Characterization of an evolutionarily distinct bacterial ceramide kinase from Caulobacter crescentus.

ABSTRACT: A common feature among nearly all gram-negative bacteria is the requirement for lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the outer leaflet of the outer membrane. LPS provides structural integrity to the bacterial membrane, which aids bacteria in maintaining their shape and acts as a barrier from environmental stress and harmful substances such as detergents and antibiotics. Recent work has demonstrated that Caulobacter crescentus can survive without LPS due to the presence of the anionic sphingolipid ceramide-phosphoglycerate (CPG). Based on genetic evidence, we predicted that protein CpgB functions as a ceramide kinase and performs the first step in generating the phosphoglycerate head group. Here, we characterized the kinase activity of recombinantly expressed CpgB and demonstrated that it can phosph

SUBMITTER: Dhakephalkar T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10331486 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature