Approximately 9% of human proteins still lack a defined function. In a study led by Agnieszka Tudek, Tomecki, Drabko and colleagues provide the first biochemical characterization of the human TTC33 protein and identify a trimeric TTC33–WDR61–PHF5A complex that serves as a hub for interactions with SF3B proteins involved in RNA splicing, PP2A-B55α phosphatase, CCDC97 and (…)

The early phase of seed germination is believed to be independent of transcription and to rely on stored mRNA. Questioning this longstanding dogma, a project led by corresponding author Michał Krzysztoń from Szymon Świeżewski’s laboratory has shown that transcription is early and widespread during seed germination and that inhibiting it fully blocks seed germination. Importantly, (…)

On August 4, 2026, the Minister of Science and Higher Education, Marcin Kulasek, approved the updated Polish Research Infrastructure Roadmap (PRIR), which includes strategic research infrastructures of key importance for the development of science and innovation in Poland. In the updated PRIR, the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IBB PAS) is the applicant for three strategic research infrastructures and participates as a partner in four further infrastructures. (…)