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Ciara Pugh

@ciarapugh.bsky.social
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irish | membrane protein enthusiast @ ucph | she/her

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Lukas @lukasfeilen.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Our paper on the human endosomal Na⁺/H⁺ exchanger NHE6 (SLC9A6) is out in @natcomms.nature.com! We determined its cryo-EM structure at 3.4 Å, show a kinetic preference for K⁺ over Na⁺, and describe a lipid-associated gate and an intrinsically disordered C-terminus. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Integrative structural analysis of human endosomal NHE6 reveals a lipid-associated gate and disordered C-terminus - Nature Communications
The endosomal Na+ /H+ exchanger HsNHE6 regulates organellar pH and is implicated in neurological disease. Here the authors determine its cryo-EM structure and show a kinetic preference for K+ over Na+...
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henrietteautzen.bsky.social @henrietteautzen.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Happy to see our NHE6 story published today in @natcomms.nature.com! Led by @lukasfeilen.bsky.social we reveal the #cryoEM structure, ion selectivity and regulation of the endosomal Na+/H+ exchanger NHE6, providing a framework for understanding Christianson syndrome. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Ciara Pugh @ciarapugh.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
✨ Absolutely delighted to share that our paper, “MAASTY: a (dis)ordered copolymer for structural determination of human membrane proteins in native nanodiscs”, is now finally out! ✨ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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MAASTY: a (dis)ordered copolymer for structural determination of human membrane proteins in native nanodiscs - Nature Communications
MAASTY, a methacrylic acid–styrene copolymer, enables high-resolution structural determination of human membrane proteins in native nanodiscs, efficiently solubilizing diverse membrane proteins and pr...
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henrietteautzen.bsky.social @henrietteautzen.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
I am excited to share our latest preprint presenting the structure of human NHE6, a key endosomal Na⁺/H⁺ exchanger involved in Christianson syndrome. We bring together #cryo-EM, NMR, SAXS, lipidomics, and functional assays for an integrative analysis of NHE6 architecture, function, and regulation.
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EF Pro Cycling @efprocycling.com · 14/07/2025
💖💛💖💛💖 BEN IN YELLOW !!! The Irishman takes the leader’s jersey on stage 10 after an insane ride from Healy and the squad 🥹 📸: Getty Images #TDF2025
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henrietteautzen.bsky.social @henrietteautzen.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
So proud of my PhD student @ciarapugh.bsky.social for delivering a brilliant flash talk at the @isbuc.bsky.social #CSSB25 seminar today! She shared our latest work on our native nanodisc-forming copolymer MAASTY and absolutely nailed it. Heading to #3DEMGRC next week? Don’t miss Ciara’s poster!
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Gerti Beliu @beliulab.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Next flashtalk up: Ciara Pugh 🎤🔬 Excited to hear her latest work developing MAASTY to use at the interface of chemical biology and structural insights. Let’s see what molecular stories unfold! #CSSB25 #ChemicalBiology #StructuralBiology
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RTÉ @rte.ie · 05/12/2024
The 23 Best Toy Show Moments Ever! www.rte.ie/entertainmen... #LateLateToyShow
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The 23 Best Toy Show Moments Ever!
It's almost time for this year's Late Late Toy Show and to celebrate we have rounded up our favourite moments from over the decades. See if you agree!
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estella newcombe @estellaan.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
We did this crazy project where we tried to see if proteins could interact with their mirror image ligand. Seems impossible when proteins need to form 3D structures to interact. But what about if the interaction remains disordered??? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Stereochemistry in the disorder–order continuum of protein interactions - Nature
Studies on protein–protein interactions using proteins containing d- or l-amino acids show that stereoselectivity of binding varies with the degree of disorder within the complex.
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Richy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 27/11/2023
The most stressed out I've ever been about Christmas was when I was 16 and I got my first ever job, working at M&S in Dundrum. As soon as I started I kept hearing these myths about the Christmas Eve Waste Sale, where all the food that wasn't sold on the 24th was marked down 90%.
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Cornelius Gati @gati.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
This is amazing! @shervinnia.bsky.social resurrected our cryoEM-papers bot. At it's peak we had over 12k followers on Twitter, but the bot became defunct by a silly Musk policy (and it all went downhill from there). If you want to keep up with #cryoEM papers, follow: cryoempapers.bsky.social
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cryoEM papers (@cryoempapers.bsky.social)
Operated by @shervinnia.bsky.social and inspired by the now-defunct bot by Frédéric Poitevin and @gati.bsky.social. Suggestions welcome.
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