Molecular mechanics underlying flat-to-round membrane budding in live secretory cells

oleh: Wonchul Shin, Ben Zucker, Nidhi Kundu, Sung Hoon Lee, Bo Shi, Chung Yu Chan, Xiaoli Guo, Jonathan T. Harrison, Jaymie Moore Turechek, Jenny E. Hinshaw, Michael M. Kozlov, Ling-Gang Wu

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01

Deskripsi

Shin et al. report the molecular mechanics of membrane budding: actin and dynamin pull membrane inward to form a Λ-shape profile; dynamin helices convert Λ- to Ω-shape by constricting Λ’s base, and then constrict Ω-profile’s pore to form a vesicle.