CortesMalaria Lab
@cortesmalaria.bsky.social
Scientists passionate about understanding #epigenetic and #transcriptional processes in #malaria #parasites. We also like #gametocytes!
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📣Rush to read our latest paper!! journals.plos.org/plospathogen.... You'll learn why #heterochromatin is formed and maintained in specific regions of the Plasmodium falciparum genome and not others 🧵⬇️
Heterochromatin de novo formation and maintenance in Plasmodium falciparum
Author summary Proper regulation of gene expression is crucial for the functioning of all organisms. One key mechanism involves modifications in the structure of chromatin, the DNA and proteins comple...
journals.plos.org
June 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
📣Rush to read our latest paper!! journals.plos.org/plospathogen.... You'll learn why #heterochromatin is formed and maintained in specific regions of the Plasmodium falciparum genome and not others 🧵⬇️
Our colleagues and us have been abducted from the lab!!! 🆘👽 If you see these ISGlobaliens around Barcelona, don't be shy and ask for a ride in their fantastic UFO! 🤩🛸
March 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Our colleagues and us have been abducted from the lab!!! 🆘👽 If you see these ISGlobaliens around Barcelona, don't be shy and ask for a ride in their fantastic UFO! 🤩🛸
📣📣See our new preprint in Biorxiv, in which we explore the role of the primary DNA sequence 🧬 in de novo heterochromatin formation and maintenance 🔍📊🧩
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Heterochromatin de novo formation and maintenance in P. falciparum
In the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, the expression of many genes is regulated by heterochromatin (HC) based on the histone mark tri-methylation of histone H3 lysine 9 (H3K9me3). HC assembly...
www.biorxiv.org
January 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
📣📣See our new preprint in Biorxiv, in which we explore the role of the primary DNA sequence 🧬 in de novo heterochromatin formation and maintenance 🔍📊🧩
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Welcome to our new Bluesky account!!👋😊Lots of science and fun ahead! 🔬🧪🥼🤩
January 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Welcome to our new Bluesky account!!👋😊Lots of science and fun ahead! 🔬🧪🥼🤩