Mechanism of outer membrane destabilization by global reduction of protein content
I. V. Mikheyeva, J. Sun, K. Huang, T. J. Silhavy
This study investigates how reducing outer membrane protein content in Gram-negative bacteria weakens the outer membrane, alters cell shape, and causes rupture by disrupting lipid asymmetry.
bioRxiv · Feb 19, 2023Microbiology