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Nano-mechanics Lab

The Nano-mechanics group at IISER Pune was started in 2008 with a philosophy of development of novel techniques to understand molecular level processes in variety of areas. The group has developed novel instruments in the field of single molecule force spectroscopy and correlation spectroscopy.

Research Projects

Nano-mechanics lab is an interdisciplinary research group having a strong emphasis on development of novel force microscopic tools to investigate mechanics at mesoscopic scale. The lab has following projects and needs people from diverse backgrounds such as mechanical and electronics engineering to basic science disciplines such as Physics, Biology and Chemistry. Interested people (Engineers and researchers) are encouraged to send an e-mail with their CV to following e-mail address: s.patil@iiserpune.ac.in

Team

May the force be with you...

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PhD Students

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Alumini

Latest Publications

Pathogenic Huntingtin aggregates alter actin organization and cellular stiffness resulting in stalled clathrin- mediated endocytosis

Aggregation of mutant forms of Huntingtin is the underlying feature of neurodegeneration observed in Huntington’s disorder. In addition to neurons, cellular processes in non- neuronal cell types are also shown to be affected. Cells expressing neurodegeneration–associated mutant proteins show altered uptake of ligands, suggestive of impaired endocytosis, in a manner as yet unknown. Using live cell imaging, we show that clathrin- mediated endocytosis (CME) is affected in Drosophila hemocytes and mammalian cells containing Huntingtin aggregates. This is also accompanied by alterations in the organization of the actin cytoskeleton resulting in increased cellular stiffness. 

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Nano-mechanics Lab
H-cross (lab no:220)
IISER Pune Campus
Pashan, Pune-411008
Maharashtra, India

+91 (20) 2590 8104

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