2017
Single-molecule imaging of the BAR-domain protein Pil1p reveals filament-end dynamics
Lacy MM, Baddeley D, Berro J. Single-molecule imaging of the BAR-domain protein Pil1p reveals filament-end dynamics. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2017, 28: 2251-2259. PMID: 28659415, PMCID: PMC5555653, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e17-04-0238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBAR domain proteinsSingle-molecule strategySingle-molecule imagingOligomeric filamentsFission yeastConventional fluorescence microscopyDynamic filamentsCytoplasmic faceMolecular assembliesLocalized recruitmentPlasma membraneEisosomesMacromolecular assembliesProtein dynamicsStable assemblyFluorescence microscopySuch assembliesPhysiological conditionsNanometer-scale featuresFirst direct observationProteinAssemblyHeterogeneous dynamicsPhotobleachingFilaments
2010
Quantitative 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