MicrobiologybioRxiv
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…·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.
DOI 10.1126/sciadv.abq8652