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@miraburtscher

Predoc @savitski_lab @EMBL | Computational Biology @saezlab | Interested in functional proteomics and systems biology 🧫🧬

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One of the main stories of my postdoc is finally out! It builds on an intuition from my early days in omics data analysis: our signaling pathways are simply too small, underrepresenting cellular complexity after stimulation. Something obvious, yet surprisingly hard to quantify.

02.03.2026 12:35 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Unbelievable, but I am part of this lab for half of its life πŸ‘΅ It just keeps getting better ☺️

24.02.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy to share new work led by @miraburtscher.bsky.social, together with colleagues from @savitski-lab.bsky.social, @saezlab.bsky.social (shout-out to @martingarridorc.bsky.social), @zimmermannlab.bsky.social and others.

Original post + paper below! πŸ‘‡

12.02.2026 10:43 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When I first learned about omics at university, I confidently stopped caring about single proteins. Fast-forward 4 years of a system’s biology PhD, I now have the most amazing favorite single protein which I can’t stop thinking about. Here is the story of how that happened πŸ‘€

11.02.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Never thought I'd co-first author a paper that appears on the screens on campus, that makes me very happyπŸ˜ƒ

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Check out the paper and get amazing summaries from the EMBL communications team and a thread by @chanyeong-kim.bsky.social

10.02.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just published: "Planetary microbiome structure and generalist-driven gene flow across disparate habitats" by @podlesny.bsky.social @chanyeong-kim.bsky.social and @jonas-bio.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

See the quoted post below for a thread on the preprint!

09.02.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
A CK2-FBXW11 kinase-E3 ubiquitin ligase cascade is a metabolic sensor regulating Tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase stability Small molecules toggling the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) are powerful regulators of protein degradation. Yet, mechanistic knowledge of how endogenous ligands gate UPS decisions remains rudimentary. Here, we define control of UPS access to Tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenase (TDO2), which converts the essential amino acid tryptophan (Trp) to N-formylkynurenine. When Trp concentrations are limiting, TDO2 is degraded to avert tryptophanemia. Using CRISPRi screening and biochemistry, we identify a CK2-FBXW11 kinase-E3 ligase cascade that generates and recognizes tandem TDO2 phosphodegrons when not protected by Trp. Trp binding to an exosite safeguards TDO2 from phosphorylation-dependent ubiquitylation. Effects of Trp analogs on CK2-FBXW11-dependent ubiquitylation indicated that the indole, amino, and carboxylate groups are necessary for substrate shielding. Cryo-EM reveals how these moieties order a region proximal to the phosphodegrons; without Trp, this segment is flexible, enabling phosphorylation-coupled ubiquitylation. Overall, our data uncovered an endogenous small molecule allosterically stabilizing its own metabolizing enzyme through protection from a phosphorylation-ubiquitylation cascade. ### Competing Interest Statement B.A.S. is a member of the scientific advisory boards of Proxygen and Lyterian. The other authors declare no competing interests. Max Planck Society, https://ror.org/01hhn8329 European Union, ERC AdvG, UPSmeetMet, 101098161 to BAS Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds, https://ror.org/00dkye506

New year, new preprint! 🎊

We are excited to share our recent work on #E3 ligase regulation in #metabolism!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

#ubiquitin #targetedproteindegradation #chemicalbiology

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13.01.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5
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Want to learn about the theoretical aspects of proteins/peptides analysis by mass spectrometry?

Then join the #EMBLProteomics course where you will get hands-on experience in sample preparation and perform tandem mass tag labelling.

Apply by 3 March:https://s.embl.org/sdp26-01-bl πŸ”¬πŸ’»

03.12.2025 09:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Finally out! 🀩 Check out our HT- PELSA for high throughput screening!

05.11.2025 16:28 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Happy to see our HT-PELSA paper now published in @natsmb.nature.com 🎊 Big thanks for the constructive review process! πŸ“–Read the manuscript here (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) & check the thread for additional information ⬇️

05.11.2025 10:15 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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CORNETO: machine learning to decode complex omics data New tool combines biological knowledge with machine learning to help researchers extract meaningful insights from complex omics data.

How can we find out what’s really going on inside cells when we’re generating so much complex data?

CORNETO is an open-source tool that uses machine learning to turn tangled omics datasets into clear maps of how genes, proteins, and signalling pathways interact.

www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r... πŸ§ͺ

22.07.2025 09:20 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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integrated temporally resolved transcriptomic, proteomic, and secretomic profiling of human kidney mesenchymal cells from @savitski-lab.bsky.social @saezlab.bsky.social @miraburtscher.bsky.social identify dynamic changes upon TGF-beta stimulation ➑️ www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

03.07.2025 12:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Big congrats to everyone involved - it was a blast! 🎊 If you're interested in #multiomics integration or #kidneyfibrosis, check it out! ⬇️

04.07.2025 07:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ever wondered which method to use to infer kinase activities from phosphoproteomics data? πŸ’»πŸ’­Our revised comprehensive evaluation of kinase activity inference tools, done in collaboration with the Zhang lab @bcmhouston.bsky.social, is now out @natcomms.nature.com πŸ”¬ tinyurl.com/4twuc6z4

23.05.2025 07:37 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Online now - the Spotlight "Accelerating the stride toward functional #glycoproteomics" from @timveth.bsky.social and @nmriley.bsky.social.

#Glycoproteins #Glycoforms #Glycoprofiling #DQGlyco #Glycotime

authors.elsevier.com/a/1l3k53S6Gf...

09.05.2025 13:41 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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High-throughput peptide-centric local stability assay extends protein-ligand identification to membrane proteins, tissues, and bacteria Systematic mapping of protein-ligand interactions is essential for understanding biological processes and drug mechanisms. Peptide-centric local stability assay (PELSA) is a powerful tool for detectin...

Want to know how the ligands interact with proteins beyond model cell lines, e.g., in tissues or bacteria? Interested in membrane targets? Check out our High-Throughput PELSA method which allows you do all these cool screenings for dozens of ligands within two hours! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

29.04.2025 18:13 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Excited to share our new paper! If you’re interested in glycoproteomics, be sure to check it out πŸ‘‡

Huge kudos to all coauthors, especially the amazing glycoteam: Clement, @miraburtscher.bsky.social, Isabelle, and Misha (@savitski-lab.bsky.social)!

10.02.2025 12:45 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bacteria can influence how sugars modify proteins in the brain – shown for the first time by EMBL researchers.

In their study, the scientists describe a new method to study glycosylation systematically & quantitatively, leading to new biological insights. πŸ§ͺπŸ§ πŸ“ˆ

www.embl.org/news/science...

10.02.2025 10:17 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to see this huge piece of work out πŸŽ‰ Congrats to everyone involved! If you ever wanted to read a 8in1 paper grab a cup of tea and enjoy πŸ“–

10.02.2025 10:32 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0