The Woo Lab @thewoolab.bsky.social · 30/05/2026The Woo Lab was proud to hood the three PhD’s of the class of 2026! Cheers 🥂 and congratulations 🎉 to Dr. Vanessa Dippon, Dr. Alison Mody, and Dr. Hannah Lloyd! 🫶🏼 040
The Woo Lab @thewoolab.bsky.social · 26/02/2026We hope you all enjoyed Christina's talk as much as we enjoy sharing our science! Seems like it was a packed house 🫡 042
The Woo Lab @thewoolab.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Roses are red, GlcNAc is blue, sugar is sweet, and we want YOU to read our latest in @natcomms.nature.com — where we identify small-molecules that disrupt OGlcNAc homeostasis via RNA splicing. Congrats Steven (@scheng23.bsky.social) and all the authors! 🟦🍭❤️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comSmall molecule splicing modulators that disrupt O-GlcNAc homeostasis - Nature CommunicationsAuthors report drug repurposing screens against O-GlcNAc cycling enzymes, finding kinase inhibitors that act as splicing modulators to disrupt O-GlcNAc homeostasis and downregulate OGT and OGA. These ... 0183
The Woo Lab @thewoolab.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Another Woo Lab Dr. is in: Congrats to our newest Ph.D, Dr. Alison Mody!🫡 Cheers to a wonderful Ph.D. and a sweet (pun intended) thesis talk, all the world’s alpacas are celebrating with you in spirit 🦙🩵🟦💐🎉 030
The Woo Lab @thewoolab.bsky.social · 22/01/2026we hope you enjoyed this paper as much as we do! 😉😘 if you’re interested in working with an allosteric ligand, reach out to Prof. Woo 🫡 we’re more than happy to share 🙌🏼🩵✨ #thefutureisallostery #CRBN #TPD 031
Reposted by The Woo LabCarolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 21/01/2026Exciting new work from @thewoolab.bsky.social just out @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comIdentification of an allosteric site on the E3 ligase adapter cereblon - NatureAn allosteric site on the E3 ligase adapter cereblon can be targeted to modulate the efficacy of cereblon in targeted protein degradation applications. 13911
The Woo Lab @thewoolab.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Pour a glass of champagne AND red Bordeaux—Our newest work with GSK @scripps.edu is out in @nature.com! Here we describe SB-405483, the first allosteric CRBN ligand which potentiates neosubstrate degradation. Congrats Vanessa and all authors! 🍷💫💐 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 15011
The Woo Lab @thewoolab.bsky.social · 20/01/2026He’s gonna be gonna be golden! ⭐️ While we’re sad that our beloved postdoc, Dr. Zhenguang Zhao, is leaving, we’re excited for his next steps as he becomes Prof. Zhao at China Pharmaceutical University! 🤩✨🌟 040
The Woo Lab @thewoolab.bsky.social · 04/01/2026wow! Thanks for the shoutout 🥹 Hopefully our papers in the coming year will continue to impress 😉 stay tuned!! 081
Reposted by The Woo LabStephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Last paper post of the year! Amazing @natchembio.nature.com paper by @thewoolab.bsky.social. PCMT1 installs cyclic imides at the C-terminus of proteins via SAM-dependent methyl ester formation, which then leads to degradation using cereblon. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ChemSky #ChemBio #TPDnature.comPCMT1 generates the C-terminal cyclic imide degron on CRBN substrates - Nature Chemical BiologyThe enzyme PCMT1 was found to install a C-terminal cyclic imide modification on proteins that marks them for degradation by CRBN, uncovering a conserved protein turnover pathway with implications in m... 0111
The Woo Lab @thewoolab.bsky.social · 30/12/2025We’re popping the champagne prior to New Year’s because our work on how PCMT1 enzymatically forms the CRBN degron is officially out in Nature ChemBio🥂!! Congrats to Zhenguang, Wenqing, Ethan, Shiyun, and all the authors! 🎉💜🍾 www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comPCMT1 generates the C-terminal cyclic imide degron on CRBN substrates - Nature Chemical BiologyThe enzyme PCMT1 was found to install a C-terminal cyclic imide modification on proteins that marks them for degradation by CRBN, uncovering a conserved protein turnover pathway with implications in m... 010
The Woo Lab @thewoolab.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Let us take you to the land of sweets with our latest work in @CellChemBiol ! Excited to share this proximity-induced target O-GlcNAc approach, where we uncover transcriptional effects of O-GlcNAc. Congrats to Alison and Dan! 🟦🍭🍬🎵❄️https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451945625003538 041
The Woo Lab @thewoolab.bsky.social · 05/11/2025After some ~technical difficulties~ the Woo Lab is officially (back) on BlueSky!! Apologies for ignoring all the love for the past month 😅 Excited to share some exciting science on this platform 😉✨💜 010