Systematic comparison of unilamellar vesicles reveals that archaeal core lipid membranes are more permeable than bacterial membranes.
One of the deepest branches in the tree of life separates the Archaea from the Bacteria. These prokaryotic groups have distinct cellular systems including fundamentally different phospholipid membrane bilayers. This dichotomy has been termed the lipid divide and possibly bestows different biophysica...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2023-04-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002048 |