An intracellular meteor shower. EB3 comets tracking growing microtubule plus-ends in a cultured cell.
February 5, 2026 at 5:27 AM
An intracellular meteor shower. EB3 comets tracking growing microtubule plus-ends in a cultured cell.
I aspire to exude as much confidence as this little Kinesin protein strutting along a microtubule while hauling intracellular cargo.
Look at that little guy go! 🔬🧪
Look at that little guy go! 🔬🧪
March 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I aspire to exude as much confidence as this little Kinesin protein strutting along a microtubule while hauling intracellular cargo.
Look at that little guy go! 🔬🧪
Look at that little guy go! 🔬🧪
Localized optogenetic microtubule severing in osteosarcoma cells by recruiting katanin (magenta) to microtubules (cyan).
October 6, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Localized optogenetic microtubule severing in osteosarcoma cells by recruiting katanin (magenta) to microtubules (cyan).
Optogenetic microtubule severing in a rat neuron by recruiting microtubule severing enzyme katanin (magenta) to microtubules (cyan).
October 6, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Optogenetic microtubule severing in a rat neuron by recruiting microtubule severing enzyme katanin (magenta) to microtubules (cyan).
Dense microtubule networks resolved with Airyscan for #MicroscopyMonday 🔬
November 25, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Dense microtubule networks resolved with Airyscan for #MicroscopyMonday 🔬
it never gets old...... #microtubule dynamics - the fireworks of EB comets #microscopy
November 9, 2024 at 3:04 AM
it never gets old...... #microtubule dynamics - the fireworks of EB comets #microscopy
Happy to see the first paper from the lab published in the EMBO J today: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
In it, we reconstitute self-assembling cooperative oligomers of human Ndc80 and Ska kinetochore complexes that stabilise microtubule ends, and study these samples using cryoET and TIRF
In it, we reconstitute self-assembling cooperative oligomers of human Ndc80 and Ska kinetochore complexes that stabilise microtubule ends, and study these samples using cryoET and TIRF
Microtubule end stabilisation by cooperative oligomers of Ska and Ndc80 complexes - The EMBO Journal
During mitosis, properly aligned chromosomes stabilise microtubule ends with the help of kinetochores to ensure timely segregation of chromosomes. Microtubule-binding components of the human outer kin...
link.springer.com
March 20, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Happy to see the first paper from the lab published in the EMBO J today: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
In it, we reconstitute self-assembling cooperative oligomers of human Ndc80 and Ska kinetochore complexes that stabilise microtubule ends, and study these samples using cryoET and TIRF
In it, we reconstitute self-assembling cooperative oligomers of human Ndc80 and Ska kinetochore complexes that stabilise microtubule ends, and study these samples using cryoET and TIRF
Microtubule comets in human iPSCs to kick off my first week of grad school! ☄️💫
June 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Microtubule comets in human iPSCs to kick off my first week of grad school! ☄️💫
Now online! Microtubules in Asgard archaea
Microtubules in Asgard archaea
Discovery of heterodimeric, microtubule-forming tubulins in Asgard archaea, the closest known relatives of eukaryotes, reveals snapshots of microtubule evolution.
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March 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Now online! Microtubules in Asgard archaea
Excited to share that our latest story on #microtubule conformation controlling cell #signaling is now out in NCB! We show that microtubule expansion by taxane chemotherapeutics releases microtubule bound GEF-H1 which in turn activates RhoA/ROCK signaling. ✨
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 24, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Excited to share that our latest story on #microtubule conformation controlling cell #signaling is now out in NCB! We show that microtubule expansion by taxane chemotherapeutics releases microtubule bound GEF-H1 which in turn activates RhoA/ROCK signaling. ✨
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Happy to share that our paper on Tau- Microtubule interaction is now published in Nature Physics!🥳
We show that Tau isn’t just a microtubule stabiliser - it promotes removal of defects in the microtubule lattice.
Congratulations @subhambiswas.bsky.social!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We show that Tau isn’t just a microtubule stabiliser - it promotes removal of defects in the microtubule lattice.
Congratulations @subhambiswas.bsky.social!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Happy to share that our paper on Tau- Microtubule interaction is now published in Nature Physics!🥳
We show that Tau isn’t just a microtubule stabiliser - it promotes removal of defects in the microtubule lattice.
Congratulations @subhambiswas.bsky.social!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We show that Tau isn’t just a microtubule stabiliser - it promotes removal of defects in the microtubule lattice.
Congratulations @subhambiswas.bsky.social!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Striking microtubule-actin compartmentalization. A cell so big must organize things I guess!
April 1, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Striking microtubule-actin compartmentalization. A cell so big must organize things I guess!
Delighted to share our new preprint on the cell biology and genome of Stentor pyriformis, a giant ciliate that maintains Chlorella endosymbionts in surface-associated microtubule baskets.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 21, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Delighted to share our new preprint on the cell biology and genome of Stentor pyriformis, a giant ciliate that maintains Chlorella endosymbionts in surface-associated microtubule baskets.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Microtubules in Asgard archaea 🤩🤩 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Microtubules in Asgard archaea
Discovery of heterodimeric, microtubule-forming tubulins in Asgard archaea, the closest
known relatives of eukaryotes, reveals snapshots of microtubule evolution.
www.cell.com
March 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Microtubules in Asgard archaea 🤩🤩 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
🚨The Neurocyto lab is branching out in our latest preprint! We used tubulin microinjection to directly visualize microtubule turnover in developing hippocampal neurons, demonstrating the presence of in-lattice repair and a selective stabilization in the nascent axon. Check below, or read on 🧵 1/9
Direct labeling of microtubule turnover reveals in-lattice repair and stabilization patterns in developing neurons
The microtubule cytoskeleton is the backbone of neuronal morphogenesis, driving the development of the dendrites and axon, and supporting trafficking to distant compartments. How neuronal microtubules...
www.biorxiv.org
January 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
🚨The Neurocyto lab is branching out in our latest preprint! We used tubulin microinjection to directly visualize microtubule turnover in developing hippocampal neurons, demonstrating the presence of in-lattice repair and a selective stabilization in the nascent axon. Check below, or read on 🧵 1/9
March 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Microtubules in Asgard archaea @cellpress.bsky.social
@pilhoferlab.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
@pilhoferlab.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Microtubules in Asgard archaea
Discovery of heterodimeric, microtubule-forming tubulins in Asgard archaea, the closest
known relatives of eukaryotes, reveals snapshots of microtubule evolution.
www.cell.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Microtubules in Asgard archaea @cellpress.bsky.social
@pilhoferlab.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
@pilhoferlab.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
"microtubule feeding tentacles"!
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.
June 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"microtubule feeding tentacles"!
Paired with the show, Bob Goldstein created the world's longest microtubule, ascending the Genome Science Building's spiral stairs, to honor Emeritus Professor Ted Salmon
January 11, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Paired with the show, Bob Goldstein created the world's longest microtubule, ascending the Genome Science Building's spiral stairs, to honor Emeritus Professor Ted Salmon
Microtubule turnover…
June 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Microtubule turnover…
Very happy to announce that our new paper on how asymmetric #microtubule nucleation from Golgi is required for #microtubule #polarity in #neurons has been published online in @currentbiology.bsky.social. An amazing effort from postdoc Akila Yagoubat. authors.elsevier.com/a/1kiDc3QW8S...
March 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Very happy to announce that our new paper on how asymmetric #microtubule nucleation from Golgi is required for #microtubule #polarity in #neurons has been published online in @currentbiology.bsky.social. An amazing effort from postdoc Akila Yagoubat. authors.elsevier.com/a/1kiDc3QW8S...
Happy to contribute to this fantastic work by @maksimkalutskii.bsky.social and @maxotubule.bsky.social!
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
June 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Happy to contribute to this fantastic work by @maksimkalutskii.bsky.social and @maxotubule.bsky.social!
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
New: Iyer, Akhmanova et al reveal that two centriolar proteins, CP110 & CPAP, show antagonistic activities at #microtubule + ends. Together, they impart very slow but processive microtubule polymerization & their interaction promotes robust #centriole formation https://buff.ly/3WuSIaL
January 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
New: Iyer, Akhmanova et al reveal that two centriolar proteins, CP110 & CPAP, show antagonistic activities at #microtubule + ends. Together, they impart very slow but processive microtubule polymerization & their interaction promotes robust #centriole formation https://buff.ly/3WuSIaL