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9S98

CdvB2 filament - high twist, class A

Summary for 9S98
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb9s98/pdb
EMDB information54674
DescriptorCell division protein B2 (1 entity in total)
Functional Keywordscell division, escrt-iii, membrane remodelling, archaea, cell cycle
Biological sourceSulfolobus acidocaldarius
Total number of polymer chains3
Total formula weight74647.48
Authors
Drobnic, T.,Lowe, J. (deposition date: 2025-08-06, release date: 2026-01-28)
Primary citationDrobnic, T.,Salzer, R.,Nierhaus, T.,Jiang, M.K.X.,Bellini, D.,Steindorf, A.,Albers, S.V.,Baum, B.,Lowe, J.
Molecular structure of the ESCRT-III-based archaeal CdvAB cell division machinery.
Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA, 123:e2525941123-e2525941123, 2026
Cited by
PubMed Abstract: Most prokaryotes divide using filaments of the tubulin-like FtsZ protein, while some archaea employ instead ESCRT-III-like proteins and their filaments for cell division and cytokinesis. The alternative archaeal system comprises Cdv proteins and is thought to bear some resemblance to ESCRT-III-based membrane remodeling in other domains of life, including eukaryotes, especially during abscission. Here, we present biochemical, crystallographic, and cryo-EM studies of the Cdv machinery. CdvA, an early non-ESCRT component, adopts a PRC-domain/coiled-coil fold and polymerizes into long double-stranded helical filaments, mainly via hydrophobic interfaces. Monomeric CdvB adopts the canonical ESCRT-III fold in both a closed and a distinct "semiopen" conformation. Soluble CdvB2 filaments are composed of subunits in the closed state, appearing to transition to the open, active state only when polymerized on membranes. Short N-terminal amphipathic helices in all CdvB paralogues, B, B1, and B2, mediate membrane binding and are required for liposome recruitment in vitro. We provide a molecular overview of archaeal ESCRT-III-based cytokinesis machinery, the definitive demonstration that CdvB proteins are bona fide ESCRT-III homologues, and reveal the molecular basis for membrane engagement. Thus, we illuminate conserved principles of ESCRT-mediated membrane remodeling and extend them to an anciently diverged archaeal lineage.
PubMed: 41543908
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2525941123
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Experimental method
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (3.86 Å)
Structure validation

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