Protein-Mediated Membrane Bending, Fission and Cell Division
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Cell Proliferation and Division".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 April 2022) | Viewed by 315
Special Issue Editors
Interests: membrane fission; cytokinesis; ESCRT machinery; super resolution microscopy; quantitative imaging
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Membrane-encapsulated nucleic acids and proteins define every cellular life form on Earth. Moreover, cellular compartmentalization through the formation of complex membrane systems has given rise to one of the most fundamental transitions in the history of life, the emergence of the eukaryotic cell. This compartmentalization, in turn, has allowed the separation of different cellular functions in membrane-enclosed regions inside cells to facilitate a plethora of cellular processes with increased efficiency. Identifying cellular machines that can remodel membranes and understanding their mechanism is, hence, crucial for addressing some of the most basic questions about of all cellular life forms.
Indeed, membrane remodeling proteins are involved in numerous cellular processes including cell division and intra- and extracellular communication via vesicle carriers. In such processes, regulated bending, fission, and fusion of biological membranes in different topologies and at different rates is essential. The basic principles by which membrane remodeling proteins execute their function are still not fully resolved. Recent technological advances in high-resolution microscopy techniques combined with in vitro reconstitution of protein-mediated membrane remodeling and computational modeling greatly promote our mechanical understanding of how these unique, evolutionary conserved protein machines carry out their function. This Special Issue aims to present recent work in the field of protein-mediated membrane remodeling with a focus on mechanistic properties, evolutionary functional conservation, and cell division.
Dr. Natalie Elia
Dr. Ori Avinoam
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ESCRTs
- dynamin
- BAR proteins
- mitosis
- FtsZ
- cytokinesis
- endocytosis
- exocytosis
- membrane trafficking
- GUVs
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