Xenopus oocytes contribute to the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology. Drs. Nagel and Hegemann expressed channelrhodopsin-2 from single-celled algae in Xenopus oocytes. Light induces membrane channels to open. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs

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A new study from the @squeezycellslab.bsky.social lab shows that the same cell population can experience completely different physical challenges within an embryo. Unlike the cranial counterpart, the trunk NCCs adapt as their nuclei are deformed during migration 👏 #ECR www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Laith Bahlouli, Marc Edwards and colleagues identify atypical PI3Ks as specialised regulators of signal attenuation, cAMP relay organization and membrane uptake in Dictyostelium. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

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Epithelial wound healing has mainly been analyzed at the apical plane of the epithelium – @yanlanmao.bsky.social and colleagues now reveal a contractile system that connects the apical and basal cell surfaces at the wound edge for efficient wound closure link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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🧬 New Research Spotlight 📢 Congratulations to @davidversluis.bsky.social on the latest publication in PLOS Computational Biology! 📖 Read the paper here: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol... @ucllifesciences.bsky.social

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