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@elliottlab.bsky.social
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At the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, UK. Structural biology. Ubiquitination pathways. elliottlab.web.ox.ac.uk

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The EMBO Journal @embojournal.org · 18/08/2026
Why is human p97 ATPase less efficient than yeast Cdc48 in unfolding its protein substrates? @kulathu.bsky.social et al show how cofactors like FAF2 facilitate efficient unfolding by the human enzyme, & design artificial mini-proteins able to potently activate p97 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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FAF1 and FAF2 enhance unfolding by p97-UFD1-NPL4 complex enabling rational design of p97 activators - The EMBO Journal
VCP/p97 is an AAA+ ATPase that, together with its cofactors UFD1-NPL4 (p97-UN), unfolds ubiquitylated substrates to maintain cellular homeostasis. The human p97-UN complex associates with additional c...
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Kashish Singh @kashishsingh.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Very happy to see the final version of our work on the structure and composition of cytoplasmic lattices in mouse embryos, previously shared on bioRxiv, now published in The EMBO Journal! Many thanks to our editor, Ieva Gailite, and the reviewers for their constructive input.
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Elliott Lab @elliottlab.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Huge effort from the Lab into the mechanics of the mysterious #ubiquitin like protein FAT10 – taking structural snapshots of FAT10 activation by UBA6 and transfer onto UBE2Z plus really interesting insights into InsP6 regulating FAT10 conjugation pathways: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Structural determinants for FAT10 activation and transfer from UBA6 to E2 enzymes - Nature Communications
Cryo-EM captures FAT10 activation and transfer from UBA6 to E2 UBE2Z, revealing FAT10 monopolises UBA6. Efficient transfer requires E2 engagement of both FAT10 UBL domains, particularly UBL2, and co-o...
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Faraz Mardakheh @handle.invalid · 03/07/2026
🚨🚨NEW PREPRINT ALERT!🚨🚨Proud to present our recent study, out now on bioRxiv, in which we reveal an RNA-dependent positive feedback loop that drives malignant ribosome biogenesis and tumour growth (1/15). 🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🚨New preprint!🚨 Lack of specific affinity reagents hinders studies of signalling mechanisms. We show that sdAbs provide a robust scaffold for making linkage-specific ubiquitin binders, exemplified by 2A6, a versatile reagent for M1-linked ubiquitin chains. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Tobias Warnecke @tobiaswarnecke.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Archaea are the hornets of the microbial world. Discuss. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... TLDR: Archaeon kills bacterium with secreted phospholipase. Pretty nifty way to kill bacteria for a microbe with a very different lipid make-up, I reckon. No need to worry about accidentally killing yourself.
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Phil Biggin @philbiggin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Congratulations to Franco Viscarra with his collaborative contribution to PNAS , "A Cannabidiol-Sensitive Region Involved in the Allosteric Modulation of the α7 Nicotinic Receptor": www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2535398123 Nice combination of multiple techniques with Bouzat and Bermudez labs!
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A cannabidiol-sensitive region involved in the allosteric modulation of the α7 nicotinic receptor | PNAS
Cannabidiol (CBD), a nonpsychoactive phytocannabinoid from Cannabis sativa, modulates the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7 nAChR), a key tar...
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Plaschka lab @plaschkalab.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Now published! We investigated how polyadenylated RNAs are targeted for decay in the human nucleus. www.nature.com/articles/s41... (1/5)
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Matt Higgins @parasitematt.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Our latest study of the scavenger receptor CD163, led by Richard Zhou. This follows our previous study of how CD163 uses its remarkable molecular architecture to bind haptoglobin-haemoglobin. We now show how its flexible arms allow haemoglobin binding, revealing how ligand promiscuity works.
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Clausen Lab @clausenlab.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Open Postdoc Position - Giant E3 ligases: mysterious mechanisms & non‑protein substrates. Interested? Join us to uncover how these molecular giants tag lipids, RNAs, sugars beyond proteins, on organelles and pathogens, to defend the cell. Details & Application here www.imp.ac.at/career/open-...
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Elliott Lab @elliottlab.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Great to host you, Sonja!
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Carter Lab @carter-lab.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Excited to share our work on the structure and function of cytoplasmic lattices within mouse embryos. A collaborative effort with @niakanlab.bsky.social and work led by @kashishsingh.bsky.social and @inaharasimov.bsky.social . It is now out on BioRxiv: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Phil Biggin @philbiggin.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Happy to see our work on SLCO2A1 with @smlea.bsky.social, Nakanishi and Newstead labs out now. Important insight into how prostaglandin and many drugs are transported. Hats off to @weitse-hsu.bsky.social for computational work! @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Structural basis for prostaglandin and drug transport via SLCO2A1
Nature Communications - SLCO2A1 (also known as OATP2A1) is responsible for the transport of eicosanoids, including prostaglandins (PGs), as well as of a subset of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory...
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WEHI (The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) @wehi-research.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
WEHI researchers have led a major global effort to create the first authoritative atlas for E3 ligases, resolving more than 18 years of inconsistencies in the ubiquitin field. Study led by Dr Ngee Kiat ‘Jake’ Chua & Dr Rebecca Feltham in @cellpress.bsky.social www.wehi.edu.au/news/new-enz...
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Matt Higgins @parasitematt.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Introducing our new blood-stage malaria vaccine immunogen based on the essential invasion protein PfCyRPA. By understanding where on PfCyRPA the best antibodies bind, we used structure guided design to generate PfCyRPA-EM, which contains only the epitopes of the best antibodies.
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Faraz Mardakheh @handle.invalid · 21/02/2026
🎉Proud to present our latest paper, out now in Nature Communications: www.nature.com/articles/s41... RNA Binding Proteins (RBPs) are often full of intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs), but what these regions do during RNA recognition is often unclear. 1/10 #RNA #IDR #RBP
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An intrinsically disordered region mediates RNA-binding selectivity and cellular activities of LARP6 - Nature Communications
LARP6 is an EMT-associated RNA-binding protein with diverse RNA targets. Here, the authors show that the N-terminal disordered region of LARP6 promotes RNA-binding selectivity by modulating the adjace...
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
🧐 What if metabolic defects are not just a consequence of inflammatory disease - but actively contribute to it? Inflammation and metabolism are deeply intertwined, but the molecular links remain unclear. Our new paper in Cell Death & Differentiation uncovers one. 🧵👇 nature.com/articles/s41...
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SFB Targeted Protein Degradation @sfb-tpd-vienna.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Join us for the #Ubiquitin & Friends Symposium 2026, April 29-30, in Vienna! Fantastic guest speakers👇 & many slots for talks from abstracts, flash-talks & posters. Lots of opportunities to network. Register now to save your spot! ➡️ www.protein-degradation.org/symposium/ #ubfriends2026
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Ivan Dikic @idikic.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
We introduce #ProxiCapture, an affinity-proteomics platform to map degrader-induced interactions in native cell & tissue lysates. We uncover a context-dependent “glueable” proteome and a scalable route to accelerate molecular glue discovery 🤗 @ibc2-gu.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social
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Kelly Nguyen @kellythd-nguyen.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
We have an opening for a research support officer. Come and join us! Please share.
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Rachel O'Dea @rnidhea.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
SAVE THE DATE! The EMBO workshop "Ubiquitin and Ubiquitin-like proteins in Health and Disease" will be on September 2026. Exciting line up of talks and an amazing location! Organised by @kulathu.bsky.social, @merbllab.bsky.social, @simonapolo.bsky.social, Claudio Joazeiro. Registration open soon.
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Rob Klose @robklose.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
An early Christmas present for those interested in chromatin and transcription! Fantastic work from @au-ho-yu.bsky.social and @aleksszczurek.bsky.social . Thanks to Inge and Michiel for their help. Please repost! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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SET1/MLL complexes control transcription independently of H3K4me3
Histone H3 lysine 4 trimethylation (H3K4me3) at gene promoters is thought to play a central role in gene transcription. H3K4 methylation is deposited by the SET1 (A/B) and MLL (1-4) multi-protein comp...
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Elliott Lab @elliottlab.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Excited to share our work into ubiquitin E1-E2 specificity mechanisms. CryoEM visualising #ubiquitin transfer,biochemistry,evolution @labhofmann.bsky.social & tissue expression analyses @psarkies.bsky.social Big thanks to the team,reviewers & handling editor @dimitristypas.bsky.social rdcu.be/eTRdR
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UBA6 specificity for ubiquitin E2 conjugating enzymes reveals a priority mechanism of BIRC6
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology - Riechmann et al. uncover structural features governing ubiquitin transfer from ubiquitin-activating E1 enzymes UBA1 and UBA6 to specific E2...
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