We are very happy to share our new PrePrint: Myosin VI orchestrates estrogen-driven gene expression in breast cancer cells. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... We characterise how Myosin VI is a key regulator of the Estrogen Receptor. Perturbation of Myosin VI impedes ER functionality.

Class-I myosin responds to change in membrane tension during clathrin-mediated endocytosis in human induced pluripotent stem cells www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Myosin-19 and Miro Regulate Mitochondria–Endoplasmic Reticulum Contacts and Mitochondria Inner Membrane Architecture www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/14...

Post-doc position alert! We will use #cryo-EM to decipher how a set of actin-binding proteins organises the #cytoskeleton, including during #cancer and #viral pathogenic processes. #KCL has access to; Krios + K3 cryoARM200 + K3 FIB-SEM Cryo-CLEM www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...

An Asgard archaeon with internal membrane compartments Brilliant study led by @fmacleod.bsky.social and Andriko von Kügelgen. Tight collaboration with @buzzbaum.bsky.social and lab. Congrats to all authors! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Review Article (Invited) Stress fiber contraction induces cell body rotation in single keratocytes. Chika Okimura Biophysics and Physicobiology, 2025, 22, e220023 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TSr...

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Research | Amiad Pavlov, Heffler et al. demonstrate that stress transmitted to the cardiomyocyte nucleus by the microtubule cage drives LMNA-associated cardiomyopathy and may represent a promising therapeutic target. doi.org/10.1038/s441... rdcu.be/eOeTA

Please repost - Multiple PhDs available www.findaphd.com/phds/project... www.findaphd.com/phds/project... www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Required reading for cell biologists to get a sense of basic statistical principles! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The Demon Hidden Behind Life's Ultra-Energy-Efficient Information Processing -- Demonstrated by Biological Molecular Motors Toshio Yanagida, Keisuke Fujita, Mitsuhiro Iwaki arxiv.org/abs/2510.27212

Please Repost! Tobi Zach and I have an MRC DiMeN PhD position available! Come join us! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Get out your calendars! The motors are out of quarantine and we plan to assemble in person on 8th May 2026 at University of Warwick Campus for a fun day on motors and the filaments they walk along. Livestream is planned too. More details on registration, travel bursaries etc. will be revealed soon.

After a long break from social media, I’m finally on Bluesky and have a preprint alert from my lab! doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Fresh in @natchemeng.nature.com Growing artificial cytoskeleton in the viscoelastic confinement of DNA Artificial Cells. Brilliant work bey Weixiang! #Syntheticcell #systemschemistry www.nature.com/articles/s44...

The hook-like adaptor and cargo-binding (HAC) domain in the kinesin-2 tail enables adaptor assembly and cargo recognition www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Structural basis of nonmuscle myosin-2 autoinhibition mechanisms - another interesting paper on the myosin-2 shutdown state, this one from the Heissler and Chinthalapudi groups. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

“Cellular Olympics” our catalog of freeky ultra fast cellular superhero’s is freely available “Ann Rev of microbiology” www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... This is a compilation of world’s fastest single cell organisms - enjoy this buffet of rare delightful protists with mind bending speeds. 🧪

Non-canonical cytokinesis driven by mechanical uncoupling via nematic flows and adhesion-based invagination www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Structure of the autoinhibited state of non-muscle myosin IIA - shows a different mechanism than seen for beta-cardiac myosin. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Perspective @jcb.org by Richard McIntosh describing the history of research on #microtubule polymerization in terms of the ideas, technologies, and observations that have emerged as countless researchers have studied the dynamics of these essential cytoskeletal polymers. rupress.org/jcb/article/...

We hire! The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities. More details here: cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...

Very excited that my final postdoctoral work is now online in Cell @cellpress.bsky.social. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Using 16 (!) cryo-EM structures, we uncovered how the three proteins coronin, cofilin and AIP1 work together to rapidly disassemble actin filaments.

VASP regulates the polar organization of adhesion-associated actin filaments www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

MAP4-MAP7D1 partitioning on tyrosinated-detyrosinated microtubules coordinates lysosome positioning in nutrient signalling https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.07.680844v1

Learn all things #cytoskeleton #research in an interdisciplinary environment at EMBO Workshop "Structure and Function of the Cytoskeleton" in Paris, FR, 7–10 April 2026. Deadline: 20 December 2025 https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-cytoskeleton#cytoskeleton#research#EMBOCytoskeletalFunction #EMBOevents #conference 🧪

Calcium-Regulated Mitochondria Remodeling by Myo19 is Required for Filopodia Tip-Extension www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...