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
2007
Confinement Free Energy of Surfaces Bearing End-Grafted Polymers in the Mushroom Regime and Local Measurement of the Polymer Density
Li F, Pincet F. Confinement Free Energy of Surfaces Bearing End-Grafted Polymers in the Mushroom Regime and Local Measurement of the Polymer Density. Langmuir 2007, 23: 12541-12548. PMID: 17988162, DOI: 10.1021/la7021374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymer chainsMushroom regimeFree energyEnd-Grafted PolymersSurface force measurementsSingle polymer chainSurface force apparatusEnd-tethered polymer chainsInteraction free energyGrafted polymersForce apparatusPolymer densityForce profilesPolymersConfinement free energyPolymer theoryLipid bilayersIdentical surfacesMushroomlike structuresFree energy approximationForce measurementsSurfacePlanar surfaceGood precisionChain
2002
How hard is a colloidal “hard-sphere” interaction?
Bryant G, Williams S, Qian L, Snook I, Perez E, Pincet F. How hard is a colloidal “hard-sphere” interaction? Physical Review E 2002, 66: 060501. PMID: 12513261, DOI: 10.1103/physreve.66.060501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHard spheresEquation of stateHard-sphere systemLong-range interactionsPerturbation theoryHard-core potentialComputer simulationsEquivalent forcesSurface force apparatusEquationsDistance rangeGlass formationColloidal spheresCore potentialsSphereTheoryForce apparatusRelevant experimental conditionsSimulationsFundamental studiesMica sheetsEnergy of Hydrogen Bonds Probed by the Adhesion of Functionalized Lipid Layers
Tareste D, Pincet F, Perez E, Rickling S, Mioskowski C, Lebeau L. Energy of Hydrogen Bonds Probed by the Adhesion of Functionalized Lipid Layers. Biophysical Journal 2002, 83: 3675-3681. PMID: 12496134, PMCID: PMC1302442, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(02)75367-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHydrogen bondsIntramolecular hydrogen bondsHydrogen-bonding groupsSurface force apparatusSingle hydrogen bondHydrogen-bonding partsMonolayer of lipidsDifferent energetic contributionsForce apparatusHydrophobic interactionsInteraction energyBondsKcal/Lipid layerEnergetic contributionsTheoretical studyAdhesion energyProtein systemsBond partProtein foldingProtein stabilizationHeadgroupsWaterSurfaceComplex structure
1996
SPECIFIC FORCES BETWEEN DNA BASES
PINCET F, PEREZ E, BRYANT G, LEBEAU L, MIOSKOWSKI C. SPECIFIC FORCES BETWEEN DNA BASES. Modern Physics Letters B 1996, 10: 81-99. DOI: 10.1142/s0217984996000122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurface force apparatusChemical functional groupsNon-specific interactionsSpecific molecular interactionsForce apparatusMolecular recognitionH bondsFunctional groupsSize complementarityMolecular interactionsComplementary moleculesDNA basesSpecific interactionsAdhesion energyMoleculesNucleosidesSurfaceUnusual behaviorChemistrySize effectInteractionFluid characterSmall modificationsEnergyGood agreement
1994
Long-Range Attraction between Nucleosides with Short-Range Specificity: Direct Measurements
Pincet F, Perez E, Bryant G, Lebeau L, Mioskowski C. Long-Range Attraction between Nucleosides with Short-Range Specificity: Direct Measurements. Physical Review Letters 1994, 73: 2780-2783. PMID: 10057190, DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.73.2780.Peer-Reviewed Original Research