Reposted by María Fernández-CasañasThe Coster lab 🧬🔬 @costerlab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Arrived at Worcester college in Oxford for the Ludwig AtoZ DNA secondary structures conference. Looking forward to great science, catching up with colleagues and some punting too! 042
Reposted by María Fernández-CasañasKazuhiro Maeshima @kazu-maeshima.bsky.social · 15/09/2026How are mitotic chromosomes built? Our Review @cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social revisits the classical chromosome scaffold model and connects it to condensins, topoIIα, and physical forces. We propose interphase chromatin domains as “building blocks”🧩of chromosomes: authors.elsevier.com/a/1nmwrcQbJI... 12819
Reposted by María Fernández-CasañasAlex Radzisheuskaya @a-radzisheuskaya.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We’re hiring! 🧬 We're looking for a Postdoctoral Training Fellow to join our group at the ICR in London and work on chromatin biology, transcription regulation and AML. Curious about how histone modifications shape gene regulation and cell identity? Come join us! jobs.icr.ac.uk/vacancies/15...jobs.icr.ac.ukPostdoctoral Training Fellow - Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics in Chelsea | The Institute of Cancer ResearchView details and apply for this Postdoctoral Training Fellow - Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics vacancy in Chelsea . Salary: Salary range £45,600 - £51,450 per annum. Dependent on re... 11413
Reposted by María Fernández-CasañasBiochemical Society @biochemsoc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026And that’s a wrap! A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for UK DNA 2026, from our speakers and session chairs to everyone who presented, asked questions and shared their research. Thank you for making it such an engaging and enjoyable conference. 033
Reposted by María Fernández-CasañasUli Rass @u-rass.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Beautiful paper by Akshay Jayachandran @cejkalab.bsky.social and co-workers delineating the functional divergence of yeast and human PIF1. It was a pleasure making a small contribution to the study @gdsc-sussex.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk! www.genesdev.org/cgi/doi/10.1.... 031
Reposted by María Fernández-CasañasNasim Sabouri @nasimsabouri.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Our recent review on i-motifs reflects on our current insights on i-motifs and methodological challenges! #DNA 021
Reposted by María Fernández-CasañasRonan Broderick @brodericklab.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Great to be back in Cambridge for this year's GSN. Some amazing talks and so great to reconnect with colleagues and to make new acquaintances. #GSN #genomestability #chromatin #DNA 061
María Fernández-Casañas @emefece.bsky.social · 11/12/2025I really enjoyed putting this review together - great teamwork! Check it out if you’re curious to learn more about the immediate consequences of replication forks encountering DNA secondary structures! We hope it’s a useful resource for the field of genome replication and stability. 020
María Fernández-Casañas @emefece.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Our @costerlab.bsky.social review is out! It’s a great read on the impact of DNA secondary structures on eukaryotic replication fork progression - a totally unbiased opinion, of course! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @adityasethi.bsky.social @billiedelpino.bsky.socialsciencedirect.comHow DNA secondary structures drive replication fork instabilityDNA secondary structures, such as hairpins, cruciforms, triplexes, G-quadruplexes and iMotifs, are common, dynamic features that replication forks rou… 0179
Reposted by María Fernández-Casañasdfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Registrations are now open!! 062
Reposted by María Fernández-CasañasAlison Harrod @alison-harrod.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Our new review, looking into the roles of SWI/SNF in the chromatin environment around centromeres, is just out in Open Biology! @kezlane.bsky.social @thedownslab.bsky.social 0114
Reposted by María Fernández-CasañasDNA replication and Genome Integrity Lab @ CIB-CSIC @bermejolab.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Contact us to join our group with support of a Juan de la Cierva post-doctoral fellowship (#JDC2025) and delve into the mechanisms that protect genome integrity during replication using advanced genomics and AI-based modelling of replication fork structures! 📢 t.co/lA3HGPYM8wt.cohttps://www.aei.gob.es/noticias/agencia-estatal-investigacion-destina-192-millones-euros-convocatorias-2025-ayudas-ramon 011
Reposted by María Fernández-CasañasThe Coster lab 🧬🔬 @costerlab.bsky.social · 10/10/2025🧪📣 PhD studentship available! Please repost. Our lab has a fully funded PhD position, starting Oct 2026. We provide a supportive environment and top notch facilities, helping you develop into an independent scientist. Project details: tinyurl.com/CosterPhD How to apply: tinyurl.com/ApplyICRicr.ac.ukTypos in the genome: Defining the molecular mechanism of replication slippageTypos in the genome: Defining the molecular mechanism of replication slippage 021
Reposted by María Fernández-CasañasUli Rass @u-rass.bsky.social · 03/09/2025My first post on bsky to share our latest research in @nature.com: “DNA2 enables growth by restricting recombination-restarted replication” - defines DNA2’s essential function & elucidates links with primordial dwarfism and cancer. Thanks to the lab, collaborators & @ukri.org @acmedsci.bsky.socialnature.comDNA2 enables growth by restricting recombination-restarted replication - NatureDNA2 suppresses recombination-restarted replication and checkpoint activation at stalled forks, and its loss triggers recombination-dependent synthesis, checkpoint signalling and cell-cycle exit, high... 73919
Reposted by María Fernández-CasañasMolecular Cell @cp-molcell.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Online Now: Biochemical reconstitution of sister chromatid cohesion establishment during DNA replication Online now:dlvr.itBiochemical reconstitution of sister chromatid cohesion establishment during DNA replicationGenome inheritance during cell divisions relies on replicated sister DNAs being connected by cohesin rings. Minamino et al. reconstitute sister chromatid cohesion establishment during DNA replication using purified budding yeast proteins. The experiments yield molecular insight into more than one way in which sister chromatid cohesion can be built. 0107
Reposted by María Fernández-CasañasThe Downs Lab @thedownslab.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Now out! Led by @susana-sousa.bsky.social and Noa Amin, and thanks to our collaborators in the Harrington @icr.ac.uk and Stucki and Choudhary @jc4-jyoti.bsky.social labs www.cell.com/cell-reports...cell.comARID1A stabilizes non-homologous end joining factors at DNA breaks induced by the G4 ligand pyridostatinThe ARID1A subunit of the BAF chromatin remodeling complex is frequently mutated in cancer. Simões-Sousa et al. demonstrate that ARID1A promotes the assembly of repair factors on chromatin and promote... 0157
Reposted by María Fernández-CasañasMathew Jones @jonesmjk.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Checkout our latest research in @natcomms.nature.com rdcu.be/eBqBI A high-resolution, nanopore-based artificial intelligence assay for DNA replication stress in human cancer cells. A collaboration with Mike Boemo’s teamrdcu.beA high-resolution, nanopore-based artificial intelligence assay for DNA replication stress in human cancer cellsNature Communications - Determining how replication forks move across the human genome is critical for the effective use of agents that target replication stress. Here, the authors present... 23015
María Fernández-Casañas @emefece.bsky.social · 07/09/2025A fantastic week of science (and nature) at the CSHL Eukaryotic DNA Replication & Genome Maintenance meeting ! #cshldnarep 061
María Fernández-Casañas @emefece.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Genome Centre throughout the years! @gdsc-sussex.bsky.social #GDSC #Brighton #ArchiveShot 021
María Fernández-Casañas @emefece.bsky.social · 01/09/2025So pleased to see my PhD project published, great work by everyone involved! Together we uncovered how regulation of the BTRR complex is crucial to protect centromeres during mitosis. 051
María Fernández-Casañas @emefece.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Looking forward to the next Helicase Conference! #HelicasesandNucleicAcidBasedMachines #Lisboa2025 282
María Fernández-Casañas @emefece.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Great to be at the Helicase Conference in Lisbon this week! 🧬 #HelicasesandNucleicAcidBasedMachines #CentroDeCongressos #Lisboa2025 #Unwinding @costerlab.bsky.social 020
Reposted by María Fernández-CasañasThe Coster lab 🧬🔬 @costerlab.bsky.social · 12/06/2025New lab member joining is a great excuse to eat out and take a new lab photo 🎉🍜📷 0102