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Lipopolysaccharide Export to the Outer Membrane

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Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides

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In this chapter we will discuss how lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is transported and assembled from its site of synthesis (the cytoplasm and the inner membrane) to the cell surface. This is a remarkably complex process, as LPS must traverse three different cellular compartments to reach its final destination.

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This work was in part supported by Regione Lombardia “Cooperazione scientifica e tecnologica internazionale” grant 16876 SAL-18 (to A.P) and “Fondazione per la Ricerca sulla Fibrosi Cistica” grant FFC#13/2010 (to A.P.).

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Sperandeo, P., Dehò, G., Polissi, A. (2011). Lipopolysaccharide Export to the Outer Membrane. In: Knirel, Y., Valvano, M. (eds) Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0733-1_10

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