2024
Dual-Ring SNAREpin Machinery Tuning for Fast Synaptic Vesicle Fusion
Caruel M, Pincet F. Dual-Ring SNAREpin Machinery Tuning for Fast Synaptic Vesicle Fusion. Biomolecules 2024, 14: 600. PMID: 38786007, PMCID: PMC11117985, DOI: 10.3390/biom14050600.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Turbocharging synaptic transmission
Rothman J, Grushin K, Bera M, Pincet F. Turbocharging synaptic transmission. FEBS Letters 2023, 597: 2233-2249. PMID: 37643878, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14718.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
A Half-Zippered SNARE Complex Represents a Functional Intermediate in Membrane Fusion
Li F, Kümmel D, Coleman J, Reinisch KM, Rothman JE, Pincet F. A Half-Zippered SNARE Complex Represents a Functional Intermediate in Membrane Fusion. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2014, 136: 3456-3464. PMID: 24533674, PMCID: PMC3985920, DOI: 10.1021/ja410690m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal domainMembrane fusionV-SNARET-SNAREsRecent biophysical studiesC-terminal portionSNARE complexTransmembrane domainRegulatory proteinsFunctional intermediatesC-terminusDistinct functionsN-terminusMolecular mechanismsConformational rearrangementsBiophysical studiesVital regulatorZippering mechanismRate-limiting stepBiological membranesSnareFusionComplexinMultiple stagesZippering
2011
Complexin cross-links prefusion SNAREs into a zigzag array
Kümmel D, Krishnakumar SS, Radoff DT, Li F, Giraudo CG, Pincet F, Rothman JE, Reinisch KM. Complexin cross-links prefusion SNAREs into a zigzag array. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2011, 18: 927-933. PMID: 21785414, PMCID: PMC3410656, DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2101.Peer-Reviewed Original Research