Thomä lab
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Thomä lab
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We are a structural biology lab located both at EPFL in Lausanne and at the Friedrich Miescher Institute in Basel.
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Our cells pack DNA into tiny bundles that hide important parts. Researchers at the FMI and EPFL found this packing affects how the cancer-fighting protein p53 works, revealing new insights into cancer. www.fmi.ch/news-events/...
How DNA packaging controls the “genome’s guardian”
Our cells tightly pack DNA into structures called nucleosomes, which protect DNA but also hide important sites. The key cancer-fighting protein p53 can still access these hidden sites, especially at n...
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July 31, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Congrats to all the authors on our latest work! We reveal how p53 interacts with chromatin and show, via ubiquitin-related factors USP7 and E6-E6AP, that only specific cofactors can co-reside on nucleosomes together with p53.
tinyurl.com/2feuezvj
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July 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
📝 🚨 Review alert from the Thomä Lab

@alexanderhanzl.bsky.social, Stefan and Clara collected their thoughts on recent molecular glue degrader modalities. Packed with computational predictions, mutations mimicking glues, bivalent engagement and a discussion on mode of action.
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Primed for degradation: How weak protein interactions enable molecular glue degraders
Molecular glues are small drug-like molecules that induce de novo protein–protein interactions or facilitate pre-existing weak interactions between pr…
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May 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM