Crenarchaeal CdvA forms double-helical filaments containing DNA and interacts with ESCRT-III-like CdvB.

<h4>Background</h4>The phylum Crenarchaeota lacks the FtsZ cell division hallmark of bacteria and employs instead Cdv proteins. While CdvB and CdvC are homologues of the eukaryotic ESCRT-III and Vps4 proteins, implicated in membrane fission processes during multivesicular body biogenesis...

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Main Authors: Christine Moriscot, Simonetta Gribaldo, Jean-Michel Jault, Mart Krupovic, Julie Arnaud, Marc Jamin, Guy Schoehn, Patrick Forterre, Winfried Weissenhorn, Patricia Renesto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21760923/?tool=EBI