Bungo Akiyoshi
@bungoakiyoshi.bsky.social
Studying kinetochores in African trypanosome (kinetoplastid) and marine plankton (diplonemid) in Edinburgh
https://www.ed.ac.uk/biology/groups/akiyoshi
https://www.ed.ac.uk/biology/groups/akiyoshi
Congrats to all authors, especially Lim who had an impressive PhD viva last week! TAC is a very interesting structure linking mitochondrial DNA and basal bodies in trypanosomes
September 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Congrats to all authors, especially Lim who had an impressive PhD viva last week! TAC is a very interesting structure linking mitochondrial DNA and basal bodies in trypanosomes
Hotel ISG, EMBL
August 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Hotel ISG, EMBL
Happy 25th anniversary, Biggins lab! @suebiggins.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Happy 25th anniversary, Biggins lab! @suebiggins.bsky.social
Dynamic chromosomes
May 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Dynamic chromosomes
Dynamic cell (Paradiplonema papillatum)
May 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Dynamic cell (Paradiplonema papillatum)
My first immunofluorescence attempt for Paradiplonema papillatum
May 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My first immunofluorescence attempt for Paradiplonema papillatum
Spring in Edinburgh
April 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Spring in Edinburgh
Crowds of Paradiplonema papillatum cells. Spot one metaphase and one anaphase cell
April 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Crowds of Paradiplonema papillatum cells. Spot one metaphase and one anaphase cell
There are ~180 chromosomes in this diplonemid, which organize into two rings during mitosis. Chromosomal passenger complex proteins localize in between the rings. Indirect evidence suggests that the cell is in metaphase but the two rings are separated by up to 1 µm. How are they connected?
March 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
There are ~180 chromosomes in this diplonemid, which organize into two rings during mitosis. Chromosomal passenger complex proteins localize in between the rings. Indirect evidence suggests that the cell is in metaphase but the two rings are separated by up to 1 µm. How are they connected?
One more day in sunny London
March 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
One more day in sunny London
SFB meiosis meeting in Vienna
February 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
SFB meiosis meeting in Vienna
A masterpiece experiment by Rosenbaum et al 1969. I was so excited when I read about this but my classmates weren't.
February 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
A masterpiece experiment by Rosenbaum et al 1969. I was so excited when I read about this but my classmates weren't.
Diplonema papillatum, which is a sister of euglenids. As far as I know, these two flagella have not been defined as anterior vs posterior (both come out of anterior end of the cell). This picture is from Wikipedia. EM studies say these two look nearly identical en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplone...
February 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Diplonema papillatum, which is a sister of euglenids. As far as I know, these two flagella have not been defined as anterior vs posterior (both come out of anterior end of the cell). This picture is from Wikipedia. EM studies say these two look nearly identical en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplone...
The world is full of crazy and sad news, but here is a protein that localizes to only one of the two flagella
February 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The world is full of crazy and sad news, but here is a protein that localizes to only one of the two flagella
Today was a better day
January 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Today was a better day
First PCR in 2025
January 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
First PCR in 2025
I love tagging random genes
December 5, 2024 at 4:06 PM
I love tagging random genes
Our kids love snow. Today was the first time we saw snow in Edinburgh
November 23, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Our kids love snow. Today was the first time we saw snow in Edinburgh
Torturing myself with 47 gel extraction
November 11, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Torturing myself with 47 gel extraction
It was a very dense week. Managed to visit lots of places and talk to many people. The train ride from Kochi (高知) to Okayama (岡山) was beautiful with mountains, rivers, and sea
September 6, 2024 at 10:55 PM
It was a very dense week. Managed to visit lots of places and talk to many people. The train ride from Kochi (高知) to Okayama (岡山) was beautiful with mountains, rivers, and sea