2005
The Natural LewisX‐Bearing Lipids Promote Membrane Adhesion: Influence of Ceramide on Carbohydrate–Carbohydrate Recognition
Gourier C, Pincet F, Perez E, Zhang Y, Zhu Z, Mallet J, Sinaÿ P. The Natural LewisX‐Bearing Lipids Promote Membrane Adhesion: Influence of Ceramide on Carbohydrate–Carbohydrate Recognition. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2005, 44: 1683-1687. PMID: 15693050, DOI: 10.1002/anie.200461224.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Can Small Complex Chains Be Treated as Polymers?
Gourier C, Pincet F, Le Bouar T, Zhang Y, Esnault J, Mallet J, Sinay P, Perez E. Can Small Complex Chains Be Treated as Polymers? Macromolecules 2004, 37: 8778-8784. DOI: 10.1021/ma035905m.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Short-range specific forces are able to induce hemifusion
Pincet F, Lebeau L, Cribier S. Short-range specific forces are able to induce hemifusion. European Biophysics Journal 2001, 30: 91-97. PMID: 11409468, DOI: 10.1007/s002490100131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepletion forcesInterbilayer distanceAdditional attractive forceAmphiphilic moleculesNucleic basesPolar headBiological membranesLipidic systemsModel membranesPossible structuresFluorescent lipid analogsAttractive forceLow water contentLamellar structureLipid analoguesExtra attractionLipid rearrangementBase pairingWater contentMembrane behaviorNucleosidesPhase transitionMembraneMoleculesAdherent vesicles
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