
Overview
Availability
- Dr Rachel Gormal is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University
Research interests
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Super-resolution Microscopy Techniques and Analysis
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The applicaton of nanobodies in cell biology
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Structural Biology and in silico modelling
Works
Search Professor Rachel Gormal’s works on UQ eSpace
2024
Journal Article
Dynamin independent endocytosis is an alternative cell entry mechanism for multiple animal viruses
Ojha, Ravi, Jiang, Anmin, Mantylae, Elina, Quirin, Tania, Modhira, Naphak, Witte, Robert, Gaudin, Arnaud, De Zanetti, Lisa, Gormal, Rachel Sarah, Vihinen-Ranta, Maija, Mercer, Jason, Suomalainen, Maarit, Greber, Urs F., Yamauchi, Yohei, Lozach, Pierre-Yves, Helenius, Ari, Vapalahti, Olli, Young, Paul, Watterson, Daniel, Meunier, Frederic A., Joensuu, Merja and Balistreri, Giuseppe (2024). Dynamin independent endocytosis is an alternative cell entry mechanism for multiple animal viruses. Plos Pathogens, 20 (11) e1012690, e1012690. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012690
2024
Journal Article
SV2A controls the surface nanoclustering and endocytic recruitment of Syt1 during synaptic vesicle recycling
Small, Christopher, Harper, Callista, Jiang, Anmin, Kontaxi, Christiana, Pronot, Marie, Yak, Nyakuoy, Malapaka, Anusha, Davenport, Elizabeth C., Wallis, Tristan P., Gormal, Rachel S., Joensuu, Merja, Martínez‐Mármol, Ramón, Cousin, Michael A. and Meunier, Frédéric A. (2024). SV2A controls the surface nanoclustering and endocytic recruitment of Syt1 during synaptic vesicle recycling. Journal of Neurochemistry, 168 (9), 3188-3208. doi: 10.1111/jnc.16186
2024
Journal Article
Dynamin1 long- and short-tail isoforms exploit distinct recruitment and spatial patterns to form endocytic nanoclusters
Jiang, Anmin, Kudo, Kye, Gormal, Rachel S., Ellis, Sevannah, Guo, Sikao, Wallis, Tristan P., Longfield, Shanley F., Robinson, Phillip J., Johnson, Margaret E., Joensuu, Merja and Meunier, Frédéric A. (2024). Dynamin1 long- and short-tail isoforms exploit distinct recruitment and spatial patterns to form endocytic nanoclusters. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 4060, 1-21. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-47677-8
2024
Journal Article
Synapsin 2a tetramerisation selectively controls the presynaptic nanoscale organisation of reserve synaptic vesicles
Longfield, Shanley F., Gormal, Rachel S., Feller, Matis, Parutto, Pierre, Reingruber, Jürgen, Wallis, Tristan P., Joensuu, Merja, Augustine, George J., Martínez-Mármol, Ramón, Holcman, David and Meunier, Frédéric A. (2024). Synapsin 2a tetramerisation selectively controls the presynaptic nanoscale organisation of reserve synaptic vesicles. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 2217, 1-18. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46256-1
2024
Journal Article
The DDHD2-STXBP1 interaction mediates long-term memory via generation of saturated free fatty acids
Akefe, Isaac O, Saber, Saber H., Matthews, Benjamin, Venkatesh, Bharat G., Gormal, Rachel S., Blackmore, Daniel G., Alexander, Suzy, Sieriecki, Emma, Gambin, Yann, Bertran-Gonzalez, Jesus, Vitale, Nicolas, Humeau, Yann, Gaudin, Arnaud, Ellis, Sevannah A., Michaels, Alysee A., Xue, Mingshan, Cravatt, Benjamin, Joensuu, Merja, Wallis, Tristan P. and Meunier, Frédéric A. (2024). The DDHD2-STXBP1 interaction mediates long-term memory via generation of saturated free fatty acids. The EMBO Journal, 43 (4), 533-567. doi: 10.1038/s44318-024-00030-7
2024
Journal Article
Location, location, location: Protein kinase nanoclustering for optimised signalling output
Gormal, Rachel S., Martinez-Marmol, Ramon, Brooks, Andrew J. and Meunier, Frédéric A. (2024). Location, location, location: Protein kinase nanoclustering for optimised signalling output. eLife, 13 e93902, 1-21. doi: 10.7554/elife.93902
2024
Journal Article
Interrogation and validation of the interactome of neuronal Munc18-interacting Mint proteins with AlphaFold2
Weeratunga, Saroja, Gormal, Rachel S., Liu, Meihan, Eldershaw, Denaye, Livingstone, Emma K., Malapaka, Anusha, Wallis, Tristan P., Bademosi, Adekunle T., Jiang, Anmin, Healy, Michael D., Meunier, Frederic A. and Collins, Brett M. (2024). Interrogation and validation of the interactome of neuronal Munc18-interacting Mint proteins with AlphaFold2. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 300 (1) 105541, 105541. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105541
2024
Conference Publication
BoNT-A Targets Sensitized TRPV1-Positive DRG Neurons at Therapeutic Concentrations
Syed, Parnayan, Gormal, Rachel S., Sondergaard, Birgitte, Nelson, Mariana, Broide, Ron S. and Meunier, Frédéric A. (2024). BoNT-A Targets Sensitized TRPV1-Positive DRG Neurons at Therapeutic Concentrations. Toxins 2024 7th International Conference, Berlin, Germany, 17-20 January 2024. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2024.107497
2024
Other Outputs
Dynamin1 long- and short-tail isoforms exploit distinct recruitment and spatial patterns to form endocytic nanoclusters
Gormal, Rachel, Jiang, Anmin, Meunier, Frederic, Jiang, Anmin, Longfield, Shanley, Bouquet, Mahe and Kudo, Kye (2024). Dynamin1 long- and short-tail isoforms exploit distinct recruitment and spatial patterns to form endocytic nanoclusters. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/5d9371d
2023
Journal Article
Fear extinction is regulated by the activity of long noncoding RNAs at the synapse
Liau, Wei-Siang, Zhao, Qiongyi, Bademosi, Adekunle, Gormal, Rachel S., Gong, Hao, Marshall, Paul R., Periyakaruppiah, Ambika, Madugalle, Sachithrani U., Zajaczkowski, Esmi L., Leighton, Laura J., Ren, Haobin, Musgrove, Mason, Davies, Joshua, Rauch, Simone, He, Chuan, Dickinson, Bryan C., Li, Xiang, Wei, Wei, Meunier, Frédéric A., Fernández-Moya, Sandra M., Kiebler, Michael A., Srinivasan, Balakumar, Banerjee, Sourav, Clark, Michael, Spitale, Robert C. and Bredy, Timothy W. (2023). Fear extinction is regulated by the activity of long noncoding RNAs at the synapse. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 7616, 1-16. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-43535-1
2023
Journal Article
Tau forms synaptic nano-biomolecular condensates controlling the dynamic clustering of recycling synaptic vesicles
Longfield, Shanley F., Mollazade, Mahdie, Wallis, Tristan P., Gormal, Rachel S., Joensuu, Merja, Wark, Jesse R., van Waardenberg, Ashley J., Small, Christopher, Graham, Mark E., Meunier, Frédéric A. and Martínez-Mármol, Ramón (2023). Tau forms synaptic nano-biomolecular condensates controlling the dynamic clustering of recycling synaptic vesicles. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 7277, 1-20. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-43130-4
2023
Conference Publication
Tau - A master regulator of recycling synaptic vesicle clustering at the presynapse
Sanders, Shanley F., Mollazade, Mahdie, Wallis, Tristan P., Gormal, Rachel S., Joensuu, Merja, Wark, Jesse R., Waardenberg, Ashley J., Small, Christopher, Graham, Mark E., Martinez-Marmol, Ramon and Meunier, Frederic A. (2023). Tau - A master regulator of recycling synaptic vesicle clustering at the presynapse. ISN-ESN 2023 Meeting, Porto, Portugal, 8 - 11 August 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jnc.15897
2023
Journal Article
Super-resolved trajectory-derived nanoclustering analysis using spatiotemporal indexing
Wallis, Tristan P., Jiang, Anmin, Young, Kyle, Hou, Huiyi, Kudo, Kye, McCann, Alex J., Durisic, Nela, Joensuu, Merja, Oelz, Dietmar, Nguyen, Hien, Gormal, Rachel S. and Meunier, Frédéric A. (2023). Super-resolved trajectory-derived nanoclustering analysis using spatiotemporal indexing. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 3353, 1-16. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-38866-y
2023
Journal Article
Hericerin derivatives activates a pan‐neurotrophic pathway in central hippocampal neurons converging to ERK1 /2 signaling enhancing spatial memory
Martínez‐Mármol, Ramón, Chai, YeJin, Conroy, Jacinta N., Khan, Zahra, Hong, Seong‐Min, Kim, Seon Beom, Gormal, Rachel S., Lee, Dae Hee, Lee, Jae Kang, Coulson, Elizabeth J., Lee, Mi Kyeong, Kim, Sun Yeou and Meunier, Frédéric A. (2023). Hericerin derivatives activates a pan‐neurotrophic pathway in central hippocampal neurons converging to ERK1 /2 signaling enhancing spatial memory. Journal of Neurochemistry, 165 (6), 791-808. doi: 10.1111/jnc.15767
2023
Journal Article
Tyrosine kinases compete for growth hormone receptor binding and regulate receptor mobility and degradation
Chhabra, Yash, Seiffert, Pernille, Gormal, Rachel S., Vullings, Manon, Lee, Christine Mei Mei, Wallis, Tristan P., Dehkhoda, Farhad, Indrakumar, Sowmya, Jacobsen, Nina L., Lindorff-Larsen, Kresten, Durisic, Nela, Waters, Michael J., Meunier, Frederic A., Kragelund, Birthe B. and Brooks, Andrew J. (2023). Tyrosine kinases compete for growth hormone receptor binding and regulate receptor mobility and degradation. Cell Reports, 42 (5) 112490, 112490. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112490
2023
Journal Article
Presynaptic targeting of botulinum neurotoxin type A requires a tripartite PSG‐Syt1 ‐ SV2 plasma membrane nanocluster for synaptic vesicle entry
Joensuu, Merja, Syed, Parnayan, Saber, Saber H., Lanoue, Vanessa, Wallis, Tristan P., Rae, James, Blum, Ailisa, Gormal, Rachel S., Small, Christopher, Sanders, Shanley, Jiang, Anmin, Mahrhold, Stefan, Krez, Nadja, Cousin, Michael A., Cooper‐White, Ruby, Cooper‐White, Justin J., Collins, Brett M., Parton, Robert G., Balistreri, Giuseppe, Rummel, Andreas and Meunier, Frédéric A. (2023). Presynaptic targeting of botulinum neurotoxin type A requires a tripartite PSG‐Syt1 ‐ SV2 plasma membrane nanocluster for synaptic vesicle entry. The EMBO Journal, 42 (13) e112095, e112095. doi: 10.15252/embj.2022112095
2023
Other Outputs
Data for NASTIC
Wallis, Tristan P., Jiang, Anmin, Young, Kyle, Hou, Huioyi, Kudo, Kye, McCann, Alex, Durisic, Nela, Joensuu, Merja, Oelz, Dietmar, Nguyen, Hien, Gormal, Rachel S. and Meunier, Frederic A. (2023). Data for NASTIC. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/0901bca
2023
Other Outputs
Longield et al_2023_NatComm_Raw
Gormal, Rachel, Meunier, Frederic, Martinez-Marmol, Ramon, Mollazade, Mahdie, Wallis, Tristan, Joensuu, Merja, Sanders, Shanley and Small, Christopher (2023). Longield et al_2023_NatComm_Raw. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/a9c9def
2022
Journal Article
Fyn nanoclustering requires switching to an open conformation and is enhanced by FTLD-Tau biomolecular condensates
Martínez-Mármol, Ramón, Small, Christopher, Jiang, Anmin, Palliyaguru, Tishila, Wallis, Tristan P., Gormal, Rachel S., Sibarita, Jean-Baptiste, Götz, Jürgen and Meunier, Frédéric A. (2022). Fyn nanoclustering requires switching to an open conformation and is enhanced by FTLD-Tau biomolecular condensates. Molecular Psychiatry, 28 (2), 946-862. doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01825-y
2022
Journal Article
Nanoscale organization of the pre-synapse: tracking the neurotransmitter release machinery
Gormal, Rachel S. and Meunier, Frédéric A. (2022). Nanoscale organization of the pre-synapse: tracking the neurotransmitter release machinery. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 75 102576, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2022.102576
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Rachel Gormal is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Mechanism underpinning TDP43 aggregation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Adekunle Bademosi, Associate Professor Adam Walker, Professor Frederic Meunier
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Doctor Philosophy
Dynamic nanoscale organisation of trans-synaptic nanocolumns
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Adekunle Bademosi, Professor Frederic Meunier
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