As a biologist, i react strongly to killing off birds... 🕊🐤🐦🦆🦅! How could you Elon!
Nevertheless, this is me staying strong on all things that are #PlantGenomes, #chromosomes, and #transposons🧬🔍💚, from now on cross-posting on mastodon and twitter.
#plantgenomes #Chromosomes #transposons
#Butterflies and #moths share ancient 'blocks' of #DNA.
#genomics #phylogenetics #evolution #chromosomes
https://phys.org/news/2023-07-butterflies-moths-ancient-blocks-dna.html
#butterflies #moths #dna #genomics #phylogenetics #evolution #Chromosomes
#SciRiddles 3 (cont.)
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#sciriddles #scicomm #Chromosomes #dna #myscivoice
#Cohesin can resolve sister #chromatids already in G2 phase independent of #condensin - suggesting DNA #loopextrusion as generic mechanism for segregating #replicated genomes shared across different Structural Maintenance of #Chromosomes (SMC) protein complexes
Paul Batty, Daniel Gerlich et al #viennabiocenter
https://www.embopress.org/doi/10.15252/embj.2023113475
#cohesin #chromatids #condensin #loopextrusion #replicated #Chromosomes #viennabiocenter
Detailed structure of understudied #cell division 'nanomachine' revealed.
#mitosis #SIN3B #chromosomes #histones
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-understudied-cell-division-nanomachine-revealed.html
#cell #mitosis #sin3b #Chromosomes #histones
Adders-tongue (Ophioglossum reticulatum) has 1260 chromosomes, the highest chromosome count in the world.
#science #sciencefacts #Chromosomes #adderstongue
White-bellied #pangolins have second-highest number of #chromosomes among #mammals.
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-white-bellied-pangolins-second-highest-chromosomes-mammals.html
#pangolins #Chromosomes #mammals #conservation #cytogenomics
#Genetic research sheds light on what the earliest #animals looked like.
#genetic #animals #evolution #phylogenetics #Chromosomes #gene_linkage
New #animal family tree raises questions about the origin of nervous systems.
#animal #evolution #dna #Chromosomes #synteny
Behind the #formation and protection of #microtubules.
#formation #microtubules #mitosis #Chromosomes #γ_turc
A #protein hidden in plain sight helps #cells time their escape.
#chromosomes #mitosis #CDC20 #anaphase
https://phys.org/news/2023-04-protein-hidden-plain-sight-cells.html
#protein #cells #Chromosomes #mitosis #cdc20 #anaphase
A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing & unpaired silencing of #meiotic #chromosomes in C. #elegans
Hiroaki Tabara et al show #argonaute proteins CSR-1 and CSR-2 targeting repeat-derived #lncRNAs to mediate both #synaptonemal complex formation and condensation of unpaired chromosomes
#meiotic #Chromosomes #elegans #Argonaute #lncrnas #synaptonemal
#Gene-silencing complexes join forces to #inactivate X #chromosomes.
https://phys.org/news/2023-04-gene-silencing-complexes-inactivate-chromosomes.html
#gene #inactivate #Chromosomes #prc1
Investigating the role of #loops, #flags and #DNA tension in the spatial organization of #chromosomes.
https://phys.org/news/2023-04-role-loops-flags-dna-tension.html
#loops #flags #dna #Chromosomes
🦊FoxiMax #233 1/8
https://foximax.com/
#foximax #Chromosomes #dna #cantbelieveigotitinonetry
Uncovering the secrets of how #chromosomes assemble.
#condensin_I #mitosis #N_tail #CAP_H
https://phys.org/news/2023-04-uncovering-secrets-chromosomes.html
#Chromosomes #condensin_i #mitosis #n_tail #cap_h
How do cancer-specific chromosome gains/losses contribute to #oncogenesis?
Susanne Lens and collaborators at UMC Utrecht describe a #kinesin-based strategy for inducing #mitotic #missegregation of selected #chromosomes, as tool for modeling specific #aneuploidies
#oncogenesis #kinesin #mitotic #missegregation #Chromosomes #aneuploidies
in a study published March 23 in Nature Microbiology, Li and colleagues reveal how the #virus responsible for #COVID19 remodels #chromatin, the complex of #DNA and #proteins that makes up #chromosomes. The resulting changes in #geneexpression may be responsible for the #immune #dysregulation seen in #infected people and may offer clues as to why some experience #prolonged #symptoms. #LongCovid https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/covid-19-infections-may-reshape-genetic-landscape-71045
#Virus #COVID19 #chromatin #dna #proteins #Chromosomes #geneexpression #immune #dysregulation #infected #prolonged #symptoms #LongCovid
Researchers provide proof of the helical #coiling of condensed #chromosomes.
#metaphase #chromatids #Hordeum
https://phys.org/news/2023-03-proof-helical-condensed-chromosomes.html
#coiling #Chromosomes #metaphase #chromatids #hordeum
#GeneRegulation digest week 2:
🧬DNA methylation atlas of human cell types
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05580-6
🧬Evolution of #3Dchromatin organization (review)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959437X22001344
🧬#SMARCA5 (#SNF2H) maintains #nucleosome spacing near CTCF https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1097276522011753 (in line with our Clarkson et al'2019 https://academic.oup.com/nar/article/47/21/11181/5609524)
🧬Loss of #epigenetic information as a cause of mammalian #aging https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867422015707
🧬#Chromatin assembly of exogenous bacterial #chromosomes in yeast https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.12.21.520625v2
#generegulation #3dchromatin #smarca5 #snf2h #nucleosome #epigenetic #aging #chromatin #Chromosomes