Genetic and lipidomic identification of tuberculostearic acid as a controller of mycobacterial membrane compartmentalization
M. Prithviraj, T. Kado, J. A. Mayfield, D. C. Young, A. D. Huang, D. Motooka, S. Nakamura, M. S. Siegrist, D. B. Moody, Y. S. Morita
The paper identifies tuberculostearic acid (TBSA) as a key lipid controlled by the gene cfa, which regulates membrane compartmentalization in Mycobacterium smegmatis.
bioRxiv · Aug 17, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology