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Microtubule posttranslational modifications provide unique recognition patterns for associated proteins - The EMBO Journal

Microtubules are key components of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton involved in vital functions in virtually every cell. Among the emerging molecular mechanisms to adapt microtubules to their diverse funct...

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"La cellule" by Yves Saint Laurent.

so well deserved!!! she rocks !! Bravo Gaelle !

Jean-Yves Tinevez@jytinevez.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Congratulations to superstar and awesome colleague Gaëlle Letort @gaellel.bsky.social, bioimage analyst extraordinaire for THE CRYSTAL MEDAL OF THE CNRS 2026!!! 🥳🎉🕺🦄🥳 We work with amazing people www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/personne/...

i knew from the drawing style it was from @tabdanov.bsky.social i look forward to read it further since his work is always thoughtfull and inspiring

Dynein-microtubule forces drive nucleokinesis and transmigration in T cells www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Fabulous work in which Martial Balland and his colleagues revealed the information hidden in fluctuations rather than mean values.

Benoit Ladoux@bladoux.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Nice paper from Ruppel et al. in @natphys.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Thanks Focal Plane for the invitation to share not only some images but also the scientific motivations behind this crazy project.

FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Bringing together science & art, @manuelthery.bsky.social & the CytoMorpho lab describe their project on how cells adapt their shape to their environment using the Musée d’Orsay as their template! The full performance was presented over two nights at the museum earlier this year. #sciart #cellbio

Is there a size limit for cells ? How can cells replicate inside the architecture of their environment? Why do cells self-destroy ? This 15-minute movie vimeo.com/1173229237 shows our 2026 edition of the Living Architectures project at the @museeorsay.bsky.social

Looking for a great place to do outstanding science with a talented supervisor? don't hesitate !

Alfredo Sciortino@asciortino.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Well, now that my pipettes have been delivered, I guess I can announce that I am opening my own lab in Rome @UniRomaTre 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬🔬 funded by a FIS3 Starting Grant On active cytoskeleton stuff, of course !

"microtubule feeding tentacles"!

Scott Coyle@cellraiser.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Cellular structure self-organizes through an interplay between internal mechanisms and external cues. The single-celled suctorian P. collini builds a trap structure to capture large prey using microtubule feeding tentacles, creating feedback between cell morphology and prey availability.

gaming is serious. yes i'm serious.

Interdisciplinary course on Artificial Cells next fall in Paris. Registrations are open : www.edu.bio.ens.psl.eu/spip.php?art... For masters, PhD students and postdocs. Every wednesday, 5 to 7 PM, @espciparispsl.bsky.social from September to December. See below for the list of great teachers!

Mouhahaha ! Another cytoskeleton war won by microtubules !

bioRxiv Cell Biology@biorxiv-cellbio.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Microtubule-templated actin assembly by septin9 drives apical expansion of epithelial cells https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.17.725777v1

The Spectraplakin Short Stop (Shot) Organizes an Acentrosomal Microtubule Network in Early Oogenesis, Essential for Nuclear Positioning. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.13.724832v1

Registration for the Cell Biology and Cancer course at Institut Curie is now open! Explore how biological forms emerge across scales, from intracellular organization to tissues. 📅 November 16th-20th, 2026 (Paris) ⏳ Deadline: September 10th, 2026 🔗 training.institut-curie.org/cours/biolog...

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Linda Wordeman

Interview with Linda Wordeman, who studies microtubule dynamics and cell division at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

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Ready for #CellLaVie2026? Program & registration are live! Join us Oct 21–23, 2026 at Institut Pasteur, Paris, for multidisciplinary cell biology, imaging, talks, posters & outreach, w/ Manuel Théry's behind-the-scenes look at the Musée d’Orsay video-mapping project. www.atoutcom.com/cell-la-vie/

🚨 #JobAlert! Join an international team at Physics of Life, working at the interface of biology and physics 🧬 👨‍🔬The Barriga Lab @eliasbarrigalab.bsky.social is seeking an experienced lab technician. Please share with your colleagues! Learn more here: tud.link/gunby2 🗓️Application deadline: May 6.

Marseille bébé, be there or be square

IBDM, Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille@ibdm.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We will have the pleasure of welcoming @manuelthery.bsky.social from @cea.fr to Luminy, Marseille as a keynote speaker. 🕧 Friday 17th April 2026, 11:30, Amphi 12 🔬 From Morphogenesis to Space Partitioning by Microtubules and Motors Save the date! 🙌

We will have the pleasure of welcoming @manuelthery.bsky.social from @cea.fr to Luminy, Marseille as a keynote speaker. 🕧 Friday 17th April 2026, 11:30, Amphi 12 🔬 From Morphogenesis to Space Partitioning by Microtubules and Motors Save the date! 🙌

When new biology also lead to new physics ! Active phase separation ! This is so biology: spending energy to keep things organized. I love it !

Alfredo Sciortino@asciortino.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New preprint out: arxiv.org/pdf/2604.01057 Together with JF Joanny and Sudipta, we introduce a "new" kind of active phase separation inspired by experiments with motors and microtubules and based on transport of species along a polar "pump"! @manuelthery.bsky.social @lblanchoin.bsky.social

#JNeurosci: In this work, Tumminia, Mezache, @christlet.bsky.social et al. have developed a new method to induce the formation of synapses along axons directly on the glass coverslip rather than in contact with another neuron. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1741-24.2026

The new release of #BigVolumeBrowser (0.1.0) finally adds animation render functionality to it, plus some other navigation improvements and bug fixes. Here is a movie I've made for the microtubule network (via ExM) in different cell types. Contact me if you want it for educational/research purposes.

Since #durotaxis was described >25 years ago, most studies report cells migrating from soft → stiff New work from my team at @ub.edu (in collaboration with D. Odde's lab) suggests we may have been missing the point all along... 🔥 Check out our new preprint here 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

🧫 Et si la science devenait une œuvre d’art ? Au @museeorsay.bsky.social, des images de cellules observées au microscope deviennent une performance visuelle pour faire sortir la biologie du laboratoire et révéler l’architecture du vivant. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNQM...

Les cellules s'exposent au Musée d'Orsay | Reportage CNRS

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CNRS@cnrs.fr · 6mo ago

Au Musée d’Orsay, des chercheurs ont transformé des images de cellules observées au microscope en une performance visuelle monumentale. Mais comment fait-on pour projeter des filaments minuscules à l’échelle d’une nef ? Et quels secrets ces images révèlent-elles sur l’organisation du vivant ?

Motor activity of nonmuscle myosin 2A is a key component of bipolar filament turnover in cells www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Amazing work by Kris and gang! For the first time we have been able to image division ring components live in Sulfolobus. And guess what - CdvA is asymmetrically inherited.

Our results challenge the prevailing model that avidity necessarily leads to mechanically robust linkages; instead, we show how mechanosensitivity can arise as an intrinsic, nonequilibrium property of multivalency. 10/13

Here it is ! the discovery of a self-replicating RNA sequence ! Congratulations to all the authors ! it sounds like a major breakthrough in our understanding of the origin of life.

Edoardo Gianni@edogia.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We took a leap of faith and started a search for shorter polymerases in random RNA sequence pools. We found three ribozymes, but one really stood out of the pack for its activity and variety of sequences it could copy. We named it “QT45”, as it is Quite Tiny and only 45 nucleotides long. 4/n

Last days to apply this position in our group! Do join us in this great Institute @crg.eu, with great colleagues, and help shaping the science and culture of our lab!

Monica Bettencourt-Dias@monicabettencourt.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📣 Please spread: we’re hiring a Lab Manager! It is a critical position in our new lab. As our lab moves to Barcelona and joins the @crg.eu, we’re looking for a Lab Manager to help build the lab and set the lab atmosphere. 🔗 Apply here 👉 recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...

#SynBYSS conference is scheduled on Jun 8-11, 2026 in Barcelona. Given the 100-year celebration of Architect Gaudi in Barcelona, we suggest early booking of hotels. Details can be found: www.jcvi.org/events/synbyss (speakers, abstract submission & registration) @jcvi.org @marcguellc.bsky.social

SynBYSS

The International SynBYSS Conference is focused on bringing together the synthetic biology community with the explicit goal of developing young...

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