Molecular and Structural Basis of ESCRT-III Recruitment to Membranes during Archaeal Cell Division

Rachel Y. Samson, Takayuki Obita, Ben Hodgson, Michael K. Shaw, Parkson Lee Gau Chong, Roger L. Williams, Stephen D. Bell*

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Abstract

Members of the crenarchaeal kingdom, such as Sulfolobus, divide by binary fission yet lack genes for the otherwise near-ubiquitous tubulin and actin superfamilies of cytoskeletal proteins. Recent work has established that Sulfolobus homologs of the eukaryotic ESCRT-III and Vps4 components of the ESCRT machinery play an important role in Sulfolobus cell division. In eukaryotes, several pathways recruit ESCRT-III proteins to their sites of action. However, the positioning determinants for archaeal ESCRT-III are not known. Here, we identify a protein, CdvA, that is responsible for recruiting Sulfolobus ESCRT-III to membranes. Overexpression of the isolated ESCRT-III domain that interacts with CdvA results in the generation of nucleoid-free cells. Furthermore, CdvA and ESCRT-III synergize to deform archaeal membranes in vitro. The structure of the CdvA/ESCRT-III interface gives insight into the evolution of the more complex and modular eukaryotic ESCRT complex.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)186-196
Number of pages11
JournalMolecular Cell
Volume41
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011/01/21

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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