@article{fdi:010072769, title = {{H}opanoid lipids : from membranes to plant-bacteria interactions}, author = {{B}elin, {B}. {J}. and {B}usset, {N}. and {G}iraud, {E}ric and {M}olinaro, {A}. and {S}ilipo, {A}. and {N}ewman, {D}. {K}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{L}ipid research represents a frontier for microbiology, as showcased by hopanoid lipids. {H}opanoids, which resemble sterols and are found in the membranes of diverse bacteria, have left an extensive molecular fossil record. {T}hey were first discovered by petroleum geologists. {T}oday, hopanoid-producing bacteria remain abundant in various ecosystems, such as the rhizosphere. {R}ecently, great progress has been made in our understanding of hopanoid biosynthesis, facilitated in part by technical advances in lipid identification and quantification. {A} variety of genetically tractable, hopanoid-producing bacteria have been cultured, and tools to manipulate hopanoid biosynthesis and detect hopanoids are improving. {H}owever, we still have much to learn regarding how hopanoid production is regulated, how hopanoids act biophysically and biochemically, and how their production affects bacterial interactions with other organisms, such as plants. {T}he study of hopanoids thus offers rich opportunities for discovery.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}ature {R}eviews {M}icrobiology}, volume = {16}, numero = {5}, pages = {304--315}, ISSN = {1740-1526}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1038/nrmicro.2017.173}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072769}, }