Endophilin-B1, also called Bax-interacting factor 1 (Bif-1) or SH3GLB1 (SH3-domain GRB2-like endophilin B1), is localized mainly to the Golgi apparatus. It is involved in the regulation of many biological events including autophagy, tumorigenesis, nerve growth factor (NGF) trafficking, neurite outgrowth, mitochondrial outer membrane dynamics, and cell death. Endophilins play roles in synaptic vesicle formation, virus budding, mitochondrial morphology maintenance, receptor-mediated endocytosis inhibition, and endosomal sorting. They contain an N-terminal N-BAR domain (BAR domain with an additional N-terminal amphipathic helix), followed by a variable region containing proline clusters, and a C-terminal SH3 domain. Endophilin-B1 forms homo- and heterodimers (with endophilin-B2) through its BAR domain. It interacts with amphiphysin 1 and dynamin 1 through its SH3 domain. SH3 domains are protein interaction domains that bind to proline-rich ligands with moderate affinity and selectivity, preferentially to PxxP motifs. They play versatile and diverse roles in the cell including the regulation of enzymes, changing the subcellular localization of signaling pathway components, and mediating the formation of multiprotein complex assemblies.
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