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Excited to share our research highlighting a new role for the transcription factor p53 in re-locating its target genes within the nucleus in relation to nuclear speckles, phase-separated nuclear bodies, that boost gene expression of select target genes.
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(21)00174-X
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Mysterious “nuclear speckle” structures inside cells enhance gene activity and may help block cancers:
https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-releases/2021/april/mysterious-nuclear-speckle-structures-inside-cells-enhance-gene-activity-may-help-block-cancers
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Congratulations to Shelley L. Berger, Ph.D., and M. Celeste Simon, Ph.D., for being named 2021 fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research, recognized for their contributions that have propelled innovation and progress against cancer.
https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-releases/2021/march/shelley-l-berger-phd-and-m-celeste-simon-phd-named-2021-fellows-of-the-aacr-academy

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Our postdoc Lacey Luense wrote a preview for this month’s Cell Host and Microbe on recent work by Deborah Bourchis and colleagues on m6A methylation of ERVKs. Also, check out the latest genre-bending artwork from our postdoc Karl Glastad.
https://www.cell.com/cell-host-microbe/fulltext/S1931-3128(21)00094-9