BiochemistryProtein SciencePeer-reviewed
Membrane binding of a cyanobacterial ESCRT-III protein crucially involves the helix α1-3 hairpin conserved in all superfamily members
Lukas Schlösser, Mirka Kutzner, Nadja Hellmann…·Dirk Schneider
The paper shows IM30 binds membranes via a conserved helical hairpin, initiating assembly into higher-order structures that mediate membrane remodeling, revealing a conserved mechanism across ESCRT-III superfamily members.