More broadly, they suggest that phase separation may serve as a sensing and actuation mechanism to ensure proper expression of developmental regulators under seasonally appropriate conditions.
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Assistant Professor of Biology at Syracuse University. Scientific interests: intrinsically disordered proteins, biomolecular condensates, and plant cell and developmental biology. Other interests: running, dancing, and getting lost in fiction.
More broadly, they suggest that phase separation may serve as a sensing and actuation mechanism to ensure proper expression of developmental regulators under seasonally appropriate conditions.
26.06.2025 00:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Additionally, we found that SUF4 condensates can colocalize with other known FLC regulators, including FRI and ELF7. Together, these findings support the hypothesis that SUF4 phase separation provides a physical mechanism for regulating FLC expression and flowering.
26.06.2025 00:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0By progressively altering SUF4βs phase behavior, we found that we could tune SUF4's ability to bind the FLC promoter, modulate FLC transcription, and ultimately flowering time.
26.06.2025 00:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0TL;DR: We show that the IDP SUF4 forms temperature-dependent nuclear condensates in plants that correlate with transcriptional activation of the floral repressor FLC.
26.06.2025 00:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Our SUF4 condensation paper is finally out! cell.com/cell-reports... Thank you to everyone who has scientifically, mentally, and emotionally supported my co-authors and me over the years. Below is a summary of the work-- we hope you enjoy our findings!
26.06.2025 00:11 β π 9 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0Calling all plant cell and molecular biologists! My colleague Dr. Eundeok Kim is looking to hire a creative postdoc to investigate how epigenetic and genetic states shape cell fate decisions in plants! www.sujobopps.com/postings/108...
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