Disentangling the lipid divide: Identification of key enzymes for the biosynthesis of unusual Membrane-spanning and Ether lipids in Bacteria
D. X. Sahonero-Canavesi, M. Siliakus, A. Abdala Asbun, M. Koenen, F. A. B. von Meijenfeldt, S. Boeren, N. J. Bale, J. C. Engelmann, K. Fiege, L. Strack van Schijndel, J. S. Sinninghe Damste, L. Villanueva
The paper identifies bacterial enzymes involved in producing ether-linked membrane-spanning lipids and shows that branched iso-fatty acids are their building blocks.
bioRxiv · Apr 21, 2022Microbiology