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Article Dans Une Revue Microbiology Spectrum Année : 2019

Unraveling the structure of the Mycobacterial Envelope

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The mycobacterial cell envelope consists of a typical plasma membrane of lipid and protein surrounded by a complex cell wall composed of carbohydrate and lipid. In pathogenic species, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis , an outermost “capsule” layer surrounds the cell wall. This wall embraces a fundamental, covalently linked “cell-wall skeleton” composed of peptidoglycan, solidly attached to arabinogalactan, whose penta-saccharide termini are esterified by very-long-chain fatty acids (mycolic acids). These fatty acids form the inner leaflet of an outer membrane, called the mycomembrane, whose outer leaflet consists of a great variety of non-covalently linked lipids and glycolipids. The thickness of the mycomembrane, which is similar to that of the plasma membrane, is surprising in view of the length of mycoloyl residues, suggesting dedicated conformations of these fatty acids. Finally, a periplasmic space also exists in mycobacteria, between the plasma membrane and the peptidoglycan. This article provides a comprehensive overview of this biologically important and structurally unique mycobacterial cell compartment.
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hal-02400597 , version 1 (09-12-2019)

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Mamadou Daffe, Hedia Marrakchi. Unraveling the structure of the Mycobacterial Envelope. Microbiology Spectrum, 2019, ⟨10.1128/microbiolspec.gpp3-0027-2018⟩. ⟨hal-02400597⟩
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