Bacterial lipid biophysics and membrane organization.

Lorna My Mitchison-Field, Brittany J Belin

Current opinion in microbiology 2023 Aug

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The formation of lateral microdomains is emerging as a central organizing principle in bacterial membranes. These microdomains are targets of antibiotic development and have the potential to enhance natural product synthesis, but the rules governing their assembly are unclear. Previous studies have suggested that microdomain formation is promoted by lipid phase separation, particularly by cardiolipin (CL) and isoprenoid lipids, and there is strong evidence that CL biosynthesis is required for recruitment of membrane proteins to cell poles and division sites. New work demonstrates that additional bacterial lipids may mediate membrane protein localization and function, opening the field for mechanistic evaluation of lipid-driven membrane organization in vivo. Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

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Lorna My Mitchison-Field, Brittany J Belin. Bacterial lipid biophysics and membrane organization. Current opinion in microbiology. 2023 Aug;74:102315