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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 8d

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

Promotional graphic for a special issue of Journal of Cell Science titled 'Cell Biology of the Nucleus.' Guest Editor: Abby Buchwalter. Submission deadline: 3 November 2025. The image features a stylized cell with a bright pink, heart-shaped nucleus on a black background. Text includes a call for papers.

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Yale Cell Biology @yalecellbiology.bsky.social · 19d

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...

www.nature.com

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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 23d

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/...

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Yale Cell Biology @yalecellbiology.bsky.social · Sep 5

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/...

Multiple interactions recruit BLTP2 to ER-PM contacts to control plasma membrane dynamics | Journal of Cell Biology | Rockefeller University Press

Dai et al. report the localization of BLTP2 in different human cell types and reveal binding partners that mediate its tethering to the PM and to PM-connec

rupress.org

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preLights @prelights.bsky.social · Sep 1

🚨 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...

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luskinglab.bsky.social @luskinglab.bsky.social · Aug 31

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 · Aug 29

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...

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luskinglab.bsky.social @luskinglab.bsky.social · Aug 31

#cellbiology rocks

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Jan Lammerding - Lab @lammerdinglab.bsky.social · Aug 29

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...

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · Aug 28

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...

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Jan Lammerding - Lab @lammerdinglab.bsky.social · Aug 29

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!

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luskinglab.bsky.social @luskinglab.bsky.social · Aug 20

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

luskinglab.bsky.social @luskinglab.bsky.social · Jul 21

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.

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luskinglab.bsky.social @luskinglab.bsky.social · Aug 20

Abstract deadline approaching! Don’t miss out!

EMBL Events @events.embl.org · Aug 19

⏰ Final call for abstracts for #EESNucleus!

📥 Submit your abstract by 26 August: https://s.embl.org/ees25-07-bl

Don't miss your chance to discover the cutting-edge research shaping our understanding of the nucleus - from its dynamic architecture to its role in cell division and pathology ⚛️

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Michael Way @drmichaelway.bsky.social · Aug 11

Congrats to everyone including JCS @jcellsci.bsky.social Editor Megan King @luskinglab.bsky.social & Editorial Advisory Board members Dennis Discher, Miho Iijima, James Olzmann @olzmannlab.bsky.social, Kristen Verhey @kjverhey1.bsky.social‬ for becoming ASCB fellows ‬
www.ascb.org/society-news...

Fourteen Visionary Scientists Named 2025 ASCB Fellows - ASCB

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is proud to announce the election of 14 outstanding scientists as 2025 ASCB Fellows—a prestigious honor recognizing their exceptional contributions to cell...

www.ascb.org

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luskinglab.bsky.social @luskinglab.bsky.social · Jul 31

Don’t miss out!

EMBL Events @events.embl.org · Jul 31

📢 Abstract submission deadline reminder for 'Cell biology of the nucleus'!

Before packing your bags and leaving for your summer vacation, there is one important task left to do: submit your abstract for #EESNucleus ✍️

Deadline is 26 August: https://s.embl.org/ees25-07-bl

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Gautam Dey @gautamdey.bsky.social · Jul 23

1 month to abstract deadline for the first cell biology of the nucleus meeting at @embl.org in many years - organised by the stellar @luskinglab.bsky.social @sarawickstrom.bsky.social Tom Quail & Simone Koehler

Tons of open slots, invited and selected speakers all get 20 mins ❤️

#EESNucleus

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luskinglab.bsky.social @luskinglab.bsky.social · Jul 21

Congrats!! Fascinating how this project evolved.

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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · Jul 21

The nuclear lamina strengthens the nucleus and organizes the genome. So what happens when you acutely degrade it in living cells? Not what we thought! (1/n)
www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...

Lamin B1 and LAP2β resist cytoskeletal force to maintain lamin A/C meshwork organization and preserve nuclear integrity | Molecular Biology of the Cell

The nuclear lamins are extremely long-lived proteins in most cell types. As a consequence, lamin function cannot be effectively dissected with temporal precision using standard knock-down approaches. ...

www.molbiolcell.org

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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · Jun 19

Visualizing nuclear pore complex plasticity with pan-Expansion #Microscopy. New study from Kimberly Morgan, Megan King @luskinglab.bsky.social and colleagues: rupress.org/jcb/article/...

#Technology #Disease #Organelles

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Nick Ader @nickader.bsky.social · Jul 5

Membranes are the bags that hold cells together. But, sometimes you need to patch a hole in that bag.

Megan King (@luskinglab.bsky.social), Patrick Lusk and I, provide perspective on how proteins contribute to supporting organelle compartmentalization

www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...

Sense, plug and seal: Proteins as both rapid responders and constitutive barriers supporting organelle compartmentalization | Molecular Biology of the Cell

While organellar compartmentalization is primarily established by the delimiting phospholipid bilayer membranes, the contribution of proteins has been less appreciated. Recently, studies across many r...

www.molbiolcell.org

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · Jul 16

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 Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social, working alongside Megan King @luskinglab.bsky.social.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/nu...

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Seema Grewal @seemagrewal.bsky.social · Jul 16

Excited for our next special issue and looking forward to working with Abby Buchwalter (@abbybuch.bsky.social) and Megan King (@luskinglab.bsky.social)! Working on the cell biology of the nucleus? Send your papers our way!
#notforprofit

Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · Jul 16

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 Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social, working alongside Megan King @luskinglab.bsky.social.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/nu...

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Jan Lammerding - Lab @lammerdinglab.bsky.social · Jul 16

Interested in nuclear #mechanobiology? Join us for the first ever FASEB Science Research Conference on the Mechanobiology of the Nucleus #MBNSRC.
Find more information and register at: events.faseb.org/event/Mechan...
Submit abstracts by August 31, 2025. Please share and see you in October!

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luskinglab.bsky.social @luskinglab.bsky.social · Jul 21

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.

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Valerie Horsley @valeriejhorsley.bsky.social · Apr 17

Yale folks: Tomorrow 12:30pm cross campus! @aaup.bsky.social

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luskinglab.bsky.social @luskinglab.bsky.social · Mar 29

Exactly - with no official word there are so many in limbo including the mentors who will now be scrambling to find stipend support for their students.

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