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A TRPV4-dependent calcium signaling axis regulates lamellipodial actin architecture to promote cell migration

Iu E, Bogatch A, Deng W, Humphries JD, Yang C, Valencia FR, Li C, McCulloch CA, Tanentzapf G, Svitkina TM, Humphries MJ, Plotnikov SV
2026, Current Biology, 10.1016/j.cub.2026.01.024

Actomyosin cortex integration with complex plasma membrane topography in the early Drosophila embryo

Naidoo RK, Tam R, Harris TJ
2026, Journal of Cell Biology, 10.1083/jcb.202509151

Widespread association of Polycomb complex–deposited histone H2A monoubiquitylation with enhancers and neuronal gene regulation

MacGillivray K, Fusca D, Tan L, Aram R, Saltzman AL
2025, Science Advances, 10.1126/sciadv.adt6316

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December 23, 2025

Professor Eyal Gruntman earns funding for cutting-edge equipment to probe the brains of flies

A new grant to Professor Eyal Gruntman from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will purchase a light-sheet microscope to speed up his…

December 15, 2025

Congratulations to CSB’s talented 2025-2026 graduate award recipients!

Graduate students in the Department of Cell & Systems Biology cover a broad range of fields, including plant science, neuroscience, cell biology,…

November 12, 2025

BCB undergraduate research project in the Provart lab leads to Oat Pangenome Nature paper

An international collaboration published in the esteemed journal Nature features work by Shauna Vronces from her undergraduate research project in…

October 8, 2025

Congratulations to Hyunsuh Lee for earning the Best Presentation award at CSPB

At this year’s Canadian Society of Plant Biologists (CSPB) meeting, Hyunsuh Lee from the Yoshioka lab was recognized with the CSPB President’s Award…

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