The plasma membrane as a mechanochemical transducer

AL Le Roux, X Quiroga, N Walani… - … of the Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Cells are constantly submitted to external mechanical stresses, which they must withstand
and respond to. By forming a physical boundary between cells and their environment that is …

Cryo-EM of the dynamin polymer assembled on lipid membrane

L Kong, KA Sochacki, H Wang, S Fang, B Canagarajah… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Membrane fission is a fundamental process in the regulation and remodelling of cell
membranes. Dynamin, a large GTPase, mediates membrane fission by assembling around …