Eric Vitriol
@chillinwithpfn1.bsky.social
Actin, imaging, neurodegenerative disease. World record holder for Phish shows attended by a cell biologist. Associate Professor at MCG-Augusta University.
Honored to have gotten third place in this year's Small World in Motion competition. And yes, I did take this movie myself! Sometimes you have to go back into the lab and show them that you've still got it.
🎉 🔬 We’re thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s #NikonSmallWorld in Motion video #Microscopy competition: bit.ly/4mtjUk7
🥇 1st place goes to Jay McClellan of Saranac, Michigan (USA) for his video capturing self-pollination in a thymeleaf speedwell flower.
#Microscope #SciArt #SciComm
🥇 1st place goes to Jay McClellan of Saranac, Michigan (USA) for his video capturing self-pollination in a thymeleaf speedwell flower.
#Microscope #SciArt #SciComm
September 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Honored to have gotten third place in this year's Small World in Motion competition. And yes, I did take this movie myself! Sometimes you have to go back into the lab and show them that you've still got it.
I was impressed with SiR-XActin: similar labeling of F-actin as Lifeact, didn't detectably alter actin dynamics, and because it can remain in solution while imaging, photobleaching is not a major concern (Below, LA required correction, SiR-Xactin did not). Happy to have played a small part in this!
February 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I was impressed with SiR-XActin: similar labeling of F-actin as Lifeact, didn't detectably alter actin dynamics, and because it can remain in solution while imaging, photobleaching is not a major concern (Below, LA required correction, SiR-Xactin did not). Happy to have played a small part in this!
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New actin probe from @veselin-nasufovic.bsky.social et al! SiR-XActin and its variants are more photostable and less perturbative than SiR-actin or FastAct. And it's already available from @spirochrome.com! With some beautiful data from @chillinwithpfn1.bsky.social:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
February 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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On behalf of Bruno, Tracy-Ann, and CAD cells everywhere, I humbly accept this honor 🙌
📢 Our 2024 Cover of The Year 📸 goes to this beautiful, super-resolution spinning disk confocal image of a cath.a-differentiated (CAD) cell stained for F-actin, microtubules, & mitochondria. Congrats to Bruno Cisterna, @chillinwithpfn1.bsky.social and colleagues 🎉 https://buff.ly/4jpCgSQ
January 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
On behalf of Bruno, Tracy-Ann, and CAD cells everywhere, I humbly accept this honor 🙌
Pondering the next move. #humility #quietintrospection
December 18, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Pondering the next move. #humility #quietintrospection
Reposted by Eric Vitriol
Synchronized filopodial formation for
#FluorescenceFriday 💥
#CellBiology #Microscopy @vucellimaging.bsky.social
#FluorescenceFriday 💥
#CellBiology #Microscopy @vucellimaging.bsky.social
December 14, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Synchronized filopodial formation for
#FluorescenceFriday 💥
#CellBiology #Microscopy @vucellimaging.bsky.social
#FluorescenceFriday 💥
#CellBiology #Microscopy @vucellimaging.bsky.social
Reposted by Eric Vitriol
Clathrin-coated pits working overtime in your heart this weekend🔬 #ClathrinLife #WeekendScience"
December 7, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Clathrin-coated pits working overtime in your heart this weekend🔬 #ClathrinLife #WeekendScience"
Reposted by Eric Vitriol
Building the body of an embryo or maintaining tissues in adults rely on cell migration. From neural crest cells leaving the neural tube to form our peripheral nervous system to migrating lateral line cells in a zebrafish to skin cells migrating to repair wounds, its key 1/n
youtu.be/IqUs29Kz3HE?...
youtu.be/IqUs29Kz3HE?...
Zebrafish lateral line migration
YouTube video by The Company of Biologists
youtu.be
December 7, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Building the body of an embryo or maintaining tissues in adults rely on cell migration. From neural crest cells leaving the neural tube to form our peripheral nervous system to migrating lateral line cells in a zebrafish to skin cells migrating to repair wounds, its key 1/n
youtu.be/IqUs29Kz3HE?...
youtu.be/IqUs29Kz3HE?...
CAD cells getting weird. This is a SoRa spinning disk confocal image, with many fields tiled together. You can keep zooming in for additional detail. Green = microtubules, white = F-actin, pink = DAPI.
December 5, 2024 at 2:09 PM
CAD cells getting weird. This is a SoRa spinning disk confocal image, with many fields tiled together. You can keep zooming in for additional detail. Green = microtubules, white = F-actin, pink = DAPI.
Reposted by Eric Vitriol
Microtubules feel the force #fluorescenceFriday Melanoma cells compressed by Robert Ju. See www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(I promise I will do a #SkyDive imminently...)
(I promise I will do a #SkyDive imminently...)
December 5, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Microtubules feel the force #fluorescenceFriday Melanoma cells compressed by Robert Ju. See www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(I promise I will do a #SkyDive imminently...)
(I promise I will do a #SkyDive imminently...)
Which is your favorite and why is it July?
Help choose JCB’s cover of the year! 🔬 Explore 12 breathtaking images submitted by our talented authors and vote for your favorite. 🗓️ Voting closes on Friday, December 20! Have your say in celebrating the beauty of science 👉 https://buff.ly/3BdttSI #CellBio2024
December 4, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Which is your favorite and why is it July?
Reposted by Eric Vitriol
So proud of Adam Fenton and his work defining the role of FMRP in the local regulation of mitochondrial fission in neurons via local translation: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
FMRP regulates MFF translation to locally direct mitochondrial fission in neurons - Nature Cell Biology
Fenton et al. show that FMRP granules dock at the mitochondrial midzone in a Rab7-dependent manner in axons and dendrites, where they promote local MFF synthesis and fission at the mitochondrial midzo...
www.nature.com
November 15, 2024 at 4:57 PM
So proud of Adam Fenton and his work defining the role of FMRP in the local regulation of mitochondrial fission in neurons via local translation: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Mitochondria in cells with and without profilin 1.
November 20, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Mitochondria in cells with and without profilin 1.
Reposted by Eric Vitriol
Reconstitution of Arp2/3-nucleated actin assembly with proteins CP, V-1, and CARMIL. Mooren, Olivia L. et al.
Current Biology, Volume 34, Issue 22, 5173 - 5186.e4
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Open access due to WashU agreement w/ Elsevier, fyi.
Current Biology, Volume 34, Issue 22, 5173 - 5186.e4
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Open access due to WashU agreement w/ Elsevier, fyi.
Reconstitution of Arp2/3-nucleated actin assembly with proteins CP, V-1, and CARMIL
Mooren et al. show that membrane-bound CARMIL activates capping protein (CP) by dissociating
CP from V-1, thereby promoting actin polymerization nucleated by Arp2/3. The activity
of CP is a critical d...
www.cell.com
November 18, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Reconstitution of Arp2/3-nucleated actin assembly with proteins CP, V-1, and CARMIL. Mooren, Olivia L. et al.
Current Biology, Volume 34, Issue 22, 5173 - 5186.e4
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Open access due to WashU agreement w/ Elsevier, fyi.
Current Biology, Volume 34, Issue 22, 5173 - 5186.e4
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Open access due to WashU agreement w/ Elsevier, fyi.
Hi everyone! Kicking off my first #FluorescenceFriday here with a 3D SIM image of actin, and of course had to go with my favorite blue LUT (JDM Duo Intense Cyan) for Bluesky.
November 15, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Hi everyone! Kicking off my first #FluorescenceFriday here with a 3D SIM image of actin, and of course had to go with my favorite blue LUT (JDM Duo Intense Cyan) for Bluesky.