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New Mechanisms in Cell Biology
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Recent News
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Upcoming Events
Seminars and events. Know what’s coming.
Johns Hopkins Cell Biology Symposium 2026
Date: April 10, 2026
Location: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
Recent Publications
Our latest research and discoveries.
Azlan A, Fukunaga R. MYCBP interacts with Sakura and Otu and is essential for germline stem cell renewal and differentiation and oogenesis. PLoS Genet. 21(12):e1011792. (2025)
Ray A., Bassette M., Hu, K.H., Samad B., Pass M., …, Krummel M.F.: Multimodal delineation of a layer of effector function among exhausted CD8 T cells in tumors. Science Immunology (2025) 10, eadt3537.
Hu L, Perez A, Nesterova T, Lyu Z, Yahashiri A, Weiss DS, Xiao j*, Liu J*. FtsZ-mediated spatial-temporal control over septal cell wall synthesis. PNAS 122 (27): e2426431122 (2025)
Spear, E.D. and Michaelis, S. (2025) Mammalian Zinc Metalloprotease ZMPSTE24 and Yeast Ste24, Chapter 76. Rawlings – Vol. 1 – Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes, 4e: Metallopeptidases, Elsevier (In Press)
Featured Research
Catching neurons in action: molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and plasticity (Watanabe Lab)
Neurons communicate with each other...