2024
CRISPR-Cas9 editing efficiency in fission yeast is not limited by homology search and is improved by combining gap-repair with fluoride selection
Fernandez R, Berro J. CRISPR-Cas9 editing efficiency in fission yeast is not limited by homology search and is improved by combining gap-repair with fluoride selection. MicroPublication Biology 2024, 2024: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001191. PMID: 38778900, PMCID: PMC11109758, DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFission yeastEditing efficiencyHomology searchHomologous recombinational repair machineryDonor DNACRISPR-Cas9 protocolImprove editing efficiencyCRISPR-Cas9 editingModel organismsSelectable markerCut siteYeastGenome editingRepair machineryGap repairGenomeHomologyDNAEditing sequenceFissionLociHaloTagProteinSequenceMachinery
2023
2A peptide from ERBV-1 efficiently separates endogenous protein domains in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Ren Y, Lin Q, Berro J. 2A peptide from ERBV-1 efficiently separates endogenous protein domains in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. MicroPublication Biology 2023, 2023: 10.17912/micropub.biology.000941. PMID: 37767365, PMCID: PMC10520729, DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.000941.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Synergies between Aip1p and capping protein subunits (Acp1p and Acp2p) in clathrin-mediated endocytosis and cell polarization in fission yeast
Berro J, Pollard TD. Synergies between Aip1p and capping protein subunits (Acp1p and Acp2p) in clathrin-mediated endocytosis and cell polarization in fission yeast. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2014, 25: 3515-3527. PMID: 25143407, PMCID: PMC4230613, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e13-01-0005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin-depolymerizing factorActin filamentsFission yeastNew cellular functionsHeterodimeric capping proteinClathrin-mediated endocytosisActin filament barbedEndocytic patchesEndocytic sitesCellular functionsAip1pCapping proteinEndocytic vesiclesFilament barbedCapping activityPlasma membraneProtein subunitsActin meshworkCell polarizationIndependent pathwaysProteinEndocytosisYeastQuantitative microscopyFilamentsLocal and global analysis of endocytic patch dynamics in fission yeast using a new “temporal superresolution” realignment method
Berro J, Pollard TD. Local and global analysis of endocytic patch dynamics in fission yeast using a new “temporal superresolution” realignment method. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2014, 25: 3501-3514. PMID: 25143395, PMCID: PMC4230612, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e13-01-0004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFission yeastEndocytic actin patchesWild-type cellsEndocytic patchesActin patchesQuantitative microscopyActin assemblyCellular processesVesicle movementEndocytic vesiclesInterphase cellsVesicle formationMolecular mechanismsPatch dynamicsYeastCell lengthGlobal analysisNumber of patchesMicroscopy moviesCellsClathrinEndocytosisNew toolValuable toolPatches
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