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D. Conti

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Cell Biology· 5 Biochemistry· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 7 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 4 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1

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A. Musacchio· 3 shared D. Pan· 2 shared I. R. Vetter· 2 shared M. E. Pesenti· 2 shared V. M. Draviam· 2 shared A. Bignaud· 1 shared A. Borsellini· 1 shared A. Esposito Verza· 1 shared

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7 papers

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Condensin II activation by M18BP1

A. Borsellini, D. Conti, E. Cutts, R. J. Harris, K. Walstein, A. Graziadei, V. Cecatiello, T. F. Aarts, R. Xie, A. Mazouzi, S. Sen, C. Hoencamp, R. Pleuger, S. Ghetti, L. Oberste-Lehn, , A. Vannini

The paper identifies M18BP1 as a factor required for condensin II localization to chromatin and shows it competes with MCPH1 to activate condensin II during mitosis.

bioRxiv · May 2, 2024Cell Biology

Role of PLK1 in the epigenetic maintenance of centromeres

D. Conti, A. Esposito Verza, M. E. Pesenti, V. Cmentowski, I. R. Vetter, D. Pan, A. Musacchio

The paper identifies a phosphorylation network regulated by PLK1 that controls a conformational switch necessary for CENP-A deposition, essential for centromere maintenance.

bioRxiv · Feb 23, 2024 · PreprintCell Biology

Chromosome folding and prophage activation reveal gut-specific genome dynamics of bacteria in the OMM12 consortium

Q. Lamy-Besnier, A. Bignaud, J. Garneau, M. Titecat, D. Conti, A. Von Strempel, M. Monot, B. Stecher, R. Koszul, L. Debarbieux, M. Marbouty

The paper uses Hi-C to study chromosome folding and prophage activation in gut bacteria, identifying functional prophages and their environmental dynamics.

bioRxiv · May 18, 2022Microbiology

Structure of the human inner kinetochore CCAN complex and its significance for human centromere organization

M. E. Pesenti, T. Raisch, D. Conti, I. Hoffmann, D. Vogt, D. Prumbaum, I. R. Vetter, S. Raunser, A. Musacchio

The paper reports a cryo-EM structure of the human CCAN complex and discusses its implications for CENP-A nucleosome recognition and centromere organization.

bioRxiv · Jan 6, 2022Biochemistry

Nanoscale structural organization and stoichiometry of the budding yeast kinetochore

K. Cieslinski, Y.-L. Wu, L. Nechyporenko, S. J. Hoerner, D. Conti, M. Skruzny, J. Ries

This study uses single-molecule localization microscopy to analyze the structure and stoichiometry of the budding yeast kinetochore, proposing a quantitative model based on nanoscale measurements.

bioRxiv · Dec 1, 2021Cell Biology

Cells protect chromosome-microtubule attachments, independent of biorientation, using an Astrin-PP1 and CyclinB-CDK1 feedback loop

D. Conti, X. Song, R. Shrestha, D. Braun, V. M. Draviam

The paper identifies a feedback loop between Astrin-PP1 and CyclinB-CDK1 that stabilizes mono-oriented chromosome-microtubule attachments independent of biorientation.

bioRxiv · Dec 24, 2020 · PreprintCell Biology

MARK2/Par1b present at retraction fibres corrects spindle off-centering induced by actin disassembly

M. Hart, I. Zulkipli, R. L. Shrestha, D. D. Dang, D. Conti, I. Kujawiak, V. M. Draviam

The paper identifies MARK2/Par1b as a component of retraction fibres that corrects spindle off-centering and regulates G1-S progression.

bioRxiv · Dec 31, 2018Cell Biology