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Site-specific acylation changes in the lipid A of Escherichia coli lpxL mutants grown at high temperatures.
Innate immunity - 1 Apr 2014
Schilling Birgit, Hunt Jason, Gibson Bradford W, Apicella Michael A
Abstract excerpt
LPS is a major component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. The lipid A region of LPS mediates stimulation of the immune system. In E. coli, the gene (formerly htrB) codes for a late lauroyltransferase (LpxL) in lipid A biosynthesis. E. coli lpxL mutants have been described previously with impaired growth above 33°C in rich media. However, we were able to grow lpxL mutants at 30°C, 37°C and 42°C,...
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