α-Spectrin and integrins act together to regulate actomyosin and columnarization, and to maintain a monolayered follicular epithelium

We are welcoming submissions for our upcoming special issue: Cell Biology of Mitochondria. This issue will be coordinated by two Guest Editors: Ana J. Garcia-Saez (University of Cologne, Germany) and Heidi McBride (McGill University, Canada). Submission deadline: 1 November 2024.

We are excited to invite you to a unique scientific conference, celebrating the 100-year anniversary of The Company of Biologists, and bringing together our different communities. The conference will incorporate the Spring Meetings of the BSCB and the BSDB, the JEB Symposium Sensory Perception in a Changing World and a DMM programme on antimicrobial resistance. Find out more and register your interest to join us in March 2025 in Liverpool, UK.

Although intermediate filaments are known for their structural support, emerging evidence reveals their involvement in various cellular processes, underscoring their significance in disease development and progression. In this Cell Science at a Glance article, Leila Coelho-Rato and colleagues discuss the established classes of intermediate filaments and their general features, their functions beyond structural support and recent advances in the field.

Early-career researchers - working in an area covered by JCS - who would like to attend a microscopy training course, please apply. Deadline dates for 2024 applications: 7 September (decision by week commencing 8 October 2024); 22 November (decision by week commencing 16 December).

Early-career researchers interested in immune cell interactions, apply now for one of the ten funded places at this Workshop, which will take place 23-26 February 2025. Application deadline: 23 September.