Biogenesis of lipoproteins in bacteria.
Biogenesis of lipoproteins in bacteria.
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DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-71251-7_9
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发表时间:
1986
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通讯作者:
H. C. Wu;M. Tokunaga
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作者:
H. C. Wu;M. Tokunaga
The murein lipoprotein ofEscherichia coliwas first discovered byBraunandRehn(1969). Subsequently, the so-called free-form lipoprotein was discovered byInouyeand his coworkers as one of the major outer membrane proteins inE. coli(Inouyeet al. 1972). Among many novel features of the structure and biosynthesis of murein lipoprotein is the presence of a lipoamino acid at its NH2-terminus, N-acyl glyceride-cysteine. The NH2-terminal glycerylcysteine serves as the attachment site of two ester-linked fatty acids and one amide- linked fatty acid (HantkeandBraun1973). The ester-linked fatty acids in lipoproteins are similar in composition to those present in bulk phospholipids, including the presence of cyclopropane fatty acids in murein lipoprotein as well as in phospholipids. Of the amide-linked fatty acids present in lipoprotein, 65% were palmitic acid (HantkeandBraun1973).