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Signalling through cyclic nucleotide monophosphates in cyanobacteria
Author(s) -
Cann Martin J.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00916.x
Subject(s) - cyanobacteria , nucleotide , cyclic nucleotide , biology , photosynthesis , biochemistry , signalling , computational biology , genetics , botany , gene , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology
Summary The cyanobacteria are a diverse group of photosynthetic prokaryotes, of which many species synthesize cyclic nucleotide monophosphates. The role of cyclic nucleotide monophosphates in cyanobacterial biology has been studied through phenotypic, molecular, genetic, and computer‐based analyses and here I review the history of the field. The study of cyclic nucleotide monophosphates in cyanobacteria has been informed by experiments performed in unrelated organisms but recent investigations have, however, demonstrated that scientific principles, applicable to a wide range of species, can be derived from the study of cyclic nucleotide biology in cyanobacteria and I detail some of this work.ContentsSummary 23 I. Introduction 23 II. Cyclic nucleotide monophosphates 24 III. cNMPs and their roles in cyanobacteria 26 IV. Molecular identification of components of the cNMP signalling pathway in cyanobacteria 27 V. Lessons from cAMP signalling in cyanobacteria for other organisms 30Acknowledgements 31References 32