The archaeal-bacterial lipid divide, could a distinct lateral proton route hold the answer?
Abstract The archaea-bacteria lipid divide is one of the big evolutionary enigmas concerning these two domains of life. In short, bacterial membranes are made of fatty-acid esters whereas archaeal ones contain isoprenoid ethers, though at present we do not have a good understanding on why they evolv...
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| Language: | English |
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2020-04-01
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| Series: | Biology Direct |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13062-020-00262-7 |