Physical mechanisms of ESCRT-III-driven cell division in archaea
L. Harker-Kirschneck, A. E. Hafner, T. Yao, A. A. Pulschen, F. Hurtig, C. Vanhille Campos, D. Hryniuk, S. Culley, R. Henriques, B. Baum, A. Saric
The paper develops a physical model to explain how ESCRT-III filaments drive cell division in archaea, showing that active geometry changes and disassembly are sufficient for efficient splitting.
bioRxiv · Mar 23, 2021 · PreprintBiophysics