Cell · 2009 · 185 citations · 34 references
Life SciencesCell BiologyMolecular BiologyMembrane BiophysicsMembrane TraffickingStructural BiologyBiological MembranesCryo-electron MicroscopyLipid BilayersMacromolecular AssemblyMembrane CurvatureMembrane Self-assemblyCryo-electron Microscopy Of Membrane ProteinsCryo-electron Microscopy ReconstructionCurvatureHelical ConformationMembrane Curvature In FusionMembrane Fission MechanismsNucleotide HydrolysisProtein Conformational Changes
Proteins of the dynamin superfamily mediate membrane fission, fusion, and restructuring events by polymerizing upon lipid bilayers and forcing regions of high curvature. We fitted the BDLP crystal structure and produced a molecular model for the entire filament. Cryo‑EM revealed a ~11 Å resolution BDLP helical filament on lipid tubes, where the GTPase domain dimerizes to form the tube surface, the GED drives self‑assembly, and the paddle contacts lipids to induce curvature; binding of GMPPNP and lipids triggers large conformational changes that couple GTP hydrolysis to filament disassembly, and the structure shares similarities with rat dynamin‑1, implying broad relevance to the dynamin family.
Proteins of the dynamin superfamily mediate membrane fission, fusion, and restructuring events by polymerizing upon lipid bilayers and forcing regions of high curvature. In this work, we show the electron cryomicroscopy reconstruction of a bacterial dynamin-like protein (BDLP) helical filament decorating a lipid tube at ∼11 Å resolution. We fitted the BDLP crystal structure and produced a molecular model for the entire filament. The BDLP GTPase domain dimerizes and forms the tube surface, the GTPase effector domain (GED) mediates self-assembly, and the paddle region contacts the lipids and promotes curvature. Association of BDLP with GMPPNP and lipid induces radical, large-scale conformational changes affecting polymerization. Nucleotide hydrolysis seems therefore to be coupled to polymer disassembly and dissociation from lipid, rather than membrane restructuring. Observed structural similarities with rat dynamin 1 suggest that our results have broad implication for other dynamin family members.
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