Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell

january 13th, 2026 by B3S Dept
Tight regulation of Fe-S clusters biosynthesis via a mutually antagonistic binding of frataxin and ferredoxin-2 to the assembly machinery, with several important implications for the Friedreich’s ataxia disease caused by frataxin deficiency
Nature

january 13th, 2026 by BIOCELL Dept
Plants that hyperaccumulate nickel open the possibility to mine this metal from soils in an environmetally friendly manner. In this study, sequencing of a nickel hyperaccumulating plant together with genomic and transcriptomic comparisons reveal the molecular mechanisms underlying this extreme trait.
The Plant Cell

january 13th, 2026 by Genome Biology Dept
Using functional genomics in sorted Salmonella populations and high-resolution microscopy, the authors show that the expression of Pathogenicity Island 1 is associated with chromatin remodeling and with the repositioning of this region toward the nucleoid periphery.
Nature Communications

january 13th, 2026 by BIOCELL Dept
We identified a new target for antiparasitic compounds and it is in the mitochondria
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

january 13th, 2026 by BIOCELL Dept
Adherens junction mechanosensing.
ScienceAdvances
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