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RCSB Protein Data Bank @rcsbpdb.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Celebrate #ColoringBookDay on August 2 at PDB-101 with the "Discovering Biology Through Crystallography" Coloring Book pdb101.rcsb.org/lear...
HemoglobinResearcher at a microscope looking at crystalsDesigned DNA crystal
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Kresten Lindorff-Larsen @lindorfflarsen.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
It’s time for the World Cup final with one of the greatest footballers that may be playing his last cup So time for a short thread on a link between Messi and an intrinsically disordered protein. 1/n
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Protein Society @proteinsociety.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
🔬 Paula Booth – Anfinsen Award Congrats to Paula Booth (King’s College London), 2026 Christian B. Anfinsen Award winner! A pioneer in membrane protein folding and kinetics, her work has shaped the field for over 30 years. #ProteinScience #PS40
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Nott Lab @nottlab.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Exciting PhD positions at King’s, Leeds, and NPL are now available through the new UKRI:BBSRC Engineering Biology for Biomedicine (#EB4BM) centre for doctoral training. 🗓️ Apply by 9 March Details of our project here: eb4bm.org/project/engi... #PhD #SyntheticBiology #EngineeringBiology
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Engineering multicomponent synthetic organelles using digital microfluidics - Engineering Biology For Biomedicine
Living cells organise biochemical reactions through specialised internal compartments called organelles. This PhD project will engineer synthetic organelles to enhance the capabilities of future gener...
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Alex Holehouse @alexholehouse.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Pleased to share the final version of this behemoth of a paper, now finally published. I guess I can retire now? www.nature.com/articles/s41... More functional data, many thousands of words removed, and a few other updates from last year's preprint.
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Sequence and chemical specificity define the functional landscape of intrinsically disordered regions - Nature Cell Biology
Langstein-Skora, Schmid, Huth et al. propose that intrinsically disordered region functionality can be driven by the interplay between linear binding motifs and contextual chemical characteristics suc...
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King's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
King’s spinout Nuclide Therapeutics is pioneering a new radioactive treatment targeting cancers that resist chemo and radiotherapy. A £5m investment will now fund its first clinical trial in lung cancer patients. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-s... #WorldCancerDay
Alt text: Man smiling on blue background with the quote: "We are developing a treatment that is less grueling for patients and giving hope to those who have been told that there are no further treatment options."
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James Barrett @james-r-barrett.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
How does molecular valency shape condensate assembly and function? We used the CO2-fixing organelle in algae—the pyrenoid—to find out… 🧵 Preprint here!: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... @cellarchlab.com @phaips.vd.st @biologyatyork.bsky.social #Rubisco #PhaseSeparation #Condensates #Pyrenoid
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Magnetic Resonance News @nmr900.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Solution NMR goes big: Atomic resolution studies of protein components of molecular machines and phase-separated condensates, Alexander I.M. Sever, Rashik Ahmed, Philip Rößler, Lewis E. Kay* @lek-lab.bsky.social @utoronto.ca www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #NMRchat 🧲
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Solution NMR goes big: Atomic resolution studies of protein components of molecular machines and phase-separated condensates
The tools of structural biology have undergone remarkable advances in the past decade. These include new computational and experimental approaches tha…
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Alex Holehouse @alexholehouse.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Now published! Big congrats to first author @gginell.bsky.social We are actively working improving/updating various aspects of FINCHES; don't hesitate to reach out if you run into issues, have questions. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Sequence-based prediction of intermolecular interactions driven by disordered regions
Intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) in proteins play essential roles in cellular function. A growing body of work has shown that IDRs often interact with partners in a manner that does not depend ...
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Nott Lab @nottlab.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
New paper out! Why do condensates prefer some surfaces and not others? Check it out here: doi.org/10.1063/5.02...
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Intrinsic hydrophobicity of IDP-based biomolecular condensates drives their partial drying on membrane surfaces
The localization of biomolecular condensates to intracellular membrane surfaces has emerged as an important feature of sub-cellular organization. In this work,
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Nott Lab @nottlab.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
10 years! 🎉 Time flies. Reflecting on a decade since this was published: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Phase Transition of a Disordered Nuage Protein Generates Environmentally Responsive Membraneless Organelles
Cells chemically isolate molecules in compartments to both facilitate and regulate their interactions. In addition to membrane-encapsulated compartmen…
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Nott Lab @nottlab.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
We're looking for a #postdoc to join our team at KCL Chemistry @kingsnmes.bsky.social. If you're interested in disordered proteins, please get in touch! 3 year post. Ad closes 12 March: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/105866-...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Disordered Protein Interactions
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KCL Natural, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences @kingsnmes.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Join us for the #BurtonLecture25! 🌟⁠ We are thrilled to welcome Prof Charlotte Williams OBE FRS, @ox.ac.uk, who will explore how polymers can be redesigned to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 📅 3 Apr, Thu ⏰ 17.00 - 20.00 📍SE1 1UL Register ⬇️
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Burton Lecture 2025
Please join us in-person and online for the annual Burton Lecture at King's College London with Professor Charlotte Williams OBE FRS.
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King's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Self-healing #potholes could pave the way for sustainable roads. Joint research by kingsnmes.bksy.social, swanseauni.bsky.social and Google Cloud is tackling the UK’s £143 million pothole problem. 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/self-healing-potholes-pave-the-way-for-more-sustainable-roads #ScienceAtKings
Puddle in a pothole reflects the Shard building
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Alex Holehouse @alexholehouse.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
New review / perspective with @albertilab-tud.bsky.social on our thoughts on condensate speciality and recruitment, focusing on interplay between site specific and chemically specific interactions www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
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Molecular determinants of condensate composition
Biomolecular condensates are non-stochiometric assemblies that organize cellular matter in space and time. Despite much work, many questions remain regarding what determines the recruitment and exclus...
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KCL Natural, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences @kingsnmes.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Join us for the Wheatstone Lecture 2025 !🌟 Prof Hagan Bayley, @ox.ac.uk, will delve into the fascinating world of nanopores – tiny protein structures revolutionising DNA sequencing and tissue engineering. 📅 26 Feb 2025 ⏰17:00 - 19:30 📍Strand Campus Register ⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wheatstone...
Wheatstone Lecture 2025: Professor Hagan Bayley
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King's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
What #chemistry is needed for life to begin? And what signs of life should we be looking for in the #universe to learn if we are alone? 🪐 Dr Saidul Islam, from @kingsnmes.bsky.social discusses the habitability of planets with @bbcradio4.bsky.social #InOurTime. 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Habitability of Planets
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas about where life may begin in the universe and how.
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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
A look at just how disordered a disordered protein-protein pair can get. Do they even care about stereochemistry any more?
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Now That's What I Call Disordered
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