At the @cbsmontpellier.bsky.social we equipped the JKP atomic force microscope, mounted on an inverted microscope, with photothermal excitation. This custom-built optical pathway focuses a laser onto the cantilever in our correlative AFM–fluorescence microscopy setup. @costaluca.bsky.social

I am pleased that this paper has finally been published! It includes data from my PhD thesis, showing how to evaluate protein orientation upon membrane binding by employing neutron reflectometry. It's a great work that made use of several biophysical techniques. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Structural molecular details of the endocytic adaptor protein CALM upon binding with phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate-containing model membranes - Communications Chemistry

To selectively internalize proteins into the endosomal system, eukaryotic cells rely on clathrin adaptors such as the clathrin assembly lymphoid myeloid leukaemia protein (CALM), but details regarding...

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It has been extremely fun and interesting to take part in the 7th Workshop and School on Frontiers in Water Biophysics, in Erice (Sicily). It was a pleasure to exchange ideas with other scientists, and it was an honour to receive the "Best Young Researcher Award". #research #postdoc #condensates

I am happy and excited to find out that the AFM-based methodology I developed during my post-doc has been included in this trend: "AFM multiparametric characterization of LLPS in plants" #research #postdoc #condensates #LLPS #AFM #fluorescence www.cell.com/trends/plant...

AFM multiparametric characterization of LLPS in plants

Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) plays a crucial role in cellular processes. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is notable for multiparametric imaging of LLPS condensates, enabling investigation of th...

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