2022
Actuating tension-loaded DNA clamps drives membrane tubulation
Liu L, Xiong Q, Xie C, Pincet F, Lin C. Actuating tension-loaded DNA clamps drives membrane tubulation. Science Advances 2022, 8: eadd1830. PMID: 36223466, PMCID: PMC9555772, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add1830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA clampMembrane tubulationMembrane dynamicsMembrane-remodeling eventsVesicle tubulationConformational changesSpatiotemporal controlDNA signalsCell membraneDNA nanostructuresTubulationMembrane deformationClosed stateOpen stateSelf-assembled DNA nanostructuresOrganismsProteinMembrane tubeArtificial systemsTube widthMembraneDynamics
2008
The Surface Force Apparatus to Reveal the Energetics of Biomolecules Assembly. Application to DNA Bases Pairing and SNARE Fusion Proteins Folding
Perez E, Li F, Tareste D, Pincet F. The Surface Force Apparatus to Reveal the Energetics of Biomolecules Assembly. Application to DNA Bases Pairing and SNARE Fusion Proteins Folding. Cellular And Molecular Bioengineering 2008, 1: 240. DOI: 10.1007/s12195-008-0025-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSNARE proteinsLipid bilayersMolecular binding energyIntracellular fusion eventsSurface force apparatusIntermediate assembly statesSNAREpin assemblyNanoscale resolutionBiomolecule assemblyForce apparatusSFA measurementsBiological moleculesBinding energiesLipid headgroupsFusion eventsMembrane fusionFusion proteinInteraction energyConformational changesAssembly stateAdhesion forceDNA basesProteinBilayersEnergy