BAR domain

BAR domain

Structure of amphiphysin BAR.[1]
Identifiers
Symbol BAR
Pfam PF03114
InterPro IPR004148
SMART SM00721
PROSITE PDOC51021
SCOP 1uru
SUPERFAMILY 1uru
CDD cd07307

In molecular biology, BAR domains are highly conserved protein dimerisation domains that occur in many proteins involved in membrane dynamics in a cell. The BAR domain is banana shaped and binds to membrane via its concave face. It is capable of sensing membrane curvature by binding preferentially to curved membranes. BAR domains are named after three proteins that they are found: Bin, Amphiphysin and Rvs.

BAR domains occur in combinations with other domains

Many BAR family proteins contain alternative lipid specificity domains that help target these protein to particular membrane compartments. Some also have SH3 domains that bind to dynamin and thus proteins like amphiphysin and endophilin are implicated in the orchestration of vesicle scission.

N-BAR domain

Some BAR domain containing proteins have an N-terminal amphipathic helix preceding the BAR domain. This helix inserts (like in the epsin ENTH domain) into the membrane and induces curvature, which is stabilised by the BAR dimer. Amphiphysin, endophilin, BRAP1/bin2 and nadrin are examples of such proteins containing an N-BAR. The Drosophila amphiphysin N-BAR (DA-N-BAR) is an example of a protein with a preference for negatively charged surfaces.[1]

F-BAR (EFC) domain

F-BAR domains (for FCH-BAR, or EFC for Extended FCH Homology) are BAR domains that are extensions of the already established FCH domain. They are frequently found at the amino terminus of proteins. They can bind lipid membranes and can tubulate lipids in vitro and in vivo, but their exact physiological role still is under investigation.[2] Examples of the F-BAR domain family are CIP4/FBP17/Toca-1 and Syndapins (also called PACSINs). Gene knock-out of syndapin I in mice revealed that that this brain-enriched isoform of the syndapin family is crucial for proper size control of synaptic vesicles and thereby indeed helps to define membrane curvature a physiological process. Work of the lab of Britta Qualmann also demonstrated that syndapin I is crucial for proper targeting of the large GTPase dynamin to membranes.[3]

Sorting nexins

The sorting nexin family of proteins includes several members that possess a BAR domain, including the well characterized SNX1 and SNX9.

Human proteins containing this domain

AMPH; ARHGAP17; BIN1; BIN2; BIN3; DNMBP; GMIP; RICH2; SH3BP1; SH3GL1; SH3GL2; SH3GL3; SH3GLB1; SH3GLB2;

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References

  1. 1 2 Peter BJ, Kent HM, Mills IG; et al. (January 2004). "BAR domains as sensors of membrane curvature: the amphiphysin BAR structure". Science 303 (5657): 495–9. doi:10.1126/science.1092586. PMID 14645856.
  2. Qualmann B, Koch D, Kessels MM (August 2011). "Let's go bananas: revisiting the endocytic BAR code". EMBO J. 30 (17): 3501–15. doi:10.1038/emboj.2011.266. PMC 3181480. PMID 21878992.
  3. Koch D, Spiwoks-Becker I, Sabanov V, Sinning A, Dugladze T, Stellmacher A, Ahuja R, Grimm J, Schüler S, Müller A, Angenstein F, Ahmed T, Diesler A, Moser M, Tom Dieck S, Spessert R, Boeckers TM, Fässler R, Hübner CA, Balschun D, Gloveli T, Kessels MM, Qualmann B (December 2011). "Proper synaptic vesicle formation and neuronal network activity critically rely on syndapin I". EMBO J. 30 (24): 4955–69. doi:10.1038/emboj.2011.339. PMC 3243622. PMID 21926968.

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