Roberto Vázquez Núñez
robertovn.bsky.social
Roberto Vázquez Núñez
@robertovn.bsky.social
Postdoc at Seychelle Vos lab, MIT Biology.
Biochemist, interested in transcription and chromosome organization
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Reposted by Roberto Vázquez Núñez
How do SMC complexes load onto DNA to get ready for loop extrusion?

@roisnehamelinf.bsky.social & co discovered that Wadjet, an SMC complex involved in bacterial DNA immunity, performs some impressive molecular gymnastics 🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️.

Check out the new paper: www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
October 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Reposted by Roberto Vázquez Núñez
🧬 Ever wonder how metres of #DNA 🧬 fit into a single cell?

@gruberlab.bsky.social, working at @unil.bsky.social uncovered how protein machines fold DNA into loops – key for cell division & genome stability.

Learn more 👉 buff.ly/PrfdXnr

#BioTech #Chromosomes #Crystallography #GeneEditing 🧪
Cracking the code of DNA folding machines
New research has helped to explain how DNA is shaped into loops, a process critical for ensuring chromosomes are properly distributed...
europa.eu
July 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Reposted by Roberto Vázquez Núñez
We wrapped up our most successful year to date at Symbiotic STEM! Check out what we accomplished at symbioticstem.org 🌱🌱
July 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM