期刊
FEBS OPEN BIO
卷 7, 期 11, 页码 1638-1645出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.12321
关键词
endocytosis; ganglioside; peripheral proteins
资金
- Human Frontier Science Program [RGP0029-2014]
The B subunit of the bacterial cholera toxin (CTxB) is responsible for the toxin binding to the cell membrane and its intracellular trafficking. CTxB binds to the monosialotetrahexosyl ganglioside at the plasma membrane of the target cell and mediates toxin internalization by endocytosis. CTxB induces a local membrane curvature that is essential for its clathrin-independent uptake. Using all-atom molecular dynamics, we show that CTxB induces local curvature, with the radius of curvature around 36 nm. The main feature of the CTxB molecular structure that causes membrane bending is the protruding alpha helices in the middle of the protein. Our study points to a generic protein design principle for generating local membrane curvature through specific binding to their lipid anchors.
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