bioRxiv Microbiology

biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social

17 October 2026 03:57

Competition among viral elements for VIPR RNA-directed genome silencing https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.15.759431v1

Matteo Doudin

matteodoudin.bsky.social

16 October 2026 13:51

How can histone acetyl-transferase acetylate a specific histone tail residue ? Using cryo-EM, we captured the MSL complex in a stable post-catalytic state, visualising the acetyl group on H4K16, a central mark for gene regulation authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

Sorek Lab

soreklab.bsky.social

16 October 2026 13:46

Very nice discovery from the Jackson, Bravo and Basel labs. Cleaved tRNA ends, loaded with an amino acid, activate a form of bacterial immunity

Martin Steinegger 🇺🇦

martinsteinegger.bsky.social

14 October 2026 16:58

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

Sternberg Lab

sternberglab.bsky.social

13 October 2026 17:05

4/5 DRT10 biochemistry and structure (with @piratefernandez.bsky.social): bsky.app/profile/ster...