Surveying membrane landscapes: a new look at the bacterial cell surface
Recent studies applying advanced imaging techniques are changing the way we
understand bacterial cell surfaces, bringing new knowledge on everything from single-cell …
understand bacterial cell surfaces, bringing new knowledge on everything from single-cell …
Macromolecular crowding, phase separation, and homeostasis in the orchestration of bacterial cellular functions
Macromolecular crowding affects the activity of proteins and functional macromolecular
complexes in all cells, including bacteria. Crowding, together with physicochemical …
complexes in all cells, including bacteria. Crowding, together with physicochemical …
Antibiotic polymyxin arranges lipopolysaccharide into crystalline structures to solidify the bacterial membrane
Polymyxins are last-resort antibiotics with potent activity against multi-drug resistant
pathogens. They interact with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in bacterial membranes, but …
pathogens. They interact with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in bacterial membranes, but …
A periplasmic phospholipase that maintains outer membrane lipid asymmetry in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
RL Guest, MJ Lee, W Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria is unique in both structure and function. The
surface-exposed outer leaflet is composed of lipopolysaccharide, while the inner leaflet is …
surface-exposed outer leaflet is composed of lipopolysaccharide, while the inner leaflet is …
Lipids mediate supramolecular outer membrane protein assembly in bacteria
β Barrel outer membrane proteins (OMPs) cluster into supramolecular assemblies that give
function to the outer membrane (OM) of Gram-negative bacteria. How such assemblies form …
function to the outer membrane (OM) of Gram-negative bacteria. How such assemblies form …
Function of the Omp85 superfamily of outer membrane protein assembly factors and polypeptide transporters
MT Doyle, HD Bernstein - Annual Review of Microbiology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The Omp85 protein superfamily is found in the outer membrane (OM) of all gram-negative
bacteria and eukaryotic organelles of bacterial origin. Members of the family catalyze both …
bacteria and eukaryotic organelles of bacterial origin. Members of the family catalyze both …
[HTML][HTML] Lipopolysaccharides at solid and liquid interfaces: models for biophysical studies of the gram-negative bacterial outer membrane
Lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) are a constitutive element of the cell envelope of Gram-
negative bacteria, representing the main lipid in the external leaflet of their outer membrane …
negative bacteria, representing the main lipid in the external leaflet of their outer membrane …
Terrabacteria: redefining bacterial envelope diversity, biogenesis and evolution
The bacterial envelope is one of the oldest and most essential cellular components and has
been traditionally divided into Gram-positive (monoderm) and Gram-negative (diderm) …
been traditionally divided into Gram-positive (monoderm) and Gram-negative (diderm) …
Outer membrane utilisomes mediate glycan uptake in gut Bacteroidetes
Bacteroidetes are abundant members of the human microbiota, utilizing a myriad of diet-and
host-derived glycans in the distal gut. Glycan uptake across the bacterial outer membrane of …
host-derived glycans in the distal gut. Glycan uptake across the bacterial outer membrane of …
RNA origami: design, simulation and application
Design strategies for DNA and RNA nanostructures have developed along parallel lines for
the past 30 years, from small structural motifs derived from biology to large …
the past 30 years, from small structural motifs derived from biology to large …