Latest work from the lab led by Sunandini Chandra! We dive into the world of nuclear pore complex plasticity and emerge with a new understanding of how the O-GlcNAc modification of nucleoporins responds to mechanical cues and sets the stringency of the NPC diffusion barrier in different cell types.

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

Mechanoresponsive modulation of nuclear pore complex structure and function by O-GlcNAc https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.07.737034v1

Don’t miss this special summer edition of the NPC/transport webinar featuring authors from our recent special @jcellsci.bsky.social issue on the Nucleus!

FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · last mo.

For all the #nucleus fans out there: We’re celebrating the latest @jcellsci.bsky.social Special Issue in a webinar hosted by the Nuclear Pore and Nuclear Transport webinar series. Join us to hear talks from Ayse Turkmen, @andrewdstephens.bsky.social & Ralph Kehlenbach. 🗓️13 July, 17:00 BST (UTC+1)

It was a blast to edit this special issue with @abbybuch.bsky.social on the nucleus. A huge thanks to our colleagues for submitting your work to @jcellsci.bsky.social and answering the call to provide your perspectives in review articles.

Abby Buchwalter@abbybuch.bsky.social · last mo.

Hey #nucleus nerds, the JCS Special Issue on the Cell Biology of the Nucleus is now live! This was a pleasure to co-edit with Megan King @luskinglab.bsky.social.

Our @jcellsci.bsky.social poster article “The nucleus-vacuole junction at a glance” is out! Big thanks to @abbybuch.bsky.social and @luskinglab.bsky.social for organizing an amazing special issue “Cell biology of the nucleus”. #ContactSites journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

The nucleus–vacuole junction at a glance

Summary: The nucleus–vacuole junction is a prominent contact site linking the nuclear ER and the yeast vacuole. We highlight the physiological implications and metabolic plasticity of this unique orga...

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Also in Issue 12: - Editorial from Megan King @luskinglab.bsky.social & @abbybuch.bsky.social - Cell scientist to watch interviews with @andrewdstephens.bsky.social & @katemiro.bsky.social - Perspectives on chromatin dysfunction & cancer and nuclear lipids journals.biologists.com/jcs/issue/13...

Hey #nucleus nerds, the JCS Special Issue on the Cell Biology of the Nucleus is now live! This was a pleasure to co-edit with Megan King @luskinglab.bsky.social.

Journal of Cell Science@jcellsci.bsky.social · last mo.

Our Special Issue: Cell Biology of the Nucleus is complete Explore our Toc: journals.biologists.com/jcs/issue/13... Our cover image shows the posteriorly positioned nuclei (Nup50-mCherry - pink) of notochord cells in Ciona embryos. See article by Peng et al. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Our Special Issue: Cell Biology of the Nucleus has been building over the last few months. In the coming weeks, we’ll be highlighting all the articles in this issue. First up, we have an interview with our Guest Editor @abbybuch.bsky.social: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... #CellBio #nucleus

Who are the trainees at Yale Cell Biology and what are they working on? Check out our first Cell Biology Spotlights article to learn about Dr. Kimberly Morgan, a postdoc in the LusKing Lab @luskinglab.bsky.social , and her work imaging Nuclear Pore Complexes! (1/2) medicine.yale.edu/cellbio/news...

Cell Biology Spotlights: Picturing Nuclear Pore Complexes in a New Light with Dr. Kimberly Morgan

A picture is worth 1,000 words, and this holds true for the plethora of information researchers can obtain from pictures of our cells. The constant processes

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Interested in the nuclear envelope? Do you reside in the US northeast (or are willing to pay a visit)? Don't miss this year's NENE (northeast nuclear envelope) - a trainee-led regional meeting that brings together scientists at all levels for a day of exciting talks and discussions. June 5th @ Yale

Interested in cell-cell communication and microscopy? We are searching for a motivated postdoctoral researcher to join Münster! Please Apply! @uni-muenster.de

Interested in nuclear mechanobiology in the heart and skin? Then @ylleecellbio.bsky.social and I have the PhD for you @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and A* Star in Singapore www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy...

Joint A*STAR - King’s College London PhD Studentships in Biomedical Science 2026/27

King's College London is seeking outstanding and motivated students to join our university and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR).

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The New York Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates (NY-RaMP) program is recruiting! If you are a current college senior or recent graduate interested in 1 year of paid scientific research in NYC, more info about NY-RaMP and the application due on Feb 18 is available at nyramp.org

@gautamdey.bsky.social, @fritzlaylin.bsky.social, @alebenoit.bsky.social and @eelcotromer.bsky.social discuss how the field of evolutionary cell biology works to understand how cells evolve & diversify, highlighting current challenges & the future outlook. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.

US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.

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🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 We have an opening at our Microscopy Core Facility in Turku 🇫🇮. If you love imaging 🔬 and helping scientists succeed, we want you! 👇 abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index... #Microscopy #ScienceJobs #CoreFacility #Imaging @turkubioscience.bsky.social

Laboratory Engineer (Senior), in Advanced Imaging, 1.5.2026-31.12.2028

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T-minus 1 month to abstract deadline for the CSHL Genome Organization 7 Nuclear Function meeting! Hope to see you there, my fellow #genome and #nucleus nerds. meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...

We took a hiatus for much of 2025 but we are back! Looking forward to an exciting 2026 for nuclear cell biology.

We're still accepting submissions for our 'Cell Biology of the Nucleus' special issue, which is being guest edited by @abbybuch.bsky.social and Megan King (@luskinglab.bsky.social). Submission deadline: 5 January journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/nu... #nucleus #notforprofit #freetopublish

It was inspiring and fun hosting Patrick Lusk @luskinglab.bsky.social as our seminar guest, here looking at cell nuclei and peppers with AFM expert Dennis @denfra.bsky.social

We're still accepting submissions for our next special issue: Cell Biology of the Nucleus Guest edited by @abbybuch.bsky.social and Megan King @luskinglab.bsky.social. Submission deadline: 3 November journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/nu... #cellbiology #nucleus #notforprofit #freetopublish

Did you know that all nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) are not the same? @luskinglab.bsky.social propose a new hypothesis for how nuclear mechanics may impact the compositional plasticity of NPCs with implications for tissue-specific diseases caused by NPC dysfunction. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Nuclear mechanics as a determinant of nuclear pore complex plasticity - Nature Cell Biology

In this Review, Lusk et al. discuss emerging insights into nuclear pore complex variability with regard to composition and dilation state, and propose nuclear mechanics as a key determinant of driving...

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In our September issue (rupress.org/jcb/issue/22...): A confocal image of an iPSC cell nucleus visualized by pan-expansion microscopy. Stained w/ SYTOX Green (cyan), an NHS ester pan-stain (magenta) & an anti-NUP98 nucleoporin antibody (yellow). By @luskinglab.bsky.social rupress.org/jcb/article/...

More insight into the ever expanding roles of bridge-like lipid transfer proteins from @pdc-lab.bsky.social ! Multiple interactions recruit BLTP2 to ER-PM contacts to control plasma membrane dynamics url: rupress.org/jcb/article/...

🚨 New call for preLighters!🚨 Help us highlight the most exciting biological #preprints. Share your insights, build your profile, and be part of a supportive community! 🌍 Interested? Apply today & help shape the future of science publishing! 📢 More info: prelights.biologists.com/news/join-th...

Last day to submit abstracts! Nuclear cell biologists, mechanobiologists, et al. don’t miss out - amazing interdisciplinary line up: computational biology, biophysics, development, genomics - we will have it all!

Jan Lammerding - Lab@lammerdinglab.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Final call to register and submit abstracts for the @faseborg.bsky.social conference on the Mechanobiology of the Cell Nucleus (#MBNSRC) to be considered for platform presentations. The conference takes place in Melbourne, FL, Oct. 26-30, 2025. See more info at: events.faseb.org/event/Mechan...

Final call to register and submit abstracts for the @faseborg.bsky.social conference on the Mechanobiology of the Cell Nucleus (#MBNSRC) to be considered for platform presentations. The conference takes place in Melbourne, FL, Oct. 26-30, 2025. See more info at: events.faseb.org/event/Mechan...

Call for papers: Cell Biology of the Nucleus We invite you to submit your latest research to our special issue: Cell Biology of the Nucleus, guest edited by @abbybuch.bsky.social alongside JCS Editor Megan King @luskinglab.bsky.social. Deadline: 3 November journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/nu...

Speakers include: @luskinglab.bsky.social @renkawitzteam.bsky.social @pcusachs.bsky.social @gabrielneurohr.bsky.social @simonereber.bsky.social @zierlab.bsky.social @katemiro.bsky.social @sarawickstrom.bsky.social @rashmi-priya.bsky.social @stroudlab.bsky.social @becklab.bsky.social & many more!

11 days left to get abstracts in for our first Mechanobiology of the Nucleus FASEB meeting in October!

@luskinglab.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us for the first Mechanobiology of the Nucleus conference supported by @faseborg.bsky.social. Co-organized with @lammerdinglab.bsky.social, @katemiro.bsky.social and Verena Ruprecht, the amazing program is here: events.faseb.org/event/Mechan... Opportunities for talks! Abstracts by Aug. 31st.