Shaping the Archaeal Cell Envelope

Although archaea have a similar cellular organization as other prokaryotes, the lipid composition of their membranes and their cell surface is unique. Here we discuss recent developments in our understanding of the archaeal protein secretion mechanisms, the assembly of macromolecular cell surface st...

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Autores principales: Ellen, Albert F., Zolghadr, Behnam, Driessen, Arnold M. J., Albers, Sonja-Verena
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2910488/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20671907
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/608243
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Sumario:Although archaea have a similar cellular organization as other prokaryotes, the lipid composition of their membranes and their cell surface is unique. Here we discuss recent developments in our understanding of the archaeal protein secretion mechanisms, the assembly of macromolecular cell surface structures, and the release of S-layer-coated vesicles from the archaeal membrane.

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