Frederic Pincet, PhD
Associate Research Scientist in Cell BiologyCards
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2025
Two successive oligomeric Munc13 assemblies scaffold vesicle docking and SNARE assembly to support neurotransmitter release
Bera M, Grushin K, Kalyana Sundaram R, Hinzen J, Chen J, Chatterjee A, Radhakrishnan A, Lee S, Padmanarayana M, Coleman J, Pincet F, Rothman J, Dittman J. Two successive oligomeric Munc13 assemblies scaffold vesicle docking and SNARE assembly to support neurotransmitter release. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 7222. PMID: 40764329, PMCID: PMC12325603, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62420-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVesicle dockingSynaptic vesiclesPriming of synaptic vesiclesPresynaptic plasma membraneFusion in vitroTrans-SNARESNARE assemblyVesicle primingFunction in vivoMunc13Oligomeric assembliesHomo-oligomersInterface mutationsPlasma membraneNeurotransmitter secretionFunctional impactNeurotransmitter releaseVesiclesSnareIn vivoAssemblyIn vitroDockingMutationsSequenceHighly stable planar asymmetric suspended membranes for investigating protein dynamics and membrane fusion
Bera M, Kalyana Sundaram R, Coleman J, Chatterjee A, Thoduvayil S, Pincet F, Ramakrishnan S. Highly stable planar asymmetric suspended membranes for investigating protein dynamics and membrane fusion. Nature Protocols 2025, 1-25. PMID: 40461798, DOI: 10.1038/s41596-025-01192-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMembrane fusionSingle-vesicle fusion assayMembrane fusion eventsProtein dynamics analysisMembrane fusion mechanismFluorescently labeled proteinsProtein-lipid interactionsSNARE proteinsTotal internal reflection fluorescenceFusion eventsMolecular chaperonesInvestigate protein dynamicsTime-lapse imagingCellular signalingLipid asymmetryFusion assayBiological processesLipid membranesProtein dynamicsMembrane model systemsLiving cellsMembrane environmentNear-native environmentMolecular componentsReflection fluorescenceBiomimetic membrane in a microfluidic chip for the electrical and optical monitoring of biological reactions
Mion D, Bunel L, Ramakrishnan S, Heo P, Pincet F. Biomimetic membrane in a microfluidic chip for the electrical and optical monitoring of biological reactions. Nature Protocols 2025, 1-32. PMID: 40461799, DOI: 10.1038/s41596-025-01171-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMicrofluidic chipTwo-dimensional bilayersBiomimetic membranesChip fabricationSingle-particleMicrofluidic channelOptical microscopyElectrical readoutResin moldMicrofluidic setupMembrane typeOptical monitoringChipPoly(dimethylsiloxaneBiological membranesPhysicochemical cuesFluid lipidsBilayerCharacteristics of biological membranesChannelComprehensive procedureBilayer leafletsMolecular reactionsLithium fine tunes lipid membranes through phospholipid binding
Bunel L, Adrien V, Coleman J, Heo P, Pincet F. Lithium fine tunes lipid membranes through phospholipid binding. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 13366. PMID: 40246965, PMCID: PMC12006515, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-97828-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnrelated pathwaysBipolar disorderIntracellular traffickingPhospholipid bindingMembrane protein activityMembrane reorganizationProtein activityMolecular mechanismsLithium effectsModel membrane systemsLipid bilayerBindingDiverse effectsEffects of lithiumMembraneLipid membranesMembrane systemPhospholipid headgroupsOrganelles
2024
Quantitative single-molecule analysis of assembly and Ca2+-dependent disassembly of synaptotagmin oligomers on lipid bilayers
Li F, Coleman J, Redondo-Morata L, Kalyana Sundaram R, Stroeva E, Rothman J, Pincet F. Quantitative single-molecule analysis of assembly and Ca2+-dependent disassembly of synaptotagmin oligomers on lipid bilayers. Communications Biology 2024, 7: 1608. PMID: 39627539, PMCID: PMC11615320, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-07317-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyt-1Lipid bilayerRing-like oligomersCa2+-evoked releaseSynaptotagmin-1Single-molecule imaging methodsSynaptic vesiclesBiochemical evidencePhysiological requirementsOligomerizationAnalysis of assembliesBilayerOligomersCa2+LipidAssemblyCa2Classes of oligomersMutationsVesiclesDisassemblyEvoked releasePhotosensitive Nanoprobes for Rapid High Purity Isolation and Size‐Specific Enrichment of Synthetic and Extracellular Vesicle Subpopulations (Adv. Funct. Mater. 34/2024)
Weerakkody J, Tseng T, Topper M, Thoduvayil S, Radhakrishnan A, Pincet F, Kyriakides T, Gunasekara R, Ramakrishnan S. Photosensitive Nanoprobes for Rapid High Purity Isolation and Size‐Specific Enrichment of Synthetic and Extracellular Vesicle Subpopulations (Adv. Funct. Mater. 34/2024). Advanced Functional Materials 2024, 34 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202470191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVesicle biogenesisExtracellular vesicle subpopulationsLipid nanoprobesVesicle subpopulationsNative extracellular vesiclesVesicle populationsSeparate vesiclesPurity isolationExtracellular vesiclesVesiclesCellular originHydrophobic interactionsBiogenesisSize variabilitySubpopulationsIsolatesExtracellularDual-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 ResearchAuthor Correction: 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. Author Correction: Kinetic study of membrane protein interactions: from three to two dimensions. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 8222. PMID: 38589433, PMCID: PMC11001852, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58201-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhotosensitive Nanoprobes for Rapid High Purity Isolation and Size‐Specific Enrichment of Synthetic and Extracellular Vesicle Subpopulations
Weerakkody J, Tseng T, Topper M, Thoduvayil S, Radhakrishnan A, Pincet F, Kyriakides T, Gunasekara R, Ramakrishnan S. Photosensitive Nanoprobes for Rapid High Purity Isolation and Size‐Specific Enrichment of Synthetic and Extracellular Vesicle Subpopulations. Advanced Functional Materials 2024, 34 PMID: 39372670, PMCID: PMC11452007, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202400390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtracellular vesicle subpopulationsVesicle subpopulationsIsolation of vesiclesPurity extracellular vesiclesRelease of vesiclesAnalysis of nucleic acidsNear-native formLarge-scale isolationLipid nanoprobesDownstream analysisPurity isolationEfficient isolationVesiclesSynthetic vesiclesNucleic acidsExtracellular vesiclesIsolation methodIsolatesBiomarker discoveryExposure to lightSubpopulationsEnrichmentProteinComplex biological mediaCleavageKinetic 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