Open AccessGenes controlling circadian rhythm are widely distributed in cyanobacteria
Author(s) -
Lorne Jennifer,
Scheffer Jan,
Lee Amy,
Painter Morgan,
Miao Vivian P.W
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2000.tb09218.x
Subject(s) - cyanobacteria , circadian rhythm , synechococcus , biology , gene , circadian clock , gene cluster , genetics , bacteria , neuroscience
The kaiABC gene cluster is important for maintaining circadian rhythms in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus PCC 7942. An extensive PCR‐based survey of phylogenetically diverse cyanobacteria was conducted using degenerate primers designed to identify the presence of the kaiC gene. Hybridization and sequence analyses showed that the observed amplification products had a high degree of similarity to kaiC . Forty cyanobacterial strains possessed kaiC related sequences, suggesting that a clock system is universal among cyanobacteria.