2022
Actuating tension-loaded DNA clamps drives membrane tubulation
Liu L, Xiong Q, Xie C, Pincet F, Lin C. Actuating tension-loaded DNA clamps drives membrane tubulation. Science Advances 2022, 8: eadd1830. PMID: 36223466, PMCID: PMC9555772, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add1830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA clampMembrane tubulationMembrane dynamicsMembrane-remodeling eventsVesicle tubulationConformational changesSpatiotemporal controlDNA signalsCell membraneDNA nanostructuresTubulationMembrane deformationClosed stateOpen stateSelf-assembled DNA nanostructuresOrganismsProteinMembrane tubeArtificial systemsTube widthMembraneDynamics
2015
Formation of Giant Unilamellar Proteo-Liposomes by Osmotic Shock
Motta I, Gohlke A, Adrien V, Li F, Gardavot H, Rothman JE, Pincet F. Formation of Giant Unilamellar Proteo-Liposomes by Osmotic Shock. Langmuir 2015, 31: 7091-7099. PMID: 26038815, PMCID: PMC4950989, DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant unilamellar vesiclesLipid-anchored proteinsOsmotic shockTrans-membrane proteinsSingle giant unilamellar vesiclesProtein substratesPeripheral proteinsSpecific lipidsDifferent proteinsPhotobleaching experimentsFluorescence recoveryCell membraneProteinLarge vesiclesPhysiological conditionsModel systemUnilamellar vesiclesPhospholipid bilayersVesiclesSimple generic methodPrevious dataMembraneHigh concentrationsLipidsBilayers
2005
Indirect evidence of submicroscopic pores in giant unilamelar vesicles
Rodriguez N, Heuvingh J, Pincet F, Cribier S. Indirect evidence of submicroscopic pores in giant unilamelar vesicles. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 2005, 1724: 281-287. PMID: 15978732, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2005.04.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPore-like structuresGiant unilamellar vesiclesOuter leafletCell membraneTransient poresFluorescent lipidLipid distributionCell compartmentVesiclesGiant vesiclesModel systemUnilamellar vesiclesLipid redistributionGiant unilamelar vesiclesMembrane defectsLipidsMembraneFormation of poresMembrane ruptureSubmicroscopic poresLeafletsExchange of matterHemifusionFluorescent labelsOuter medium