At first glance, archaea and bacteria look alike; however, the composition of the archaeal cell
envelope is fundamentally different from the bacterial cell envelope. With just one exception…

The prokaryotic clusters of regularly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPR) system
utilizes genomically encoded CRISPR RNA (crRNA), derived from invading viruses and …

The tree of life is split into three main branches: eukaryotes, bacteria, and archaea. Our
knowledge of eukaryotic and bacteria cell biology has been built on a foundation of studies in …

The cytoplasmic membrane of bacteria and archaea determine to a large extent the
composition of the cytoplasm. Since the ion and in particular the proton and/or the sodium ion …

Motility structures, called flagella, have been described in all three domains of life: Bacteria,
Archaea and Eukarya. These structures are well studied in both Bacteria and Eukarya. …

The past decade has revealed the diversity and ubiquity of archaea in nature, with a growing
number of studies highlighting their importance in ecology, biotechnology and even human …

N-glycosylation of proteins is one of the most prevalent posttranslational modifications in
nature. Accordingly, a pathway with shared commonalities is found in all three domains of life. …

For reverse genetic approaches inactivation or selective modification of genes are required
to elucidate their putative function. Sulfolobus acidocaldarius is a thermoacidophilic …

Despite some appealing similarities of protein synthesis across all phyla of life, the final
phase of mRNA translation has yet to be captured. Here, we reveal the ancestral role and …

The crenarchaea Sulfolobus acidocaldarius, S. solfataricus and S. tokodaii, release membrane
vesicles into the medium. These membrane vesicles consist of tetraether lipids and are …