2016
Snapshot of sequential SNARE assembling states between membranes shows that N-terminal transient assembly initializes fusion
Wang YJ, Li F, Rodriguez N, Lafosse X, Gourier C, Perez E, Pincet F. Snapshot of sequential SNARE assembling states between membranes shows that N-terminal transient assembly initializes fusion. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 3533-3538. PMID: 26979957, PMCID: PMC4822643, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1518935113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFörster resonance energy transferProminent biological processesIntermembrane spaceSNARE proteinsTransmembrane complexTerminal domainInvolved proteinsBiological processesTransient assemblyResonance energy transferProteinSnareIntermembrane distanceMembraneAssemblyMolecular assembliesPathwayComplexes
2015
Formation of Giant Unilamellar Proteo-Liposomes by Osmotic Shock
Motta I, Gohlke A, Adrien V, Li F, Gardavot H, Rothman JE, Pincet F. Formation of Giant Unilamellar Proteo-Liposomes by Osmotic Shock. Langmuir 2015, 31: 7091-7099. PMID: 26038815, PMCID: PMC4950989, DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant unilamellar vesiclesLipid-anchored proteinsOsmotic shockTrans-membrane proteinsSingle giant unilamellar vesiclesProtein substratesPeripheral proteinsSpecific lipidsDifferent proteinsPhotobleaching experimentsFluorescence recoveryCell membraneProteinLarge vesiclesPhysiological conditionsModel systemUnilamellar vesiclesPhospholipid bilayersVesiclesSimple generic methodPrevious dataMembraneHigh concentrationsLipidsBilayers
2014
Genetic analysis of the Complexin trans-clamping model for cross-linking SNARE complexes in vivo
Cho RW, Kümmel D, Li F, Baguley SW, Coleman J, Rothman JE, Littleton JT. Genetic analysis of the Complexin trans-clamping model for cross-linking SNARE complexes in vivo. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 10317-10322. PMID: 24982161, PMCID: PMC4104896, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1409311111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSNARE complexSpontaneous synaptic vesicle fusionSingle SNARE complexSNARE fusion machinerySynaptic vesicle fusionGenetic rescue approachStructure-function studiesDistinct molecular mechanismsVivo genetic manipulationCpx proteinsFusion clampTrans-SNAREFusion machineryTrans interactionsConformational switchGenetic manipulationGenetic analysisVesicle fusionMolecular mechanismsVesicle releaseRescue approachMutantsProteinSnareAdditional mechanism