New preprint out!

How can observations of surface contraction waves be unified? What spatiotemporal dynamics emerge in the cortex under Cyclin B–Cdk1 inhibition?

Check it out here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

With Marcin Leda, @andrewgoryachev.bsky.social, @lendertgelens.bsky.social

Happy to share our work in @embojournal 👉 shorturl.at/zXNyn
For decades, we’ve known cells dismantle & rebuild the nuclear envelope in sync with spindle poles. But why does this coordination matter? And how do pole material properties ensure error-free division?
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Raphael Voituriez kicks off the second day of EdinPBS2025 with a keynote on cell migration bit.ly/EdinPBS2025

Anna Erzberger @embl.org begins Mechanobiology session of EdinPBS2025 bit.ly/EdinPBS2025

EdinPBS2025 bit.ly/EdinPBS2025 begins with the keynote from Stephan Grill @stephangrill.bsky.social

Another glorious morning in Edinburgh. EdinPBS2025 is about to start bit.ly/EdinPBS2025

Congratulations, Otger @campaslab.bsky.social !! Wishing you another great seven years!

Very happy to finally meet my famous namesake, flamenco guitar virtuoso, Grisha Goryachev @Grisha_Goryachev (YouTube) after his unforgettable concert in Edinburgh last night. Come back again, Grisha!

Neighbor cells restrain furrowing during Xenopus epithelial cytokinesis Xenopus epithelial cells mechanosensitively reinforce connections to neighbor cells during cytokinesis. Here, Landino et al. show that actomyosin arrays assembled in neighbor cells restrain cytokineti...

I'm so pleased the final version of this research is published! We found that epithelial cells neighoring the cytokinetic furrow regulate the speed and sucess of cell division, while maintaining barrier function and cell packing geometry. Many thanks to the co-authors who contributed! 🐸 #xenopus

Neighbor cells restrain furrowing during Xenopus epithelial cytokinesis Xenopus epithelial cells mechanosensitively reinforce connections to neighbor cells during cytokinesis. Here, Landino et al. show that actomyosin arrays assembled in neighbor cells restrain cytokineti...

Congratulations Jen Landino @jenelandino.bsky.social and Ann Miller!
www.cell.com/developmenta...

For all you interested in small GTPase biology and membrane pattern formation - this is an essential read from the labs of Peter Bieling and Bill Bement
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

Congratulations, Davide!

Rho GTPase dynamics distinguish between models of cortical excitability Cortical excitability is the ability of the cell cortex to generate pulses and waves of Rho GTPase activity. Using live-cell imaging and theoretical modeling, Chomchai, Leda et al. show that cortical ...

Finally out in @currentbiology.bsky.social Congratulations, Dom, with the first first-author paper!
www.cell.com/current-biol...

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Still time to submit short talk abstract for EindPBS2025!
Five themes this year:
• Mechanobiology
• Protein pattern formation
• 4D Genome
• Stochastic biology
• Biohydrodynamics
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Join us Monday, 24.02.25 for the seminar of Prof. Satyajit Mayor @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
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Looking forward to seeing you in Edinburgh, Agnes!

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Following last year’s success, International workshop Physics of Biological Systems is back in May! Free registration! Submit talk or poster abstract. Join us in Edinburgh
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Balancing limited resources in actin network competition In cells, multiple actin networks coexist in a dynamic manner. These networks compete for a common pool of actin monomers and actin-binding proteins. …

Interesting paper on competition of intracellular structures. Congratulations Alexandra and colleagues! @acoli12 @alexandra-colin.bsky.social @manuelthery.bsky.social @lblanchoin.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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