2024
Kinetic study of membrane protein interactions: from three to two dimensions
Adrien V, Reffay M, Taulier N, Verchère A, Monlezun L, Picard M, Ducruix A, Broutin I, Pincet F, Urbach W. Kinetic study of membrane protein interactions: from three to two dimensions. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 882. PMID: 38195620, PMCID: PMC10776792, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50827-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane proteinsMembrane protein interactionsProtein-protein interactionsProtein complexesProtein interactionsMembrane environmentOpposite membranesBacterial efflux pumpsProtein behaviorProtein systemsMolecular interactionsEfflux pumpsProteinExploration distanceMembraneFluorescence recovery experimentsInteractionBinding rateBinding constantsComplexes
2022
The Get1/2 insertase forms a channel to mediate the insertion of tail-anchored proteins into the ER
Heo P, Culver J, Miao J, Pincet F, Mariappan M. The Get1/2 insertase forms a channel to mediate the insertion of tail-anchored proteins into the ER. Cell Reports 2022, 42: 111921. PMID: 36640319, PMCID: PMC9932932, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmembrane domainTA proteinsSingle C-terminal transmembrane domainC-terminal transmembrane domainTail-anchored (TA) proteinsTail-anchored proteinsEndoplasmic reticulum membraneGet3Reticulum membraneChannel functionInsertaseBulk fluorescenceAqueous channelsProteinChannel activityMutation analysisMembraneMicrofluidic assayTranslocaseYeastComplexesInsertionTranslocationHydrophilic segmentsBindingThe beginning and the end of SNARE‐induced membrane fusion
Mion D, Bunel L, Heo P, Pincet F. The beginning and the end of SNARE‐induced membrane fusion. FEBS Open Bio 2022, 12: 1958-1979. PMID: 35622519, PMCID: PMC9623537, DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13447.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Endothelial basement membrane laminin 511 is essential for shear stress response
Di Russo J, Luik A, Yousif L, Budny S, Oberleithner H, Hofschröer V, Klingauf J, van Bavel E, Bakker E, Hellstrand P, Bhattachariya A, Albinsson S, Pincet F, Hallmann R, Sorokin L. Endothelial basement membrane laminin 511 is essential for shear stress response. The EMBO Journal 2016, 36: 183-201. PMID: 27940654, PMCID: PMC5239996, DOI: 10.15252/embj.201694756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-cell adhesion strengthLaminin-511Junctional complexesVE-cadherinIntegrin-mediated interactionsEndothelial basement membrane componentVinculin-positive focal adhesionsCatenin associationFocal adhesionsStress responseCell junctionsMembrane componentsBasement membrane componentsBasement membraneArterial endotheliumCortical stiffnessMechanotransductionPECAM-1Firm anchorageEndothelial basement membraneJunctional associationMembraneConsiderable informationComplexesAdhesion
2010
Recent Applications of Fluorescence Recovery after Photobleaching (FRAP) to Membrane Bio-Macromolecules
Rayan G, Guet J, Taulier N, Pincet F, Urbach W. Recent Applications of Fluorescence Recovery after Photobleaching (FRAP) to Membrane Bio-Macromolecules. Sensors 2010, 10: 5927-5948. PMID: 22219695, PMCID: PMC3247740, DOI: 10.3390/s100605927.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Spontaneous and Reversible Switch from Amphiphilic to Oil-Like Structures
Pincet F, Tareste D, Amar M, Perez É. Spontaneous and Reversible Switch from Amphiphilic to Oil-Like Structures. Physical Review Letters 2005, 95: 218101. PMID: 16384186, DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.95.218101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrototypical Type I E-cadherin and Type II Cadherin-7 Mediate Very Distinct Adhesiveness through Their Extracellular Domains*
Chu YS, Eder O, Thomas WA, Simcha I, Pincet F, Ben-Ze'ev A, Perez E, Thiery JP, Dufour S. Prototypical Type I E-cadherin and Type II Cadherin-7 Mediate Very Distinct Adhesiveness through Their Extracellular Domains*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 281: 2901-2910. PMID: 16253998, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m506185200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType II cadherinsE-cadherinIntercellular adhesivenessChimeric cadherinsTissue morphogenesisCadherin expression levelsCytoskeletal complexCytoplasmic tailCadherin-7Adherent junctionsCell doubletsCadherinExtracellular domainType ICell adhesivityExpression levelsStable complexesLow adhesivityCellsMorphogenesisAdhesivityComplexesProfound implicationsHigh adhesivityRegulationThe Binding Energy of Two Nitrilotriacetate Groups Sharing a Nickel Ion
Tareste D, Pincet F, Brellier M, Mioskowski C, Perez É. The Binding Energy of Two Nitrilotriacetate Groups Sharing a Nickel Ion. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2005, 127: 3879-3884. PMID: 15771524, DOI: 10.1021/ja043525q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNickel ionsNTA groupNTA-NiNitrilotriacetate groupsSupramolecular self-assembling systemsNew supramolecular assembliesBinding energiesSelf-assembling systemsIsothermal titration calorimetry experimentsMolecular binding energySupramolecular assembliesConsiderable potential applicationsChelation processChelation bondsTitration calorimetry experimentsNTA complexSimultaneous chelationKcal/Molecular interactionsIonsAssociation dynamicsAdhesion energyPotential applicationsCalorimetry experimentsComplexes