Nature Communications (Jan 2016)

A novel mechanism for the biogenesis of outer membrane vesicles in Gram-negative bacteria

  • Sandro Roier,
  • Franz G. Zingl,
  • Fatih Cakar,
  • Sanel Durakovic,
  • Paul Kohl,
  • Thomas O. Eichmann,
  • Lisa Klug,
  • Bernhard Gadermaier,
  • Katharina Weinzerl,
  • Ruth Prassl,
  • Achim Lass,
  • Günther Daum,
  • Joachim Reidl,
  • Mario F. Feldman,
  • Stefan Schild

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10515
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Bacteria release outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) that play important roles in pathogenesis and intercellular interactions. Here, Roier et al. provide evidence supporting that phospholipid accumulation in the outer leaflet of the outer membrane participates in OMV formation in Gram-negative bacteria.