2017
Single-molecule force spectroscopy of protein-membrane interactions
Ma L, Cai Y, Li Y, Jiao J, Wu Z, O'Shaughnessy B, De Camilli P, Karatekin E, Zhang Y. Single-molecule force spectroscopy of protein-membrane interactions. ELife 2017, 6: e30493. PMID: 29083305, PMCID: PMC5690283, DOI: 10.7554/elife.30493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-membrane interactionsC2 domainPlasma membraneMultiple C2 domainsSingle-molecule force spectroscopy approachSingle-molecule force spectroscopyOptical tweezersE-SytsUnprecedented spatiotemporal resolutionForce spectroscopyMembrane bindingMembrane fusionSingle proteinSynaptotagmin-1Biological processesEndoplasmic reticulumSpectroscopy approachLipid exchangeSynaptic vesiclesSynaptotagmin 2ProteinSilica beadsMechanical forcesHigh-resolution methodsSpatiotemporal resolution
2000
Neuromelanin biosynthesis is driven by excess cytosolic catecholamines not accumulated by synaptic vesicles
Sulzer D, Bogulavsky J, Larsen K, Behr G, Karatekin E, Kleinman M, Turro N, Krantz D, Edwards R, Greene L, Zecca L. Neuromelanin biosynthesis is driven by excess cytosolic catecholamines not accumulated by synaptic vesicles. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 11869-11874. PMID: 11050221, PMCID: PMC17261, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.22.11869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytosolic catecholaminesSubstantia nigraDisease neurodegenerationCytosolic dopamineRat substantia nigraSynaptic vesiclesParkinson's disease neurodegenerationHuman substantia nigraIron chelator desferrioxamineCatecholamine neuronsFunction of neuromelaninDeep brain regionsParkinson's diseaseAdenoviral-mediated overexpressionBrain regionsDouble-membrane autophagic vacuolesVesicular accumulationPC12 cell culturesChelator desferrioxamineDopamineNM granulesAntioxidant mechanismsPC12 cellsNeuromelaninNeurite outgrowth