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ReviewBiochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids2017

Structure, inhibition, and regulation of essential lipid A enzymes.

Pei Zhou, Jinshi Zhao

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Review in Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Pei ZhouDepartment of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Research Drive, DUMC 3711, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: peizhou@biochem.duke.edu.
Jinshi ZhaoDepartment of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Research Drive, DUMC 3711, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

Funding

Biochemistry and Structure of Lipid A EnzymesR01GM115355 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI ZHOU, PEI · 2016 to 2019
$1.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM115355
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Raetz pathway of lipid A biosynthesis plays a vital role in the survival and fitness of Gram-negative bacteria. Research efforts in the past three decades have identified individual enzymes of the pathway and have provided a mechanistic understanding of the action and regulation of these enzymes at the molecular level. This article reviews the discovery, biochemical and structural characterization, and regulation of the essential lipid A enzymes, as well as continued efforts to develop novel antibiotics against Gram-negative pathogens by targeting lipid A biosynthesis. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Bacterial Lipids edited by Russell E. Bishop.

Indexed as

LipogenesisAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsDrug Resistance, BacterialEnzyme InhibitorsEnzymesGram-Negative BacteriaLipid AModels, MolecularMolecular Targeted TherapyProtein ConformationStructure-Activity RelationshipAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsEnzyme InhibitorsEnzymesLipid A

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PMID27940308
PMCPMC5466501

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