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Archaeal Membrane Lipids and Applications

2011· other· en· W1528238022 on OpenAlexaff
G. Dennis Sprott

Bibliographic record

VenueEncyclopedia of Life Sciences · 2011
Typeother
Languageen
FieldBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
TopicLipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
Canadian institutionsInstitute for Biological Sciences
Fundersnot available
KeywordsArchaeaBiochemistryThermophileBiologyBacteriaHalophileMembrane lipidsCardiolipinPhosphoserineChemistryPhospholipidMembranePhosphorylationGeneticsGeneEnzyme

Abstract

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Abstract Membrane lipids ofArchaeaare unique and distinct from those found inEukaryaandBacteria. The polar lipids consist of isoprenoid chains, 20–40 carbons in length and usually saturated, which are attachedviastable ether bonds to the glycerol carbons at thesn‐2,3 positions. Polar head groups differ at the genus level of diversity and consist of mixtures of glyco groups (mainly disaccharides), and/or phospho groups primarily phosphoglycerol, phosphoserine, phosphoethanolamine or phosphoinositol. Phosphocholine headgroups are rarely found. Extremely halophilic archaea are characterised by headgroups consisting of phosphoglycerolphosphate‐O‐methyl, and sulfated‐sugars. Some of these archaea synthesise cardiolipin analogues. The inherent stability and unique features of archaeal lipids makes them a useful biomarker for Archaea within environmental samples, including ocean sediments. The polar lipids ofArchaeacan be used to make liposomes (closed vesicles referred to as archaeosomes) with characteristics that are useful for applications in biotechnology. Archaeal‐like polar lipids are being synthesised to optimise the properties of archaeosomes to serve as next‐generation adjuvants and drug delivery systems. Key Concepts: Archaeol (2,3‐diphytanyl‐sn‐glycerol), and variations thereof, define the polar lipids of the domain of life,Archaea. The structures of polar lipids biosynthesised provide a useful taxonomic feature to assign an isolate to the Genus level of classification. New polar lipid structures are being reported as the field expands to encompass novel isolates. These unique polar and neutral isoprenyl lipids can be used as biomarkers of archaea in environmental samples. Archaeal lipids can serve as a rich source for novel molecules not commonly found in nature, such as β‐l‐gulose. Archaeal polar lipid mixtures hydrate to form lipid membrane vesicles (archaeosomes) with bilayer, unilayer or a combination of uni and bilayer structure. Archaeosomes are generally nonfusogenicin vitro, but fusion can be dramatic for certain compositions by exposure to the combination of acidic pH, calcium and glycosidase. Archaeosomes function as safe vaccine adjuvants in mammals imparting long‐lasting CD8+T‐cell immunity and antibody responses. Isoprenoid lipids that retain the key archaeal‐lipid features are being synthesised to optimise their properties as vaccine adjuvants and delivery systems.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.001
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Not applicable · Consensus signal: none
GenreCandidate signal: Review · Consensus signal: Review
Teacher disagreement score0.006
Threshold uncertainty score0.019

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0010.000
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0010.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0010.001
Science and technology studies0.0010.001
Scholarly communication0.0020.001
Open science0.0010.001
Research integrity0.0010.001
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0060.004

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.012
GPT teacher head0.255
Teacher spread0.243 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designNot applicable
Domainnot available
GenreReview

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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