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Amino acid-containing membrane lipids in bacteria

Journal

PROGRESS IN LIPID RESEARCH
Volume 49, Issue 1, Pages 46-60

Publisher

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2009.08.002

Keywords

Bacterial membrane; Amino acid-containing lipid; Phosphatidylserine; Lysyl-phosphatidylglycerol; Betaine lipid; Ornithine-containing lipid; Acyl-oxyacyl lipid; Sulfonolipid

Funding

  1. DGAPA/UNAM [IN200806, IN217907, IN218009]
  2. Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Mexico [46020-N, 49738-0, 82614]

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In the bacterial model organism Escherichia coli only the three major membrane lipids phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, and cardiolipin occur. all of which belong to the glycerophospholipids. The amino acid-containing phosphatidylserine is a major lipid in eukaryotic membranes but in most bacteria it occurs only as a minor biosynthetic intermediate. In some bacteria, the anionic glycerophospholipids phosphatidylglycerol and cardiolipin can be decorated with aminoacyl residues. For example, phosphatidylglycerol can be decorated with lysine, alanine, or arginine whereas in the case of cardiolipin, lysine or D-alanine modifications are known. In few bacteria, diacylglycerol-derived lipids can be substituted with lysine or homoserine. Acyl-oxyacyl lipids in which the lipidic part is amide-linked to the alpha-amino group of an amino acid are widely distributed among bacteria and ornithine-containing lipids are the most common version of this lipid type. Only few bacterial groups form glycine-containing lipids, serineglycine-containing lipids, sphingolipids, or sulfonolipids. Although many of these amino acid-containing bacterial membrane lipids are produced in response to certain stress conditions, little is known about the specific molecular functions of these lipids. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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