Aaron and the Hoskins Lab at UW Madison
@uwmadisonrna.bsky.social
Interested in science, RNA, splicing, and single molecule biophysics.
One of my favorite related papers (but not involving ion channels):
www.nature.com/articles/nma...
www.nature.com/articles/nma...
A magnetic protein biocompass - Nature Materials
A polymeric protein complex consisting of a newly identified magnetoreceptor protein and known magnetoreception-related photoreceptor cryptochromes exhibits spontaneous alignment in magnetic fields.
www.nature.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
One of my favorite related papers (but not involving ion channels):
www.nature.com/articles/nma...
www.nature.com/articles/nma...
Unsure how feasible this is or not TBH.
November 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Unsure how feasible this is or not TBH.
It is therefore conceivable that type II hair cells are
tuned to detect the re-distribution of charge within the endo-
lymph induced by head movement perpendicular to the plane
of a semicircular canal in the presence of a static magnetic
field.
tuned to detect the re-distribution of charge within the endo-
lymph induced by head movement perpendicular to the plane
of a semicircular canal in the presence of a static magnetic
field.
November 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
It is therefore conceivable that type II hair cells are
tuned to detect the re-distribution of charge within the endo-
lymph induced by head movement perpendicular to the plane
of a semicircular canal in the presence of a static magnetic
field.
tuned to detect the re-distribution of charge within the endo-
lymph induced by head movement perpendicular to the plane
of a semicircular canal in the presence of a static magnetic
field.
Interestingly, they propose that ion channels are the key to detecting the magnetic field:
Previous studies have shown that electric
fields generated by pigeon head scanning are within the
range of physiological detection of known electrosensory sys-
tems (4).
Previous studies have shown that electric
fields generated by pigeon head scanning are within the
range of physiological detection of known electrosensory sys-
tems (4).
November 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Interestingly, they propose that ion channels are the key to detecting the magnetic field:
Previous studies have shown that electric
fields generated by pigeon head scanning are within the
range of physiological detection of known electrosensory sys-
tems (4).
Previous studies have shown that electric
fields generated by pigeon head scanning are within the
range of physiological detection of known electrosensory sys-
tems (4).
Fun fact, the notion that RACK1 was functional when bound to the ribosome was determined by an undergrad in the Doudna lab @cellraiser.bsky.social :)
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19114558/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19114558/
Direct link between RACK1 function and localization at the ribosome in vivo - PubMed
The receptor for activated C-kinase (RACK1), a conserved protein implicated in numerous signaling pathways, is a stoichiometric component of eukaryotic ribosomes located on the head of the 40S ribosomal subunit. To test the hypothesis that ribosome association is central to the function of RACK1 in …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Fun fact, the notion that RACK1 was functional when bound to the ribosome was determined by an undergrad in the Doudna lab @cellraiser.bsky.social :)
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19114558/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19114558/
I know right?
a woman says i will never be satisfied in front of a dark background
ALT: a woman says i will never be satisfied in front of a dark background
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I know right?
A lot of splicing factors "moonlight" in other roles..
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A lot of splicing factors "moonlight" in other roles..