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Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) @slcuplants.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

@mromeiromotta.bsky.social presents findings at #SLS26 that suggest that mechanical stress damages microtubules in ways that recruit MAP65-1, triggering the formation and bundling of new microtubules to reinforce the cytoskeleton Read the preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Mariana Romeiro Motta presenting at #SLS26

MAP65-1 accumulates on bent microtubules in vitro

Mariana Romeiro Motta presented a model in which mechanical stress generates lattice defects and damage that recruit MAP65-1, which then promotes nucleation and bundling, thereby reinforcing microtubule arrays. These findings provide a potential means by which cells can record and respond to mechanical stress through cytoskeletal reorganization.

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Annalisa Bellandi @annalisabellandi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Is your reporter dim or silenced, and you did not think about introns? Think again!

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Marie-Cécile Caillaud @mc-caillaud.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

2 years postdoc position open in Liam Elliott's team @liamelliottplants.bsky.social at @lbmcinlyon.bsky.social Nice people, good place, excellent science ! #interface2026 meeting @ensdelyon.bsky.social @rdplab.bsky.social

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Neftaly Cruz Mireles @neftalycm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Very excited to present our work at the MechanoBioTalks next week! Thank you very much @green-te.bsky.social the opportunity and for bringing ECRs together.

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Mariana Romeiro Motta @mromeiromotta.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

PhD position available (start 2027) in my group at TUM! We study how mechanical stress controls cell cycle progression and cytoskeletal dynamics in plants, combining cell biology, biochemistry and biophysics. CV + cover letter to mariana.romeiro-motta@tum.de. RTs welcome! #PlantSciJobs

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Cecilia Borassi @ceciborassi.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Sign up for the upcoming MechanoBioTalk by Neftaly Cruz Mireles (University of Zurich): "Defining protein phosphorylation networks at the plant–pathogen interface"- 16th September 2PM CET. Find the registration link and more information in our website: green-te.nl/activities/ @green-te.bsky.social

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jasper-lamers.bsky.social @jasper-lamers.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Our work on the mechanoresponsiveness of actin is out! While plant microtubules have been extensively studied for their role in mechanobiology, actin has very much been ignored. Here we show that actin responds to cellular deformations within minutes and observed it in Marchantia and Arabidopsis!

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 26/06/2026

🧪🌾Researcher portrait: Meet @jalonsos.bsky.social 🌍 How do changes in water become signals that guide plant growth? In our new portrait, Juan talks about water movement, meristems, tree “heartbeats”, and why plants can be seen as teachers. Read the portrait here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...

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Annalisa Bellandi @annalisabellandi.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Don't forget the next MechanoBioTalks episode tomorrow at 2 PM CET: Benoit Landrein (RDP Lyon) will speak about mechanical control of seed morphogenesis! For more info and registration: green-te.nl/activities/

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Annalisa Bellandi @annalisabellandi.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

New episode of the MechanoBioTalks webinar tomorrow! To join us, register here green-te.nl/activities/

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Annalisa Bellandi @annalisabellandi.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Working with amazing people in an amazing place @johninnescentre.bsky.social , and getting to see hundreds of these videos was already beyond my wildest dreams... Now surprised and happy to see that the wave of calcium joy keeps travelling! :)

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Annalisa Bellandi @annalisabellandi.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

A new webinar series is born - ''MechanoBioTalks - Mechanics, Materials and Living Matter", to bring together and inspire researchers interested in biomechanics, biophysics and biology across different kingdoms of life. Join us! For info and registration visit green-te.nl/activities/

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