Highly basic clusters in the HSV-1 nuclear egress complex drive membrane budding by inducing lipid ordering
M. K. Thorsen, A. Lai, M. W. Lee, D. P. Hoogerheide, G. C. L. Wong, J. H. Freed, E. E. Heldwein
This study identifies how basic regions in the HSV-1 nuclear egress complex induce lipid ordering and negative curvature to drive membrane budding, with phosphorylation inhibiting this process.
bioRxiv · May 18, 2021Microbiology