Amphipathic Motifs Regulate N-BAR Protein Endophilin B1 Auto-inhibition and Drive Membrane Remodeling.

Membrane remodeling is a common theme in a variety of cellular processes. Here, we investigated membrane remodeling N-BAR protein endophilin B1, a critical player in diverse intracellular trafficking events, including mitochondrial and Golgi fission, and apoptosis. We find that endophilin B1 assembles into helical scaffolds on membranes, and that both membrane binding and assembly are driven by interactions between N-terminal helix H0 and the lipid bilayer.

Structural basis of host protein hijacking in human T-cell leukemia virus integration.

Integration of the reverse-transcribed viral DNA into host chromosomes is a critical step in the life-cycle of retroviruses, including an oncogenic delta(δ)-retrovirus human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1). Retroviral integrase forms a higher order nucleoprotein assembly (intasome) to catalyze the integration reaction, in which the roles of host factors remain poorly understood. Here, we use cryo-electron microscopy to visualize the HTLV-1 intasome at 3.