Research areas
I am a biophysicist with experience as a research microscopist, using scanning probe methods, then fluorescence fluctuations and super-resolution techniques. This expertise builds on top of training in solid-state physics, molecular electronics and semiconducting thin films matured working in Italy, Switzerland, the US, Germany and now the UK. Our team researches fundamental molecular mechanisms modulating cellular signalling using biophotonics and nanotechnology approaches.
PhD supervision
- Innes Bakkali
- Debasmita Banik
- Soumyabrata Banik
- Richard Edel
- Aakanksha J Shetty
- Teja Manidhar Kola
- Jothi Letchumy Mahendra Kumar
Selected publications
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Open access
Cell swelling enhances ligand-driven β-adrenergic signaling
Sirbu, A., Bathe-Peters, M., Mahendra Kumar, J. L., Inoue, A., Lohse, M. J. & Annibale, P., 7 Sept 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 12 p., 7822.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The C-terminus of the prototypical M2 muscarinic receptor localizes to the mitochondria and regulates cell respiration under stress conditions
Fasciani, I., Petragnano, F., Wang, Z., Edwards, R., Telugu, N., Pietrantoni, I., Zabel, U., Zauber, H., Grieben, M., Terzenidou, M. E., Di Gregorio, J., Pellegrini, C., Santini, S., Taddei, A. R., Pohl, B., Aringhieri, S., Carli, M., Aloisi, G., Marampon, F. & Charlesworth, E. & 12 others, , 29 Apr 2024, In: PLoS Biology. 22, 4, 36 p., e3002582.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of altered gravity on adrenergic-mediated cAMP signalling in intact cells
Bathe-Peters, M., Sohail, I., Sirbu, A., Schneider, K., Patriarchi, T., Anilkumar, A., Lichterfeld, Y., Liemersdorf, C., de Lanerolle, P. & Annibale, P., 2 Jun 2026, In: NPJ microgravity. 12, 9 p., 46.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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MRAP2 modifies the signaling and oligomerization state of the melanocortin-4 receptor
Sohail, I., Laurin, S.-A., Kleinau, G., Chunilal, V., Morton, A., Brenlla, A., Kagiali, Z. C. U., Blouin, M.-J., Tello, J. A., Beck-Sickinger, A. G., Lohse, M. J., Scheerer, P., Bouvier, M., McCormick, P., Annibale, P. & Biebermann, H., 25 Sept 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 19 p., 8324.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Single-molecule localization microscopy error is sensor dependent and larger than theory predicts
Brenlla, A., Deen, L. & Annibale, P., 10 Sept 2025, In: Biophysical Reports. 5, 3, p. 1-7 7 p., 100223.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review