title: Membrane remodeling: FisB will do in a pinch.
abstract: Remodeling of membranes by fission or fusion has been extensively studied in eukaryotes, but proteins directly responsible for mediating such events in bacteria have not been discovered. A recent report identified a protein in Bacillus subtilis that exploits an affinity for a specific lipid to drive membrane fission during sporulation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Irene S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Kumaran S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ramamurthi
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins