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Cover Feature: Unusual Lipid A from a Cold‐Adapted Bacterium: Detailed Structural Characterization (ChemBioChem 18/2017)
Author(s) -
Casillo Angela,
Ziaco Marcello,
Lindner Buko,
Parrilli Ermenegilda,
Schwudke Dominik,
Holgado Aurora,
Verstrepen Lynn,
Sannino Filomena,
Beyaert Rudi,
Lanzetta Rosa,
Tutino Maria Luisa,
Corsaro Maria Michela
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chembiochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1439-7633
pISSN - 1439-4227
DOI - 10.1002/cbic.201700454
Subject(s) - psychrophile , bacteria , bacterial outer membrane , glycolipid , lipid a , chemistry , biochemistry , lipopolysaccharide , lipid ii , biology , peptidoglycan , escherichia coli , gene , genetics , endocrinology
The back cover picture shows one of the strategies for counteracting the cold stress adopted from the Arctic isolate Colwellia psychrerythraea 34H. Bacteria thriving in cold habitats have developed various mechanisms to avoid the cells freezing. Some of these strategies involve outer‐membrane (OM) molecules such as lipopolysaccharides. These molecules are embedded in the OM through their glycolipid portion and, together with phospholipids, are devoted to maintaining the fluidity of the membrane. We have completely characterised the lipid A portion of the lipopolysaccharide from Colwellia , a contribution to the elucidation of the structure–function relationship for these molecules isolated from psychrophiles. More information can be found in the full paper by A. Casillo, M. M. Corsaro et al. on page 1845 in Issue 18, 2017 (DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201700287).