Saturation of acyl chains converts cardiolipin from an antagonist to an activator of Toll-like receptor-4
Malvina Pizzuto,
Caroline Lonez,
Alberto Baroja-Mazo,
Helios Martínez-Banaclocha,
Panagiotis Tourlomousis,
Monique Gangloff,
Pablo Pelegrin,
Jean-Marie Ruysschaert,
Nicholas J. Gay,
Clare E. Bryant
Jun 06, 2020
Abstract: Cardiolipins (CLs) are tetra-acylated diphosphatidylglycerols found in bacteria, yeast, plants, and animals. In healthy mammals, CLs are unsaturated, whereas saturated CLs are found in blood cells from Barth syndrome...