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Kasimir Kienbeck

@kienbeck.bsky.social
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Interested in molecular mechanisms of small #ribozymes | #PhD in #Chemistry in the Sigel Lab @ UZH | new to #Cryo-EM | #RNA

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Deliz Liang lab @lab-adl.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
They say the sincerest form of flattery is mimicry, and we really love histidine! ❤️ Check out our most recent work on histidine mimics: Genetic incorporation of diverse non-canonical amino acids for histidine substitution. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Kasimir Kienbeck @kienbeck.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Having a blast! #RNA25 @jrrnascientists.bsky.social @rnasociety.bsky.social
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Kasimir Kienbeck @kienbeck.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Looking forward to the 30th Annual Meeting of The @rnasociety.bsky.social starting tomorrow! Join Concurrent Session 15 on Saturday at 3:30 PM to hear my talk on Theta Ribozymes!
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Lukas Malfertheiner @lukasmalf.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Did you know that some phages can switch genetic codes during infection via the use of suppressor tRNAs? 🧬 One year ago we identified a ribozyme group which appears to be crucial for this process! Read the original article: rdcu.be/dANOT Or the press release: shorturl.at/7UPFX @kienbeck.bsky.social
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Deliz Liang lab @lab-adl.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
🚨 PhD Opportunity! Passionate about enzyme engineering or genetic code expansion? 🧬 Our lab is hiring a PhD student! 🔬 Exciting interdisciplinary research 🤝 Engaging environment 🌱 📄 Does this sound like you, apply now! ⏳🔗 📢 Know someone? Share this! 🔄 jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...
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sigellab.bsky.social @sigellab.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
And this is why we do RNA research. Credit: The incredible xkcd. xkcd.com/3056/
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sigellab.bsky.social @sigellab.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Hello bluesky! The SigelLab is now also here, we are looking forward to good science, fascinating stories and good discussions! This account is - as was our X/Twitter account - managed by Ph.D. students or PostDocs in our lab, not Prof. Roland Sigel himself.
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Deliz Liang lab @lab-adl.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Exciting news from the lab! Our first preprint, “Hydrophobic Tuning with Non-Canonical Amino Acids in a Copper Metalloenzyme” is now available. In this study, we rewrite the rules of enzyme engineering with a cyclic, hydrophobic twist that’s anything but ordinary. 🔍: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Hydrophobic tuning with non-canonical amino acids in a copper metalloenzyme
Hydrophobicity controls many aspects of protein and enzyme function. Although hydrophobic tuning can be achieved to a limited extent with canonical amino acids, the incorporation of non- canonical ami...
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Kasimir Kienbeck @kienbeck.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Dear #Cryo-EM community, Have you ever experienced electrostatic effects when handling grids? I have had my grids stick to the box lids multiple times now and was wondering if there is an easy fix. Any suggestions?
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Kasimir Kienbeck @kienbeck.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Can someone explain to me what a CUDA Core is like you would to a 10 year old?
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Kasimir Kienbeck @kienbeck.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I froze my very first grids back in Switzerland today 🥳 wish me luck, I'm screening on Friday the 13th...
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Kasimir Kienbeck @kienbeck.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Dear #RNAsky, I need your help. I am looking for a software where I can input a defined #RNA structure and get it's predicted free energy. I can only find software that predicts structure based on free energies. Does this exist? Any help is appreciated!
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Kasimir Kienbeck @kienbeck.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Describe your current state with a song name, I'll start: Down with the Sickness by Disturbed
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Kasimir Kienbeck @kienbeck.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Today I learned that pET expression vectors have some design flaws and fixing them can increase yield several tenfolds! Crazy how we rely on systems that "ain't broke so why fix them" for decades without questioning them. Does this bother you as well or am I just a hopeless perfectionist?
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Kasimir Kienbeck @kienbeck.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Time to properly introduce myself 👋 We found some interesting small catalytic RNAs in human gut phages - theta ribozymes. We think they might contribute to tRNA-mediated host manipulation via alternative genetic codes. Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/2
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Identification of HDV-like theta ribozymes involved in tRNA-based recoding of gut bacteriophages - Nature Communications
The diverse functional roles of ribozymes (RNAs with enzymatic activity) continue to be uncovered. Here, the authors identify and characterize a subgroup of minimal hepatitis delta virus (HDV)-like ri...
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Kasimir Kienbeck @kienbeck.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Hello world! (with a blue sky)
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