Publications

• Force measurements show that uL4 and uL24 mechanically stabilize a fragment of 23S rRNA essential for ribosome assembly
  L. Geffroy, T. Bizebard, R. Aoyama, T. Ueda, and U. Bockelmann
  RNA, published in advance January 2019.

• Single-molecule FRET assay to observe the activity of proteins involved in RNA/RNA annealing
  T. Bizebard, V. Arluison and U. Bockelmann
  Methods in Molecular Biology 1737, 301-319 (2018).

• RNA unzipping and force measurements with a dual optical trap
  L. Geffroy, P. Mangeol, T. Bizebard and U. Bockelmann
  Methods in Molecular Biology 1665, 25-41 (2017).

• On-chip conductometric detection of short DNA sequences via electro-hydrodynamic aggregation
  B. Venzac, M. L. Diakite, D. Herthnek, I. Cisse, U. Bockelmann, S. Descroix, L. Malaquin and J.-L. Viovy
  Analyst 143, 190-199 (2017).

• Hairpins under tension: RNA versus DNA
  M. Bercy and U. Bockelmann
  Nucleic Acids Res. 43, 9928-36 (2015).

• Electronic hybridization detection in microarray format and DNA genotyping
  A. Blin, I. Cissé and U. Bockelmann
  Scientific Reports 4, 4194; DOI:10.1038/srep04194 (2014).

• Investigating RNA structure and folding with optical tweezers
  M. Bercy, P. Mangeol, T. Bizebard, K. Tanner, J. Banroques and U. Bockelmann,
  in RNA Structure and Folding, Biophysical Techniques and Prediction Methods. Edited by D. Klostermeier and C. Hammann. De Gruyter (Berlin), pages 157-180 (2013).
• Threshold voltage drift of FET sensor arrays with different gate insulators
  C. Perréard, A. Blin and U. Bockelmann,
  Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 185, 282-86 (2013).
• Revealing the competition between peeled-ssDNA, melting bubbles and S-DNA during DNA overstretching using fluorescence microscopy
  G.A. King, P. Gross, U. Bockelmann, M. Modesti, G. J. L. Wuite and E. J. G. Peterman
  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 110, 3859-64 (2013).

• Probing ribosomal protein-RNA interactions with an external force
  P. Mangeol, T. Bizebard, C. Chiaruttini, M. Dreyfus, M. Springer and U. Bockelmann
  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 108, 18272 (2011).
• Quantifying how DNA stretches, melts and changes twist under tension
  P. Gross, N. Laurens, L. B. Oddershede, U. Bockelmann, E. J. G. Peterman and G. J. L. Wuite
  Nature Physics 7, 731 (2011).
• DNA unzipping and force measurements with a dual optical trap
  I. Cisse, P. Mangeol and U. Bockelmann
  Methods in Molecular Biology 783, 45 (2011).
• Rectification of the current in a-hemolysin pore depends on the cation type: the alkali series probed by molecular dynamics simulations and experiments.
  S. Bhattacharya, J. Muzard, L. Payet, J. Mathe, U. Bockelmann, A. Aksimentiev and V. Viasnoff
  J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 4255 (2011).

• Force fluctuations assist nanopore unzipping of DNA.
  V. Viasnoff, N. Chiaruttini, J. Muzard and U. Bockelmann
  J. Phys. C. 22, 454122 (2010).
• Is the in vitro ejection of bacteriophage DNA quasistatic? A bulk to single virus study.
  N. Chiaruttini, N. de Frutos, M. Augarde, P. Boulanger, L. Letellier and V. Viasnoff
  Biophys. J. 99, 447 (2010).
• DNA Translocation and Unzipping through a Nanopore: Some Geometrical Effects.
  J. Muzard, M. Martinho, J. Mathe, U. Bockelmann and V. Viasnoff
  Biophys. J. 98, 2170 (2010).
• Localized Joule heating produced by ion current focusing through micron-size holes.
  V. Viasnoff, U. Bockelmann, A. Meller, H. Isambert, L. Laufer and Y. Tsori
  Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 163701 (2010).

• Probing DNA base pairing energy profiles using a nanopore.
  V.Viasnoff, N.Chiaruttini and U. Bockelmann
  Europ.Biophys.J 38 (2) 263-269 (2009). PDF

• Interference and crosstalk in double optical tweezers using a single laser source
  P. Mangeol and U. Bockelmann
  Rev. Sci. Instrum. 79, 083103 (2008). PDF
• T7 RNA Polymerase Studied by Force Measurements Varying Cofactor Concentration
  P. Thomen, P. J. Lopez, U. Bockelmann, J. Guillerez, M. Dreyfus and F. Heslot
  Biophys. J. 95, 2423 (2008).
• Theoretical study of sequence dependent nanopore unzipping of DNA
  U. Bockelmann and V. Viasnoff
  Biophys. J. 94, 2716 (2008).

• Electronic detection of DNA adsorption and hybridization
  U. Bockelmann
  in IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, Vol. 249, VLSI-SoC: Research Trends in VLSI and Systems on Chip, eds. G. de Micheli, S. Mir, R. Reis, pp.55-67 (Boston: Springer 2007)
• Signal enhancement in electronic detection of DNA hybridization
  C. Gentil, G. Philippin and U. Bockelmann
  Phys. Rev. E 75, 011926 (2007)

• Transistor based study of the electrolyte/SiO2 interface
  C. Gentil, D. Côte and U. Bockelmann
  Phys. Stat. Sol. A 203, 3412 (2006)
• Single molecule study of DNA conductivity in aqueous environment
  O. Legrand , D. Côte and U. Bockelmann
  Phys. Rev. E 73, 031925 (2006)
• Probing DNA and RNA single molecules with a double optical tweezer
  P. Mangeol, D. Côte, T. Bizebard, O. Legrand and U. Bockelmann
  Eur. Phys. J. E 19, 311 (2006)

• Procédé de détection électronique d'au moins une interaction spécifique entre des molécules sondes et des biomolécules cibles
  U. Bockelmann, F. Pouthas, C. Gentil, EP03813618 (2005), patent
• DNA nanomechanical switches under folding kinetics control
  V.Viasnoff, A.Meller, H.Isambert, Nano Lett. 2006 Jan;6(1):101-4.

• Dynamics of the DNA duplex formation studied by single molecule force measurements
  U.Bockelmann, P. Thomen and F. Heslot
  Biophysical Journal 87, 3388 (2004)
• Spatially resolved electronic detection of biopolymers
  F. Pouthas, C. Gentil, D. Côte, G. Zeck, B. Straub and U. Bockelmann
  Phys. Rev. E, 70, 031906 (2004)
• DNA detection on transistor arrays following mutation-specific enzymatic amplification
  F. Pouthas, C. Gentil, D. Côte and U. Bockelmann
  Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 1594 (2004)
• A double trap for single molecule manipulation at opaque and microstructured surfaces
  O. Legrand, D. Côte and U. Bockelmann
  "Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation", edited by K. Dholakia and G. C. Spalding, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 5514, p.160 (2004)
• Single molecule manipulation of nucleic acids
  U. Bockelmann
  Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 14, 368 (2004)
  

• Detection of molecular probes fixed to an active zone of a sensor
  U. Bockelmann, F. Pouthas, PCT WO03062811 (2003), patent

• Rotational drag on DNA: a single molecule experiment
  P. Thomen, U. Bockelmann and F. Heslot
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 248102 (2002)
• Mechanical opening of DNA by micromanipulation and force measurement
  U. Bockelmann, B. Essevaz-Roulet, Ph. Thomen and F. Heslot
  C. R. Physique 3, 585 (2002)
• Unzipping DNA with Optical Tweezers: High Sequence Sensitivity and Force Flips
  U. Bockelmann, Ph. Thomen, B. Essevaz-Roulet, V. Viasnoff and F. Heslot
  Biophys. J. 82, 1537 (2002)

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