Functional assignment of multiple ESCRT‐III homologs in cell division and budding in Sulfolobus islandicus

• Published in: Molecular microbiology Vol. 105; no. 4; pp. 540 - 553
• Main Authors: Liu, Junfeng, Gao, Renxia, Li, Chengtao, Ni, Jinfeng, Yang, Zhaojie, Zhang, Qi, Chen, Haining, Shen, Yulong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2017
• Subjects: Abscission; Amino Acid Sequence; Archaea; Cell Division; Cell morphology; Chromosome Segregation; Chromosomes; Cytokinesis; Cytokinesis - physiology; Cytology; Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport - genetics; Endosomes - metabolism; Endosomes - physiology; Genetic analysis; Growth rate; Homology; Protein Binding - physiology; Protein Transport; Proteins; Sulfolobus - genetics; Sulfolobus - metabolism; Viruses

Summary The archaea Sulfolobus utilizes the ESCRT‐III‐based machinery for cell division. This machinery comprises three proteins: CdvA, Eukaryotic‐like ESCRT‐III and Vps4. In addition to ESCRT‐III, Sulfolobus cells also encode three other ESCRT‐III homologs termed ESCRT‐III‐1, −2 and −3. Herein, we...