Calditol-linked membrane lipids are required for acid tolerance in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius

Archaea have many unique physiological features of which the lipid composition of their cellular membranes is the most striking. Archaeal ether-linked isoprenoidal membranes can occur as bilayers or monolayers, possess diverse polar head groups, and a multiplicity of ring structures in the isoprenoi...

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Main Authors: Zeng, Zhirui (Author), Liu, Xiao-Lei (Author), Wei, Jeremy H. (Author), Summons, Roger E (Author), Welander, Paula V. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020-08-05T15:08:31Z.
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