A coating of lipoproteins provides a stabilizing environment on the inner membrane of Bacillus subtilis spores.
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American Society for Microbiology
Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00167-23
Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00167-23
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A new study by M. J. Flores, K. Duricy, S. Choudhary, M. Laue, and D. L. Popham (J Bacteriol 205:e00142-23, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00142-23) demonstrates a role for the YlaJ/YhcN family of lipoproteins in the immobilization of the spore's inner membrane. In the absence of these lipoproteins, membrane fluidity increases and membrane-associated proteins like the GerA receptor complexes are more exposed to inimical conditions. The role of these proteins in stabilizing the Bacillus spore inner membrane is now being explored.