[HTML][HTML] Adaptations of archaeal and bacterial membranes to variations in temperature, pH and pressure

MF Siliakus, J van der Oost, SWM Kengen - Extremophiles, 2017 - Springer
The cytoplasmic membrane of a prokaryotic cell consists of a lipid bilayer or a monolayer
that shields the cellular content from the environment. In addition, the membrane contains …

The potential of biomarker proxies to trace climate, vegetation, and biogeochemical processes in peat: A review

BDA Naafs, GN Inglis, J Blewett, EL McClymont… - Global and Planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Molecular fossils (biomarkers) are abundant in organic rich natural archives such as peats
and lignites (fossilized peat), where their distribution is governed by their biological source …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondria are physiologically maintained at close to 50 C

D Chrétien, P Bénit, HH Ha, S Keipert, R El-Khoury… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
In endothermic species, heat released as a product of metabolism ensures stable internal
temperature throughout the organism, despite varying environmental conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Biosynthesis of archaeal membrane ether lipids

S Jain, A Caforio, AJM Driessen - Frontiers in microbiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
A vital function of the cell membrane in all living organism is to maintain the membrane
permeability barrier and fluidity. The composition of the phospholipid bilayer is distinct in …

Influence of temperature, pH, and salinity on membrane lipid composition and TEX86 of marine planktonic thaumarchaeal isolates

FJ Elling, M Könneke, M Mußmann, A Greve… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2015 - Elsevier
Marine ammonia-oxidizing archaea of the phylum Thaumarchaeota are a cosmopolitan
group of microorganisms representing a major fraction of the picoplankton in the ocean. The …

Influence of ammonia oxidation rate on thaumarchaeal lipid composition and the TEX86 temperature proxy

SJ Hurley, FJ Elling, M Könneke… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Archaeal membrane lipids known as glycerol dibiphytanyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) are
the basis of the TEX86 paleotemperature proxy. Because GDGTs preserved in marine …

Chemotaxonomic characterisation of the thaumarchaeal lipidome

FJ Elling, M Könneke, GW Nicol… - Environmental …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Thaumarchaeota are globally distributed and abundant microorganisms occurring in diverse
habitats and thus represent a major source of archaeal lipids. The scope of lipids as …

Microbial diversity and adaptation to high hydrostatic pressure in deep-sea hydrothermal vents prokaryotes

M Jebbar, B Franzetti, E Girard, P Oger - Extremophiles, 2015 - Springer
Prokaryotes inhabiting in the deep sea vent ecosystem will thus experience harsh conditions
of temperature, pH, salinity or high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) stress. Among the fifty-two …

Archaeal phospholipids: Structural properties and biosynthesis

A Caforio, AJM Driessen - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Phospholipids are major components of the cellular membranes present in all living
organisms. They typically form a lipid bilayer that embroiders the cell or cellular organelles …

Interrogating the structural dynamics and energetics of biomolecular systems with pressure modulation

R Winter - Annual review of biophysics, 2019 - annualreviews.org
High hydrostatic pressure affects the structure, dynamics, and stability of biomolecular
systems and is a key parameter in the context of the exploration of the origin and the …