title: Cholesterol lipids and cholesterol-containing lipid rafts in bacteria.
abstract: Sterols are important components of eukaryotic membranes, but rare in bacteria. Some bacteria obtain sterols from their host or environment. In some cases, these sterols form membrane domains analogous the lipid rafts proposed to exist in eukaryotic membranes. This review describes the properties and roles of sterols in Borrelia and Helicobacter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5215 USA.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5215 USA. Electronic address: Erwin.London@stonybrook.edu.
authors.forename: Erwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: London
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D001692:Biological Transport; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D021962:Membrane Microdomains / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D002784:Cholesterol
keywords: Biomembranes; Lipid raft; Membrane raft; Ordered membrane domain; Sterol