Depleting Cationic Lipids Involved in Antimicrobial Resistance Drives Adaptive Lipid Remodeling in Enterococcus faecalis
Journal article published in 2023 by
Rafi Rashid,
Zeus Jaren Nair 
,
Dominic Ming Hao Chia,
Kelvin Kian Long Chong,
Amaury Cazenave Gassiot,
Stewart A. Morley,
Doug K. Allen,
Swaine L. Chen ,
Shu Sin Chng ,
Markus R. Wenk,
Kimberly A. Kline
,
Dominic Ming Hao Chia,
Kelvin Kian Long Chong,
Amaury Cazenave Gassiot,
Stewart A. Morley,
Doug K. Allen,
Swaine L. Chen ,
Shu Sin Chng ,
Markus R. Wenk,
Kimberly A. Kline
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Abstract
The cell membrane plays a pivotal role in protecting bacteria against external threats, such as antibiotics. Cationic phospholipids such as lysyl-phosphatidyglycerol (L-PG) resist the action of cationic antimicrobial peptides through electrostatic repulsion.