title: Bending membranes into different shapes.
abstract: BAR domains bend membranes by imposing their curved shape. In this issue, Isas et al. show the structural differences in the interaction of the BAR domain protein amphiphysin with vesicles and tubes. They find that superficial interactions lead to vesicles, whereas more penetrating interactions of a more crowded protein lead to tubes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064, USA. Electronic address: adrian.gross@rosalindfranklin.edu.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000378:metabolism*; D058635:Lipid-Linked Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D058635:Lipid-Linked Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins