Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell

april 20th, 2025 by Genome Biology Dept
This study uncovers a fission yeast small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA) that guides ribosomal RNA 2’- O-methylation and modulates the activities of RNA-binding proteins involved in gametogenesis, expanding our vision of the non-canonical functions exerted by snoRNAs.

april 20h, 2025 by MicroBiology Dept
The unicellular cyanobacterium Gloeomargarita lithophora is able to stably sequester and withstand 90Sr and efficiently remove this hazardous anthropogenic radionuclide from aqueous solutions, including a synthetic nuclear effluent.

april 20th, 2025 by Genome Biology Dept
DNA duplication of the genetic material is a crucial step of cell proliferation. The study reveals that this step comprises two opposed strategies, coordinated by the enzyme Plk1.

april 20h, 2025 by MicroBiology Dept
In this study, a new essential player of cell cycle regulation has been characterized in the nitrogen fixing symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti.

april 20th, 2025 by B3S Dept
Can the presence of microplastics in the brain affect proteins?
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