Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) resides in the outer membrane (OM) of Gram-negative bacteria where it is responsible for barrier function and immune modulation. LPS is the target of polymyxins, last-resort antibiotics whose clinical use is threatened by increasing resistance. Steps in LPS biogenesis are ...
ORGANISM(S): Escherichia Coli K-12 (ncbitaxon:83333)