Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Congratulations to Dr. Mathias Hammer on successfully defending his PhD! What an incredible achievement! Wishing you all the best as you embark on this new chapter. @tuda.bsky.social 000
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026New preprint: does heterochromatin phase separate? Our answer — it's not about if but when. MOCHA-FRAP across 7 cell lines and 10 proteins shows barrier compartments coexist with non-barrier ones in the same nucleus, set by protein enrichment and competition. www.cardoso-lab.org/pages/public...cardoso-lab.orgCardoso Lab - PublicationsCardoso Lab, Technische Universit�t Darmstadt, Germany 030
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 13/07/2026🧬 New preprint! When replication forks stall, the replisome doesn't just wait. Live-cell imaging of endogenously GFP-tagged factors shows polymerases pile up even with DNA synthesis blocked — because dormant origins fire right next to stalled forks. doi.org/10.64898/202... www.cardoso-lab.orgdoi.orgDynamic anatomy of the replisome under stressWhen exposed to replication stress, the factors involved in DNA replication display differing responses that in many cases remain unexplained. In this study, we generated a series of genomically engin... 000
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 11/06/2026New review in NAR! We connect the two halves of the DNA replication field — single-cell microscopy and genome-wide sequencing to show how each method’s strengths build one picture: from DNA fibers → replication foci → origin & timing maps. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkag550 @narjournal.bsky.socialdoi.orgSpatial organization and dynamics of genome replication: from forks to fociAbstract. Genome replication is without doubt the most complex and critical activity of all living cells. Any error may not only affect the cell itself but 0122
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Proud moment for the Cardoso Lab: LEAF Gold 2025 🥇 awarded for our sustainability practices in cell biology & epigenetics research. From Silver in 2024 to Gold in 2025 — and we're not stopping here. Greener labs, better science. 🌱 #LEAF #SustainableLabs @tuda.bsky.social @sfb1361.bsky.social 030
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 25/03/2026@sunil-k-pradhan.bsky.social talks regarding the role of H3K36m3 epigentic mark on DNA replication progression during his time in our lab. @fnucleosome.bsky.social Here is the link Register for the seminar through this recurring link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 021
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 19/03/2026It was an absolute delight to attend the DNA damage and repair meeting at the SFB 1361 Conference. Our students showcased their poster presentation and were thrilled to receive the prestigious best poster prize. Congratulations to all of them! 🎉 @imbmainz.bsky.social 043
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 19/01/2026New in Nucleic Acids Research! MBD2 forms liquid condensates that organize heterochromatin and control histone acetylation. Combined proteomics + AI predictions reveal how phase separation regulates chromatin states. MBD2 recruits HDACs, excluding HATs. doi.org/10.1093/nar/... 000
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 05/01/2026MeCP2driven chromatin organization controls nuclear stiffness during neuronal differentiation. UsingAFM, we show heterochromatin clustering increases nuclear mechanics, disrupted by Rett mutations-severity correlates with stiffness defects, not gene expression. www.nature.com/articles/s42... 020
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 10/12/2025A new way to watch chromatin moving in living stem cells as they become neurons and what we saw was striking. Chromatin literally slows down as cells commit to their fate. It's like watching cells physically lock in their identity by constraining their chromatin. cardoso-lab.org/pages/public... 020
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Our new work in EMBO Reports! 🧬 H3K36me3 enriches at pericentromeric heterochromatin BEFORE replication, regulating its timing. H3K36me3 loss disrupts satellite transcription and delays replication. Forward-strand MajSat RNA controls replication timing—ncRNAs as key regulators! cardoso-lab.org 000
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Congratulations to Dr. Maruthi Kumar Pabba on successfully defending his PhD! What an incredible achievement! Wishing you all the best as you embark on this new chapter!! 👏🎉 #PhDLife #Congratulations @tuda.bsky.social 050
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 07/07/2025🧬⚡Your sunscreen is only half the story We show that near-infrared light makes UV damage WORSE. nIR loosens DNA packaging, creating a repair traffic jam that increases breaks. We are ignoring the invisible majority of solar radiation that hacks DNA repair. doi.org/10.1038/s415... @tuda.bsky.socialdoi.orgExposure of cells to near-infrared irradiation relaxes chromatin compaction and facilitates recognition of cyclo-butane pyrimidine dimers - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - Exposure of cells to near-infrared irradiation relaxes chromatin compaction and facilitates recognition of cyclo-butane pyrimidine dimers 001
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Our new paper is out: we explored the role KAP1 and HP1alpha in retroviral elements silencing. Check it out: doi.org/10.1038/s414... cardoso-lab.org/pages/public... @tuda.bsky.social @synbio.bsky.socialdoi.orgThe HP1 box of KAP1 organizes HP1α for silencing of endogenous retroviral elements in embryonic stem cells - Nature CommunicationsSilencing of endogenous retroviral elements (ERVs) is mediated by KAP1. Here, the authors describe the molecular mechanism by which KAP1 induces structural reorganization and multimerization of HP1α a... 031
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Sustainability prize of the "Freunde der TU Darmstadt" Really proud of it. Let's save the planet. 🌍 @synbio.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social 032
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Great opportunity for everyone to attend at DGZ focus workshop "Functional organization of the nucleus". Here is the info Zoom-ID: 961 7810 6979 Passcode: DGZ_FW 000
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 15/05/2025DGZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zellbiologie photo awards. We received a best photo award. Congratulations to our PhD student (Maruthi Kumar). Check it out www.zellbiologie.de/awards/ 000
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Warmest congratulations to Dr. Sunil K. Pradhan (@sunil-k-pradhan.bsky.social) on successfully defending his PhD thesis on genome replication and epigenetic regulation in mammalian cells! Wishing you continued success as you embark on your next chapter. 🎓" 031
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 03/02/2025I'm excited to share that our lab just earned the LEAF silver certificate for sustainability. Big thanks to our incredible team for making this happen. Next stop: gold! 010
Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 22/11/2024We as well decided to join the bright side! Follow our newest research findings on Blue Sky, coming soon 😉 000