2024
Dual-Ring SNAREpin Machinery Tuning for Fast Synaptic Vesicle Fusion
Caruel M, Pincet F. Dual-Ring SNAREpin Machinery Tuning for Fast Synaptic Vesicle Fusion. Biomolecules 2024, 14: 600. PMID: 38786007, PMCID: PMC11117985, DOI: 10.3390/biom14050600.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
SNARE machinery is optimized for ultrafast fusion
Manca F, Pincet F, Truskinovsky L, Rothman JE, Foret L, Caruel M. SNARE machinery is optimized for ultrafast fusion. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 2435-2442. PMID: 30700546, PMCID: PMC6377469, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1820394116.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
High-Throughput Monitoring of Single Vesicle Fusion Using Freestanding Membranes and Automated Analysis
Ramakrishnan S, Gohlke A, Li F, Coleman J, Xu W, Rothman JE, Pincet F. High-Throughput Monitoring of Single Vesicle Fusion Using Freestanding Membranes and Automated Analysis. Langmuir 2018, 34: 5849-5859. PMID: 29694054, DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane fusionFusion eventsSoluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) proteinsSNARE-dependent membrane fusionIndividual vesicle fusion eventsFactor attachment protein receptor proteinsN-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor proteinsT-SNARE proteinsSingle-vesicle fusionProtein receptor proteinsVesicle fusion eventsMobility of proteinsVesicle dockingContent releaseVesicle fusionHigh-throughput monitoringPlanar membranesReceptor proteinLipid mixingProteinLipid bilayersVesiclesCorrect reconstitutionMembraneAqueous compartment