The Microbiologist's Guide to Membrane Potential Dynamics.
Trends Microbiol
; 28(4): 304-314, 2020 04.
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ABSTRACT
All cellular membranes have the functionality of generating and maintaining the gradients of electrical and electrochemical potentials. Such potentials were generally thought to be an essential but homeostatic contributor to complex bacterial behaviors. Recent studies have revised this view, and we now know that bacterial membrane potential is dynamic and plays signaling roles in cell-cell interaction, adaptation to antibiotics, and sensation of cellular conditions and environments. These discoveries argue that bacterial membrane potential dynamics deserve more attention. Here, we review the recent studies revealing the signaling roles of bacterial membrane potential dynamics. We also introduce basic biophysical theories of the membrane potential to the microbiology community and discuss the needs to revise these theories for applications in bacterial electrophysiology.
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Assunto principal:
Bactérias
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Potenciais da Membrana
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En
Revista:
Trends Microbiol
Assunto da revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article
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Reino Unido