Join the Single-Molecule Forces, Manipulation & Visualization Subgroup on Friday, September 18 from 10:00- 11:30 am ET for their program "Advances in Correlative Fluorescence and Force Measurements." Register now! buff.ly/ENrspV2

Rendez vous à la Halle #tropisme pour souhaiter un joyeux anniversaire au CRBM de #Montpellier

CRBM-Montpellier@crbm-montpellier.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Merci au Midi Libre de mettre en lumière les 60 ans du CRBM ! 🧬🎉 📅 Rendez-vous le 8 octobre à la Halle Tropisme, à Montpellier, pour un festival scientifique gratuit et ouvert à toutes et tous ! 🔗 www.midilibre.fr/2026/07/17/l...

A new review from our team in Current Opinion in Structural Biology Recent advances on structure and dynamics of G protein–coupled receptors using single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer

Emmanuel Margeat@emmanuelmargeat.bsky.social · 2w ago

Check out our latest opinion on #smFRET to study #GPCR with Robert Quast @rbquast.bsky.social. We summarize recent findings, methodological advancements and talk about challenges and limitations to translate FRET into structural dynamics information #openaccess www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A new paper from the CBS ! Two folds, many faces: The Magnaporthe oryzae MAX effector AVR-Pia targets novel rice HMA domain-containing proteins journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

Two folds, many faces: The Magnaporthe oryzae MAX effector AVR-Pia targets novel rice HMA domain-containing proteins

Author summary Blast, caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae, is one of the world’s most devastating rice diseases. During infection, M. oryzae secretes a diverse set of molecules, known as ...

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A new paper from the CBS ! Challenging cases for AlphaFold: two multidomain proteins with zinc-binding-, phosphorylation- or dimerization-driven conformational changes link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Challenging cases for AlphaFold: two multidomain proteins with zinc-binding-, phosphorylation- or dimerization-driven conformational changes - European Biophysics Journal

Advances in artificial intelligence, particularly in deep learning, are transforming the field of protein structure prediction. AlphaFold has emerged as a benchmark tool due to its remarkable ability ...

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A new paper from the CBS ! Structural and evolutionary insights into DAF-12 interactions with transcriptional coactivators in parasitic nematodes journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

Structural and evolutionary insights into DAF-12 interactions with transcriptional coactivators in parasitic nematodes

Author summary Parasitic nematodes infect billions of people and livestock worldwide, causing major health and economic burdens, while increasing resistance threatens current treatments. These parasit...

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A new paper from the CBS ! ATRA resistance conferred by a clustered subset of hotspot PML::RARA mutations enhancing basal repression rather than precluding transactivation haematologica.org/article/view...

Congratulations Florent Delhommel !!

Florent Delhommel@florentdelh.bsky.social · 3w ago

I had great news before the holidays: I was awarded my first grant as a young researcher (ANR-JCJC)! 😊 This will allow us to continue our work on the molecular basis of HSP90 regulation and its role in innate immunity! Thanks to everyone who supported me throughout the process! 🙏

🔬ANF Nanobioscopie AFM-FLUO : approches corrélatives entre microscopie à force atomique (AFM) et les techniques de microscopies optiques. 👉 Du 22 au 24 septembre 2026 📍 Bordeaux 🔗Inscription : indico.mathrice.fr/event/892/ 👉Deadline : 13 juillet 2026 ❗Nombre de participants limité à 15

ANF NanoBioScopie AFM/FLUO

Avec le soutien de CNRS Physique, le GdR Imabio et le réseau RéMiSoL de la Mission pour les Initiatives Transverses et Interdisciplinaires (MITI) du CNRS organisent une Action Nationale de Formation (...

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Another paper from the CBS ! Julien Capin, Chloe Sasson & their advisors report new advances on bacterial biosensors ! @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @inserm.fr @umontpellier.bsky.social

Julien Capin@ju-cap.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our latest take on bacterial biosensors is out. We discuss new output modalities and improved biophysical interfaces for better integration into field-deployable devices. @cbsmontpellier.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New paper from the @cbsmontpellier.bsky.social "CF2H: a cell-free two-hybrid platform for rapid protein binder screening " now out in Nature Communications www.nature.com/articles/s41...

CF2H: a cell-free two-hybrid platform for rapid protein binder screening - Nature Communications

Faster and cheaper experimental screening methods will democratize and accelerate the identification of high-affinity binders with biomedical applications. Here the authors present Cell-Free Two-Hybri...

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Julien Capin@ju-cap.bsky.social · last yr.

You designed binders for your favourite protein and wish there was a way to experimentally screen them within 24h w/ only a set of pipettes and a plate reader? Check out our Cell-Free 2-Hybrid approach (CF2H) Full post: tinyurl.com/48cz5nb6 Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

A new paper from the @cbsmontpellier.bsky.social ! "Paused in Translation: A Model for the Transcript Length-Dependent Impact of Ribosome-Targeting Antibiotics on Degrading mRNAs"

Luca Ciandrini@lciandrini.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New paper out today in PRX Life! We developed a stochastic transport model showing how antibiotic-induced ribosome pausing may trigger collective jamming on mRNA, with longer transcripts paying a disproportionate price. Read it here! 👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1103/vrqp...

Biophysical Society wants to thank our volunteers for their time and effort. Happy Volunteer Week! We're highlighting a few of our amazing volunteers this week! Today, read about Emmanuel Margeat, CNRS, who serves as chair of the BPS Committee on Sustainability.

Emmanuel Margeat

Emmanuel Margeat, Group Leader at the Centre de Biologie Structurale in France, was drawn to sci­ence from an early age and has built a successful career in large part by embracing collaboration and…

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An immense honor to receive CNRS Silver medal 2026! I would like to thank my team @unistra.fr @cnrs.fr for their hard work and all our collaborators, Kyiv University for the solid education, and @cnrs.fr for providing me the opportunity to realize my dreams! Merci ! Thank you! Дякую!

Discover where single-molecule FRET is heading! Join us in Tutzing, Germany for the upcoming thematic meeting Single-Molecule FRET: The Next 30 Years from September 21-25, 2026. Abstract submission is now open!

2026 Tutzing Thematic Meeting | Biophysical Society

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Our WE-Heraeus seminar "Fluorescence markers for advanced microscopy" at the Ecole de physique des Houches is now over ! Thanks to my amazing co-organizers Ulrike Endesfelder, Viktorija Glembockyte and Dominique Bourgeois. @glembockyte.bsky.social @uendesfelder.bsky.social

🔬 We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2026 GdR ImaBio Meeting, which will be held at ENS Paris-Saclay (Gif-sur-Yvette) from June 9th to 12th ! 🔥Registration is free but required. Don’t delay! 🔗 : imabio-cnrs.fr/rencontre-im... @cnrs.fr @univparissaclay.bsky.social

Happy International Women’s Day! There’s no better way to celebrate than at our networking event next week! 😊🧬

WONDER🧬@wonder-dna.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Join us for a WONDER networking event during FNANO 2026! 🗓 Monday, March 16 🕗 8:00 PM 📍 Hans im Glück Isarpost (Sonnenstraße 24–26, Munich) Light refreshments will be provided thanks to our sponsor ISNSCE Also, stop by our poster during Wednesday’s FNANO poster session!

Discover the research of Melissa Birol, a former PhD student from @cbsmontpellier.bsky.social, now a group leader in @mdc-berlin.bsky.social

Max Delbrück Center@mdc-berlin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay, meet #mdcBerlin researcher and group leader Melissa Birol. Her lab models how neurodegenerative diseases progress – focusing on intrinsically disordered proteins and their role in brain dysfunction. 🔗 More: www.mdc-berlin.de/about/values... #WomenInSTEM

Join us for a WONDER networking event during FNANO 2026! 🗓 Monday, March 16 🕗 8:00 PM 📍 Hans im Glück Isarpost (Sonnenstraße 24–26, Munich) Light refreshments will be provided thanks to our sponsor ISNSCE Also, stop by our poster during Wednesday’s FNANO poster session!

#HappyFluorescenceFriday #microscopycommunity - into Expansion Microscopy? Come to the Expansion Microscopy User Group Community Discussion Series! First session, Tue, March 10, on “Expansion Microscopy in Practice Series: Choosing the Right Protocol” Learn more: buff.ly/V4umk5E

🤗 Next week, we are happy to welcome Marcelo Nollmann from @cbsmontpellier.bsky.social | @cnrs.fr | @umontpellier.bsky.social. His lab develops single-molecule and advanced imaging methods to investigate DNA organization, segregation and transcription in multicellular organisms. Join us at 3pm. ⬇️

Connect with the Committee on Sustainability of the Biophysical Society at the Annual meeting 2026 #BPS2026 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social

Concerned about your lab's footprint? Don't miss today's panel discussion "Small Actions, Big Impact: Practical Steps to a Sustainable Laboratory" from 1:00-2:30PM in Room 153. #bps2026

We are excited to announce the latest release of MorphoNet 🎉 ! Explore a completely remade interface to be clearer, with more features 🧑‍💻! It also contains many bug fixes, and new plugins for you to discover 😉! download at morphonet.org/downloads

Discover and share the CBS Montpellier starter pack, to follow current and formers members of the Centre de Biologie Structurale on Bluesky. go.bsky.app/G682pvP @cnrs.fr @inserm.fr @umontpellier.bsky.social

A new review from the CBS ! The aryl hydrocarbon receptor: structure, signaling, physiology and pathology rdcu.be/e4Bzw

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor: structure, signaling, physiology and pathology

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy - The aryl hydrocarbon receptor: structure, signaling, physiology and pathology

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A new paper from the CBS ! from @julien-kowalewski.bsky.social & al. Fragment-based drug design of a bacterial kinase inhibitor capable of increasing the antibiotic sensitivity of clinical isolates

@julien-kowalewski.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I am delighted to share that my PhD work has been published in Nature Communications Chemistry 🎉 Huge thanks to all the people who contributed to this project. Great job everyone! 👏 #AMR #FBDD #antibioticresistance #superbugs www.nature.com/articles/s42... www.nature.com/articles/s42...

New paper from the CBS ! HEIP1 orchestrates pro-crossover protein activity during mammalian meiosis PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

New paper from the CBS ! Programming the Optoelectronic Properties of Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters Using the Conformational Landscape of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/DEQKH2...