Controlled division of cell-sized vesicles by low densities of membrane-bound proteins

Membrane fission of a cell into two daughters is a core ability of cell-based life. Here the authors show that in artificial cells division can be controlled by regulating membrane curvature using low protein density.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jan Steinkühler, Roland L. Knorr, Ziliang Zhao, Tripta Bhatia, Solveig M. Bartelt, Seraphine Wegner, Rumiana Dimova, Reinhard Lipowsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14696-0