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Chris Estell

@thequietscientist.bsky.social
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Shy-guy-chris is interested in all sciency stuff, especially RNA biology and transcription. Currently working for Westicles at the University of Exeter.

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Chris Estell @thequietscientist.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Only 1 week left to register for the RNA 3' ends processing meeting, come one, get a wiggle on!! meetings.embo.org/event/26-rna3
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RNA 3' ends and beyond
Precisely defining transcription unit boundaries across eukaryotic genomes is fundamental to understanding individual gene function and regulation. The multifaceted process of RNA 3' end formation es…
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Chris Estell @thequietscientist.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Latest from GN's out! Sequence specificty of Restrictors been determined, lovely stuff :D
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Chris Estell @thequietscientist.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Surely THIS is the most important #RNA conference of the year?!?!? In beautiful oxford!
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Chris Estell @thequietscientist.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Love me a supplementary mass spec excel spreadsheet! Had a look at the ARS2 IP-MS, su(s) is one of the top hits!! More evidence L searles was right and su(s) is the fly orthologue of ZC3H4
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Chris Estell @thequietscientist.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Ding ding! New Restrictor paper out showing that ZC3H4 affects transcription universally at a checkpoint downstream and distinct to Integrator! Sequential verification of transcription by Integrator and Restrictor: Molecular Cell www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
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Sequential verification of transcription by Integrator and Restrictor
Estell and Łazowski et al. show that Integrator and Restrictor form distinct pathways for early attenuation of RNA polymerase II: Integrator acts at the promoter-proximal pause site, whereas Restricto...
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Chris Estell @thequietscientist.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Well this is shit :(
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Hanneke Vlaming @hannekevlaming.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
The Vlaming lab is expanding! If you are or know a good prospective PhD student, excited about studying transcription, please (suggest them to) apply here: www.uu.nl/en/organisat... My biased opinion: exciting topic, super nice colleagues, and great research environment in a lovely city.
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PhD position in Gene Regulation
Are you excited about studying the crucial process of transcription? Join our supportive, young and growing team!
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Chris Estell @thequietscientist.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
New paper on the consequences of ZC3H4 loss, looking at Transcription-replication clashes www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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ZC3H4 safeguards genome integrity by preventing transcription-replication conflicts at noncoding RNA loci
A protein that suppresses noncoding RNA emerges as a guardian of genome stability.
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Jess Kelley @jesskelley.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Very excited that our paper describing a critical role for the PNUTS-PP1 phosphatase complex in transcription pause release is up online! This was a massive team effort with @edimitrova.bsky.social and the rest of the @robklose.bsky.social lab www.cell.com/molecular-ce... A short thread: (1/8)
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The PNUTS phosphatase complex controls transcription pause release
Kelley et al. discover that the PNUTS phosphatase complex plays an essential role in gene transcription by controlling RNA polymerase II pause release. PNUTS achieves this through its TND, which recog...
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Chris Estell @thequietscientist.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Great summary by @triggerloop.bsky.social for JMBs special on transcription!
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