Archaeal Phospholipid Biosynthetic Pathway Reconstructed in Escherichia coli

A part of the biosynthetic pathway of archaeal membrane lipids, comprised of 4 archaeal enzymes, was reconstructed in the cells of Escherichia coli. The genes of the enzymes were cloned from a mesophilic methanogen, Methanosarcina acetivorans, and the activity of each enzyme was confirmed using reco...

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Main Authors: Takeru Yokoi, Keisuke Isobe, Tohru Yoshimura, Hisashi Hemmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Archaea
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/438931