Zeynep Baharoglu
@zeynepbaharoglu.bsky.social
RNA modifications, antibiotic tolerance, bacterial stress, non coding RNAs, Vibrio cholerae.
Institut Pasteur & EGM (IBPC, CNRS)
Institut Pasteur & EGM (IBPC, CNRS)
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Beyond RNA modification: a novel role for tRNA modifying enzyme in oxidative stress response and metabolism
Abstract. RNA modifications play a fundamental role in regulating essential cellular processes, including translation fidelity and stress adaptation. While
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Our new paper on DusB’s role in redox metabolism in V. cholerae is now out in @narjournal.bsky.social linking tRNAmodif enzymes and metabolic adaptation.
Beyond RNA modification: a tRNA-modifying enzyme shaping oxidative stress resilience and metabolism in V. cholerae #rnasky #rnabiology
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Beyond RNA modification: a tRNA-modifying enzyme shaping oxidative stress resilience and metabolism in V. cholerae #rnasky #rnabiology
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Quantitative RNA pseudouridine landscape reveals dynamic modification patterns and evolutionary conservation across bacterial species 🦠https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.13.653745v2.full
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February 12, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Quantitative RNA pseudouridine landscape reveals dynamic modification patterns and evolutionary conservation across bacterial species 🦠https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.13.653745v2.full
Mechanism of 30S subunit recognition and modification by the conserved bacterial ribosomal RNA methyltransferase RsmI 🦠
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February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Mechanism of 30S subunit recognition and modification by the conserved bacterial ribosomal RNA methyltransferase RsmI 🦠
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On the need for more research into the relationship between climate change and antimicrobial resistance. 🦠 #AMR
Climate change and antimicrobial resistance - Nature Reviews Microbiology
In this work, Kalanxhi and Laxminarayan review the evidence supporting the links between climate change and antimicrobial resistance, highlight opportunities for action and identify areas wherein furt...
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February 8, 2026 at 9:44 AM
On the need for more research into the relationship between climate change and antimicrobial resistance. 🦠 #AMR
Cytosine methylation contributes to the fitness of Caulobacter cells naturally expressing a Vsr-like protein: iScience www.cell.com/iscience/ful... 🦠
Cytosine methylation contributes to the fitness of Caulobacter cells naturally expressing a Vsr-like protein
Properties of biomolecules; Epigenetics; Microbial genomics; Transcriptomics
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February 7, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Cytosine methylation contributes to the fitness of Caulobacter cells naturally expressing a Vsr-like protein: iScience www.cell.com/iscience/ful... 🦠
🦠💫 RNA modifications and stress
Epitranscriptomic control of stress adaptations in Escherichia coli
Abstract. The impacts of various stressors on bacterial systems have been studied at the phenotypic, transcriptional, and translational levels during the e
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February 4, 2026 at 9:27 AM
🦠💫 RNA modifications and stress
⛸️🧬 February RNA Modifications Newsletter
From CRISPR-triggered tRNA tail cleavage to temperature-responsive rRNA modifications, ribosome QC, and pathway-specific rRNA modification during biogenesis.
#RNAmods #Epitranscriptomics #Ribosome #Translation #tRNA #rRNA
From CRISPR-triggered tRNA tail cleavage to temperature-responsive rRNA modifications, ribosome QC, and pathway-specific rRNA modification during biogenesis.
#RNAmods #Epitranscriptomics #Ribosome #Translation #tRNA #rRNA
🧬 RNA Modifications Newsletter – February 2026 ⛸️
issue #8
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February 2, 2026 at 9:30 AM
⛸️🧬 February RNA Modifications Newsletter
From CRISPR-triggered tRNA tail cleavage to temperature-responsive rRNA modifications, ribosome QC, and pathway-specific rRNA modification during biogenesis.
#RNAmods #Epitranscriptomics #Ribosome #Translation #tRNA #rRNA
From CRISPR-triggered tRNA tail cleavage to temperature-responsive rRNA modifications, ribosome QC, and pathway-specific rRNA modification during biogenesis.
#RNAmods #Epitranscriptomics #Ribosome #Translation #tRNA #rRNA
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Multilayered regulation by RNA thermometers enables precise control of Cas9 expression in E. coli
Abstract. Cas9-based genome editing technologies can rapidly generate mutations to probe a diverse array of mutant genotypes. However, aberrant Cas9 nuclea
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January 30, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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accumulation of the 50S subunit in delta-tlyA with cold sensitive phenotype and resistance to aminoglycosides 🦠 #RNAmodifications #RNAbiology #rnasky
TlyA is a 23S and 16S 2′-O-methylcytidine methyltransferase important for ribosome assembly in Bacillus subtilis
Abstract. Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) methylation is conserved across biology, yet the effect of rRNA methylation on ribosome function is poorly understood. In th
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January 30, 2026 at 4:29 PM
accumulation of the 50S subunit in delta-tlyA with cold sensitive phenotype and resistance to aminoglycosides 🦠 #RNAmodifications #RNAbiology #rnasky
Signature codon usage patterns define functional gene families, this is in yeast and could be also very informative for bacteria and link with tRNA modifs #rnasky #codonusage #rnabiology #rnamodifications
Synonymous codon usage defines functional gene families - BMC Biology
Background The degeneracy of the genetic code is increasingly recognized for roles in regulating translation rate, protein folding, and cell response. However, the functional genomics of codon usage p...
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January 30, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Signature codon usage patterns define functional gene families, this is in yeast and could be also very informative for bacteria and link with tRNA modifs #rnasky #codonusage #rnabiology #rnamodifications
trans-Translation inhibitors that kill M. tuberculosis and pathogenic Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria have a dual mechanism of action www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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January 26, 2026 at 1:17 PM
trans-Translation inhibitors that kill M. tuberculosis and pathogenic Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria have a dual mechanism of action www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Structure of the 30S translation initiation complex coupled to paused RNA polymerase and its potential for riboregulation #rnasky 🦠
Structure of the 30S translation initiation complex coupled to paused RNA polymerase and its potential for riboregulation - Nature Communications
Small regulatory RNAs can act on target mRNAs to control their translation and stability. Here, the authors present evidence that this riboregulation can potentially regulate by pairing to a target si...
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January 26, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Structure of the 30S translation initiation complex coupled to paused RNA polymerase and its potential for riboregulation #rnasky 🦠
Probing the epitranscriptome and RNA damage with nanopore direct RNA sequencing #tnasky
Probing the epitranscriptome and RNA damage with nanopore direct RNA sequencing
A monthly journal publishing high-quality, peer-reviewed research on all topics related to RNA and its metabolism in all organisms
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January 22, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Probing the epitranscriptome and RNA damage with nanopore direct RNA sequencing #tnasky
Reposted by Zeynep Baharoglu
'This video is the culmination of several yrs attempting to: (1) Figure out best practices for modeling ptn-ptn interactions; (2) Understand the outputs of programs like AlphaFold & adjacent software including quantitative metrics;(3) Communicate my thoughts to unwitting victims through workshops'
AlphaFold protein interaction modeling tutorial and workshop - the Node
This video is the culmination of several years attempting to: (1) Figure out best practices for modeling protein-protein interactions; (2) Understand the This video is the culmination of several years...
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January 18, 2026 at 8:52 AM
'This video is the culmination of several yrs attempting to: (1) Figure out best practices for modeling ptn-ptn interactions; (2) Understand the outputs of programs like AlphaFold & adjacent software including quantitative metrics;(3) Communicate my thoughts to unwitting victims through workshops'
A to I RNA editing at the replication fork #RNAsky #RNAbiology
Redox-driven ADAR1 activation promotes Okazaki fragment maturation and DNA replication integrity - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
Chen et al. show that redox signals activate ADAR1 to fix faulty RNA pieces during DNA copying, ensuring smooth replication and protecting genome stability.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:50 PM
A to I RNA editing at the replication fork #RNAsky #RNAbiology
DNA modif and phages 🦠
Carboxymethylcytosine is a natural base modification and a handle for bacteriophage DNA hypermodification - Nature Communications
DNA in many bacteriophages contains unusual chemical modifications. Here, the authors discover that carboxymethylcytosine is a natural DNA base and reveal its role as an intermediate enabling further ...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:48 PM
DNA modif and phages 🦠
Reposted by Zeynep Baharoglu
Seeking scientist volunteers for the 2026 spring semester! Want to practice science communication and help author a 🌟comic🌟 about your research? Apply by 1/25. Please share widely. bit.ly/comicscollabspring2026
January 15, 2026 at 8:19 PM
"under low amino acid availability, co-cultures of leucine and phenylalanine auxotrophs display greater tolerance to chloramphenicol than monocultures"=> community level tolerance 🦠
Stress-Induced Cooperation Promotes Tolerance in Resource-Limited Auxotrophic Microbial Consortia
Microbial communities often rely on metabolic cooperation, especially under nutrient limitation, but how antibiotics influence these interactions remains unclear. Here, we show that exposure to chlora...
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January 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
"under low amino acid availability, co-cultures of leucine and phenylalanine auxotrophs display greater tolerance to chloramphenicol than monocultures"=> community level tolerance 🦠
Role of RimM ribosome maturation factor in recovery after protein synthesis arrest 🦠 #ribosome #rnasky #rnabiology
Mechanistic insights into E. coli recovery from growth arrest
Bacteria survive hostile conditions in clinically relevant conditions by shutting down protein synthesis, but how they restart growth remains poorly understood. Here, we use an E. coli delta-rimM stra...
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January 10, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Role of RimM ribosome maturation factor in recovery after protein synthesis arrest 🦠 #ribosome #rnasky #rnabiology
Reposted by Zeynep Baharoglu
Ribosome profiling reveals distinct translational programs underlying Arabidopsis seed dormancy and germination https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.08.696037v1
January 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Ribosome profiling reveals distinct translational programs underlying Arabidopsis seed dormancy and germination https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.08.696037v1
Reposted by Zeynep Baharoglu
#ResultatScientifique🔎| Quand Candida albicans réduit ses ribosomes, ses cellules deviennent plus fluides, ce qui l’aide à changer de forme et à mieux infecter l’organisme 🍄
✍️ Robert Arkowitz
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✍️ Robert Arkowitz
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Fluidité intracellulaire et pouvoir infectieux du champignon Candida albicans
Dans un article publié dans la revue Nature Microbiology, des scientifiques mettent en évidence un mécanisme jusque-là inconnu chez Candida albic
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January 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
#ResultatScientifique🔎| Quand Candida albicans réduit ses ribosomes, ses cellules deviennent plus fluides, ce qui l’aide à changer de forme et à mieux infecter l’organisme 🍄
✍️ Robert Arkowitz
📕 @natmicrobiol.nature.com | buff.ly/zPSLael
✍️ Robert Arkowitz
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Crispr immunity by cutting RNA and not DNA 🦠
January 9, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Crispr immunity by cutting RNA and not DNA 🦠
Reposted by Zeynep Baharoglu
Canada Research Chairs www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...: $1M/year for 8 years, plus up to $6M in CFI infrastructure support. Looking for leading researchers abroad interested in AMR research, antibiotic discovery (Pandemicstopai.ca), phages. Email short vision + CV. Tight deadlines: March 10 & June 15
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January 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Canada Research Chairs www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...: $1M/year for 8 years, plus up to $6M in CFI infrastructure support. Looking for leading researchers abroad interested in AMR research, antibiotic discovery (Pandemicstopai.ca), phages. Email short vision + CV. Tight deadlines: March 10 & June 15