Sarah Morse

Ubiquitin ligases in hormone signaling published in Plant Physiology

Jan 9, 2020Sarah MorseNews, Research

Read the #2 Plant Physiology article based on number of mentions during the past month. With 29 mentions: UPDATE: Structural Aspects of Plant Hormone Signal Perception and Regulation by Ubiquitin Ligases @ShabekLab #Receptors #Signaling #PlantBiology https://t.co/ErksEAJLGi pic.twitter.com/vjK2pAUIFx— Plant Physiology (@PlantPhys) February 3, 2020 The lab’s paper titled “Structural Aspects of Plant Hormone Signal Perception and…

The lab represents Plant Biology at the at the CBS Dean’s Fall Welcome

Sep 24, 2019Sarah MorseUncategorized

The Shabek lab got its first taste of autumn at the annual College of Biological Sciences Dean’s Fall Welcome. This year’s event welcomed over 600 incoming freshmen and transfer students from all majors throughout the college to UC Davis. Students were able to learn about a few of the many clubs, departments, and research activities…

Learn about our research at Plant Biology 2019

Jul 30, 2019Sarah MorseTalks and Presentations

Come learn more about our research on plant hormone signaling at Plant Biology 2019 in San Jose, CA from August 3-7. Dr. Shabek will be presenting his talk titled “Structural plasticity of ubiquitin ligase complex in strigolactone signaling” in concurrent symposium 29. We hope to see you there!

Nitzan presents at IPGSA in Paris

Jul 1, 2019Sarah MorseTalks and Presentations

Nitzan recently traveled to Paris to attend the International Plant Growth Substances Association (IPGSA) annual meeting, where he gave a plenary session on strigolactone sensing and metabolism by the ubiquitin ligase.

Isabella Glenn awarded TGIF grant

Jun 25, 2019Sarah MorseNews, Team

Congratulations to Isabella Glenn, an undergraduate student researcher in the Shabek lab, for being awarded a TGIF grant from UC Davis! TGIF, The Green Initiative Fund, supports student-led projects that aim to improve sustainability on campus and beyond. The TGIF grant will provide funds to enable her to perform her research in our lab. Way…

Avalon Miller, Isabella Glenn, and Sam Deck awarded Provost’s Undergraduate Fellowships

Jun 7, 2019Sarah MorseNews, Team

We are proud to announce that three Shabek Lab undergraduate student researchers were awarded the Spring 2019 Provost’s Undergraduate Fellowship (PUF) from the UC Davis Undergraduate Research Center! These competitive fellowships enable students to pursue research or creative activities under the guidance of UC Davis faculty members. Congratulations to Avalon Miller, Isabella Glenn, and Sam…

Alex Kehl awarded UC Davis MARC/BSHARP fellowship

May 3, 2019Sarah MorseNews, Team

Congratulations to Alex Kehl, an undergraduate student researcher in the Shabek lab, for being accepted into the UC Davis Maximizing Access to Research Careers/Biology Scholars Advanced Research Program (MARC/BSHARP)! The MARC/BSHARP program provides support and intensive research experience to exceptional undergraduate students from disadvantaged or underrepresented backgrounds. As part of this program, Alex will be…

Structure of DDA1-DDB1 Complex Published in Cell Discovery

Dec 11, 2018Sarah MorseNews, Research

Congratulations to Dr. Shabek and the Zheng lab at UW on their paper “Structural insights into DDA1 function as a core component of the CRL4-DDB1 ubiquitin ligase,” published today in Cell Discovery (Nature).

D3-D14 Ub Ligase Research Published in Nature

Nov 21, 2018Sarah MorseNews, Research

Dr. Shabek’s work demonstrating structural plasticity of the D3–D14 ubiquitin ligase in strigolactone signaling is published in Nature! These findings reveal how D3 can utilize two distinct structural states to control strigolactone signaling. In its closed form, D3 binds to inactive D14. However, in its open conformation, D3 binds to hormone-bound D14 to enable strigolactone…

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