The ESCRT-III-like protein Vipp1 {couples} filament polymerization with membrane transforming. It assembles planar sheets in addition to 3D rings and helical polymers, all implicated in mitigating plastid-associated membrane stress. The structure of Vipp1 planar sheets and helical polymers stays unknown, as do the geometric adjustments required to transition between polymeric varieties. *
Within the article “Mechanism for Vipp1 spiral formation, ring biogenesis, and membrane restore” Souvik Naskar, Andrea Merino, Javier Espadas, Jayanti Singh, Aurelien Roux, Adai Colom and Harry H. Low present how cyanobacterial Vipp1 assembles into morphologically-related sheets and spirals on membranes in vitro.*
The spirals converge to type a central ring just like these described in membrane budding. Cryo-EM buildings of helical filaments reveal an in depth geometric relationship between Vipp1 helical and planar lattices. Furthermore, the helical buildings reveal how filaments twist—a course of required for Vipp1, and sure different ESCRT-III filaments, to transition between planar and 3D architectures. *
General, the authors’ outcomes present a molecular mannequin for Vipp1 ring biogenesis and a mechanism for Vipp1 membrane stabilization and restore, with implications for different ESCRT-III methods. *
NanoWorld Extremely-Brief Cantilevers USC-F0.3-k0.3 for Excessive-Pace AFM (HS-AFM) with a typical spring fixed of 0.3 N nm−1 and a typical resonance frequency of about 300 kHz have been used for picture acquisition with quick scanning atomic pressure microscopy.*
*Souvik Naskar, Andrea Merino, Javier Espadas, Jayanti Singh, Aurelien Roux, Adai Colom and Harry H. Low
Mechanism for Vipp1 spiral formation, ring biogenesis, and membrane restore
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (2024)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-024-01401-8
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