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Sensing the light: photoreceptive systems and signal transduction in cyanobacteria
Author(s) -
Montgomery Beronda L.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
molecular microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 247
eISSN - 1365-2958
pISSN - 0950-382X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05622.x
Subject(s) - biology , photomorphogenesis , cyanobacteria , effector , photosynthesis , function (biology) , signal transduction , signalling pathways , transduction (biophysics) , microbiology and biotechnology , computational biology , biophysics , botany , arabidopsis , genetics , gene , bacteria , mutant
Summary Photosynthetic prokaryotes have highly developed abilities to detect and react to environmental signals. Light sensing is one of the most important capabilities of organisms that use light for photosynthesis and photomorphogenesis. This review addresses photoreception in cyanobacteria from the perception of light through the physiological responses observed in response to light‐dependent signalling. Recent progress made in our understanding of the structure and function of photosensory receptors and their downstream effector molecules is discussed.