GTP hydrolysis by Synechocystis IM30 does not decisively affect its membrane remodeling activity

B Junglas, C Siebenaller, L Schlösser, N Hellmann… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The function of IM30 (also known as Vipp1) is linked to protection and/or remodeling of the
thylakoid membrane system in chloroplasts and cyanobacteria. Recently, it has been …

What is Vipp1 good for?

B Junglas, D Schneider - Molecular microbiology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
While Vipp1 (also known as IM30) clearly is essential for proper biogenesis of thylakoid
membranes in chloroplasts and cyanobacteria, the exact function of Vipp1/IM30 still remains …

[HTML][HTML] Specific interaction of IM30/Vipp1 with cyanobacterial and chloroplast membranes results in membrane remodeling and eventually in membrane fusion

J Heidrich, A Thurotte, D Schneider - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2017 - Elsevier
The photosynthetic light reaction takes place within the thylakoid membrane system in
cyanobacteria and chloroplasts. Besides its global importance, the biogenesis, maintenance …

Membrane destabilization and pore formation induced by the Synechocystis IM30 protein

B Junglas, A Axt, C Siebenaller, H Sonel, N Hellmann… - Biophysical …, 2022 - cell.com
The inner membrane-associated protein of 30 kDa (IM30) is essential in chloroplasts and
cyanobacteria. The spatio-temporal cellular localization of the protein appears to be highly …

[HTML][HTML] The IM30/Vipp1 C-terminus associates with the lipid bilayer and modulates membrane fusion

R Hennig, A West, M Debus, M Saur, J Markl… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017 - Elsevier
IM30/Vipp1 proteins are crucial for thylakoid membrane biogenesis in chloroplasts and
cyanobacteria. A characteristic C-terminal extension distinguishes these proteins from the …

Mg2+ binding triggers rearrangement of the IM30 ring structure, resulting in augmented exposure of hydrophobic surfaces competent for membrane binding

J Heidrich, B Junglas, N Grytsyk, N Hellmann… - Journal of Biological …, 2018 - ASBMB
The" inner membrane–associated protein of 30 kDa"(IM30), also known as" vesicle-inducing
protein in plastids 1"(Vipp1), is found in the majority of photosynthetic organisms that use …

The fusion activity of IM30 rings involves controlled unmasking of the fusogenic core

A Thurotte, D Schneider - Frontiers in plant science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The inner membrane-associated protein of 30 kDa (IM30, also known as Vipp1) is required
for thylakoid membrane biogenesis and maintenance in cyanobacteria and chloroplasts …

VIPP1 rods engulf membranes containing phosphatidylinositol phosphates

J Theis, TK Gupta, J Klingler, W Wan, S Albert… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
In cyanobacteria and plants, VIPP1 plays crucial roles in the biogenesis and repair of
thylakoid membrane protein complexes and in coping with chloroplast membrane stress. In …

VIPP1 involved in chloroplast membrane integrity has GTPase activity in vitro

N Ohnishi, L Zhang, W Sakamoto - Plant physiology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract VESICLE-INDUCING PROTEIN IN PLASTID1 (VIPP1) is conserved among
oxygenic photosynthetic organisms and appears to have diverged from the bacterial PspA …

Functional implications of multiple IM30 oligomeric states

C Siebenaller, B Junglas, D Schneider - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The inner membrane-associated protein of 30 kDa (IM30), also known as the vesicle-
inducing protein in plastids 1 (Vipp1), is essential for photo-autotrophic growth of …