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ReviewMicrobiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR2025

Fatty acid synthesis and utilization in gram-positive bacteria: insights from

María Cecilia Mansilla, Diego de Mendoza

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Review in Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

María Cecilia MansillaInstituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR-CONICET-UNR), Rosario, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0002-1444-8661
Diego de MendozaInstituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR-CONICET-UNR), Rosario, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0002-9313-8118

Funding

Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica PICT 2019-00694, PICT 2021-IA-00630Universidad Nacional de Rosario 800-201903-00179UR
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SUMMARYThe bacterial cytoplasmic membrane, consisting of roughly equal proportions of proteins and lipids, plays a crucial role in cellular growth, metabolism, and maintaining the cytoplasmic boundary. It is a dynamic, fluid matrix that separates intracellular compartments, where lipids and proteins coexist in a highly organized yet flexible arrangement. Membrane fluidity, defined as the inverse of viscosity, determines how rapidly molecules diffuse within the membrane at a given temperature. This property is vital for protein mobility and biomolecular interactions. Structurally, the membrane primarily comprises a lamellar lipid bilayer, with glycerophospholipids and fatty acids forming its core framework. In

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Bacillus subtilisFatty AcidsBacterial ProteinsCell MembraneGram-Positive BacteriaMembrane LipidsPhospholipidsTeichoic AcidsBacterial ProteinsFatty AcidsMembrane LipidsPhospholipidsTeichoic AcidsbiotindesaturaseFapRfatty acidslipoic acidmembrane fluidityphospholipidssporulation

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PMID40434073
PMCPMC12188743

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