Martinac Lab

Research in the Martinac laboratory focuses on ion-channel mediated mechanosensory transduction processes in living cells from bacteria to humans.

[Tibor Rohacs @RohacsTibor]

Great review on mechanosensivity of TRP channels. Conclusion: if any TRP channels are primary mechanotransducers, most robust evidence for NOMPC and TRPV4, they are activated under specific mechanical conditions and may require auxiliary components.
https://t.co/z1RG32PBJg

[Charles Cox @Charles_D_Cox]

A pervasive view is that TRP channels represent primary sensors of mechanical forces. Along with @PooleLab1 and @BorisMartinac we reviewed the evidence supporting this in @TrendsBiochem https://t.co/zcHt5orfV0

[Luis O. Romero @LuisOctavioR]

We are almost full! Just a few months away from the Ion Channels GRS/GRC. If you’re considering attending, apply/register ASAP. It’s going to be fun!!!

[Charles Cox @Charles_D_Cox]

Excited to share our latest collaboration with the @corrylab and Zhang Lab, this time on OSCA/TMEM63 channels out today in @Nature @VictorChangInst
https://t.co/y5Ecs2cU98

[Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute @VictorChangInst]

Recently Published: High-content method for mechanosignaling studies using IsoStretcher technology and quantitative Ca2+ imaging applied to Piezo1 in cardiac HL-1 cells https://t.co/tuEFWbHWZB

[Slav Bagriantsev @SlavBagria]

We used FIB-SEM and single corpuscle electrophysiology to determine the 3D structure of Meissner (Grandry) corpuscle and reveal active role of lamellar cells in touch detection. A study by @Yury_A_Nikolaev and Luke Ziolkowski.
https://t.co/TC15qfFSkc

[Corry Lab @CorryLab]

So excited together with @yiechanglin to have been part of this amazing study in @ScienceMagazine led by the labs of @Charles_D_Cox and Yixiao Zhang, who worked out why Piezo channels have different personalities in different cell types.

https://t.co/6cAFmXHWJB

[Charles Cox @Charles_D_Cox]

Super happy to share new work from my lab at @VictorChangInst published today in @ScienceMagazine. Collaborative effort driven by amazing post doc Zijing Zhou with Yixiao Zhang's group and the labs of Richard Harvey, @DrNatashaHarvey and @CorryLab
https://t.co/xWN6sNz8bE

[Martinac Lab @Martinac_Lab]

Post-doc position available in the Martinac Lab. Structure + function of mechanosensitive channels as part of an NIH project with Thomas Walz’s Lab at Rockefeller.

[Boris Martinac @BorisMartinac]

https://t.co/XEMOfwxZ6s

[Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute @VictorChangInst]

Congratulations to Professor @kovacic_jason appointed the next @OzCvA President. Prof Kovacic looks forward to targeting unmet needs in cardiovascular and stroke health, working closely with government, health, and industry partners: https://t.co/fYOpkxopkk

[N Bouatia-Naji, PhD @n_bouatianaji]

Very happy to share our work on #SCAD genetics out today @NatureGenet We report exciting results supporting high polygenic heritability, variations mainly related to regulation #SMC #ECM and Tissue coagulation @ERC_Research @parcc_inserm @univ_paris_cite
https://t.co/zwTenoujEH

[Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute @VictorChangInst]

📣 Our #PaulKornerSeminar starts at 12pm! Today some of our new starters will be presenting their PhD research: Qi (Kevin) Wu from @Renjing_Liu Lab, Kevin Law from @Martinac_Lab, Farzaneh Omidkhoda from Harvey Lab, and Sanjay Dutta and Christian Said from Macdonald/Hayward Lab.

[Medha M. Pathak @phataks]

Together, @JeromeMechBio @lyna_yunluo & @Charles_D_Cox & I are putting together a member-organized session at #BPS2023 @BiophysicalSoc on Mechanosensitive Membrane Proteins.

Have a new #MechanoMembraneProtein story to share? Time is short! Email your abstract to us by Sep 9!!

[Biophysical Society @BiophysicalSoc]

Biophysical Society Announces 2023 Society Fellows https://t.co/Joz1gvS3S4

[Australian Society for Mechanobiology (AuSMB) @AuSMBSoc]

For registrants of the 4th International Symposium on Mechanobiology in Sydney: check out the amazing conference dinner venue (Museum of Contemporary Art Australia) with spectacular views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
https://t.co/3PWlgkAPoU

[Australian Society for Mechanobiology (AuSMB) @AuSMBSoc]

Abstracts and early bird registration will be closing soon for the 4th International Symposium on Mechanobiology (JULY 31st)! Make sure to book your spot at the conference dinner, a venue that over looks the Opera House is surely not to be missed!

[Nature Reviews Cardiology @NatRevCardiol]

New research published in @NatureCVR shows that the stretch-activated, calcium-permeable Piezo1 channel is the mechanosensor that transduces cardiomyocyte stretch into the biochemical signalling pathway leading to #cardiac hypertrophy in mice https://t.co/PIl6b6o4C6

[Martinac Lab @Martinac_Lab]

@NatRevCardiol @NatureCVR @VictorChangInst 👀

[Australian Society for Mechanobiology (AuSMB) @AuSMBSoc]

Looking forward to seeing all our favorite mechanobiology enthusiasts in Sydney in November. Some exciting developments on the meeting coming soon!

[Nature Cardiovascular Research @NatureCVR]

News and Views by @JohannesBacks on the implications of the recent study by @Martinac_lab showing that #Piezo1 links mechanosensation to #cardiac growth https://t.co/SnwRzHme7B @uniklinik_hd, @dzhk_germany

👉https://t.co/0yEkK2ccIt