2021
FisB relies on homo-oligomerization and lipid binding to catalyze membrane fission in bacteria
Landajuela A, Braun M, Rodrigues CDA, Martínez-Calvo A, Doan T, Horenkamp F, Andronicos A, Shteyn V, Williams ND, Lin C, Wingreen NS, Rudner DZ, Karatekin E. FisB relies on homo-oligomerization and lipid binding to catalyze membrane fission in bacteria. PLOS Biology 2021, 19: e3001314. PMID: 34185788, PMCID: PMC8274934, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane fissionMembrane fission machineryMother cell membraneNegative-curvature lipidsMother cell cytoplasmUnique membrane topologyFission machineryMembrane scissionMembrane topologyLipid microdomainsMembrane necksFission proteinsLipid bindingMembrane curvatureFilamentous cellsBacillus subtilisFisBProtein BCell cytoplasmAcidic lipidsCell membraneCurvature sensingImmobile clustersIntrinsic abilityBacteria
2016
Human Atg8-cardiolipin interactions in mitophagy: Specific properties of LC3B, GABARAPL2 and GABARAP
Antón Z, Landajuela A, Hervás JH, Montes LR, Hernández-Tiedra S, Velasco G, Goñi FM, Alonso A. Human Atg8-cardiolipin interactions in mitophagy: Specific properties of LC3B, GABARAPL2 and GABARAP. Autophagy 2016, 12: 2386-2403. PMID: 27764541, PMCID: PMC5172498, DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2016.1240856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAmino Acid SequenceApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsAutophagyAutophagy-Related Protein 8 FamilyCardiolipinsCell Line, TumorCell MembraneDronabinolGlioblastomaHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMitochondriaMitochondrial MembranesMitophagyPressureProtein BindingRotenoneSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsSelective mitochondrial autophagyOuter mitochondrial membraneHuman Atg8Quantitative biophysical techniquesHuman orthologAutophagosome formationMitochondrial autophagyMitochondrial membraneAutophagic processC-terminusGABARAPL2GABARAPPhospholipid cardiolipinBiophysical techniquesMitochondriaOrthologsMembrane fluidityCardiolipinLC3BMitophagyPositive cooperativitySpecific roleU87MG cellsAutophagyHydrophilic environment