MicrobiologymBioPeer-reviewed
Activation-independent capture of free fatty acids at the bacterial cell envelope by BrtB
Amaranta Kahn, Cristina Isabel Freitas Sousa, João P. A. Reis…·Pedro Nuno Leão
The paper shows that BrtB in Synechocystis captures free fatty acids at the cell envelope without activation, generating B-FAs and suggesting a new pathway for FFA incorporation.
DOI 10.1128/mbio.01132-26