Calvin Tiengwe @tiengwe-tryplab.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Congratulations Sourav on your paper and appointment. 060
Reposted by Calvin TiengweImperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 04/02/2026New PNAS study identifies ESBX, a protein controlling which surface coat gene is active in sleeping sickness parasites - key to immune evasion. @tiengwe-tryplab.bsky.social @zephyris-science.bsky.social @fariatrypslab.bsky.social www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...imperial.ac.ukScientists reveal how sleeping sickness parasites control their surface coatResearchers have revealed how parasites hide thousands of antigens behind a single-colour coat and how disrupting this control could make the parasit... 0189
Calvin Tiengwe @tiengwe-tryplab.bsky.social · 28/01/2026New preprint from @tiengwe-tryplab.bsky.social _How do trypanosomes diversify their surface antigens? We found ESAG3 - a new glucosyltransferase - novel primary and quaternary structure that's essential for generating diversity in antibody epitopes. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 040
Reposted by Calvin TiengwebioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 28/01/2026An octadecameric O-glucosyltransferase generates diversity in antibody epitopes on variant surface antigens in African trypanosomes www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 021
Reposted by Calvin Tiengwekinetoplastids papers @kinetoplastpapers.bsky.social · 28/01/2026An octadecameric O-glucosyltransferase generates diversity in antibody epitopes on variant surface antigens in African trypanosomes www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.27.701950v1 022
Calvin Tiengwe @tiengwe-tryplab.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Here it is... an amazing team effort from 3 Masters students and collaborators! Thanks to reviewers for constructive comments. Plasmids available here: www.addgene.org/search/catal... royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...royalsocietypublishing.orgA high-throughput protein tagging toolkit that retains endogenous untranslated regions for studying gene regulation in kinetoplastids | Open BiologyKinetoplastid parasites cause diseases that threaten human and animal health. To survive transitions between vertebrate hosts and insect vectors, these parasites rely on precise regulation of gene exp... 052
Reposted by Calvin TiengweAlphaFold Unofficial @alphafold.bsky.social · 20/02/2025"Enter BioEmu-1—a deep learning model that can generate thousands of protein structures per hour on a single graphics processing unit. Today, we are making BioEmu-1 open-source" #science #ai #microsoft www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...microsoft.comAI is accelerating protein discoveryMeet BioEmu-1 from Microsoft Research. This deep learning model can generate thousands of protein structures per hour, unlocking new possibilities for protein scientists and drug discovery and researc... 1147
Calvin Tiengwe @tiengwe-tryplab.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Can we try this in kinetoplastid parasites like trypanosoma brucei? 000
Reposted by Calvin TiengweDi Jiang @dijiang319.bsky.social · 08/02/2025🧬🧪Protein codes promote selective subcellular compartmentalization | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Henry Kilgore @itamarchinn.bsky.social @pgmikhael.bsky.social Ilan Mitnikov, et al. @aihealthmit.bsky.social @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social @mitofficial.bsky.socialscience.orgProtein codes promote selective subcellular compartmentalizationCells have evolved mechanisms to distribute ~10 billion protein molecules to subcellular compartments where diverse proteins involved in shared functions must assemble. Here, we demonstrate that prote... 38538
Reposted by Calvin TiengweCatherine Sheard @sheardcat.bsky.social · 29/01/2025If you're a non-UK scientist who wants to come to the UK for a postdoc, this year's Newton Fellowships are now open. You'll need a lab to host you (which could be me, but truly, could be any PI, so get in touch with someone you'd like to work with!) royalsociety.org/grants/newto...royalsociety.orgNewton International Fellowships | Royal SocietyThis fellowship is for non-UK scientists who are at an early stage of their research career and wish to conduct research in the UK. 2129145
Reposted by Calvin TiengweFaria Tryps Lab @fariatrypslab.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Are you interested in #trypanosomes #biomolecularcondensates and/or #geneexpression? We are looking for a highly motivated postdoc to work with with us in the beautiful city of York! Please share! jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post... 01319
Calvin Tiengwe @tiengwe-tryplab.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Excited to share our gene tagging toolkit! It's a protein tagging system that maintains regulatory elements. Originally built for Kinetoplastids but adaptable to any system - no parasite-specific sequences in vectors. Prefect for studying post-transcriptional control! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgA high-throughput protein tagging toolkit that retains endogenous UTRs for studying gene regulation in KinetoplastidsKinetoplastid parasites cause diseases that threaten human and animal health. To survive transitions between vertebrate hosts and insect vectors, these parasites rely on precise regulation of gene exp... 052