2020
In vitro physiological membrane‐on‐a‐chip and its application in cell and neuronal biology
Heo P, Rothman J, Pincet F. In vitro physiological membrane‐on‐a‐chip and its application in cell and neuronal biology. The FASEB Journal 2020, 34: 1-1. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.08637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuronal biologyTail-anchored proteinsPost-translational insertionMost biological processesAreas of biologyVesicle traffickingProtein insertionER membranePhysiological lipid compositionBiological processesMolecular mechanismsBiologyLipid compositionPhysiological membranesModel membranesMembraneInvaluable insightsCellsTraffickingProteinInsertionPatch-clamp amplifierΑ-synucleinopathiesCompositionBilayers
2016
A Programmable DNA Origami Platform to Organize SNAREs for Membrane Fusion
Xu W, Nathwani B, Lin C, Wang J, Karatekin E, Pincet F, Shih W, Rothman JE. A Programmable DNA Origami Platform to Organize SNAREs for Membrane Fusion. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2016, 138: 4439-4447. PMID: 26938705, PMCID: PMC4950518, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b13107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane fusionSoluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) complexCore molecular machineryMembrane fusion eventsProtein receptor complexMembrane fusion processMolecular machineryDNA origami platformTarget membraneAuxiliary proteinsIntracellular communicationDocking stepSingle-event levelReceptor complexLipid mixingSmall unilamellar vesiclesLipid bilayersSnareFundamental processesVesiclesUnilamellar vesiclesTraffickingMachineryProteinFusion
2014
Arf1/COPI machinery acts directly on lipid droplets and enables their connection to the ER for protein targeting
Wilfling F, Thiam AR, Olarte MJ, Wang J, Beck R, Gould TJ, Allgeyer ES, Pincet F, Bewersdorf J, Farese RV, Walther TC. Arf1/COPI machinery acts directly on lipid droplets and enables their connection to the ER for protein targeting. ELife 2014, 3: e01607. PMID: 24497546, PMCID: PMC3913038, DOI: 10.7554/elife.01607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsADP-Ribosylation Factor 1AnimalsBiological TransportCell LineCoat Protein Complex ICOP-Coated VesiclesDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEndoplasmic ReticulumHumansLipaseLipid DropletsLipolysisMiceNanoparticlesParticle SizePhospholipidsRNA InterferenceSurface TensionTime FactorsTransfectionTriglyceridesConceptsCellular lipid dropletsLipid dropletsProtein machineryProtein targetingUbiquitous organellesVesicle traffickingLD surfaceSpecific proteinsKey enzymeLD morphologyMembrane precursorsMachineryMetabolic energyProteinNeutral lipidsTG storageEnzymeUnclear mechanismsAmount of phospholipidsRecent evidenceOrganellesCOPITraffickingTriacylglycerolsBuds