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
2004
Hemifusion and fusion of giant vesicles induced by reduction of inter-membrane distance
Heuvingh J, Pincet F, Cribier S. Hemifusion and fusion of giant vesicles induced by reduction of inter-membrane distance. The European Physical Journal E 2004, 14: 269-276. PMID: 15338438, DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2003-10151-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInter-membrane distanceGiant unilamellar vesiclesInner leafletMembrane fusionOuter leafletMeans of micromanipulationCommon functionFluorescence microscopyProbe redistributionVesiclesInfluenza virus hemagglutininGiant vesiclesDNA basesModel systemHemifusionUnilamellar vesiclesActual fusionVirus hemagglutininMembraneContact zoneFusionHead groupsGood agreementProteinLeaflets
1997
Electrostatic Nanotitration of Weak Biochemical Bonds
Pincet F, Rawicz W, Perez E, Lebeau L, Mioskowski C, Evans E. Electrostatic Nanotitration of Weak Biochemical Bonds. Physical Review Letters 1997, 79: 1949-1952. DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.79.1949.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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