Membrane homeostasis beyond fluidity: control of membrane compressibility

MF Renne, R Ernst - Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Biomembranes are complex materials composed of lipids and proteins that
compartmentalize biochemistry. They are actively remodeled in response to physical and …

Molecular shape solution for mesoscopic remodeling of cellular membranes

PV Bashkirov, PI Kuzmin, J Vera Lillo… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Cellular membranes self-assemble from and interact with various molecular species. Each
molecule locally shapes the lipid bilayer, the soft elastic core of cellular membranes. The …

Molecular mechanism of GPCR spatial organization at the plasma membrane

G Kockelkoren, L Lauritsen, CG Shuttle… - Nature Chemical …, 2024 - nature.com
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) mediate many critical physiological processes. Their
spatial organization in plasma membrane (PM) domains is believed to encode signaling …

WASP integrates substrate topology and cell polarity to guide neutrophil migration

RM Brunetti, G Kockelkoren, P Raghavan… - Journal of Cell …, 2022 - rupress.org
To control their movement, cells need to coordinate actin assembly with the geometric
features of their substrate. Here, we uncover a role for the actin regulator WASP in the 3D …

Membrane mediated mechanical stimuli produces distinct active-like states in the AT1 receptor

B Poudel, R Rajeshwar T, JM Vanegas - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The Angiotensin II Type 1 (AT1) receptor is one of the most widely studied GPCRs
within the context of biased signaling. While the AT1 receptor is activated by agonists such …

Recent developments in membrane curvature sensing and induction by proteins

C Has, SL Das - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General Subjects, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Membrane-bound intracellular organelles have characteristic shapes attributed
to different local membrane curvatures, and these attributes are conserved across species …

Insights into membrane curvature sensing and membrane remodeling by intrinsically disordered proteins and protein regions

C Has, P Sivadas, SL Das - The Journal of Membrane Biology, 2022 - Springer
Cellular membranes are highly dynamic in shape. They can rapidly and precisely regulate
their shape to perform various cellular functions. The protein's ability to sense membrane …

Membrane shape as determinant of protein properties

JC Bozelli Jr, SS Aulakh, RM Epand - Biophysical Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane lipids play a role in the modulation of a variety of biological processes. This is
often achieved through fine-tuned changes in membrane physical and chemical properties …

Recruitment of clathrin to intracellular membranes is sufficient for vesicle formation

C Küey, M Sittewelle, G Larocque… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
The formation of a clathrin-coated vesicle (CCV) is a major membrane remodeling process
that is crucial for membrane traffic in cells. Besides clathrin, these vesicles contain at least …

Remodeling of the plasma membrane by surface-bound protein monomers and oligomers: the critical role of intrinsically disordered regions

MK Araya, Y Zhou, AA Gorfe - The Journal of membrane biology, 2022 - Springer
The plasma membrane (PM) of cells is a dynamic structure whose morphology and
composition is in constant flux. PM morphologic changes are particularly relevant for the …