Cyanobacteria use micro-optics to sense light direction

Cyanobacteria use micro-optics to sense light direction

Bacterial phototaxis was first recognized over a century ago, but the method by which such small cells can sense the direction of illumination has remained puzzling. The unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 moves with Type IV pili and measures light intensity and color with a range...

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Main Authors: Nils Schuergers, Tchern Lenn, Ronald Kampmann, Markus V Meissner, Tiago Esteves, Maja Temerinac-Ott, Jan G Korvink, Alan R Lowe, Conrad W Mullineaux, Annegret Wilde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2016-02-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Cyanobacteria
Synechocystis sp PCC6803
Thermosynechococcus elongatus
Phototaxis
Signal transduction
Micro-optics
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/12620

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