In June, esteemed alumni, scientists and collaborators of our lab gathered to celebrate 35 years of research in the Vogel lab with a special symposium: "Mechanobiology and Beyond: Science and Perspectives." A heartfelt thank you to all the participants and organizers!
Congrats to Paulina and co workers for their paper titled "Multi-state catch bond formed in the Izumo1:Juno complex that initiates human fertilization". The combination of all-atom steered molecular dynamics simulations and AFM-based single-molecule force spectroscopy sheds light on the mechanical regulation of human fertilization.
The review by Tamara, Viola and Enrico on immune cell membrane protrusions as sensory organelles has been published in Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology. Congratulations!
Arnauds paper titled "Fibronectin Fibers Progressively Lose Their Tension in Invasive Human Breast Carcinoma while Being Tensed in DCIS and Healthy Breast Tissue" has been published. Check it out.
Big congratulations to Ronja and co-authors for the cover feature in The FEBS Journal! This highlight recognizes the beauty of their microscopy images from their paper on fibronectin tensile states and tissue integrity during Salmonella-induced intestinal edema!