ADAPTATION OF THE MEMBRANE-LIPIDS OF A DEEP-SEA BACTERIUM TO CHANGES IN HYDROSTATIC-PRESSURE

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作者
DELONG, EF [1 ]
YAYANOS, AA [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO, SCRIPPS INST OCEANOG, PHYSIOL RES LAB, LA JOLLA, CA 92093 USA
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10.1126/science.3992247
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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070301 [无机化学]; 070403 [天体物理学]; 070507 [自然资源与国土空间规划学]; 090105 [作物生产系统与生态工程];
摘要
The fatty acid composition of the cell membrane of the barophilic marine bacterium CNPT3 was found to vary as a function of pressure. Greater amounts of unsaturated fatty acids were present in bacteria growing at higher pressures. The results suggest adaptations in the membrane lipids to environmentally relevant pressures. This response to pressure appears to be analogs to temperature-induced membrane adaptations observed in other organisms.
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