Crystalline Bacterial Cell Surface Layers /
Crystalline surface layers (S-layers) represent an almost universal feature of archaebacterial cell envelopes and can be found in gram-positive and gram-negative eubacterial species from nearly all phylogenetic branches. S-layers consist of a single protein- or glycoprotein species and thus can be c...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
1988.
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| Summary: | Crystalline surface layers (S-layers) represent an almost universal feature of archaebacterial cell envelopes and can be found in gram-positive and gram-negative eubacterial species from nearly all phylogenetic branches. S-layers consist of a single protein- or glycoprotein species and thus can be considered as one of the most primitive membrane structures developed during evolution. Prokaryotes carrying S-layers are ubiquitously found in every part of the biosphere. This supports the concept of a general supramolecular "porous crystalline surface layer" fulfilling a broad spectrum of functions which are strongly dependent on the particular environmental and ecological conditions. Their structural simplicity makes S-layers a suitable model for analyzing structure-function relationships as well as dynamic aspects of membrane morphogenesis. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 193 pages 86 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9783642735370 (electronic bk.) 3642735371 (electronic bk.) |