Browse the latest publications and preprints from the IMP. Here we list the most recent publications with IMP scientists as first- or corresponding authors in chronological order.
2024
Targeted design of synthetic enhancers for selected tissues in the Drosophila embryo.
Nature. 626(7997):207-211eIF4E1b is a non-canonical eIF4E protecting maternal dormant mRNAs.
Corresponding preprint EMBO Rep. 25(1):404-427Cancer Evolution: A Multifaceted Affair.
Cancer Discov. 14(1):36-48The molecular mechanisms underpinning maternal mRNA dormancy.
Biochem Soc Trans.Structural basis of human U5 snRNP late biogenesis and recycling.
Nat Struct Mol Biol.Pulling the strings on solid-to-liquid phase transitions in cell collectives.
Curr Opin Cell Biol. 86:102310UNC-45 assisted myosin folding depends on a conserved FX3HY motif implicated in Freeman Sheldon Syndrome.
Nat Commun. 15(1):6272Mechanism for the initiation of spliceosome disassembly.
Nature. 632(8024):443-450Transcriptional function of E2A, Ebf1, Pax5, Ikaros and Aiolos analyzed by in vivo acute protein degradation in early B cell development.
Nat Immunol. 25(9):1663-1677A conserved fertilization complex bridges sperm and egg in vertebrates.
Corresponding preprint Cell.2023
A molecular network of conserved factors keeps ribosomes dormant in the egg.
Corresponding preprint Nature.Systematic identification and characterization of repressive domains in Drosophila transcription factors.
EMBO J. 42(3):e112100Human Papillomavirus 42 Drives Digital Papillary Adenocarcinoma and Elicits a Germ Cell-like Program Conserved in HPV-Positive Cancers.
Cancer Discov. 13(1):70-84Artificial Insemination in Axolotl.
Methods Mol Biol. 2562:417-423Baculovirus Production and Infection in Axolotls.
Methods Mol Biol. 2562:369-387Chromosome Conformation Capture for Large Genomes.
Methods Mol Biol. 2562:291-318Navigation and Use of Custom Tracks within the Axolotl Genome Browser.
Methods Mol Biol. 2562:273-289Ethyl Cinnamate-Based Tissue Clearing Strategies.
Methods Mol Biol. 2562:123-133Frozen in time: analyzing molecular dynamics with time-resolved cryo-EM.
Structure. 31(1):4-19Enhancers display constrained sequence flexibility and context-specific modulation of motif function.
Genome Res.EVI1 drives leukemogenesis through aberrant ERG activation.
Blood. 141(5):453-466mRNA recognition and packaging by the human transcription-export complex.
Nature.CTCF is a DNA-tension-dependent barrier to cohesin-mediated loop extrusion.
Corresponding preprint Nature. 616(7958):822-827Clp-targeting BacPROTACs impair mycobacterial proteostasis and survival.
Cell. 186(10):2176-2192.e22Topological morphogenesis of neuroepithelial organoids.
Nat Phys. 19(2):177-183Divergent molecular signatures in fish Bouncer proteins define cross-fertilization boundaries.
Corresponding preprint Nat Commun. 14(1):3506Widespread regulatory specificities between transcriptional co-repressors and enhancers in Drosophila.
Science. 381(6654):198-204Essential role of the Pax5 C-terminal domain in controlling B cell commitment and development.
J Exp Med. 220(12)Enhancers of the PAIR4 regulatory module promote distal VH gene recombination at the Igh locus.
EMBO J. 42(15):e112741Cryo-EM structure of the chain-elongating E3 ubiquitin ligase UBR5.
EMBO J. 42(16):e113348Transposon waves at the water-to-land transition.
Curr Opin Genet Dev. 81:102059Cohesin and CTCF do not assemble TADs in Xenopus sperm and male pronuclei.
Genome Res. 33(12):2094-1072022
Positional Memory in Vertebrate Regeneration: A Century's Insights from the Salamander Limb.
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 14(6)The Sperm Protein Spaca6 is Essential for Fertilization in Zebrafish.
Corresponding preprint Front Cell Dev Biol. 9:806982DNA replication timing directly regulates the frequency of oncogenic chromosomal translocations.
Science. 377(6612):eabj5502Biallelic PAX5 mutations cause hypogammaglobulinemia, sensorimotor deficits, and autism spectrum disorder.
J Exp Med. 219(9)BacPROTACs mediate targeted protein degradation in bacteria.
Corresponding preprint Cell. 185(13):2338-2353.e18Differential cofactor dependencies define distinct types of human enhancers.
Nature. 606(7913):406-413DeepSTARR predicts enhancer activity from DNA sequence and enables the de novo design of synthetic enhancers.
Nat Genet. 54(5):613-624The PAX5-JAK2 translocation acts as dual-hit mutation that promotes aggressive B-cell leukemia via nuclear STAT5 activation.
EMBO J. 41(7):e108397Bhlhe40 function in activated B and TFH cells restrains the GC reaction and prevents lymphomagenesis.
J Exp Med. 219(2)Proteome-scale identification of transcriptional activators in human cells.
Mol Cell. 82(3):497-499Somatic hypermutation spectra are independent of the local transcriptional and epigenetic landscape
bioRxiv . 2022.05.21.492925Comprehensive CRISPR-Cas9 screen identifies factors which are important for plasmablast development.
Front Immunol. 13:979606Mechanism-based combination therapies for metastatic cancer.
Sci Transl Med. 14(655):eadd0887A self-generated Toddler gradient guides mesodermal cell migration.
Corresponding preprint Sci Adv. 8(37):eadd2488Structural basis of mRNA maturation: Time to put it together.
Curr Opin Struct Biol. 75:102431Developmental and housekeeping transcriptional programs in Drosophila require distinct chromatin remodelers.
Mol Cell. 82(19):3598-3612.e7Single-cell analyses of axolotl telencephalon organization, neurogenesis, and regeneration.
Science. 377(6610):eabp9262The specialist in regeneration-the Axolotl-a suitable model to study bone healing?
NPJ Regen Med. 7(1):35Canonical Wnt signaling and the regulation of divergent mesenchymal Fgf8 expression in axolotl limb development and regeneration.
Elife. 11Inducible and tissue-specific cell labeling in Cre-ERT2 transgenic Xenopus lines.
Dev Growth Differ. 64(5):243-253The Axolotl's journey to the modern molecular era.
Curr Top Dev Biol. 147:631-658Hierarchical regulation of the resting and activated T cell epigenome by major transcription factor families.
Nat Immunol. 23(1):122-134The Xbp1-regulated transcription factor Mist1 restricts antibody secretion by restraining Blimp1 expression in plasma cells.
Front Immunol. 13:859598SCON-a Short Conditional intrON for conditional knockout with one-step zygote injection.
Corresponding preprint Exp Mol Med.2021
E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF213 employs a non-canonical zinc finger active site and is allosterically regulated by ATP
bioRxiv. 2021.05.10.443411Zebrafish Ski7 tunes RNA levels during the oocyte-to-embryo transition.
PLoS Genet. 17(2):e1009390Spatiotemporal control of cell cycle acceleration during axolotl spinal cord regeneration.
Elife. 10Genome folding through loop extrusion by SMC complexes.
Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 22(7):445-464Head-to-head comparison of direct-input RT-PCR and RT-LAMP against RT-qPCR on extracted RNA for rapid SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics.
medRxiv. 2021.01.19.21250079The Fertilization Enigma: How Sperm and Egg Fuse.
Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol.McsB forms a gated kinase chamber to mark aberrant bacterial proteins for degradation.
Corresponding preprint Elife. 10HUWE1 employs a giant substrate-binding ring to feed and regulate its HECT E3 domain.
Nat Chem Biol.The conserved fertility factor SPACA4/Bouncer has divergent modes of action in vertebrate fertilization.
Corresponding preprint Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 118(39)Pax5 regulates B cell immunity by promoting PI3K signaling via PTEN down-regulation.
Sci Immunol. 6(61)Acquired resistance to anti-MAPK targeted therapy confers an immune-evasive tumor microenvironment and cross-resistance to immunotherapy in melanoma
Nature Cancer . 2:693–708Reciprocal zebrafish-medaka hybrids reveal maternal control of zygotic genome activation timing
bioRxiv . 2021.11.03.467109Cohesin mediates DNA loop extrusion by a "swing and clamp" mechanism.
Cell. 184(21):5448-5464.e22AKIRIN2 controls the nuclear import of proteasomes in vertebrates.
Nature. 599(7885):491-496miR-1 sustains muscle physiology by controlling V-ATPase complex assembly.
Sci Adv. 7(42):eabh1434Targeting CD56 with an antibody-drug conjugate in Merkel cell carcinoma.
Br J Dermatol.The cellular and signaling dynamics of salamander limb regeneration.
Curr Opin Cell Biol. 73:117-123Selective Requirement of MYB for Oncogenic Hyperactivation of a Translocated Enhancer in Leukemia.
Cancer Discov. 11(11):2868-2883Acquired resistance to anti-MAPK targeted therapy confers an immune-evasive tumor microenvironment and cross-resistance to immunotherapy in melanoma.
Nat Cancer. 2(7):693-708