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
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