The conference “Mitotic spindle: From living and synthetic systems to theory” is open! www.phy.pmf.unizg.hr/~mitosis/
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🚨🚨 New preprint 🚨🚨
We found that the ovary directly controls protein appetite in Drosophila.
Yes — the ovary doesn’t just make eggs… it tells the fly what to eat!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
If you want all the details, click above ☝️
If you just want the fun, GIF-guided overview, keep reading 👇
Chromosomes stuck behind the spindle are ticking time bombs for aneuploidy. We uncovered a mechanical rescue mechanism where microtubule pivoting repositions these high-risk chromosomes! Out last week in @natcomms.nature.com, here's a thread 🧵
shorturl.at/OD89x
Ana Pinto Teixeira @carlos-conde.bsky.social showed that excessive MPS1 activity drives CIN by promoting an untimely expansion of the fibrous corona, providing a structural basis for merotely and chromosome missegregation in colon cancer. #SpindleCroatia2026
Only two days to go until the “Mitotic Spindle: From Living and Synthetic Systems to Theory” meeting in Dubrovnik! This is the 4th time Nenad Pavin and I are organizing it, and it keeps growing with each edition. Can’t wait to see everyone in Dubrovnik!
shorturl.at/35Vff
