Deciphering the plasma membrane-associated responses to mechanical stress (A08*)

• Subject Area: Plant Biochemistry and Biophysics
• Term: from 2022 to 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 232631280

How can mechanical stress trigger molecular responses? To tackle this question, we developed a microfluidic device that allows to trap living protoplasts, to induce tightly controlled mechanical stress, coupled with high-resolution microscopy. After assessing different levels of mechanical stress endured by the protoplasts, we will analyse the molecular responses triggered by mechanical stress. These results will give a better understanding of the first steps of mechano-sensing signalling and responses.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1101: Molecular Encoding of Specificity in Plant Processes
• Applicant Institution: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• Project Head: Dr. Thomas Stanislas, Ph.D.