By Dr Navid Bavi

Book Chapters

Martinac B; Nikolaev YA; Silvani G; Bavi N; Romanov V; Nakayama Y; Martinac AD; Rohde P; Bavi O; Cox CD, 2020, 'Cell membrane mechanics and mechanosensory transduction', in Current Topics in Membranes, pp. 83 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.ctm.2020.08.002

Cranfield CG; Kloda A; Nikolaev YA; Martinac AD; Ridone P; Bavi N; Bavi O; Petrov E; Battle AR; Nomura T; Rohde PR; Nakayama Y; Rosholm KR; Cox CD; Baker MA; Martinac B, 2019, 'Mechanosensitivity of Ion Channels', in Encyclopedia of Biophysics, Springer Nature, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35943-9_376-2

Cranfield CG; Kloda A; Nikolaev YA; Martinac AD; Ridone P; Bavi N; Bavi O; Petrov E; Battle AR; Nomura T; Rohde PR; Nakayama Y; Rosholm KR; Cox CD; Baker MA; Martinac B, 2018, 'Mechanosensitivity of Ion Channels', in Encyclopedia of Biophysics, Springer Nature, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35943-9_376-1

Bavi N; Nikolaev YA; Bavi O; Ridone P; Martinac AD; Nakayama Y; Cox CD; Martinac B, 2017, 'Principles of Mechanosensing at the Membrane Interface', in The Biophysics of Cell Membranes, Springer Nature, pp. 85 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6244-5_4

Journal articles

Bavi N; Nikolaev YA; Carmona-Rosas G; Rastegarpouyani H; Zhou Z; Kuck L; Cox CD, 2026, 'Interacting partners regulate PIEZO channel force sensing', npj Biological Physics and Mechanics, 3, pp. 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44341-026-00047-5

Duru KC; Rohde P; Hafezi H; Bavi O; Bavi N; Martinac B, 2026, 'Opening threshold and kinetics of the MscL mechanosensitive channel are regulated by its periplasmic loop', npj Biological Physics and Mechanics, 3, pp. 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44341-026-00048-4

Bavi O; Khafaji M; Bavi N, 2025, 'Editorial: Nanomaterial and nanostructures for cancer and pathogenic infection diagnosis and therapy', Frontiers in Nanotechnology, 7, pp. 1552196, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnano.2025.1552196

Lin X; Haller PR; Bavi N; Faruk N; Perozo E; Sosnick TR, 2023, 'Folding of prestin's anion-binding site and the mechanism of outer hair cell electromotility', Elife, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.89635

Lin X; Haller PR; Bavi N; Faruk N; Perozo E; Sosnick TR, 2023, 'Folding of prestin’s anion-binding site and the mechanism of outer hair cell electromotility', , 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/elife.89635.3

Bavi N; Cox CD; Nikolaev YA; Martinac B, 2023, 'Molecular insights into the force-from-lipids gating of mechanosensitive channels', Current Opinion in Physiology, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cophys.2023.100706

Zhou Z; Ma X; Lin Y; Cheng D; Bavi N; Secker GA; Li JV; Janbandhu V; Sutton DL; Scott HS; Yao M; Harvey RP; Harvey NL; Corry B; Zhang Y; Cox CD, 2023, 'MyoD-family inhibitor proteins act as auxiliary subunits of Piezo channels', Science, 381, pp. 799 - 804, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.adh8190

Park YC; Reddy B; Bavi N; Perozo E; Faraldo-Gómez JD, 2023, 'State-specific morphological deformations of the lipid bilayer explain mechanosensitive gating of MscS ion channels', Elife, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.81445

Bavi O; Zhou Z; Bavi N; Mehdi Vaez Allaei S; Cox CD; Martinac B, 2022, 'Asymmetric effects of amphipathic molecules on mechanosensitive channels', Scientific Reports, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14446-w

Bavi O; Hosseininia M; Heydari MH; Bavi N, 2022, 'SARS-CoV-2 rate of spread in and across tissue, groundwater and soil: A meshless algorithm for the fractional diffusion equation', Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 138, pp. 108 - 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enganabound.2022.01.018

Bavi N; Clark MD; Contreras GF; Shen R; Reddy BG; Milewski W; Perozo E, 2021, 'The conformational cycle of prestin underlies outer-hair cell electromotility', Nature, 600, pp. 553 - 558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04152-4

Xue F; Cox CD; Bavi N; Rohde PR; Nakayama Y; Martinac B, 2020, 'Membrane stiffness is one of the key determinants of E. coli MscS channel mechanosensitivity', Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta Biomembranes, 1862, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183203

Reddy B; Bavi N; Lu A; Park Y; Perozo E, 2019, 'Molecular basis of force-from-lipids gating in the mechanosensitive channel mscs', Elife, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.50486

Bavi N; Richardson J; Heu C; Martinac B; Poole K, 2019, 'PIEZO1-Mediated Currents Are Modulated by Substrate Mechanics', ACS Nano, 13, pp. 13545 - 13559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.9b07499

Cox CD; Bavi N; Martinac B, 2019, 'Biophysical Principles of Ion-Channel-Mediated Mechanosensory Transduction', Cell Reports, 29, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2019.08.075

Nakayama Y; Komazawa K; Bavi N; Hashimoto KI; Kawasaki H; Martinac B, 2018, 'Evolutionary specialization of MscCG, an MscS-like mechanosensitive channel, in amino acid transport in Corynebacterium glutamicum', Scientific Reports, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-31219-6

Martinac B; Bavi N; Ridone P; Nikolaev YA; Martinac AD; Nakayama Y; Rohde PR; Bavi O, 2018, 'Tuning ion channel mechanosensitivity by asymmetry of the transbilayer pressure profile', Biophysical Reviews, 10, pp. 1377 - 1384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12551-018-0450-3

Cox CD; Bavi N; Martinac B, 2018, 'Bacterial Mechanosensors', Annual Review of Physiology, 80, pp. 71 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-physiol-021317-121351

Berger J; Berger S; Li M; Jacoby AS; Arner A; Bavi N; Stewart AG; Currie PD, 2018, 'In Vivo Function of the Chaperonin TRiC in α-Actin Folding during Sarcomere Assembly', Cell Reports, 22, pp. 313 - 322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2017.12.069

Bavi N; Martinac AD; Cortes DM; Bavi O; Ridone P; Nomura T; Hill AP; Martinac B; Perozo E, 2017, 'Structural Dynamics of the MscL C-terminal Domain', Scientific Reports, 7, pp. 17229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-17396-w

Martinac AD; Bavi N; Bavi O; Martinac B, 2017, 'Pulling MscL open via N-terminal and TM1 helices: A computational study towards engineering an MscL nanovalve', Plos One, 12, pp. e0183822, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183822

Bavi N; Bavi O; Vossoughi M; Naghdabadi R; Hill AP; Martinac B; Jamali Y, 2017, 'Nanomechanical properties of MscL α helices: A steered molecular dynamics study', Channels, 11, pp. 209 - 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19336950.2016.1249077

Bavi N; Cox CD; Perozo E; Martinac B, 2017, 'Toward a structural blueprint for bilayer-mediated channel mechanosensitivity', Channels, 11, pp. 91 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19336950.2016.1224624

Cox CD; Bavi N; Martinac B, 2017, 'Origin of the Force: The Force-From-Lipids Principle Applied to Piezo Channels', Current Topics in Membranes, 79, pp. 59 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.ctm.2016.09.001

Nakayama Y; Slavchov RI; Bavi N; Martinac B, 2016, 'Energy of Liposome Patch Adhesion to the Pipet Glass Determined by Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy', Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 7, pp. 4530 - 4534, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02027

Bavi N; Cortes DM; Cox CD; Rohde PR; Liu W; Deitmer JW; Bavi O; Strop P; Hill AP; Rees D; Corry B; Perozo E; Martinac B, 2016, 'The role of MscL amphipathic N terminus indicates a blueprint for bilayer-mediated gating of mechanosensitive channels', Nature Communications, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11984

Nomura T; Cox CD; Bavi N; Sokabe M; Martinac B, 2015, 'Unidirectional incorporation of a bacterial mechanosensitive channel into liposomal membranes', FASEB Journal, 29, pp. 4334 - 4345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1096/fj.15-275198

Setoodeh AR; Derahaki M; Bavi N, 2015, 'DQ thermal buckling analysis of embedded curved carbon nanotubes based on nonlocal elasticity theory', Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures, 12, pp. 1901 - 1917, http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1679-78251894

Battle AR; Ridone P; Bavi N; Nakayama Y; Nikolaev YA; Martinac B, 2015, 'Lipid-protein interactions: Lessons learned from stress', Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta Biomembranes, 1848, pp. 1744 - 1756, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.04.012

Bavi N; Nakayama Y; Bavi O; Cox CD; Qin QH; Martinac B, 2014, 'Biophysical implications of lipid bilayer rheometry for mechanosensitive channels', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111, pp. 13864 - 13869, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1409011111

Bavi O; Bavi N; Shishesaz M, 2013, 'Geometrical optimization of the overlap in mixed adhesive lap joints', Journal of Adhesion, 89, pp. 948 - 972, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00218464.2013.782813

Bavi N; Qin Q; Martinac B, 2013, 'Finite element simulation of the gating mechanism of mechanosensitive ion channels', Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering, 8793, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2030203

Shishesaz M; Bavi N, 2013, 'Shear stress distribution in adhesive layers of a double-lap joint with void or bond separation', Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 27, pp. 1197 - 1225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01694243.2012.735914

Conference Papers

Tewari D; Roy A; Bavi N; Anwar KN; Krishan A; Massoumi H; Nguyen T; Soleimani M; Xiang S; Baharnoori M; Guaiquil VH; Ashraf MJ; Rosenblatt M; Djalilian AR; Jalilian E, 2024, 'Corneal trigeminal nerve-derived extracellular vesicles and their impact on corneal epithelial homeostasis', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, WA, Seattle, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), WA, Seattle, 05 May 2024 - 09 May 2024

Haller PR; Bavi N; Perozo E, 2024, 'Structural and functional diversity in vertebrate prestin (SLC26A5) orthologs', in BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, CELL PRESS, PA, Philadelphia, pp. 119A - 119A, presented at 68th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical-Society, PA, Philadelphia, 10 February 2024 - 14 February 2024

Bavi N; Haller PR; Perozo E, 2024, 'Structural implications of lipid protein interactions in prestin-mediated electromotility', in BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, CELL PRESS, PA, Philadelphia, pp. 157A - 157A, presented at 68th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical-Society, PA, Philadelphia, 10 February 2024 - 14 February 2024

Lin X; Bavi N; Haller PR; Perozo E; Sosnick TR, 2024, 'Tuning prestin's areal expansion through transmembrane helix stability as measured by HDX-MS', in BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, CELL PRESS, PA, Philadelphia, pp. 241A - 241A, presented at 68th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical-Society, PA, Philadelphia, 10 February 2024 - 14 February 2024

Lin X; Haller P; Bavi N; Faruk N; Perozo E; Sosnick TR, 2023, 'Folding of Prestin’s Anion-Binding Site and the Mechanism of Outer Hair Cell Electromotility', Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, pp. 2023.02.27.530320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.02.27.530320

Lin X; Haller PR; Bavi N; Faruk N; Perozo E; Sosnick TR, 2023, 'Folding stability at the anion-binding site distinguishes prestin from other SLC26 transporters as revealed by HDX-MS', in BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, CELL PRESS, pp. 160A - 160A

Park YC; Reddy B; Bavi N; Perozo E; Faraldo-Gomez JD, 2023, 'State-specific morphological deformations of the lipid bilayer explain mechanosensitive gating of MSCs ion channels', in BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, CELL PRESS, pp. 160A - 160A

Clark MD; Contreras GF; Bavi N; Haller PR; Perozo E, 2022, 'An optimized protocol for on-column nanodisc formation', in BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, CELL PRESS, CA, San Francisco, pp. 464A - 465A, presented at 66th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical-Society, CA, San Francisco, 19 February 2022 - 23 February 2022

Bavi N; Clark MD; Contreras GF; Shen R; Reddy B; Milewski W; Perozo E, 2022, 'Prestin's structural cycle and the molecular basis of electromotility in outer hair cells', in BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, CELL PRESS, CA, San Francisco, pp. 18 - 18, presented at 66th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical-Society, CA, San Francisco, 19 February 2022 - 23 February 2022

Reddy B; Bavi N; Perozo E, 2020, 'Influence of the Lipid-Protein Interface on MSCS Mechanosensitive Channel Gating at High Resolutions', in BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, CELL PRESS, CA, San Diego, pp. 523A - 523A, presented at 64th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical-Society, CA, San Diego, 15 February 2020 - 19 February 2020

Richardson J; Sianati S; Bavi N; Schroeter L; Patkunarajah A; Poole K, 2020, 'From Stretch to Deflection: Fine Tuning Mechanical Activation of ion Channels', in Biophysical Journal, Elsevier, pp. 171a, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2019.11.1046

Reddy B; Lu A; Bavi N; Hsu A; Borgnia M; Perozo E, 2019, 'High-Resolution Structures of MscS in a Lipid Bilayer: Reinterpreting “Force from Lipids” Activation in Mechanosensitive Channels', in Biophysical Journal, Elsevier, pp. 459a, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2018.11.2479

Bavi N; Richardson J; Poole K, 2018, 'Cellular Mechanotransduction via Ion Channels at the Cell-Substrate Interface', in Biophysical Journal, Elsevier, pp. 19a, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2017.11.148

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