The kinetochore--the molecular machine that couples chromosomes to spindle microtubules--performs an essential, tightly regulated function, yet varies dramatically across eukaryotes. Microtubules are ...

Nature Communications - This study reveals that the malaria parasite Plasmodium uses a unique Aurora kinase complex to control cell division. This divergent machinery regulates spindle formation...

Researchers have revealed how parasites hide thousands of antigens behind a single-colour coat and how disrupting this control could make the parasit...

In 1985, Earnshaw and Rothfield published in Chromosoma a landmark discovery of the centromere-specific protein CENP-A. Subsequent research has shown that ...

Summary: This Perspective discusses how the discipline of evolutionary cell biology, by integrating evolutionary theory, comparative physiology and modern molecular approaches, works to understand how...

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, Published online: 27 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41580-025-00921-5The centriole is crucial for fundamental cellular processes in eukaryotes, including cell polarity, signalling and motility. This Review discusses recent insights into the molecular architecture of centrioles and the principles governing their assembly, with a focus on human cells.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the triatomine insect — called the 'kissing bug' — has been found in 32 states in the U.S. and that there could be more than 300,000 ...

Diplonemids are highly diverse and abundant marine plankton with significant ecological importance. However, little is known about their biology, even in the model diplonemid Paradiplonema papillatum ...

An arrayed microscopy-based CRISPR screen revealed host genes affecting multiple infection phenotypes of the intracellular parasite Cryptosporidium. Hits in the host cholesterol biosynthesis pathway a...