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. 2023 Jan 5;19(1):e1011026.
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011026. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Gram-positive bacterial membrane lipids at the host-pathogen interface

Luke R Joyce  1 , Kelly S Doran  1
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Gram-positive bacterial membrane lipids at the host-pathogen interface

Luke R Joyce et al. PLoS Pathog. .
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Fig 1. Gram-positive membrane lipids at the host–pathogen interface.
Gram-positive bacteria utilize the cellular membrane during host–pathogen interactions. Modification of lipids protects against antimicrobials, scavenging host lipids and fatty acids provides protection against membrane stress and provides a form of membrane mimicry, and MVs carry a variety of cargo from the bacterial cell into the surrounding environment to interact with host cells. MprF; multiple peptide resistance factor, FakB; fatty acid kinase B, FakA; fatty acid kinase A, PlsX; phosphate acyltransferase, PlsC; 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase. Figure made by BioRender.com.
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