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Bacteria stringently regulate the synthesis of their membrane phospholipids, but the responsible regulatory mechanisms are incompletely understood. In this issue of Developmental Cell, a study reports negative regulation of the transcription of several genes of fatty acid and phospholipid synthesis plus identification of the regulatory protein.
Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*
D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C067955:FAPR protein, E coli; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D010743:Phospholipids; D014157:Transcription Factors