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Patricia Bassereau

Patricia Bassereau

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
14839
World Ranking
7134
National Ranking
232

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Patricia Bassereau is affiliated with the Institute Curie in France and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. Their research encompasses multiple subfields including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Immunology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a range of core topics such as Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Cellular Transport and Secretion, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Microtubule and Mitosis Dynamics, Caveolin-1 and Cellular Processes, and RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms.

Patricia Bassereau has published numerous papers in various scientific journals. Recent significant publications include:

  • "Human ESCRT-III polymers assemble on positively curved membranes and induce helical membrane tube formation" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Structural basis of CHMP2A-CHMP3 ESCRT-III polymer assembly and membrane cleavage" (2023, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology)
  • "Activated I-BAR IRSp53 clustering controls the formation of VASP-actin-based membrane protrusions" (2022, Science Advances)
  • "Full assembly of HIV-1 particles requires assistance of the membrane curvature factor IRSp53" (2021, eLife)
  • "The ESCRT-III isoforms CHMP2A and CHMP2B display different effects on membranes upon polymerization" (2021, BMC Biology)

Their work has been published frequently in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biophysical Journal, Faraday Discussions, Nature Communications, and eLife.

Frequent collaborators in Patricia Bassereau's research include:

  • Feng-Ching Tsai
  • John Manzi
  • Gregory A. Voth
  • J. Michael Henderson
  • Julien Pernier

Patricia Bassereau is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Shiga toxin induces tubular membrane invaginations for its uptake into cells

    Winfried Römer;Winfried Römer;Ludwig Berland;Valérie Chambon;Valérie Chambon;Katharina Gaus

  • Role of curvature and phase transition in lipid sorting and fission of membrane tubules

    Aurélien Roux;Damien Cuvelier;Pierre Nassoy;Jacques Prost

  • Curvature-driven lipid sorting needs proximity to a demixing point and is aided by proteins

    Benoit Sorre;Andrew Callan-Jones;Jean-Baptiste Manneville;Pierre Nassoy

  • A minimal system allowing tubulation with molecular motors pulling on giant liposomes

    Aurélien Roux;Giovanni Cappello;Jean Cartaud;Jacques Prost

  • Endophilin-A2 functions in membrane scission in clathrin-independent endocytosis

    Henri-François Renard;Mijo Simunovic;Joël Lemière;Emmanuel Boucrot

  • Nature of curvature coupling of amphiphysin with membranes depends on its bound density

    Benoît Sorre;Andrew Callan-Jones;John Manzi;Bruno Goud

  • A New Method for the Reconstitution of Membrane Proteins into Giant Unilamellar Vesicles

    Philippe Girard;Jacques Pécréaux;Guillaume Lenoir;Pierre Falson

  • Cooperative extraction of membrane nanotubes by molecular motors.

    Cécile Leduc;Otger Campàs;Konstantin B. Zeldovich;Aurélien Roux

  • Membrane curvature controls dynamin polymerization

    Aurélien Roux;Gerbrand Koster;Martin Lenz;Benoît Sorre

  • Refined contour analysis of giant unilamellar vesicles.

    J. Pécréaux;H.-G. Döbereiner;J. Prost;J.-F. Joanny

  • When Physics Takes Over: BAR Proteins and Membrane Curvature

    Mijo Simunovic;Gregory A. Voth;Andrew Callan-Jones;Patricia Bassereau;Patricia Bassereau;Patricia Bassereau

  • Lα to L3: a topology driven transition in phases of infinite fluid membranes

    G. Porte;J. Appell;P. Bassereau;J. Marignan

  • Modeling the effects of lipid peroxidation during ferroptosis on membrane properties

    Eran Agmon;Jérôme Solon;Patricia Bassereau;Patricia Bassereau;Brent R. Stockwell

  • Actin Dynamics Drive Membrane Reorganization and Scission in Clathrin-Independent Endocytosis

    Winfried Römer;Léa-Laetitia Pontani;Benoît Sorre;Benoît Sorre;Carles Rentero

  • The 2018 biomembrane curvature and remodeling roadmap.

    Patricia Bassereau;Patricia Bassereau;Rui Jin;Tobias Baumgart;Markus Deserno

  • Shape transformations of the aggregates in dilute surfactant solutions : a small-angle neutron scattering study

    G. Porte;J. Marignan;P. Bassereau;R. May

  • Coalescence of Membrane Tethers: Experiments, Theory, and Applications

    Damien Cuvelier;Imre Derényi;Patricia Bassereau;Pierre Nassoy

  • Membrane shape modulates transmembrane protein distribution.

    Sophie Aimon;Andrew Callan-Jones;Alice Berthaud;Mathieu Pinot;Mathieu Pinot

  • Building endocytic pits without clathrin

    Ludger Johannes;Robert G. Parton;Patricia Bassereau;Satyajit Mayor

  • A minimal system allowing tubulation using molecular motors pulling on giant liposomes

    Aurelien Roux;Giovanni Cappello;Jean Cartaud;Jacques Prost

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacques Prost
Jacques Prost Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Daniel Levy
Daniel Levy National Institutes of Health
Ludger Johannes
Ludger Johannes Institute Curie
Gregory A. Voth
Gregory A. Voth University of Chicago
Bruno Goud
Bruno Goud Institute Curie
Aurélien Roux
Aurélien Roux University of Geneva
Winfried Weissenhorn
Winfried Weissenhorn Grenoble Alpes University
Emmanuel Lemichez
Emmanuel Lemichez Institut Pasteur
Jean-François Joanny
Jean-François Joanny Collège de France

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