Abstract
An important new structure suggests the BAR domain is a membrane-binding module that can both produce and sense membrane curvature. BAR resembles a banana that binds membranes electrostatically through its positively charged, concave surface.
MeSH terms
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ADP-Ribosylation Factors / metabolism
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Animals
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Biophysical Phenomena
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Biophysics
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Drosophila
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GTPase-Activating Proteins / metabolism
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Lipid Bilayers / metabolism*
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Liposomes / metabolism*
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Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism*
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Nerve Tissue Proteins / physiology
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Protein Structure, Tertiary / physiology
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Static Electricity
Substances
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GTPase-Activating Proteins
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Lipid Bilayers
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Liposomes
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Nerve Tissue Proteins
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amphiphysin
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ADP-Ribosylation Factors