Summary: An overview of how the endoplasmic reticulum adapts to stress through various mechanisms, ranging from activation of signalling cascades to physical association with other membrane-bound or m...

Summary: A Review of evidence suggesting that aging arises from progressive loss of mechanotransduction fidelity across the extracellular matrix (ECM)–cytoskeleton–nucleus axis, linking ECM remodeling...

For Peer Review Week 2026, we asked the Chefs two questions: What is one uncomfortable truth about peer review that the scholarly publishing community doesn’t talk about enough? And, beyond recruiting...

decorative imageIn plant cells preparing to divide, a cytoskeletal ring called the preprophase band (PPB) forms to mark the future plane of division. Later, a microtubule (MT) array called the phragmo...

Summary: We identify FGD1 as a regulator of suprabasal adherens junction remodeling that restrains actomyosin contractility to coordinate cytoskeletal organization and epithelial tissue mechanics.

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Summary: The CellExIt#1 symposium gathered for the first time investigators working on cell extrusion. This report offers a panoramic view of the research teams and ongoing projects of the field.

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Summary: TMEM30A loss disrupts membrane lipid asymmetry, increasing phosphatidylserine exposure, membrane dynamics and surface remodeling, linking flippase dysfunction to immune cell interactions.