Laura Bianchi
@laurafbianchi.bsky.social
Currently looking at embryonic zebrafish epithelial cells eating under a microscope 🐟🍽🔬
PhD student at Ruprecht lab @crg.eu
PhD student at Ruprecht lab @crg.eu
Reposted by Laura Bianchi
How does a macrophage decide to eat or simply nibble? Check out our latest paper! You can also read this nice review. Congrats Caitlin for leading this amazing work!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Target cell cortical tension regulates macrophage trogocytosis - Nature Cell Biology
Cornell et al. show that target cells with low cortical tension induce macrophages to preferentially trogocytose, or engulf in small fragments, whereas target cells with high cortical tension tend tow...
www.nature.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
How does a macrophage decide to eat or simply nibble? Check out our latest paper! You can also read this nice review. Congrats Caitlin for leading this amazing work!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I'm extremely happy to say that a new preprint from Ruprecht lab is out! Check it to to know more about a novel role for the E-cadherin/catenin complex in controlling epithelial phagocytosis 🍽🐟🔬
De novo E-cadherin/catenin complex formation controls basal epithelial mechanics and force transmission for apoptotic cell clearance https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.08.692667v1
December 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I'm extremely happy to say that a new preprint from Ruprecht lab is out! Check it to to know more about a novel role for the E-cadherin/catenin complex in controlling epithelial phagocytosis 🍽🐟🔬
Reposted by Laura Bianchi
Features new works from Stankunas Lab @uoregon.bsky.social, Ruprecht Lab @crg.eu & @campaslab.bsky.social (albeit mammals this time 😉)
ICYMI, our #preprint list is now up on FocalPlane, highlighting the latest research using #microscopy to answer questions in #biology.
As always, send us any recommendations for preprints that we've missed: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/12/m...
As always, send us any recommendations for preprints that we've missed: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/12/m...
Microscopy preprints - applications in biology - FocalPlane
Microscopy preprints - applications in biology - News
focalplane.biologists.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Features new works from Stankunas Lab @uoregon.bsky.social, Ruprecht Lab @crg.eu & @campaslab.bsky.social (albeit mammals this time 😉)
Reposted by Laura Bianchi
De novo E-cadherin/catenin complex formation controls basal epithelial mechanics and force transmission for apoptotic cell clearance https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.08.692667v1
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
De novo E-cadherin/catenin complex formation controls basal epithelial mechanics and force transmission for apoptotic cell clearance https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.08.692667v1
Reposted by Laura Bianchi
How to turn a layer of fibroblasts into a tulip 🌷?
Check out our new pre-print on shape-programmable living surfaces.
Led by @pauguillamat.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Check out our new pre-print on shape-programmable living surfaces.
Led by @pauguillamat.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
June 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
How to turn a layer of fibroblasts into a tulip 🌷?
Check out our new pre-print on shape-programmable living surfaces.
Led by @pauguillamat.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Check out our new pre-print on shape-programmable living surfaces.
Led by @pauguillamat.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Laura Bianchi
Thrilled to share that our "Poster at a Glance" on #Phagocytosis is out! Thank you @jcellsci.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social for the invitation ! Prepared with @manondepierre.bsky.social @chiarapompili.bsky.social from @institutcochin.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Phagocytosis at a glance
Summary: Phagocytosis involves receptor-driven actin and membrane remodelling to engulf microbes and debris. The phagosome then matures for degradation, supporting both nutrition and immune responses.
journals.biologists.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Thrilled to share that our "Poster at a Glance" on #Phagocytosis is out! Thank you @jcellsci.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social for the invitation ! Prepared with @manondepierre.bsky.social @chiarapompili.bsky.social from @institutcochin.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Reposted by Laura Bianchi
How innate immunity starts? Early embryos eliminate bacterial infections by epithelial phagocytosis, a conserved process from zebrafish to human embryos. Check our story:
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
June 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
How innate immunity starts? Early embryos eliminate bacterial infections by epithelial phagocytosis, a conserved process from zebrafish to human embryos. Check our story:
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
Reposted by Laura Bianchi
I knew there would be an effect! This has been one of the questions that I had for the longest time. Changing the mechanics of the substrate affects phagocytosis. Very interesting paper!
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
A crosstalk between adhesion and phagocytosis integrates macrophage functions into their microenvironment
Cell biology; Organizational aspects of cell biology; Specialized functions of cells;
Functional aspects of cell biology
www.cell.com
March 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I knew there would be an effect! This has been one of the questions that I had for the longest time. Changing the mechanics of the substrate affects phagocytosis. Very interesting paper!
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...