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ArticleBioscience reports2019

Influenza A matrix protein M1 induces lipid membrane deformation via protein multimerization.

Ismail Dahmani, Kai Ludwig, Salvatore Chiantia

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Article in Bioscience reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ismail DahmaniUniversity of Potsdam, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, Potsdam 14476, Germany.
Kai LudwigForschungszentrum für Elektronenmikroskopie und Gerätezentrum BioSupraMol, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 36a, Berlin 14195, Germany.
Salvatore ChiantiaUniversity of Potsdam, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, Potsdam 14476, Germany chiantia@uni-potsdam.de.ORCID 0000-0003-0791-967X
University of Potsdam · DEFreie Universität Berlin · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The matrix protein M1 of the Influenza A virus (IAV) is supposed to mediate viral assembly and budding at the plasma membrane (PM) of infected cells. In order for a new viral particle to form, the PM lipid bilayer has to bend into a vesicle toward the extracellular side. Studies in cellular models have proposed that different viral proteins might be responsible for inducing membrane curvature in this context (including M1), but a clear consensus has not been reached. In the present study, we use a combination of fluorescence microscopy, cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM), cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) and scanning fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (sFCS) to investigate M1-induced membrane deformation in biophysical models of the PM. Our results indicate that M1 is indeed able to cause membrane curvature in lipid bilayers containing negatively charged lipids, in the absence of other viral components. Furthermore, we prove that protein binding is not sufficient to induce membrane restructuring. Rather, it appears that stable M1-M1 interactions and multimer formation are required in order to alter the bilayer three-dimensional structure, through the formation of a protein scaffold. Finally, our results suggest that, in a physiological context, M1-induced membrane deformation might be modulated by the initial bilayer curvature and the lateral organization of membrane components (i.e. the presence of lipid domains).

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Cell MembraneHumansInfluenza A virusInfluenza, HumanLipid BilayersMembrane LipidsProtein BindingProtein MultimerizationViral ProteinsVirus AssemblyLipid BilayersMembrane LipidsViral Proteinsconfocal microscopyinfluenzalipid membranesmembranesprotein-protein interactionsviral matrix proteins

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PMID31324731
PMCPMC6682550
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