Mariana Romeiro Motta
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Mariana Romeiro Motta
@marianattom.bsky.social
Walter Benjamin Post-doctoral Fellow at Saarland University • Trained cell biologist who fell in love with mechanobiology 🌱
Have you ever wondered how microtubules withstand and respond to mechanical stress in cells?

Here we show by in vitro reconstitution assays that MAP65-1 and PRC1 promote microtubule nucleation on existing lattices, especially on those with structural irregularities linked to mechanical stress.
September 16, 2025 at 6:43 AM
The Philippar group is looking for two PhD candidates to join the lab 🌱 Come join us on the green Saarland University campus. Happy to answer any informal questions about the university, please address specific questions about the position to Katrin
July 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Hello, I am a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Saarland researching the role of microtubules and MAPs in plant development. Here's a welcome video from my latest publication coming from work at @schnittger-lab.bsky.social

www.cell.com/developmenta...
November 12, 2024 at 4:04 PM