title: Exploring functional membrane microdomains in bacteria: an overview.
abstract: Recent studies show that internal organization of bacterial cells is more complex than previously appreciated. A clear example of this is the assembly of the nanoscale membrane platforms termed functional membrane microdomains. The lipid composition of these regions differs from that of the surrounding membrane; these domains confine a set of proteins involved in specific cellular processes such as protease secretion and signal transduction. It is currently thought that functional membrane microdomains act as oligomerization platforms and promote efficient oligomerization of interacting protein partners in bacterial membranes. In this review, we highlight the most noteworthy achievements, challenges and controversies of this emerging research field over the past five years.
authors.affiliation: Research Centre for Infectious Diseases (ZINF), University of Würzburg, Würzburg 97080, Germany; Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), University of Würzburg, Würzburg 97080, Germany; Spanish National Centre for Biotechnology (CNB), Madrid 28049, Spain. Electronic address: daniel.lopez@uni-wuerzburg.de.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.affiliation: Research Centre for Infectious Diseases (ZINF), University of Würzburg, Würzburg 97080, Germany; Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), University of Würzburg, Würzburg 97080, Germany.
authors.forename: Gudrun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D001105:Archaea / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D021962:Membrane Microdomains / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D021381:Protein Transport; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; C106354:flotillins