C. Nabais

The 3D architecture and molecular foundations of de novo centriole assembly via bicentrioles

The paper shows that moss sperm centrioles form de novo via bicentrioles with a cartwheel, involving conserved proteins, and reveals a new pathway for centriole assembly.

Plk4 triggers autonomous de novo centriole biogenesis and maturation

This study shows Plk4 drives de novo centriole formation, maturation, and duplication independently of cell cycle and existing centrioles.