| Literature DB >> 24814673 |
Wolfram Lorenzen1, Tilman Ahrendt1, Kenan A J Bozhüyük1, Helge B Bode1.
Abstract
Fatty acid-derived ether lipids are present not only in most vertebrates but also in some bacteria. Here we describe what is to our knowledge the first gene cluster involved in the biosynthesis of such lipids in myxobacteria that encodes the multifunctional enzyme ElbD, which shows similarity to polyketide synthases. Initial characterization of elbD mutants in Myxococcus xanthus and Stigmatella aurantiaca showed the importance of these ether lipids for fruiting body formation and sporulation.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24814673 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1526
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Chem Biol ISSN: 1552-4450 Impact factor: 15.040