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The Meissner Lab is based at the Chair for Experimental Parasitology, LMU Munich

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Jiménez-Ruiz Lab @jimenezruizlab.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Very happy to see our paper finally out in @natcomms.nature.com! 🎉 We uncover a role for lysine methylation in controlling parasite movement: methyltransferases act directly at the apical cytoskeletal machinery to coordinate actin assembly and force generation, enabling motility and invasion.
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Jiménez-Ruiz Lab @jimenezruizlab.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Our new paper is out in Nature Communications! 🎉 We explore how Toxoplasma gondii organizes parasite development, combining cell biology and expansion microscopy to reveal new structural insights. #Toxoplasma @meissnerlab.bsky.social @natcomms.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 13/10/2025
See companion study from the Tobias Spielmann group: rupress.org/jcb/article/...
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Vesicle adaptors in malaria parasites show conservation and flexibility of protein sorting machinery
Cubillán-Marín et al. find that the vesicle adaptors AP-1, AP-3, and AP-4 are all important for the survival of malaria blood-stage parasites and that thes
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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 13/10/2025
Grech, @jimenezruizlab.bsky.social @meissnerlab.bsky.social show that #Toxoplasma gondii tepsin interacts with the AP4 adaptor complex & #clathrin to mediate #actin- and #myosin F–dependent vesicle trafficking from the trans-#Golgi to the parasite’s #lysosome-like PLVAC rupress.org/jcb/article/...
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Meissner Lab @meissnerlab.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Happy to share this with you! Together with the Längst lab (Uni Regensburg) we characterized PfSnf2L as essential regulator for „just in time“ transcription. A big thanks to our collaboration partners (Marti lab) and Llinas lab (@llinaslab.bsky.social). www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Plasmodium blood stage development requires the chromatin remodeller Snf2L - Nature
Plasmodium falciparum Snf2L is an ISWI-related ATPase that actively repositions P. falciparum nucleosomes in vivo.
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Jiménez-Ruiz Lab @jimenezruizlab.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Nothing like some festive cheer to wrap up the year! 🎄✨ The lab had a fantastic time at the Christmas market in Munich—great company, cozy vibes, and lots of Glühwein! Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season! 🎅❄️
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Jiménez-Ruiz Lab @jimenezruizlab.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
🌟 Welcome to the official account of the Jiménez Lab! 🌟 We are passionate about parasitology. Our primary focus is on understanding non-histone methylation in T.gondii. Follow us for updates on our work, publications and more! 🚀 #Parasitology #ResearchLab #MolecularBiology #Methylation #Toxoplasma
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Meissner Lab @meissnerlab.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Welcome to the official account of the Chair for Experimental Parasitology, LMU Munich. We are fascinated by the unique cell and molecular biology of protozoan parasites. Stay tuned for news from our labs in the near future.
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