Lipids are one of the major components of biological membranes including the plasma
membrane, which is the interface between the cell and the environment. It has become clear …

Fatty acids and lipids, which are major and essential constituents of all plant cells, not only
provide structural integrity and energy for various metabolic processes but can also function …

Phosphatidic acid (PA) is the simplest cellular glycerophospholipid characterized by unique
biophysical properties: a small headgroup; negative charge; and a phosphomonoester …

How phospholipids are trafficked between the bacterial inner and outer membranes through
the hydrophilic space of the periplasm is not known. We report that members of the …

Phospholipids are essential components of biological membranes and signal transduction
cascades in plants. In recent years, plant phospholipid research was greatly advanced by …

Environmental stresses cause membrane damage in terrestrial plants. Studies on the lipids
obtained from these plants are required to understand their adaptation to climate change …

Pathogenic bacteria have evolved highly specialized systems to extract essential nutrients
from their hosts. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) scavenges lipids (cholesterol and fatty …

In Gram-negative bacteria, lipid asymmetry is critical for the function of the outer membrane
(OM) as a selective permeability barrier, but how it is established and maintained is poorly …

Plant chloroplasts contain an intricate photosynthetic membrane system, the thylakoids, and
are surrounded by two envelope membranes at which thylakoid lipids are assembled. The …

Plant cells contain unique organelles such as chloroplasts with an extensive photosynthetic
membrane. In addition, specialized epidermal cells produce an extracellular cuticle …