The paper shows that AtLa1 binds to telomerase RNA in Arabidopsis, similar to LARP7 in ciliates, suggesting conserved RNA biogenesis pathways between plants and ciliates.

Nucleic Acids Research · Feb 24, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics

Molecular and Phenotypic Characterization of Telomere Repeat Binding (TRBs) Proteins in Moss: Evolutionary and Functional Perspectives

Alžbeta Kusová, Marcela Holá, Ivana Goffová Petrová, Jiří Rudolf, Dagmar Zachová, Jan Skalák, Jan Hejátko, Božena Klodová, Tereza Přerovská, Martin Lyčka, Eva Sýkorová, Yann Bertrand, Jiřı́ Fajkus, David Honys, Petra Procházková Schrumpfová

This study characterizes TRB proteins in moss to explore their evolutionary conservation and functional roles in telomere maintenance and plant development.

bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology

Hymenoptera (Insecta) telomerase RNAs switched to plant/ciliate-like biogenesis

Petr Fajkus, Matej Adámik, Andrew D. L. Nelson, Agata Kilar, Michal Franek, Michal Bubeník, Radmila Čapková Frydrychová, Alena Votavová, Eva Sýkorová, Jiřı́ Fajkus, Vratislav Peška

The paper identifies telomerase RNA (TR) in Hymenoptera, finding they are short snRNA-like, transcribed by RNA polymerase III, challenging previous assumptions about TR evolution in animals.

Nucleic Acids Research · Dec 7, 2022Peer-reviewedGenomics

Disruption of NAP1 genes supresses the fas1 mutant phenotype and enhances genome stability

Karolína Kolářová, Martina Nešpor Dadejová, Tomáš Loja, Eva Sýkorová, Martina Dvořáčková

This study shows that disrupting NAP1 genes suppresses the FAS1 mutant phenotype and improves genome stability in Arabidopsis thaliana.

bioRxiv · Jan 3, 2020 · PreprintMolecular Biology