title: ESCRT Filaments as Spiral Springs.
abstract: In a recent issue of Cell, Chiaruttini et al. (2015) reveal the mechanical properties of the mysterious spiral filaments formed by the yeast ESCRT-III protein Snf7. The spirals are shown to be springs whose bending drives membrane deformation and perhaps membrane scission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
authors.forename: Lars-Anders
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
authors.forename: Qing-Tao
authors.initials: QT
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Biophysics Graduate Program, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
authors.forename: Mark Remec
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Pavlin
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Molecular Biophysics & Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. Electronic address: jimhurley@berkeley.edu.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hurley
mesh_terms: D056827:Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015003:Yeasts / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D056827:Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport; D008051:Lipid Bilayers