2024
Kinetic study of membrane protein interactions: from three to two dimensions
Adrien V, Reffay M, Taulier N, Verchère A, Monlezun L, Picard M, Ducruix A, Broutin I, Pincet F, Urbach W. Kinetic study of membrane protein interactions: from three to two dimensions. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 882. PMID: 38195620, PMCID: PMC10776792, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50827-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane proteinsMembrane protein interactionsProtein-protein interactionsProtein complexesProtein interactionsMembrane environmentOpposite membranesBacterial efflux pumpsProtein behaviorProtein systemsMolecular interactionsEfflux pumpsProteinExploration distanceMembraneFluorescence recovery experimentsInteractionBinding rateBinding constantsComplexes
2023
Direct determination of oligomeric organization of integral membrane proteins and lipids from intact customizable bilayer
Panda A, Giska F, Duncan A, Welch A, Brown C, McAllister R, Hariharan P, Goder J, Coleman J, Ramakrishnan S, Pincet F, Guan L, Krishnakumar S, Rothman J, Gupta K. Direct determination of oligomeric organization of integral membrane proteins and lipids from intact customizable bilayer. Nature Methods 2023, 20: 891-897. PMID: 37106230, PMCID: PMC10932606, DOI: 10.1038/s41592-023-01864-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegral membrane proteinsMembrane proteinsOligomeric organizationOligomeric stateNative mass spectrometry analysisFunctional oligomeric stateKey membrane componentMass spectrometry analysisNMS analysisTarget membraneLipid bindingMembrane componentsProteolipid vesiclesMembrane compositionLipid compositionSpectrometry analysisLipid membranesNeurotransmitter releaseProteinMembraneLipidsMembrane propertiesDirect determinationBilayersTransporters
2022
The Get1/2 insertase forms a channel to mediate the insertion of tail-anchored proteins into the ER
Heo P, Culver J, Miao J, Pincet F, Mariappan M. The Get1/2 insertase forms a channel to mediate the insertion of tail-anchored proteins into the ER. Cell Reports 2022, 42: 111921. PMID: 36640319, PMCID: PMC9932932, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmembrane domainTA proteinsSingle C-terminal transmembrane domainC-terminal transmembrane domainTail-anchored (TA) proteinsTail-anchored proteinsEndoplasmic reticulum membraneGet3Reticulum membraneChannel functionInsertaseBulk fluorescenceAqueous channelsProteinChannel activityMutation analysisMembraneMicrofluidic assayTranslocaseYeastComplexesInsertionTranslocationHydrophilic segmentsBinding
2020
CX3CL1 homo-oligomerization drives cell-to-cell adherence
Ostuni M, Hermand P, Saindoy E, Guillou N, Guellec J, Coens A, Hattab C, Desuzinges-Mandon E, Jawhari A, Iatmanen-Harbi S, Lequin O, Fuchs P, Lacapere J, Combadière C, Pincet F, Deterre P. CX3CL1 homo-oligomerization drives cell-to-cell adherence. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 9069. PMID: 32494000, PMCID: PMC7271195, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65988-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell AdhesionCell LineChemokine CX3CL1Chlorocebus aethiopsCHO CellsCOS CellsCricetulusHEK293 CellsHumansMembrane ProteinsConceptsNumerous adhesion moleculesPhotobleaching assaysNative electrophoresisAdhesive potencyTransmembrane peptidesLipid environmentKey immune processesAdhesive functionFluorescence recoveryFunctional roleDomain peptideFluorescence kineticsOligomerizationCellular adherenceMolecular modelingAdhesion moleculesCell adherenceTransmembrane chemokineImmune processesCompact bundlePeptidesBlood leukocytesClustersElectrophoresisCX3CL1
2015
Formation of Giant Unilamellar Proteo-Liposomes by Osmotic Shock
Motta I, Gohlke A, Adrien V, Li F, Gardavot H, Rothman JE, Pincet F. Formation of Giant Unilamellar Proteo-Liposomes by Osmotic Shock. Langmuir 2015, 31: 7091-7099. PMID: 26038815, PMCID: PMC4950989, DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant unilamellar vesiclesLipid-anchored proteinsOsmotic shockTrans-membrane proteinsSingle giant unilamellar vesiclesProtein substratesPeripheral proteinsSpecific lipidsDifferent proteinsPhotobleaching experimentsFluorescence recoveryCell membraneProteinLarge vesiclesPhysiological conditionsModel systemUnilamellar vesiclesPhospholipid bilayersVesiclesSimple generic methodPrevious dataMembraneHigh concentrationsLipidsBilayers
2014
Binding of sperm protein Izumo1 and its egg receptor Juno drives Cd9 accumulation in the intercellular contact area prior to fusion during mammalian fertilization
Chalbi M, Barraud-Lange V, Ravaux B, Howan K, Rodriguez N, Soule P, Ndzoudi A, Boucheix C, Rubinstein E, Wolf J, Ziyyat A, Perez E, Pincet F, Gourier C. Binding of sperm protein Izumo1 and its egg receptor Juno drives Cd9 accumulation in the intercellular contact area prior to fusion during mammalian fertilization. Development 2014, 141: 3732-3739. PMID: 25209248, DOI: 10.1242/dev.111534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamete fusionMammalian fertilizationMolecular mechanismsSperm protein IZUMO1Intercellular contact areaFusion machineryMembrane proteinsMembrane organizationIZUMO1Intercellular adhesionAdhesion partnersRecruitment kineticsKey playersCD9Adhesion phaseEggsAdhesion areaFertilizationFusionHuman eggsGametesMachineryAdhesionSpeciesProtein
2012
SNARE Proteins: One to Fuse and Three to Keep the Nascent Fusion Pore Open
Shi L, Shen QT, Kiel A, Wang J, Wang HW, Melia TJ, Rothman JE, Pincet F. SNARE Proteins: One to Fuse and Three to Keep the Nascent Fusion Pore Open. Science 2012, 335: 1355-1359. PMID: 22422984, PMCID: PMC3736847, DOI: 10.1126/science.1214984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalciumDiffusionLipid BilayersLiposomesMembrane FusionMembrane ProteinsMiceNeurotransmitter AgentsProtein Structure, TertiaryProteolipidsRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSNARE ProteinsSynaptic TransmissionSynaptic VesiclesSynaptosomal-Associated Protein 25Syntaxin 1Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2ConceptsVesicle-associated membrane protein 2Bilayer fusionNative transmembrane domainNascent fusion poresLipid bilayer nanodiscsMembrane protein 2Synchronous neurotransmitter releaseSNARE complexTransmembrane helicesTransmembrane domainBilayer nanodiscsFused bilayersFusion porePore opensFusion partnerBiochemical studiesProtein 2Neurotransmitter releaseNanodiscsSnareEfficient releaseSynaptic transmissionSNAREpinsFusionRelevant time scales
2010
Recent Applications of Fluorescence Recovery after Photobleaching (FRAP) to Membrane Bio-Macromolecules
Rayan G, Guet J, Taulier N, Pincet F, Urbach W. Recent Applications of Fluorescence Recovery after Photobleaching (FRAP) to Membrane Bio-Macromolecules. Sensors 2010, 10: 5927-5948. PMID: 22219695, PMCID: PMC3247740, DOI: 10.3390/s100605927.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Enhanced Adhesive Capacities of the Naturally Occurring Ile249–Met280 Variant of the Chemokine Receptor CX3CR1*
Daoudi M, Lavergne E, Garin A, Tarantino N, Debré P, Pincet F, Combadière C, Deterre P. Enhanced Adhesive Capacities of the Naturally Occurring Ile249–Met280 Variant of the Chemokine Receptor CX3CR1*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 19649-19657. PMID: 14990582, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m313457200.Peer-Reviewed Original Research