TMEM16 scramblases thin the membrane to enable lipid scrambling

Lipid scrambling is required for many cellular processes but the lipid-protein interactions that occur during transport are unknown. Using cryoEM and biochemical assays the authors show that membrane thinning is critical for lipid flipping.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maria E. Falzone, Zhang Feng, Omar E. Alvarenga, Yangang Pan, ByoungCheol Lee, Xiaolu Cheng, Eva Fortea, Simon Scheuring, Alessio Accardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30300-z