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Rune Busk Damgaard

@rbdamgaard.bsky.social
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Associate Professor, Section for Medical Biotechnology, Technical University of Denmark. Studies ubiquitin signalling in inflammation, metabolism, and disease.

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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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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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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Cell Stress & Inflammation - CSI - is my group's new name. We are still incredibly interested in ubiquitin, but our new name reflects a broadening scope in the lab, in part based on our recent paper (www.nature.com/articles/s41...). Visit our new website here: www.bioengineering.dtu.dk/csi
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Cell Stress & Inflammation - CSI - is my group's new name. We are still incredibly interested in ubiquitin, but our new name reflects a broadening scope in the lab, in part based on our recent paper (www.nature.com/articles/s41...). Visit our new website here: www.bioengineering.dtu.dk/csi
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Fletcher Lab @fletcherlab.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Receptor clustering is a common theme in viral detection, but whether detection directly hinders genome replication is less clear. Excited to share the Z in RZ-type E3s: ZNFX1 is an RNA helicase that builds ubiquitin chains leading to aggregates that ensnare viral RNA. www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
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ZNFX1 uses two-component ubiquitin circuitry to quarantine viral RNA
Squair et al. show that ZNFX1 restricts ssRNA virus replication by integrating SF1 helicase activity with dual E3 ligase mechanisms. ATP-dependent RNA binding activates E3 function, driving self-propa...
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
I’d take a full review from a grumpy Reviewer #2 any day over student teaching evaluations. Students are savage.
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
More evidence that LUBAC has functions beyond inflammation: Our study shows that LUBAC regulates AMPK signalling to control metabolic adaptation, autophagy, and cell death. This might explain the metabolic problems observed in LUBAC deficiency and ORAS patients. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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M1-linked ubiquitination by LUBAC regulates AMPK signalling and the response to energetic stress - Cell Death & Differentiation
Cell Death & Differentiation - M1-linked ubiquitination by LUBAC regulates AMPK signalling and the response to energetic stress
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
More evidence that LUBAC has functions beyond inflammation: Our study shows that LUBAC regulates AMPK signalling to control metabolic adaptation, autophagy, and cell death. This might explain the metabolic problems observed in LUBAC deficiency and ORAS patients. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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M1-linked ubiquitination by LUBAC regulates AMPK signalling and the response to energetic stress - Cell Death & Differentiation
Cell Death & Differentiation - M1-linked ubiquitination by LUBAC regulates AMPK signalling and the response to energetic stress
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
This project started with confusion 🤔 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Loss of LUBAC or OTULIN causes severe inflammatory disease. But patients also show clear metabolic defects. Neither LUBAC nor OTULIN had been linked to metabolic regulation. So where do these metabolic manifestations come from?
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
This project started with confusion 🤔 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Loss of LUBAC or OTULIN causes severe inflammatory disease. But patients also show clear metabolic defects. Neither LUBAC nor OTULIN had been linked to metabolic regulation. So where do these metabolic manifestations come from?
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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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Craig A. Goodman @craigagoodman1.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
M1-linked ubiquitination by LUBAC regulates AMPK signalling and the response to energetic stress www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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M1-linked ubiquitination by LUBAC regulates AMPK signalling and the response to energetic stress - Cell Death & Differentiation
Cell Death & Differentiation - M1-linked ubiquitination by LUBAC regulates AMPK signalling and the response to energetic stress
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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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fly paper broadcast @fly-broadcast.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
M1-linked ubiquitination by LUBAC regulates AMPK signalling and the response to energetic stress #Drosophila
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M1-linked ubiquitination by LUBAC regulates AMPK signalling and the response to energetic stress #Drosophila
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UK Cilia and Centrosome Network @ukcilianetwork.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Interesting article and accompanying spotlight on the cross-talk between ciliary homeostasis and ubiquitination (written by Jonathan Pruneda and @rbdamgaard.bsky.social). www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A tale of two tags: UFMylation counters ubiquitination for ciliary homeostasis - Cell Death & Differentiation
Cell Death & Differentiation - A tale of two tags: UFMylation counters ubiquitination for ciliary homeostasis
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
💡 Ciliary homeostasis turns out to depend on an unexpected tug-of-war between UFMylation and ubiquitination. In a recent editorial in Cell Death & Differentiation, @jnpruneda.bsky.social and I highlight new work from Wang et al. 🧵👇
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
💡 Ciliary homeostasis turns out to depend on an unexpected tug-of-war between UFMylation and ubiquitination. In a recent editorial in Cell Death & Differentiation, @jnpruneda.bsky.social and I highlight new work from Wang et al. 🧵👇
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
🚨 Postdoc position in my lab! A project on protein binder discovery for K6-linked #ubiquitin to investigate their role in infection is available. 📍 DTU, Copenhagen, Denmark ⏰ Deadline: 18 December 2025 Apply here: efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
🚨 Postdoc position in my lab! A project on protein binder discovery for K6-linked #ubiquitin to investigate their role in infection is available. 📍 DTU, Copenhagen, Denmark ⏰ Deadline: 18 December 2025 Apply here: efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
A #postdoc position in atypical #ubiquitin signalling and protein binder engineering is opening soon in my lab at DTU Bioengineering! Get in touch if you are interested.
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
🚀 Off to our Research Retreat with the Section for Medical Biotechnology, DTU Biotechnology and Biomedicine. Two days of science, ideas & innovation 🧬💡 12 faculty pitches, 30+ PhDs & postdocs, and endless opportunities for new collaborations 🔬🤝✨
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
A few months ago, our review “The Molecular Toolbox for Linkage Type-Specific Analysis of Ubiquitin Signaling” 🧬🧰🛠️ came out in ChemBioChem. Time to give it a spotlight! chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
A few months ago, our review “The Molecular Toolbox for Linkage Type-Specific Analysis of Ubiquitin Signaling” 🧬🧰🛠️ came out in ChemBioChem. Time to give it a spotlight! chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Is it still useful to insist that authors spell out every protein name in research papers? Many names are long, obscure, and say nothing about function... we might as well call them James, Joan, and John.
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TanentzapfLab @tanentzapflab.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The goal of a PhD is not to learn some facts or read a few papers or learn a bunch of techniques. The goal of a PhD is to learn independence, problem solving, how to finish things you start, resilience, & gain the ability to adapt & think creatively. Learning these things is hard.
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victor @heldigt.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Jeg er godt træt af måden regeringens spareplan rammer universiteterne.
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Regeringens sult efter at afskaffe bureaukratiet er gået for vidt, når den nu rammer forskerne
Regeringen hævder, at der med de nye besparelser på universiteterne ikke vil gå midler fra forskning. Men forskere arbejder ikke i et vakuum. Når administrationen fjernes, ryger tiden fra forskningen
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
the really key number to remember is that biorxiv serves the entire global science community, posting thousands of papers per month for millions of readers, and it's entire running costs ( a few $M/year) are less than some single labs....
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
it’s a global contest, whether we want to compete or watch from the sidelines
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Sakamoto Lab @labsakamoto.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Special day for our group @cbmr.science as we celebrate the successful defense of our (first) freshly minted PhD, Dr. Conchita Bringas 🥳 Her thesis was based on characterizing novel #AMPK inhibitors. Special thanks to the great committee @rbdamgaard.bsky.social ,Dave Carling & Lykke Sylow.
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David Vilchez @thevilchezlab.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
We have a 4-year postdoc position open in our Research Unit on proteostasis! The project explores inter-tissue regulation using advanced proteomics approaches. Collaborative & interdisciplinary environment. More details & application here: jobs-uk-koeln.onlyfy.jobs/job/pktg6ivj...
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Postdoc Position (f/m/x)
We are looking to support our rapidly growing team as soon as possible:
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Fletcher Lab @fletcherlab.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Great to see this out. A story that spanned continents, cities and budget codes… www.nature.com/articles/s41... Big thanks to all the teams involved! @clausenlab.bsky.social @e3chembio.bsky.social
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ATP functions as a pathogen-associated molecular pattern to activate the E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF213 - Nature Communications
RNF213 is an E3 ligase with ATPase activity. Here, the authors show that RNF213 is activated by ATP binding and senses cellular energy states, and reveal a transthiolation mechanism induced by immune ...
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Haven’t shared this in a while. But the #ubiquitin and #ubl Starter Pack now includes 116 profiles to follow if you’re interested in the field: signalling, structure and biochemistry, biology, mechanisms, proteostasis, TPD, chemical biology… Check out the list and let me know if you are missing.
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Happy to see our review out in ChemBioChem @chemistryeurope.bsky.social in which we describe the tools and strategies for deciphering linkage type-specific #ubiquitin signalling: doi.org/10.1002/cbic.... Thanks to Julian for spearheading this, and to Camilla and Dominik for important contributions.
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Happy to see our review out in ChemBioChem @chemistryeurope.bsky.social in which we describe the tools and strategies for deciphering linkage type-specific #ubiquitin signalling: doi.org/10.1002/cbic.... Thanks to Julian for spearheading this, and to Camilla and Dominik for important contributions.
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Elton Zeqiraj @zeqiraj.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Excited to report our latest research on new “molecular glues” that specifically lock the BRCC36 isopeptidase complex (BRISC) in an autoinhibited state and reduce interferon signalling. This first-of-its-kind approach could reshape how we target large deubiquitylase (DUB) complexes. rdcu.be/edRwF
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 17/03/2025
Lungfish xkcd.com/3064
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Kristian Pedersen @pdrsn.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Nysgerrighedsdrevet, uafhængig forskning er en samfundssøjle - i disse tider er det mere tydeligt end nogensinde. Og EU har en særlig vigtig rolle.
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The Young Academy of Denmark @theyoungacademydk.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Ny kronik fra DUA i Dagbladet Information på baggrund af de verserende rygter om at ville indføre større politisk styring og strategisk prioritering af midlerne i ERC.
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Jesper Langergaard @jesperlangergaard.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
European Research Council må ikke blive udvandet ifm forhandlingerne om EU’s forskningsbudget. ERC skal forblive en uafhængig enhed, der investerer i nysgerrighedsdreven forskning - for det er grundlaget for de nye indsigter, der driver vores samfund fremad. www.information.dk/debat/2025/0...
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Danske politikere må forsvare EU’s succesprogram for grundforskning
EU’s program, der siden 2007 har støttet de bedste forskningsprojekter i Europa, er potentielt i fare. Hvis pengene i stedet går til projekter ud fra vurderet markedspotentiale, vil det koste på EU’s ...
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
What determines if a preprint from @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social is also indexed in PubMed? It appears some are, but others aren’t. Our recent preprint for some reason isn’t. Does one have to opt into that? Or how does it work?
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Yogesh Kulathu @kulathu.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Autophagy UK & Proteostasis UK joint meeting -June 3-5. Exploring the lifecycle of cellular components from synthesis to degradation. Going to be a great meeting and we look forward to welcoming you to Dundee! Exciting lineup of speakers and opportunities for ECRs Register here: tinyurl.com/mr3p49f9
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Joint 2025 Autophagy UK and Proteostasis UK conference | University of Dundee, UK
Welcome to the 2025 joint “Autophagy UK and Proteostasis UK” conference!
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Jacob Corn @jcornlab.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Cells are filled with toxic stuff that damages healthy proteins. Is that garbage just left to rot on the curb? No way! Ubiquitin ligases have evolved to recognize chemical damage and clean it up! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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C-terminal amides mark proteins for degradation via SCF–FBXO31 - Nature
SCF–FBXO31 scans proteins for C-terminal amidation and marks them for subsequent proteasomal degradation.
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 28/01/2025
American science and medicine has been thrown into chaos and uncertainty over the past week. Here are some stories to get up to speed. 1/12
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Bjørn Panyella Pedersen @bjornppedersen.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
🌱 We're hiring! Join our new ⭐Center of Excellence⭐, Plant-PATH, as Center Administrator and help us drive basic research in plant molecular biology🌱. www.au.dk/om/stillinge... #Science #dkforsk #dkscience #dkvid #JobOpening #Research
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Center Administrator for Center for Active Transport of Plant Hormones (Plant-PATH) - Ledig stilling på Aarhus Universitet
Ledig stilling ved Institut for Molekylærbiologi og Genetik, Aarhus Universitet
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
We made it to 100! 📢💯 The #ubiquitin and #ubl Starter Pack now includes 100 profiles to follow if you’re interested in any aspect of the field: signalling, structure and biochemistry, biology, mechanisms, proteostasis, TPD, chemical biology… Check out the list and let me know if you are missing.
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
We made it to 100! 📢💯 The #ubiquitin and #ubl Starter Pack now includes 100 profiles to follow if you’re interested in any aspect of the field: signalling, structure and biochemistry, biology, mechanisms, proteostasis, TPD, chemical biology… Check out the list and let me know if you are missing.
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Arjun Raj @arjunraj.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
I will say that AI has truly exposed what forms of writing we do is make-work vs. content with real meaning in it. I find that I still do all my paper writing by hand (with AI as more of an assistant) because it has (I hope) high "thought density". Other forms of writing… less so.
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Arjun Raj @arjunraj.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Sure, writing is thinking and all that high-minded stuff, but when you're eyes are bleeding right before the deadline because you have to write a Project Summary that, uhhh, summarizes your project for the nth time…
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Despite all the bugs, they are still the future 🧑‍🎓
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Rune Busk Damgaard @rbdamgaard.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Despite all the bugs, they are still the future 🧑‍🎓
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