7sc0
From Proteopedia
CryoEM structure of the Caveolin-1 8S complex
Structural highlights
Publication Abstract from PubMedMembrane-sculpting proteins shape the morphology of cell membranes and facilitate remodeling in response to physiological and environmental cues. Complexes of the monotopic membrane protein caveolin function as essential curvature-generating components of caveolae, flask-shaped invaginations that sense and respond to plasma membrane tension. However, the structural basis for caveolin's membrane remodeling activity is currently unknown. Here, we show that, using cryo-electron microscopy, the human caveolin-1 complex is composed of 11 protomers organized into a tightly packed disc with a flat membrane-embedded surface. The structural insights suggest a previously unrecognized mechanism for how membrane-sculpting proteins interact with membranes and reveal how key regions of caveolin-1, including its scaffolding, oligomerization, and intramembrane domains, contribute to its function. Molecular architecture of the human caveolin-1 complex.,Porta JC, Han B, Gulsevin A, Chung JM, Peskova Y, Connolly S, Mchaourab HS, Meiler J, Karakas E, Kenworthy AK, Ohi MD Sci Adv. 2022 May 13;8(19):eabn7232. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abn7232. Epub 2022 May, 11. PMID:35544577[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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