2014
Calcium sensitive ring-like oligomers formed by synaptotagmin
Wang J, Bello O, Auclair SM, Wang J, Coleman J, Pincet F, Krishnakumar SS, Sindelar CV, Rothman JE. Calcium sensitive ring-like oligomers formed by synaptotagmin. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 13966-13971. PMID: 25201968, PMCID: PMC4183308, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1415849111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic vesicle protein Synaptotagmin 1Cytosolic domainSoluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factorN-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factorMembrane fusion machineryReceptor complex assemblyRing-like oligomersFusion machineryC2 domainComplex assemblySynaptotagmin-1Helical reconstructionFusion proceedsNovel mechanismStructural mechanismsLipid monolayersNeurotransmitter releaseAbsence of calciumPhysiological concentrationsRing formationPresence of calciumFree calcium ionsSynaptotagminCalcium influxCircular arrangement
2007
Hydrophobic Forces and Hydrogen Bonds in the Adhesion between Retinoid-Coated Surfaces
Tareste D, Pincet F, Lebeau L, Perez É. Hydrophobic Forces and Hydrogen Bonds in the Adhesion between Retinoid-Coated Surfaces. Langmuir 2007, 23: 3225-3229. PMID: 17266339, DOI: 10.1021/la0629779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHydrophobic forcesHydrogen bondsPure waterShort-range attractive forcesLipid layerHydrophilic headgroupLong-range attractionHydrophobic chainsTris bufferHydrophobic effectLipid monolayersApolar characterMolecular interactionsAttractive forceBondsLipid bilayersExponential forceHeadgroupsNew classForce measurementsDistance profilesWaterBufferInteractionMonolayers