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Annual Review of Microbiology

Volume 77, 2023

The Cell Envelope

Abstract

The cell envelope is a multilayered structure that insulates the interior of bacterial cells from an often chaotic outside world. Common features define the envelope across the bacterial kingdom, but the molecular mechanisms by which cells build and regulate this critical barrier are diverse and reflect the evolutionary histories of bacterial lineages. Intracellular pathogens of the genus exhibit marked differences in cell envelope structure, regulation, and biogenesis when compared to more commonly studied gram-negative bacteria and therefore provide an excellent comparative model for study of the gram-negative envelope. We review distinct features of the envelope, highlighting a conserved regulatory system that links cell cycle progression to envelope biogenesis and cell division. We further discuss recently discovered structural features of the envelope that ensure envelope integrity and that facilitate cell survival in the face of host immune stressors.

Keyword(s): Alphaproteobacteria, gram negative, intracellular pathogen, zoonosis
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The Brucella Cell Envelope
Annual Review of Microbiology 77, 233 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-micro-032521-013159
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