A bacterium that has three pathways to regulate membrane lipid fluidity.
Well-studied bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli each have only a single pathway for synthesis of the unsaturated fatty acids required to make functional membrane lipids. In marked contrast, unsaturated fatty acid synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa proceeds by three distinct pathways.
Cronan
John E
JE
Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, B103 Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory, MC110, 601 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, USA. j-cronan@life.uiuc.edu
D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008560:Membrane Fluidity; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000378:metabolism*
D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D008563:Membrane Lipids