Calponin-Homology Domain mediated bending of membrane associated actin filaments
S. Palani, A. Suchenko, S. Ghosh, E. Ivorra-Molla, S. Clarke, M. K. Balasubramanian, D. V. Koester
This paper shows that the 'curly' domain from IQGAP proteins stabilizes curved actin filaments when anchored to lipid membranes, forming high-curvature rings and enabling contraction with myosin II.
bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2020Biophysics