Michael Soniat
@msoniat.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Thomas Jefferson University
DNA repair, Single-molecule biophysics, Structural biology
https://www.soniatlab.com/
DNA repair, Single-molecule biophysics, Structural biology
https://www.soniatlab.com/
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In case you missed the online advance version, we are now in the latest print issue of EMBO J! www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.... Structural and biochemical investigation of the key activation step in the Fanconi anaemia DNA repair pathway, recognition of branched DNA by FANCM
July 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In case you missed the online advance version, we are now in the latest print issue of EMBO J! www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.... Structural and biochemical investigation of the key activation step in the Fanconi anaemia DNA repair pathway, recognition of branched DNA by FANCM
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💥🛟Wow cyclic peptides are cool! So excited to share a new publication on "Potent Cyclic Peptide Inhibitors Disrupt the FANCM–RMI Interaction". Work led by @yuhenglau.bsky.social to which we contributed structures and ideas. The top hits mimic native MM2...but in reverse! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Potent Cyclic Peptide Inhibitors Disrupt the FANCM–RMI Interaction
FANCM–RMI is a protein–protein interaction that maintains genome stability during DNA repair events in cancers that rely on the Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) pathway for survival. We repo...
pubs.acs.org
June 11, 2025 at 5:25 AM
💥🛟Wow cyclic peptides are cool! So excited to share a new publication on "Potent Cyclic Peptide Inhibitors Disrupt the FANCM–RMI Interaction". Work led by @yuhenglau.bsky.social to which we contributed structures and ideas. The top hits mimic native MM2...but in reverse! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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🧬 New from crystal structures from our lab in EMBO Journal! We reveal how the FANCM enzyme, an emerging therapeutic target it cancer, has evolved to specifically recognise branched DNA and activate the Fanconi anaemia pathway of DNA repair. doi.org/10.1038/s443... 🧵👇
June 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
🧬 New from crystal structures from our lab in EMBO Journal! We reveal how the FANCM enzyme, an emerging therapeutic target it cancer, has evolved to specifically recognise branched DNA and activate the Fanconi anaemia pathway of DNA repair. doi.org/10.1038/s443... 🧵👇
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Andrew Deans @genomestability.bsky.social and collaborators show that #FANCM helicase has evolved from an ancient repair motor into a specialized sensor coupling DNA-damage recognition to Fanconi Anemia pathway activation
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
June 2, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Andrew Deans @genomestability.bsky.social and collaborators show that #FANCM helicase has evolved from an ancient repair motor into a specialized sensor coupling DNA-damage recognition to Fanconi Anemia pathway activation
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
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Excited to share our latest publication, out in @science.org! We define a key role for the CST complex in double-strand break repair pathway choice. This study was conducted in close collaboration with the Sung lab at UT Health San Antonio. Congrats to @michelleswift.bsky.social and all authors!
CTC1-STN1-TEN1 controls DNA break repair pathway choice via DNA end resection blockade
Antagonistic activities of the 53BP1 axis and the tumor suppressor BRCA1-BARD1 determine whether DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are repaired by end joining or homologous recombination. We show that t...
www.science.org
May 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Excited to share our latest publication, out in @science.org! We define a key role for the CST complex in double-strand break repair pathway choice. This study was conducted in close collaboration with the Sung lab at UT Health San Antonio. Congrats to @michelleswift.bsky.social and all authors!
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Happy to share our latest pre-print!
We solved the cryoEM structures of human DNA repair factor MRN bound to DNA and to TRF2. Main work of Yilan, Filiz @filizkuybu.bsky.social and Hengjun. Great collab within the @sfb1361.bsky.social and @genecenter-lmu.bsky.social 🧬🔨
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We solved the cryoEM structures of human DNA repair factor MRN bound to DNA and to TRF2. Main work of Yilan, Filiz @filizkuybu.bsky.social and Hengjun. Great collab within the @sfb1361.bsky.social and @genecenter-lmu.bsky.social 🧬🔨
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Structural basis for DNA double-strand break sensing by human MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 and its TRF2 complex
The MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 (MRN) complex is a central, multifunctional factor in the detection, signaling and nucleolytic processing of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). To clarify how human MRN binds generi...
www.biorxiv.org
March 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Happy to share our latest pre-print!
We solved the cryoEM structures of human DNA repair factor MRN bound to DNA and to TRF2. Main work of Yilan, Filiz @filizkuybu.bsky.social and Hengjun. Great collab within the @sfb1361.bsky.social and @genecenter-lmu.bsky.social 🧬🔨
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We solved the cryoEM structures of human DNA repair factor MRN bound to DNA and to TRF2. Main work of Yilan, Filiz @filizkuybu.bsky.social and Hengjun. Great collab within the @sfb1361.bsky.social and @genecenter-lmu.bsky.social 🧬🔨
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Check out our review on DNA end resection! With Raphael Ceccaldi, www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Check out our review on DNA end resection! With Raphael Ceccaldi, www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Excited to share our latest work, led by the incredible @automnenine.bsky.social (now an Ass. Prof. at Princeton)! We uncover key insights into the retrotransposition mechanisms of LINE-1 ORF2p, the enzyme responsible for writing a significant portion of our genome.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Structural mechanism of LINE-1 target-primed reverse transcription
Long interspersed element-1 (LINE-1) retrotransposons are the only active autonomous transposable elements in humans. They propagate by reverse transcribing their mRNA into new genomic locations by a ...
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March 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Excited to share our latest work, led by the incredible @automnenine.bsky.social (now an Ass. Prof. at Princeton)! We uncover key insights into the retrotransposition mechanisms of LINE-1 ORF2p, the enzyme responsible for writing a significant portion of our genome.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Delighted to publish my new molecular animation:
DNA Break Repair by Homologous Recombination
youtu.be/Xe-83tBcxhs
DNA Break Repair by Homologous Recombination
youtu.be/Xe-83tBcxhs
DNA Break Repair by Homologous Recombination (2024) Drew Berry wehi.tv
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December 4, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Delighted to publish my new molecular animation:
DNA Break Repair by Homologous Recombination
youtu.be/Xe-83tBcxhs
DNA Break Repair by Homologous Recombination
youtu.be/Xe-83tBcxhs