2023 Ciliate Molecular Biology Meeting

The 2023 Ciliate Molecular Biology Meeting will be held from June 26 to 29, 2023 in Montpellier, France. The early registration and abstract submission deadline is April 15, with late registration extending until May 15. For questions related to the registration and requesting a letter for your visa application, please send an e-mail to ciliatemeeting@123events.fr. For more details, please visit the meeting website at: https://www.ciliate-meeting-2023.com/en/

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Website updates; new genome browser and BLAST interface

Tetrahymena Genome Database Wiki is currently undergoing scheduled website updates. We have replaced the GBrowse genome browser with JBrowse2 and are using this GMOD software to display the T. thermophila macronuclear and micronuclear genome sequences. We have also created a new BLAST server interface. Several community database edits from the last year will be added back before December 1. The T. malaccensis, T. elliotti, and T. borealis genomes will be displayed in JBrowse2 in the next month.

OxyDB has been updated!

We have made changes to OxyDB to reflect the latest reannotation of the genome. Gene names displayed on OxyDB pages have been changed and now link to the updated genome browser. The previous annotation can still be searched using the BLAST server and legacy GBrowse genome browser.

Special Issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607): Ciliates as Model Organisms: From ‘omics’ to Genetics, Ecology and Signaling

This Special Issue is open to reporting all studies on ciliates as model organisms, seeking to understand their genetics, cell biology, biochemistry, evolution, ecological adaptation, and the complex mechanisms of signaling systems, from the genes involved to the changes in gene expression during cell response, and from the structure and involved evolution of signal molecules to the membrane traffic in the cells. The deadline for submission is 31 December 2021. We look forward to receiving your contributions. Prof. Dr. Cristina Miceli Prof. Dr. Adriana Vallesi Guest Editors Dr. Ronald Edward Pearlman Co-Guest Editor

Interactions Methods Paper Published

A new paper on methods to identify protein interactions in Tetrahymena has been published. Functional proteomics protocol for the identification of interaction partners in Tetrahymena thermophila. Congratulations to the authors!

Tetrahymena thermophila macronuclear genome fully completed

We have received an update of the Tetrahymena thermophila genome sequence from researchers at Ocean University of China. The gene pages, BLAST server, and Genome Browser have all been updated accordingly to display these new data. Congratulations to the team involved in this effort!

A publication explaining the new sequences and features has been published:
The completed macronuclear genome of a model ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila and its application in genome scrambling and copy number analyses.
Sheng Y, Duan L, Cheng T, Qiao Y, Stover NA, Gao S.
Sci China Life Sci. 2020;10.1007/s11427-020-1689-4. doi:10.1007/s11427-020-1689-4

Proteomics Review Published

A review of nuclear proteomics results described for Tetrahymena thermophila by Saettone, et al. has been published in the journal Genes. Congratulations to the authors!