2024
CRISPR-Cas9 editing efficiency in fission yeast is not limited by homology search and is improved by combining gap-repair with fluoride selection
Fernandez R, Berro J. CRISPR-Cas9 editing efficiency in fission yeast is not limited by homology search and is improved by combining gap-repair with fluoride selection. MicroPublication Biology 2024, 2024: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001191. PMID: 38778900, PMCID: PMC11109758, DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFission yeastEditing efficiencyHomology searchHomologous recombinational repair machineryDonor DNACRISPR-Cas9 protocolImprove editing efficiencyCRISPR-Cas9 editingModel organismsSelectable markerCut siteYeastGenome editingRepair machineryGap repairGenomeHomologyDNAEditing sequenceFissionLociHaloTagProteinSequenceMachinery
2023
Force redistribution in clathrin-mediated endocytosis revealed by coiled-coil force sensors
Ren Y, Yang J, Fujita B, Jin H, Zhang Y, Berro J. Force redistribution in clathrin-mediated endocytosis revealed by coiled-coil force sensors. Science Advances 2023, 9: eadi1535. PMID: 37831774, PMCID: PMC10575576, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adi1535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin cytoskeletonPlasma membraneHuntingtin Interacting Protein 1Clathrin-mediated endocytosisCountless cellular processesEndocytic machineryCellular processesClathrin latticesProtein condensationCytoskeletonEnd4pProtein 1Membrane deformationPiconewton forcesEndocytosisVivo force measurementsMembranePiconewtonsClathrinMachineryProteinCoatMolecular scale
2017
Single-molecule imaging of the BAR-domain protein Pil1p reveals filament-end dynamics
Lacy MM, Baddeley D, Berro J. Single-molecule imaging of the BAR-domain protein Pil1p reveals filament-end dynamics. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2017, 28: 2251-2259. PMID: 28659415, PMCID: PMC5555653, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e17-04-0238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBAR domain proteinsSingle-molecule strategySingle-molecule imagingOligomeric filamentsFission yeastConventional fluorescence microscopyDynamic filamentsCytoplasmic faceMolecular assembliesLocalized recruitmentPlasma membraneEisosomesMacromolecular assembliesProtein dynamicsStable assemblyFluorescence microscopySuch assembliesPhysiological conditionsNanometer-scale featuresFirst direct observationProteinAssemblyHeterogeneous dynamicsPhotobleachingFilaments
2014
Synergies between Aip1p and capping protein subunits (Acp1p and Acp2p) in clathrin-mediated endocytosis and cell polarization in fission yeast
Berro J, Pollard TD. Synergies between Aip1p and capping protein subunits (Acp1p and Acp2p) in clathrin-mediated endocytosis and cell polarization in fission yeast. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2014, 25: 3515-3527. PMID: 25143407, PMCID: PMC4230613, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e13-01-0005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin-depolymerizing factorActin filamentsFission yeastNew cellular functionsHeterodimeric capping proteinClathrin-mediated endocytosisActin filament barbedEndocytic patchesEndocytic sitesCellular functionsAip1pCapping proteinEndocytic vesiclesFilament barbedCapping activityPlasma membraneProtein subunitsActin meshworkCell polarizationIndependent pathwaysProteinEndocytosisYeastQuantitative microscopyFilaments
2010
Quantitative Analysis of the Mechanism of Endocytic Actin Patch Assembly and Disassembly in Fission Yeast
Sirotkin V, Berro J, Macmillan K, Zhao L, Pollard TD. Quantitative Analysis of the Mechanism of Endocytic Actin Patch Assembly and Disassembly in Fission Yeast. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2010, 21: 2894-2904. PMID: 20587778, PMCID: PMC2921122, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e10-02-0157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFission yeastActin assemblyActin patch assemblyEndocytic actin patchesEndocytic adaptor proteinActivators of Arp2/3Plasma membrane invaginationsRecruitment of dynaminQuantitative confocal microscopyActin filament fragmentationActin patchesArp2/3 complexPatch assemblyAdaptor proteinMembrane invaginationsCross-linked filamentsFluorescent proteinClathrin moleculesFilament fragmentationProteinConfocal microscopyYeastBranched networkIndividual patchesAssembly