2009
Quantification of phase transitions of lipid mixtures from bilayer to non-bilayer structures: Model, experimental validation and implication on membrane fusion
Xu W, Pincet F. Quantification of phase transitions of lipid mixtures from bilayer to non-bilayer structures: Model, experimental validation and implication on membrane fusion. Chemistry And Physics Of Lipids 2009, 163: 280-285. PMID: 20018184, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2009.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhase transition
2006
Transition from long- to short-lived transient pores in giant vesicles in an aqueous medium
Rodriguez N, Cribier S, Pincet F. Transition from long- to short-lived transient pores in giant vesicles in an aqueous medium. Physical Review E 2006, 74: 061902. PMID: 17280091, DOI: 10.1103/physreve.74.061902.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 ResearchThe Solution to the Streptavidin-Biotin Paradox: The Influence of History on the Strength of Single Molecular Bonds
Pincet F, Husson J. The Solution to the Streptavidin-Biotin Paradox: The Influence of History on the Strength of Single Molecular Bonds. Biophysical Journal 2005, 89: 4374-4381. PMID: 16169976, PMCID: PMC1367001, DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.067769.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Hemifusion and fusion of giant vesicles induced by reduction of inter-membrane distance
Heuvingh J, Pincet F, Cribier S. Hemifusion and fusion of giant vesicles induced by reduction of inter-membrane distance. The European Physical Journal E 2004, 14: 269-276. PMID: 15338438, DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2003-10151-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInter-membrane distanceGiant unilamellar vesiclesInner leafletMembrane fusionOuter leafletMeans of micromanipulationCommon functionFluorescence microscopyProbe redistributionVesiclesInfluenza virus hemagglutininGiant vesiclesDNA basesModel systemHemifusionUnilamellar vesiclesActual fusionVirus hemagglutininMembraneContact zoneFusionHead groupsGood agreementProteinLeaflets
2001
From Macroscopic Adhesion Energy to Molecular Bonds: A Test of the Theory
Pincet F, Perez E, Loudet J, Lebeau L. From Macroscopic Adhesion Energy to Molecular Bonds: A Test of the Theory. Physical Review Letters 2001, 87: 178101. PMID: 11690314, DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.87.178101.Peer-Reviewed Original Research