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Flavia Constantinescu

University of Oxford

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:ChIP-seq· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:protein design· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1

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A contact-mediated transfer mechanism directs in cis localization and spread of Xist RNA

Adam D. Cawte, Guifeng Wei, Flavia Constantinescu, Mafalda Almeida, Heather A. Coker, Neil Brockdorff

The paper identifies a contact-mediated transfer mechanism for Xist RNA localization and spread across the X chromosome.

bioRxiv · Oct 5, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Selective interaction of the protein SMCHD1 with specific chromatin regions is governed by the loading factor LRIF1 and SMCHD1 ATPase activity

Flavia Constantinescu, Aleksander Szczurek, Tatyana B. Nesterova, Guifeng Wei, Victoria Pustygina, Stephan Uphoff, Adam D. Cawte, Neil Brockdorff

This study investigates SMCHD1's chromatin interactions and shows LRIF1 and ATPase activity are critical for its selective binding and epigenetic silencing functions.

bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2025 · PreprintMolecular Biology