Synergy between intrinsically disordered domains and structured proteins amplifies membrane curvature sensing | Nature Communications

Many proteins which sense membrane curvature contain intrinsically disordered domains. Here the authors use Monte Carlo simulations combined with experimental approaches and report that disordered domains are potent sensors of membrane curvature.

Download PDF Subjects Endocytosis Intrinsically disordered proteins Abstract The ability of proteins to sense membrane curvature is essential to cellular function. All known sensing mechanisms rely on protein domains with specific structural features such as wedge-like amphipathic helices and crescent-shaped BAR domains. Yet many proteins that contain these domains also contain large intrinsically disordered regions. Here we report that disordered domains are themselves potent sensors of membrane curvature. Comparison of Monte Carlo simulations with in vitro and live-cell measurements demonstr

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