Bridges instead of boats? The Mla system of diderm Firmicute Veillonella parvula reveals an ancestral transenvelope core of phospholipid trafficking
C. BELOIN, K. P. Grasekamp, B. Beaud, N. Taib, B. Audrain, B. Bardiaux, Y. Rossez, N. IZADI-PRUNEYRE, M. Lejeune, X. Trivelli, Z. Chouit, Y. Guerardel, J.-M. GHIGO, S. Gribaldo
This study investigates GPL trafficking in Veillonella parvula, revealing a minimal Mla system that directly connects membranes without chaperones or outer membrane lipoproteins, suggesting an ancestral core of the Mla system.
bioRxiv · Jun 30, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology