title: Membrane shaping by the Bin/amphiphysin/Rvs (BAR) domain protein superfamily.
abstract: BAR domain superfamily proteins have emerged as central regulators of dynamic membrane remodeling, thereby playing important roles in a wide variety of cellular processes, such as organelle biogenesis, cell division, cell migration, secretion, and endocytosis. Here, we review the mechanistic and structural basis for the membrane curvature-sensing and deforming properties of BAR domain superfamily proteins. Moreover, we summarize the present state of knowledge with respect to their regulation by autoinhibitory mechanisms or posttranslational modifications, and their interactions with other proteins, in particular with GTPases, and with membrane lipids. We postulate that BAR superfamily proteins act as membrane-deforming scaffolds that spatiotemporally orchestrate membrane remodeling.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 6, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Yijian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Haucke
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs / Q000502:physiology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000378:metabolism; D008956:Models, Chemical; D005810:Multigene Family; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D021381:Protein Transport; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D008563:Membrane Lipids; D011506:Proteins