Abhrajyoti Ghosh

@aglab-2024.bsky.social

Faculty at Bose Institute, Kolkata, India; interested in microbial #Stressadaptation; passionate about #Archaea #Microbiome

📣 New paper alert! One of the most exciting projects we've done in recent years is now out on BioRxiv: "An Asgard archaeon from a modern analog of ancient microbial mats". Glimpse into early complex life! ❄️🦠 🔬🧬 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1.... A thread...

An Asgard archaeon from a modern analog of ancient microbial mats

It has been proposed that eukaryotic cells evolved via symbiosis between sulfate-reducing bacteria and hydrogen-producing archaea. Here we describe a highly enriched culture of a novel Asgard archaeon...

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Excited to announce the Molecular Biology of Archaea (MBoA) 2026! Join us in Cambridge, UK, from 6–10 July 2026 for the only international meeting dedicated to Archaea.

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New results from the lab!!! Our recent study analyzes the archaeal SRP system, focusing on the FtsY protein's N-terminal domain. This work highlights the key role of the A domain and N-terminal alpha helices in generating the functional TC in archaea. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Unravelling the role of the A domain and N-terminal alpha-helices of FtsY in archaeal signal recognition particle

Signal recognition particle (SRP) system is critical for protein translocation across membranes in all domains of life. In archaea, this pathway relie…

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Interested in the complexity of gene expression in Archaea? We have three open postdoc positions focussing on the coupling of transcription and translation using functional genomics, structural biology and molecular biology in Finn Werner's lab at UCL. Links below!

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What is the role of MinD proteins in Archaea? They are not involved in positioning of the cell division proteins, but might rather position the archaellum machinery at the poles and interact with cytosceletal proteins. New paper alert coming!