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Curvature induction and membrane remodeling by FAM134B reticulon homology domain assist selective ER-phagy.

Nature communications | 2019

FAM134B/RETREG1 is a selective ER-phagy receptor that regulates the size and shape of the endoplasmic reticulum. The structure of its reticulon-homology domain (RHD), an element shared with other ER-shaping proteins, and the mechanism of membrane shaping remain poorly understood. Using molecular modeling and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we assemble a structural model for the RHD of FAM134B. Through MD simulations of FAM134B in flat and curved membranes, we relate the dynamic RHD structure with its two wedge-shaped transmembrane helical hairpins and two amphipathic helices to FAM134B functions in membrane-curvature induction and curvature-mediated protein sorting. FAM134B clustering, as expected to occur in autophagic puncta, amplifies the membrane-shaping effects. Electron microscopy of in vitro liposome remodeling experiments support the membrane remodeling functions of the different RHD structural elements. Disruption of the RHD structure affects selective autophagy flux and leads to disease states.

Pubmed ID: 31147549 RIS Download

Associated grants

  • Agency: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation), International
    Id: Sofja Kovalevskaja Award
  • Agency: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation), International
    Id: SFB 1177
  • Agency: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation), International
    Id: 259130777
  • Agency: EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council), International
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