2019
Crosslinking actin networks produces compressive force
Ma R, Berro J. Crosslinking actin networks produces compressive force. Cytoskeleton 2019, 76: 346-354. PMID: 31278856, PMCID: PMC7001507, DOI: 10.1002/cm.21552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActinsBiomechanical PhenomenaCompressive StrengthCross-Linking ReagentsElasticityModels, BiologicalTorsion, Mechanical
2018
Molecular mechanisms of force production in clathrin‐mediated endocytosis
Lacy MM, Ma R, Ravindra NG, Berro J. Molecular mechanisms of force production in clathrin‐mediated endocytosis. FEBS Letters 2018, 592: 3586-3605. PMID: 30006986, PMCID: PMC6231980, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActinsCell MembraneClathrinEndocytosisFungal ProteinsModels, BiologicalSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSchizosaccharomyces
2010
Mathematical Modeling of Endocytic Actin Patch Kinetics in Fission Yeast: Disassembly Requires Release of Actin Filament Fragments
Berro J, Sirotkin V, Pollard TD. Mathematical Modeling of Endocytic Actin Patch Kinetics in Fission Yeast: Disassembly Requires Release of Actin Filament Fragments. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2010, 21: 2905-2915. PMID: 20587776, PMCID: PMC2921120, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e10-06-0494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActin CytoskeletonActin Depolymerizing FactorsActin-Related Protein 2-3 ComplexActinsAdenosine TriphosphateAlgorithmsComputer SimulationEndocytosisHydrolysisImmunoblottingKineticsModels, BiologicalPolymersProtein BindingSchizosaccharomycesSchizosaccharomyces pombe ProteinsWiskott-Aldrich Syndrome ProteinQuantitative 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