Marta Batet Palau
@martabatetpalau.bsky.social
interested on eating, both in IRL and in the lab 🍲 epithelial phagocytosis of apoptotic cells | mechanobiology | early embryo error correction 🐟
PhD student at Ruptecht Lab @crg.eu / @prbb.org
PhD student at Ruptecht Lab @crg.eu / @prbb.org
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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 Marta Batet Palau
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 😉)
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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...
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📝 New preprint from the lab lead by Hanna Häkkinen,
@martabatetpalau.bsky.social, and @laurafbianchi.bsky.social! The mechanics on how the early embryo stays clear from apoptotic debris. A surprising role for E-cadherin in non-professional phagocytic clearance 🍝.
@martabatetpalau.bsky.social, and @laurafbianchi.bsky.social! The mechanics on how the early embryo stays clear from apoptotic debris. A surprising role for E-cadherin in non-professional phagocytic clearance 🍝.
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 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
📝 New preprint from the lab lead by Hanna Häkkinen,
@martabatetpalau.bsky.social, and @laurafbianchi.bsky.social! The mechanics on how the early embryo stays clear from apoptotic debris. A surprising role for E-cadherin in non-professional phagocytic clearance 🍝.
@martabatetpalau.bsky.social, and @laurafbianchi.bsky.social! The mechanics on how the early embryo stays clear from apoptotic debris. A surprising role for E-cadherin in non-professional phagocytic clearance 🍝.
Reposted by Marta Batet Palau
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 Marta Batet Palau
🔥 Piping hot; fresh from the oven! Fever-like conditions accelerate immune cell speed and efficiency through thermoregulation of actomyosin contractility. Congrats to Ivan Company-Garrido, @alempheius.bsky.social, and @mcolomerr.bsky.social on this huge collaborative effort.
Ever wonder what happens to immune cells when we get a fever? Exicted to share our paper showing that temperature regulates immune cell migration via myosinII! A wonderful collaboration with Ivan, @alempheius.bsky.social, @valeriaventurini.bsky.social & all co-authors!
bit.ly/48XRVGj
bit.ly/48XRVGj
Myosin II regulates cellular thermo-adaptability and the efficiency of immune responses
Effective immune responses rely on the efficient migration of leukocytes. Yet, how temperature regulates migration dynamics at the single-cell level h…
bit.ly
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
🔥 Piping hot; fresh from the oven! Fever-like conditions accelerate immune cell speed and efficiency through thermoregulation of actomyosin contractility. Congrats to Ivan Company-Garrido, @alempheius.bsky.social, and @mcolomerr.bsky.social on this huge collaborative effort.
Reposted by Marta Batet Palau
Ever wondered how to control stretch/compression in your epithelial system? Do you know why it’s important, which mechanotransduction mechanisms could be involved? I am @valeriaventurini.bsky.social and today I will guide you through this journey.
September 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Ever wondered how to control stretch/compression in your epithelial system? Do you know why it’s important, which mechanotransduction mechanisms could be involved? I am @valeriaventurini.bsky.social and today I will guide you through this journey.
Super cool new research from the lab in collab with our lab neighbors :)
🚀 We’re excited to share our latest publication in collaboration with Verena Ruprecht's group at @crg.eu
Mechanobiology meets Nuclear Metabolism
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Mechanobiology meets Nuclear Metabolism
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Mitochondria-derived nuclear ATP surge protects against confinement-induced proliferation defects - Nature Communications
The authors uncover a mechano-metabolic adaptation where confinement induces rapid mitochondrial relocalization to the nuclear periphery, generating localized nuclear ATP surges that support chromatin...
www.nature.com
July 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Super cool new research from the lab in collab with our lab neighbors :)
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We're looking for a postdoc to join an exciting joint project between our lab @upf.edu & @crg.eu (Barcelona) and the Sander lab @mdc-berlin.bsky.social (Berlin) investigating how alternative splicing and microexons influences the maturation of pancreatic islets.
Deadline: 30/09/25👇
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We're looking for a postdoc to join an exciting joint project between our lab @upf.edu & @crg.eu (Barcelona) and the Sander lab @mdc-berlin.bsky.social (Berlin) investigating how alternative splicing and microexons influences the maturation of pancreatic islets.
Deadline: 30/09/25👇
www.upf.edu
July 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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We're looking for a postdoc to join an exciting joint project between our lab @upf.edu & @crg.eu (Barcelona) and the Sander lab @mdc-berlin.bsky.social (Berlin) investigating how alternative splicing and microexons influences the maturation of pancreatic islets.
Deadline: 30/09/25👇
Please RT!
We're looking for a postdoc to join an exciting joint project between our lab @upf.edu & @crg.eu (Barcelona) and the Sander lab @mdc-berlin.bsky.social (Berlin) investigating how alternative splicing and microexons influences the maturation of pancreatic islets.
Deadline: 30/09/25👇
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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/...
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Now online! Tissue geometry spatiotemporally drives bacterial infections
Tissue geometry spatiotemporally drives bacterial infections
Tissue-geometry-regulated cellular traction forces trigger the activation of Piezo1 and its co-localization with bacteria to facilitate the formation of specific bacterial invasion patterns to promote infection.
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April 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Now online! Tissue geometry spatiotemporally drives bacterial infections
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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...
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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...
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The job call is officially open. If you're interested, please apply through this link ASAP! 😃
www.mdc-berlin.de/career/jobs/...
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January 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The job call is officially open. If you're interested, please apply through this link ASAP! 😃
www.mdc-berlin.de/career/jobs/...
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www.mdc-berlin.de/career/jobs/...
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