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. 2004 Mar 23;14(6):R250-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.02.060.

Membrane curvature: how BAR domains bend bilayers

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Membrane curvature: how BAR domains bend bilayers

Joshua Zimmerberg et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

An important new structure suggests the BAR domain is a membrane-binding module that can both produce and sense membrane curvature. BAR resembles a banana that binds membranes electrostatically through its positively charged, concave surface.

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