study. We asked if the pathway is the same across development. It is not! /+
Show PostNew preprint from the lab, wherein we identify a suppressor of RNA silencing from a mycovirus, which also functions in planta. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Show PostHappy to share that we secured our first #NWO grant www.nwo.nl/en/news/56-g...
Show PostDelighted to share our paper, out today in @natplants.nature.com Not all “wasted” carbon is lost: formate released during photorespiration can be reused to support DNA methylation. Our work reveals a metabolic link between CO₂ levels and epigenetic regulation in Arabidopsis. doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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