Researchers at IISc, in collaboration with National Centre for Biological Sciences and iBRIC-inStem have uncovered an important mechanism that allows Tuberculosis bacterium to persist in humans for decades. iisc.ac.in/events/battlin… #IIScresearch

A model for collagen secretion by intercompartmental continuities | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Out today in Nature Biotechnology! PhD students & postdocs: there's a trick – overlooked and underused – for having new ideas in the creative process. Talk science 1 on 1 with a science buddy that you trust and think of it as an improvisation. nature.com/articles/s4158…… Martin Lercher

Interested in a 3-yr postdoc position in a research center in Catalunya? Check out this BdP postdoc call (deadline March 5th). And of course, if you are interested in joining our lab and work with us on membrane trafficking and dynamics, let me know! agaur.gencat.cat/en/beques-i-aj…

Pretty cool mimicry of endocytosis with photoswitchable lipids in model membranes! #lipidtime

🙌🏿 Congratulations to Vivek Malhotra on his election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences American Academy of Arts & Sciences Dr Malhotra, group leader of the Intracellular Compartmentation lab at #CRG, joins a distinguished collection of leaders and professionals across many fields.

very excited about the #trafficking heavy session this THURSDAY 30.5.24 at the #membrane seminars @MCDuncanLaand Marta Puig from Gallego Lab on the virtual podium! Ishier Raote Fèlix Campelo

Great Viewpoint from Vivek Malhotra Journal of Cell Biology! COPII proteins, essential for cargo export from the ER, form not only coated small vesicles but also collars at tubule necks and phase-separate into liquid-like condensates, adapting to physiological demand. rupress.org/jcb/article/22…

#OpenBiology is delighted to announce our latest competition, celebrating innovation in cell and #MolecularBiology through our unique article type, Open Questions. Submit your article before 31 October 2024 for the chance to win £1000 ow.ly/vGWm50SBxKu #CellBiology

Nice preprint! TANGO1 orthologues have been identified in all metazoans, except nematodes. Finally, the C. elegans TANGO1! Required for vitellogenin export from the ER. A distant TANGO1 family member promotes vitellogenin export from the ER in C. elegans. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

In eLife - the journal: Time-resolved proximity proteomics uncovers a membrane tension-sensitive caveolin-1 interactome at the rear of migrating cells doi.org/10.7554/eLife.…

Not sure how many people is left here, but this Thursday we are back with the #MembraneTrafficking seminars, with two exciting talks! Louise Fougère will talk about ER export in plants, and Lippincott-Schwartz Lab about lysosome engulfment of ERES. Join us Thursday at 5pm CET!

Online now: Tubular ER structures shaped by ER-phagy receptors engage in stress-induced Golgi bypass dlvr.it/THqR90

Protein codes promote selective subcellular compartmentalization | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Scientific High Level Visiting Fellowships (SSHN) 2025 to visit France to nurture & strengthen Franco-Indian research networks involving faculty & researchers from eminent Indian and French Higher Education & Research Institutions at ifindia.in/scientific-hig… Apply by 3rd Mar 2025

Cause of Tango2 Deficiency Disorder,TDD, a rare disease that leaves kids "frozen" and triggers life-threatening crises. Understanding its impact on energy metabolism for diagnosis & treatment! #RareDisease #TDD Congrats to team Vivek Malhotra Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) elpais-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/elpais.com…

🔬 A new probe developed by Janelia researchers & collaborators that enables visualization of extracellular matrix structure in live tissues could also be useful in studying diseases linked to changes in the extracellular matrix and in diagnostic imaging➡️ janelia.org/news/looking-b…

How can a vesicle forming coat drive non-vesicular traffic? Here is the case of COPII. p125A (Sec23ip) couples COPII coat assembly with donor-acceptor membrane organization to facilitate tunnel-based traffic. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…