title: Roles of F-BAR/PCH proteins in the regulation of membrane dynamics and actin reorganization.
abstract: The Pombe Cdc15 Homology (PCH) proteins have emerged in many species as important coordinators of signaling pathways that regulate actomyosin assembly and membrane dynamics. The hallmark of the PCH proteins is the presence of a Fes/CIP4 homology-Bin/Amphiphysin/Rvsp (F-BAR) domain; therefore they are commonly referred to as F-BAR proteins. The prototype F-BAR protein, Cdc15p of Schizosaccharomyces pombe, has a role in the formation of the contractile actomyosin ring during cytokinesis. Vertebrate F-BAR proteins have an established role in binding phospholipids and they participate in membrane deformations, for instance, during the internalization of transmembrane receptors. This way the F-BAR proteins will function as linkers between the actin polymerization apparatus and the machinery regulating membrane dynamics. Interestingly, some members of the F-BAR proteins are implicated in inflammatory or neurodegenerative disorders and the observations can be expected to have clinical implications for the treatment of the diseases.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Uppsala University, SE-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Pontus
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aspenström
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D019281:Dimerization; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4 / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; C082279:CDC15 protein; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins