@myosinactncrazy.bsky.social
#1 molecular motor,
cytoskeletal motors, cytoskeletal filaments, filament dynamics, cell migration, mechanobiology, morphogenesis
cytoskeletal motors, cytoskeletal filaments, filament dynamics, cell migration, mechanobiology, morphogenesis
cool! great step forward for diatom cell biology - time to knock-out some myosin genes!
Just out @natcomms.nature.com Our new paper led by @karaslab.bsky.social with our help (Thalassiosira pseudonana).
Breaking the cell wall for efficient DNA delivery to #diatoms
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Breaking the cell wall for efficient DNA delivery to #diatoms
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 20, 2026 at 1:50 AM
cool! great step forward for diatom cell biology - time to knock-out some myosin genes!
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Neutrophil-mediated delivery of antibiotics across the tympanic membrane for otitis media treatment in a preclinical model | Science Translational Medicine www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪
Neutrophil-mediated delivery of antibiotics across the tympanic membrane for otitis media treatment in a preclinical model
Innate neutrophils were leveraged to deliver antibiotic-containing liposomes across the intact tympanic membrane to treat acute otitis media.
www.science.org
February 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Neutrophil-mediated delivery of antibiotics across the tympanic membrane for otitis media treatment in a preclinical model | Science Translational Medicine www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪
Myosin Filaments of Vertebrate Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle are Highly Similar, but not Identical
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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February 19, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Myosin Filaments of Vertebrate Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle are Highly Similar, but not Identical
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Apical actin filament turnover mediated by cyclase-associated protein is required for organization of non-centrosomal microtubules in epithelium
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February 19, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Apical actin filament turnover mediated by cyclase-associated protein is required for organization of non-centrosomal microtubules in epithelium
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Cryo-ET reveals nanoscale thick filament disorganization in MYH7 P710R hypertrophic cardiomyopathy cardiomyocytes
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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February 19, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Cryo-ET reveals nanoscale thick filament disorganization in MYH7 P710R hypertrophic cardiomyopathy cardiomyocytes
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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How self-driving cars motivated us to build a universal diagnostics platform for malaria/Tb. The arc of technology is unpredictable at best.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=gbeg...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=gbeg...
Self-driving microscopes
YouTube video by Cephla
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February 19, 2026 at 6:17 AM
How self-driving cars motivated us to build a universal diagnostics platform for malaria/Tb. The arc of technology is unpredictable at best.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=gbeg...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=gbeg...
Polarization Increases Nuclear Stiffness in Macrophages Despite Reduction in Lamin A/C Levels
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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February 19, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Polarization Increases Nuclear Stiffness in Macrophages Despite Reduction in Lamin A/C Levels
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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How resilient are tissues to cell mispositioning and loss, and how do they restore their cell numbers?
Check our latest work, from @ybellaichelab.bsky.social
Congratulations to all authors.
Artwork from the artist @lale-alpar.bsky.social
(lalealpar.com)
www.cell.com/developmenta...
Check our latest work, from @ybellaichelab.bsky.social
Congratulations to all authors.
Artwork from the artist @lale-alpar.bsky.social
(lalealpar.com)
www.cell.com/developmenta...
Tissue mechanics and systemic signaling safeguard epithelial tissue against spindle misorientation
Bosveld et al. identified a multilayered system of safeguards that reuses homeostatic
mechanisms to maintain epithelial integrity and cell number in the face of spindle
misorientation. This work delin...
www.cell.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:23 AM
How resilient are tissues to cell mispositioning and loss, and how do they restore their cell numbers?
Check our latest work, from @ybellaichelab.bsky.social
Congratulations to all authors.
Artwork from the artist @lale-alpar.bsky.social
(lalealpar.com)
www.cell.com/developmenta...
Check our latest work, from @ybellaichelab.bsky.social
Congratulations to all authors.
Artwork from the artist @lale-alpar.bsky.social
(lalealpar.com)
www.cell.com/developmenta...
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Cells come in many shapes and sizes, with diverse physiological functions. But how do #organelles and their interaction networks remodel during #differentiation of stem cells into different cell types? Here’s what we discovered about neuronal differentiation: 1/13
Organelle communication networks rewire to support lipid metabolism during neuronal differentiation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.10.704675v1
February 16, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Cells come in many shapes and sizes, with diverse physiological functions. But how do #organelles and their interaction networks remodel during #differentiation of stem cells into different cell types? Here’s what we discovered about neuronal differentiation: 1/13
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😲 This is THE most amazing thing I've seen this year. (And that's saying something!)
A ResistDance retelling of ICE murdering Renee Good & Alex Pretti enacted through dance‼️😭
Performed by First Amendment Troop in DC. 🤍
A ResistDance retelling of ICE murdering Renee Good & Alex Pretti enacted through dance‼️😭
Performed by First Amendment Troop in DC. 🤍
February 17, 2026 at 4:56 AM
😲 This is THE most amazing thing I've seen this year. (And that's saying something!)
A ResistDance retelling of ICE murdering Renee Good & Alex Pretti enacted through dance‼️😭
Performed by First Amendment Troop in DC. 🤍
A ResistDance retelling of ICE murdering Renee Good & Alex Pretti enacted through dance‼️😭
Performed by First Amendment Troop in DC. 🤍
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A 🆕 #Ichthyosporea story
Led by@margaridaaraujo.bsky.social, in Co. @gautamdey.bsky.social & @hiralshah.bsky.social+🔥team across @embl.org & @sciencesunige.bsky.social
We finally have a look at what #microtubules are doing during #cellularization in #Sphaeroforma
▶️ tinyurl.com/MTSARC
#ProtistsOnSky
Led by@margaridaaraujo.bsky.social, in Co. @gautamdey.bsky.social & @hiralshah.bsky.social+🔥team across @embl.org & @sciencesunige.bsky.social
We finally have a look at what #microtubules are doing during #cellularization in #Sphaeroforma
▶️ tinyurl.com/MTSARC
#ProtistsOnSky
February 17, 2026 at 1:02 PM
A 🆕 #Ichthyosporea story
Led by@margaridaaraujo.bsky.social, in Co. @gautamdey.bsky.social & @hiralshah.bsky.social+🔥team across @embl.org & @sciencesunige.bsky.social
We finally have a look at what #microtubules are doing during #cellularization in #Sphaeroforma
▶️ tinyurl.com/MTSARC
#ProtistsOnSky
Led by@margaridaaraujo.bsky.social, in Co. @gautamdey.bsky.social & @hiralshah.bsky.social+🔥team across @embl.org & @sciencesunige.bsky.social
We finally have a look at what #microtubules are doing during #cellularization in #Sphaeroforma
▶️ tinyurl.com/MTSARC
#ProtistsOnSky
Non-muscle actinopathy-associated loss-of-function actin variants modulate cytoskeletal reorganization
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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February 17, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Non-muscle actinopathy-associated loss-of-function actin variants modulate cytoskeletal reorganization
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Great summer research opportunity for undergraduate students interested in cardiovascular research at Cornell BME. Projects range from tissue engineering and cardiac device to disease models and spatial & single cell transcriptomics.
Apply at: www.cnf.cornell.edu/education/re.... Please share.
Apply at: www.cnf.cornell.edu/education/re.... Please share.
February 17, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Great summer research opportunity for undergraduate students interested in cardiovascular research at Cornell BME. Projects range from tissue engineering and cardiac device to disease models and spatial & single cell transcriptomics.
Apply at: www.cnf.cornell.edu/education/re.... Please share.
Apply at: www.cnf.cornell.edu/education/re.... Please share.
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Our latest preprint: Together with the team of Jan Löwe, @danieltamarit.bsky.social and many others we discovered and characterized several Asgard tubulin genes and propose that microtubule architecture and dynamics evolved in Asgard archaea prior to eukaryogenesis
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
February 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Our latest preprint: Together with the team of Jan Löwe, @danieltamarit.bsky.social and many others we discovered and characterized several Asgard tubulin genes and propose that microtubule architecture and dynamics evolved in Asgard archaea prior to eukaryogenesis
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Two funded PhD positions investigating the evolution of sarcomeres @ibdm.bsky.social in @biancah0406.bsky.social and our lab, together with @cnidevo.bsky.social - Interested to explore how similar or different Jellyfish sarcomeres are to Drosophila or human ones?
www.ibdm.univ-amu.fr/ibdm_job/2-a...
www.ibdm.univ-amu.fr/ibdm_job/2-a...
February 16, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Two funded PhD positions investigating the evolution of sarcomeres @ibdm.bsky.social in @biancah0406.bsky.social and our lab, together with @cnidevo.bsky.social - Interested to explore how similar or different Jellyfish sarcomeres are to Drosophila or human ones?
www.ibdm.univ-amu.fr/ibdm_job/2-a...
www.ibdm.univ-amu.fr/ibdm_job/2-a...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
FHOD3 and DIAPH3 control cell migration and differentially shift the balance of parallel and perpendicular stress fibers
FHOD3 and DIAPH3 control cell migration and differentially shift the balance of parallel and perpendicular stress fibers
www.biorxiv.org
February 16, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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FHOD3 and DIAPH3 control cell migration and differentially shift the balance of parallel and perpendicular stress fibers
FHOD3 and DIAPH3 control cell migration and differentially shift the balance of parallel and perpendicular stress fibers
Heterogeneous and specific localization of mRNAs at dendritic spine and its dependence on microtubule entry and kinesin motor
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February 16, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Heterogeneous and specific localization of mRNAs at dendritic spine and its dependence on microtubule entry and kinesin motor
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The mechanosensitive protein Zyxin influences Hippo signalling and tissue growth via adherens junctions and basal spot junctions in Drosophila
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February 15, 2026 at 12:36 PM
The mechanosensitive protein Zyxin influences Hippo signalling and tissue growth via adherens junctions and basal spot junctions in Drosophila
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The generation and validation of a de novo-designed titin binder for use in fluorescence microscopy
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February 15, 2026 at 12:35 PM
The generation and validation of a de novo-designed titin binder for use in fluorescence microscopy
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Spatial relationships between vinculin tension and actin at cell adhesions define cell
colony positioning and identity
www.cell.com/biophysj/pdf...
colony positioning and identity
www.cell.com/biophysj/pdf...
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February 15, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Spatial relationships between vinculin tension and actin at cell adhesions define cell
colony positioning and identity
www.cell.com/biophysj/pdf...
colony positioning and identity
www.cell.com/biophysj/pdf...
