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INTERACTION OF HELIX-0 OF THE N-BAR DOMAIN<br />

WITH LIPID BILAYERS<br />

2006). The N-terminal amphipatic segments were also proposed to act as mediators <strong>of</strong><br />

oligomerization between BAR domain dimers, increasing the efficiency <strong>of</strong> the<br />

tubulation process (Richnau et al., 2004; Gallop and McMahon, 2005)<br />

A model for the function <strong>of</strong> amphiphysin and other BAR <strong>proteins</strong> involved in<br />

clathrin mediated endocytosis is represented in Figure V-2. Amphiphysin can act in<br />

clathrin mediated endocytosis by binding to the nascent vesicle on the early stages <strong>of</strong><br />

invagination, either through the BAR domain itself or through interaction <strong>with</strong> other<br />

<strong>proteins</strong>. Following this, the BAR domain can contribute to the generation <strong>of</strong> the bud<br />

neck <strong>with</strong> the required dimensions, and as the pit matures, more amphiphysin is<br />

recruited to the vesicle neck due to its curvature sensing properties. Dynamin is<br />

assembled together <strong>with</strong> amphiphysin and GTP hydrolysis leads to vesicle fission<br />

(Yoshida et al., 2004).<br />

Figure V-2: Possible mechanism <strong>of</strong> action <strong>of</strong> amphiphysin in clathrin mediated endocytosis.<br />

Coat components (clathrin) were omitted (taken from Yoshida et al., 2004).<br />

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