title: The F-BAR protein family Actin' on the membrane.
abstract: A tight spatio-temporal coordination of the machineries controlling actin dynamics and membrane remodelling is crucial for a huge variety of cellular processes that shape cells into a multicellular organism. Dynamic membrane remodelling is achieved by a functional relationship between proteins that control plasma membrane curvature, membrane fission and nucleation of new actin filaments. The BAR/F-BAR-domain-containing proteins are prime candidates to couple plasma membrane curvature and actin dynamics in different morphogenetic processes. Here, we discuss recent findings on the membrane-shaping proteins of the F-BAR domain subfamily and how they regulate morphogenetic processes in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Neurobiologie; Wilhelms-University; Münster; Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fricke
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gohl
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bogdan