The Jacques Monod Conference on the mechanistic and evolutionary basis of programmed DNA elimination is approaching. There are selected talk slots available. Abstract submission deadline: Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
✍️ The Duharcourt Lab ( @sandraduharcourt.bsky.social ) published a new article
📖 Genome biology
📃 A H3K27me3 reader complex couples H3K27me3 accumulation to nascent transcription of transposable elements in Paramecium
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✍️ The @sandraduharcourt.bsky.social Lab published a new article
📖 Genome Biology
📃 A H3K27me3 reader complex couples H3K27me3 accumulation to nascent transcription of transposable elements in Paramecium
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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#ResultatScientifique🔎|Activer pour mieux réprimer ? Chez la paramécie, la transcription aide à verrouiller le génome contre les éléments mobiles🧬
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📕 Genome Biology
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Excited to announce the upcoming Jacques Monod Conference on the mechanistic and evolutionary basis of programmed DNA elimination (Sept 21–25, 2026):
cjm.sb-roscoff.fr/en/conferenc...
Organized by @laurarossevo.bsky.social and myself.
Thank you @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social for the highlight on our recent publication!
Our latest publication is now out at Genome Biology!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We uncover a unique association between a H3K27me3 reader complex and active transcription.
A thread with our key findings: (1/8)
#TEsky #Polycomb #transcription #smallRNAs
Excited to share our new preprint on BioRxiv!
A collaborative effort spanning many years and several labs to uncover what the germline chromosomes of Paramecium really look like. 🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Please join the upcoming Jacques Monod Conference on the mechanistic and evolutionary basis of programmed DNA elimination in Roscoff, France.
Deadline for abstract submission extended to May 20, 2026.
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Institut Jacques Monod
Thank you @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social for the highlight (in French) of our work
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👋 Transposon lovers: registration is now open for the CSHL TE meeting! We have a 🔥 lineup of invited speakers and many slots for short talks selected upon abstract across all areas of TE biology. 🧬➰🧬 #TEsky
Abstract deadline: July 10
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Background The ability to deposit histone H3K27-trimethyl (me3) marks is essential for transcriptional repression by Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2). This is largely attributed to Polycomb repres...
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Background. Paramecia belong to the ciliate phylum of unicellular eukaryotes characterized by nuclear dimorphism. A diploid germline micronucleus (MIC) transmits genetic information across sexual gene...
#ESR #VeilleESR
Tribune de la C3N du #CNRS signée par plus de 700 scientifiques (membres du comité national, directrices et directeurs d'unités) pour alerter une nouvelle fois sur les conséquences des coupes budgétaires
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Chez les eucaryotes, la marque épigénétique H3K27me3 est classiquement associée à la répression transcriptionnelle.
The Jacques Monod Conference on the mechanistic and evolutionary basis of programmed DNA elimination is approaching. There are selected talk slots available. Abstract submission deadline: Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
Cedric Feschotte
#ResultatScientifique🔎| Dans une étude publiée dans BMC Biology, des scientifiques révèlent que les extrémités des chromosomes germinaux chez la paramécie sont éliminées par un mécanisme inédit.
✍️ Sandra Duharcourt & Linda Sperling
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Alexis Verger 🧬🧫🧪
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Longtemps considéré comme une curiosité biologique, l’élimination programmée d’ADN est en réalité un phénomène répandu, observé chez des centaines de milliers
Excited to announce the upcoming Jacques Monod Conference on the mechanistic and evolutionary basis of programmed DNA elimination (Sept 21–25, 2026):
cjm.sb-roscoff.fr/en/conferenc...
Organized by @laurarossevo.bsky.social and myself.