MEMBRANE CURVATURE

Click the membrane to create indentations — BAR domain proteins (orange) sense and amplify local curvature
Helfrich bending energy: F = (κ/2)∫(2H)² dA

BENDING RIGIDITY κ

BAR DOMAIN CONC.

CLICK DEPTH

Max curvature0

BAR bound0

Bending energy0

Click on membrane to indent · BAR domains (orange crescents) bind to concave regions