2017
Axon tension regulates fasciculation/defasciculation through the control of axon shaft zippering
Šmít D, Fouquet C, Pincet F, Zapotocky M, Trembleau A. Axon tension regulates fasciculation/defasciculation through the control of axon shaft zippering. ELife 2017, 6: e19907. PMID: 28422009, PMCID: PMC5478281, DOI: 10.7554/elife.19907.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Endothelial basement membrane laminin 511 is essential for shear stress response
Di Russo J, Luik A, Yousif L, Budny S, Oberleithner H, Hofschröer V, Klingauf J, van Bavel E, Bakker E, Hellstrand P, Bhattachariya A, Albinsson S, Pincet F, Hallmann R, Sorokin L. Endothelial basement membrane laminin 511 is essential for shear stress response. The EMBO Journal 2016, 36: 183-201. PMID: 27940654, PMCID: PMC5239996, DOI: 10.15252/embj.201694756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBasement MembraneCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularHumansLamininMiceMice, KnockoutStress, MechanicalStress, PhysiologicalConceptsCell-cell adhesion strengthLaminin-511Junctional complexesVE-cadherinIntegrin-mediated interactionsEndothelial basement membrane componentVinculin-positive focal adhesionsCatenin associationFocal adhesionsStress responseCell junctionsMembrane componentsBasement membrane componentsBasement membraneArterial endotheliumCortical stiffnessMechanotransductionPECAM-1Firm anchorageEndothelial basement membraneJunctional associationMembraneConsiderable informationComplexesAdhesionOn-Chip Quantitative Measurement of Mechanical Stresses During Cell Migration with Emulsion Droplets
Molino D, Quignard S, Gruget C, Pincet F, Chen Y, Piel M, Fattaccioli J. On-Chip Quantitative Measurement of Mechanical Stresses During Cell Migration with Emulsion Droplets. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 29113. PMID: 27373558, PMCID: PMC4931467, DOI: 10.1038/srep29113.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Mapping Mouse Gamete Interaction Forces Reveal Several Oocyte Membrane Regions with Different Mechanical and Adhesive Properties †
Jégou A, Pincet F, Perez E, Wolf JP, Ziyyat A, Gourier C. Mapping Mouse Gamete Interaction Forces Reveal Several Oocyte Membrane Regions with Different Mechanical and Adhesive Properties †. Langmuir 2007, 24: 1451-1458. PMID: 18027975, DOI: 10.1021/la702258x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell AdhesionCell MembraneFemaleMaleMiceMice, Inbred CBAOocytesSpermatocytesSperm-Ovum InteractionsStress, MechanicalSurface Properties
2005
The Solution to the Streptavidin-Biotin Paradox: The Influence of History on the Strength of Single Molecular Bonds
Pincet F, Husson J. The Solution to the Streptavidin-Biotin Paradox: The Influence of History on the Strength of Single Molecular Bonds. Biophysical Journal 2005, 89: 4374-4381. PMID: 16169976, PMCID: PMC1367001, DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.067769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJohnson-Kendall-Roberts Theory Applied to Living Cells
Chu YS, Dufour S, Thiery JP, Perez E, Pincet F. Johnson-Kendall-Roberts Theory Applied to Living Cells. Physical Review Letters 2005, 94: 028102. PMID: 15698233, DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.94.028102.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 agreementProteinLeafletsSpecific Recognition of Macroscopic Objects by the Cell Surface: Evidence for a Receptor Density Threshold Revealed by Micrometric Particle Binding Characteristics
Sarda S, Pointu D, Pincet F, Henry N. Specific Recognition of Macroscopic Objects by the Cell Surface: Evidence for a Receptor Density Threshold Revealed by Micrometric Particle Binding Characteristics. Biophysical Journal 2004, 86: 3291-3303. PMID: 15111442, PMCID: PMC1304194, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(04)74377-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, CD19Binding SitesBiophysicsBiotinylationCell AdhesionCell Line, TransformedCell Line, TumorCell MembraneDiffusionFlow CytometryHumansKineticsLigandsLymphoma, B-CellMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, BiologicalProtein BindingScattering, RadiationStreptavidinStress, MechanicalSurface PropertiesTemperatureTime Factors
2002
Energy of Hydrogen Bonds Probed by the Adhesion of Functionalized Lipid Layers
Tareste D, Pincet F, Perez E, Rickling S, Mioskowski C, Lebeau L. Energy of Hydrogen Bonds Probed by the Adhesion of Functionalized Lipid Layers. Biophysical Journal 2002, 83: 3675-3681. PMID: 12496134, PMCID: PMC1302442, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(02)75367-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHydrogen bondsIntramolecular hydrogen bondsHydrogen-bonding groupsSurface force apparatusSingle hydrogen bondHydrogen-bonding partsMonolayer of lipidsDifferent energetic contributionsForce apparatusHydrophobic interactionsInteraction energyBondsKcal/Lipid layerEnergetic contributionsTheoretical studyAdhesion energyProtein systemsBond partProtein foldingProtein stabilizationHeadgroupsWaterSurfaceComplex structure