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  Sigurbjörn Markússon sigurbjornm.bsky.social · Aug 21, 2025
  Our paper on SLC45A4 is out now in @nature.com! The orphan SLC45A4 transporter is a polyamine transporter involved in chronic pain signalling!
  

  SLC45A4 is a pain gene encoding a neuronal polyamine transporter - Nature

  The SLC45A4 gene encodes a neuronal polyamine transporter and is linked to pain response in humans and mice.

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  Sam Chamberlain handle.invalid · Jun 12, 2025
  Extremely happy to share the first paper of my postdoc work with @parasitematt. It is the product of a great collaboration with Akihito Sakoguchi, Hisashi Arase and Shiroh Iwanaga at Osaka University as well as Marcus Widdess and Mike Dustin here in Oxford. rdcu.be/eqx2J 🧵 1/6
  
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  Sam Chamberlain handle.invalid · Jun 12, 2025
  2/6 The malaria parasite decorates the surface of the red blood cells it hides within with proteins called RIFINs that facilitate evasion of host immunity. We show that a specific subset of RIFINs can target KIR2DL1. These KIR2DL1-targetting RIFINs are found in malaria-endemic regions worldwide.
  
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  Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford kavlioxford.bsky.social · May 22, 2025
  Congratulations to #KavliOxford Professors Molly Stevens DBE, Simon Draper and Matt Higgins on being elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences 2025. Read the @acmedsci.bsky.social news article 👇 acmedsci.ac.uk/more/news/ac...
  
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