From MBoC: What brings mRNAs together inside cells? Researchers show that oskar mRNA clustering depends on RNA concentration, the protein Staufen, and an RNA palindrome that helps mRNAs pair with one another.

https://www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/mbc.E26-04-0176

From MBoC: A better way to track an elusive signaling lipid.

Researchers find that SnxA is a sensitive, reliable biosensor for monitoring PI(3,5)P₂ dynamics in living cells.

https://www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/mbc.E26-03-0120

Congratulations to Eduardo Rosa-Molinar of Washington University in St. Louis on being named a 2026 ASCB Fellow!

https://www.ascb.org/society-news/fifteen-visionary-scientists-named-2026-ascb-fellows/

From MBoC: How do cells coordinate their movements as a group?

New research shows how vimentin helps connect individual cell movement with coordinated collective migration and efficient wound closure.

https://www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/mbc.E26-01-0052

Congratulations to Jiefu Li of Janelia HHMI, recipient of the 2026 Günter Blobel Early Career Award honoring exceptional early-career innovation in cell biology.

https://www.ascb.org/society-news/ascb-announces-2026-honorific-award-winners/

Can AI help discover new antibodies?

Join us Nov. 17 at 12:00 pm ET to learn how MAGE combines AI and LIBRA-seq to generate novel human antibodies.

Register:
https://www.ascb.org/ascb-meetings/generation-of-antigen-specific-paired-chain-anitibodies-using-large-language-models/

The most accomplished scientists in the world still attend Cell Bio.

Because discovery never stops.

Join Nobel laureate Marty Chalfie and thousands of cell biologists at Cell Bio 2026.

Register now: https://www.ascb.org/cellbio2026/

From MBoC: Could a cellular cleanup process contribute to the spread of α-synuclein?

New research links RTN3L-mediated ER-phagy to α-synuclein secretion, offering insight into a pathway relevant to Parkinson’s disease.

https://www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/mbc.E26-03-0138

From MBoC: What changes inside a cell as a fertilized egg prepares for its first division?

A new Perspective explores the rapid remodeling of spindles, centrosomes, and chromosomes that helps set the stage for embryogenesis.

https://www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/mbc.E25-10-0484

Congratulations to Leocadia Paliulis of Bucknell University on being named a 2026 ASCB Fellow!

https://www.ascb.org/society-news/fifteen-visionary-scientists-named-2026-ascb-fellows/

What if immune cells appear earlier than expected?

See how research in annual killifish revealed neutrophils before gastrulation.

Oct. 28 | 11:00 am ET | Free
https://www.ascb.org/ascb-meetings/a-single-cell-rna-seq-atlas-uncovers-precocious-immune-cells-in-killifish/

NIH is considering changes to how grant review results are reported, including eliminating numerical overall impact scores.

Comments are due Oct. 13. Learn more and make your voice heard:
https://www.ascb.org/science-policy/nih-proposes-changes-to-grant-review-tell-nih-what-you-think/

From MBoC: Bacterial condensates may be an overlooked part of how cells organize themselves.

A new Perspective explores this “bacterial dark matter” and how it could be harnessed to engineer cellular functions.

https://www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/mbc.E25-08-0397

Congratulations to Samantha Lewis of UC Berkeley, recipient of the 2026 WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research recognizing outstanding early-career scientific achievement.

https://www.ascb.org/society-news/ascb-announces-2026-honorific-award-winners/

From MBoC: How do patient mutations disrupt mitochondrial division?

New research shows that some Drp1 mutations impair interactions with Mff, a partner protein needed for mitochondrial fission.

https://www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/mbc.E25-01-0022

From MBoC: A kinesin known for regulating microtubules has another role. Researchers found Kar3 is important for protein quality control at the endoplasmic reticulum.

https://www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/mbc.E24-10-0437

Congratulations to Will Hancock of Pennsylvania State University on being named a 2026 ASCB Fellow!

https://www.ascb.org/society-news/fifteen-visionary-scientists-named-2026-ascb-fellows/

From MBoC: Researchers uncover how anthracyclines disrupt an Nrf1-driven stress response and may help increase cancer cells’ sensitivity to proteasome inhibitors.

https://www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/mbc.E25-04-0183

Congratulations to Verónica Segarra of Goucher College, recipient of the 2026 David Burgess Award for Excellence in Inclusivity.

https://www.ascb.org/society-news/ascb-announces-2026-honorific-award-winners/

A federal court has temporarily blocked a new rule limiting F-1 and J-1 students to four years in the U.S.

ASCB previously submitted comments opposing the change.

Read more:
https://www.ascb.org/science-policy/court-blocks-white-house-visa-limit/