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Title: A Hard Day’s Night: Cyanobacteria in Diel Cycles

Journal Article · · Trends in Microbiology
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  1. Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States); DOE/OSTI
  2. Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
  3. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)

Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic prokaryotes that are influential in global geochemistry and are promising candidates for industrial applications. Because the livelihood of cyanobacteria is directly dependent upon light, a comprehensive understanding of metabolism in these organisms requires taking into account the effects of day–night transitions and circadian regulation. These events synchronize intracellular processes with the solar day. Accordingly, metabolism is controlled and structured differently in cyanobacteria than in heterotrophic bacteria. Thus, the approaches applied to engineering heterotrophic bacteria will need to be revised for the cyanobacterial chassis. Here, we summarize important findings related to diurnal metabolism in cyanobacteria and present open questions in the field.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0006394
OSTI ID:
1610851
Journal Information:
Trends in Microbiology, Journal Name: Trends in Microbiology Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 27; ISSN 0966-842X
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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