Identification of a protein responsible for the synthesis of archaeal membrane-spanning GDGT lipids
oleh: Zhirui Zeng, Huahui Chen, Huan Yang, Yufei Chen, Wei Yang, Xi Feng, Hongye Pei, Paula V. Welander
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01 |
Deskripsi
The cell membranes of many archaea contain characteristic membrane-spanning lipids known as glycerol dibiphytanyl glycerol tetraethers. Here, Zeng et al. identify a protein that participates in a key step of the synthesis of these lipids from diether precursors.