title: Membrane fission: curvature-sensitive proteins cut it both ways.
abstract: Boucrot et al. (2012) demonstrate a membrane fission mechanism independent of nucleotide hydrolysis that is based on membrane insertion of amphipathic helices. They show that, for N-BAR domain proteins, which promote membrane curvature but also contain amphipathic helices, fission is opposed by the BAR domain that stabilizes tubular membrane structures.
authors.affiliation: CNRS UMR 5207, Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, Université Montpellier II, F-34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Callan-Jones
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bassereau