This study investigates cellularization in Sphaeroforma arctica, showing microtubules help guide plasma membrane furrows to ensure equal partitioning of nuclei and cytoplasm during division.

Life Science Alliance · Oct 26, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

An Advanced Mobile Laboratory to enable field-based microbial ecology and cell biology across scales

Nikolaus Leisch, Sophie Baars, Thomas Beavis, P Bertucci, Chandni Bhickta, Michael Bonadonna, Charlotte M. Brannon, Laia Burgués Palau, Paulina Cherek, Florian Chevalier, Johan Decelle, Manon Demulder, G Dey, Omaya Dudin, E Duke, , Soraya M. Zwahlen

The paper introduces an Advanced Mobile Laboratory (AML) for field-based microbial ecology and cell biology, enabling multiscale analysis of environmental samples directly at the sampling site.

bioRxiv · Mar 16, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

Charting the landscape of cytoskeletal diversity in microbial eukaryotes

Felix Mikus, Armando Rubio-Ramos, Hiral Shah, Jonas Hellgoth, Marine Olivetta, Susanne Borgers, Clémence Saint-Donat, Margarida Araújo, Chandni Bhickta, Paulina Cherek, Jone Bilbao, Estibalitz Txurruka, Yana Eglit, Nikolaus Leisch, Yannick Schwab, , Omaya Dudin

Ultrastructure expansion microscopy applied to 221 cultured planktonic eukaryotes maps diverse microtubule and centrin-based cytoskeletons, including dinoflagellate apical centrin rings and cryptophyte cortical centrin meshes.

Cell · Oct 31, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology✦ In-depth digest