Mechanisms for bacterial lipid transport (IMAGE)

National University of Singapore

Mechanisms for bacterial lipid transport

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Structural insights into two lipid transport systems in Gram-negative bacteria aid the understanding into their underlying mechanisms. The Tol-Pal complex (left) and the OmpC-Mla system (right) mediates retrograde phospholipid transport to maintain bacterial outer membrane lipid homeostasis and asymmetry, respectively.

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