Cell Biology UTSW
@CellUtsw
We are a diverse group of scientists using multi-disciplinary approaches to investigate how cells are built and function in health and disease states
The UTSW Department of Cell Biology is officially on Twitter! We are a diverse group of scientists using multi-disciplinary approaches to understand cell organization and function in health and disease states. Check here for updates on our science and activities! #CellBiology
🧠 How do neurons know where to go? @UToledo’s Guofa Liu reveals how MYC regulates the miR-92–Robo1 pathway to guide axons across the spinal cord midline—shedding light on neural wiring logic. 🔍 Read: molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/mb… #ASCB #CellBiology
What qualities do you need to be a successful scientist? 2018 medicine laureate Tasuku Honjo shares what he believes are the "three c's": curiosity, courage and challenge. #NobelPrize
🎉 Congrats to Yanhe, Kangkang, @AmirrasoulTava1, @loonggui & co-authors for revealing the atomic structure of RS3, a Giga-sized complex in motile cilia! A tour de force in #cryoET, #cryoEM,#proteomics & modeling. Out now in Nat Struct Mol Biol! doi.org/10.1038/s41594… @CellUtsw
Manolo Rios, Jeffrey Woodruff and colleagues @CellUtsw use purified human proteins to define the minimal modules for centrosome scaffold assembly and microtubule aster nucleation. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/13…
Our July cover (hubs.la/Q03vJ8s50) shows a confocal timelapse imaging of #Celegans one-cell embryo expressing fluorescently labeled plasma membrane, microtubules, chromosomes, and ZEN-4, a plus-end directed kinesin motor protein (hubs.la/Q03vJ8yc0). @Sachin_mitosis
Banerjee et al. identified a new cancer pathway where BLTP2 regulates plasma membrane fluidity by balancing phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine—key to breast cancer cell aggressiveness. nature.com/articles/s4155…
Excited to announce my publication from my research in the Prinz lab in Nature Cell Biology! 🌟 We've uncovered a new pathway regulated by the tube-like lipid transport protein BLTP2, which cancer cells utilize to control their plasma membrane fluidity. nature.com/articles/s4155…
Transferrin receptor controls both autophagosome formation and closure via phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate synthesis: Developmental Cell cell.com/developmental-…
Congratulations to @gdanuser1, Dr. Gaudenz Danuser, on his new role at the Institute of Human Biology! We are grateful for his years of service at @UTSWMedCenter and for the impact he has made through his leadership and scientific contributions! We wish him continued success!
📢Big News! #TeamIHB welcomes Gaudenz Danuser, Co-Director for Computational Biology! Under his leadership, we will build a new research core with bespoke capabilities to drive breakthrough discoveries in human biology! 👏@gdanuser1 #RocheInnovation #pRED go.roche.com/eekpj
Endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria contacts are prime hotspots of phospholipid peroxidation driving ferroptosis nature.com/articles/s4155…
PARP12-mediated mono-ADP-ribosylation as a checkpoint for necroptosis and apoptosis | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…
Congratulations Yu Xun from @SaikatCilium 's lab on your recent paper getting published! Check out the full paper here 👇 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
Check out our most recent publication from Fontoura Lab! 👉journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.11…
Our live imaging video of muscle cell fusion is hosted on HHMI's Beautiful Biology! Thanks BB for selecting our video and congratulations to @YueluUTSW! hhmi.org/beautifulbiolo…
📢Check out one of Cell Biology's most recent articles from @JWoodruffLab "Condensate-forming eIF4ET ensures adequate levels of meiotic proteins to support oocyte storage" Read the full article here👇 doi.org/10.26508/lsa.2…
Mechanism of bridge-type phospholipid transfer by Atg2 for autophagosome biogenesis biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Good things come in threes: Distinct #Celegans basement membranes utilize novel #collagen IV trimers. Elkie Peebles and Andrea Page-McCaw highlight new work from Srinivasan and colleagues (hubs.la/Q03mM8dQ0) hubs.la/Q03mM99t0
We had a great kick-off of our Lipid Metabolism & Neurodegenerative Disease Mini-symposium! Many thanks to all speakers and attendees! #UTSW_science
Protein called calmin (green) tethers the ER with actin (magenta) to co-ordinate cell adhesion regulating cell migration 📹@HollyMerta et al @HenneLab @CellUtsw in @CellReports ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025/5…
The Discovery at UT Southwestern 2025 highlights the institution's latest developments in biomedical science and clinical research. Flip to Page 10 featuring research from Professor @DJSiegwart, Ph.D., and Assistant Professor @lukasfarbiak, Ph.D. bit.ly/435kAo8
New leadership, bold opportunities: Jaehyuk Choi, M.D., Ph.D., joins UTSW as Director of the new Center for Cellular Therapies and Cancer Immunology, bringing groundbreaking research and a bold vision for advancing cancer treatment. Learn more: bit.ly/43bdgbP #CancerCare