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!

bioRxiv Plant Bio@biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 3w ago

Plant actin networks are rapid mechano-adaptive scaffolds https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.16.738884v1

On 24 June at 2 PM CET, the MechnoBioTalks webinar series will continue with Benoit Landrein. His research focuses on how tissue mechanics regulate plant organ growth trough mechanical signaling. Subscribe to get a link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... For more information see our website.

Amazing seeing @green-te.bsky.social young researchers joining the Mechanobiology Across the Tree of Life meeting in Heidelberg! Thanks to @htian.bsky.social and Ruchika Dyavatha for the photos. Check out more here: green-te.nl/mechanobiolo...

EMBL meeting on Mechanobiology: @green-te.bsky.social en force, filling the two front rows and prominently featured with >10 posters or talks 🌱✊

Fantastic 2 days to discuss plant cell plasticity and latest single cell & spatial technologies at our ASPIRE & GreenTE gathering 🌱🍃🌿! Many thanks to @PaszkowskiLab & @JST_ASPIRE ❤️.

On 22 april at 2 PM CET, the MechnoBioTalks webinar series will continue with Michael Nash. His research focuses on engineering the mechanical properties of biomolecules with highly interdisciplinary research, combining single-molecule biophysics, molecular modelling, and high-throughput screening.

We’re hiring! 🌱🔬 Join GreenTE as a Postdoc to study how mechanical signals drive seed germination. You’ll explore how physical cues are translated into biochemical signals. Interested? Check out the link below: green-te.nl/job/new-post...

New postdoc position open: How do cells communicate during seed germination? - GreenTE

Within the GreenTE Gravitation program, we are looking for a talented Postdoc to explore mechanisms underlying mechanical signaling during seed […]

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We are happy to share this initiative from the young researchers in GreenTE! These lab visits connect our PhDs and postdocs and are a fundamental starting point for exciting collaborations 🌱 green-te.nl/young-resear... @green-te.bsky.social

Young researchers visit TU/e - GreenTE

GreenTE postdocs and PhDs visited the laboratory of Self-Organizing Soft Matter at TU/e. This is the second laboratory visit organized […]

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Want to know about functional imaging of plant cells? A new review from our consortium just got published on the use of chemical probes for functional imaging. Here they explain how probes sense, target, and report on functional features within the plant cell. doi.org/10.1146/annu...

🌱 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 - 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 🚀 This is an initiative lead by early career researchers with the aim to bring together and inspire researchers interested in biomechanics, biophysics and biology across different kingdoms of life. 🔗 green-te.nl/activities/