Recent Advances in Biological Functions of Thick Pili in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Cyanobacteria have evolved various strategies to sense and adapt to biotic and abiotic stresses including active movement. Motility in cyanobacteria utilizing the type IV pili (TFP) is useful to cope with changing environmental conditions. The model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (hereaft...
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| description | Cyanobacteria have evolved various strategies to sense and adapt to biotic and abiotic stresses including active movement. Motility in cyanobacteria utilizing the type IV pili (TFP) is useful to cope with changing environmental conditions. The model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (hereafter named Synechocystis) exhibits motility via TFP called thick pili, and uses it to seek out favorable light/nutrition or escape from unfavorable conditions. Recently, a number of studies on Synechocystis thick pili have been undertaken. Molecular approaches support the role of the pilin in motility, cell adhesion, metal utilization, and natural competence in Synechocystis. This review summarizes the most recent studies on the function of thick pili as well as their formation and regulation in this cyanobacterium. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a7bd568660a54205b63dc6e8dd0e4a182022-12-22T00:02:35ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2020-03-011110.3389/fpls.2020.00241488155Recent Advances in Biological Functions of Thick Pili in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803Zhuo Chen0Xitong Li1Xiaoming Tan2Yan Zhang3Baoshan Wang4Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, ChinaShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, ChinaBiotechnology Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, ChinaShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, ChinaCyanobacteria have evolved various strategies to sense and adapt to biotic and abiotic stresses including active movement. Motility in cyanobacteria utilizing the type IV pili (TFP) is useful to cope with changing environmental conditions. The model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (hereafter named Synechocystis) exhibits motility via TFP called thick pili, and uses it to seek out favorable light/nutrition or escape from unfavorable conditions. Recently, a number of studies on Synechocystis thick pili have been undertaken. Molecular approaches support the role of the pilin in motility, cell adhesion, metal utilization, and natural competence in Synechocystis. This review summarizes the most recent studies on the function of thick pili as well as their formation and regulation in this cyanobacterium.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00241/fullthick pilimotilityphototaxisDNA uptakeSynechocystis sp. PCC 6803 |
| spellingShingle | Zhuo Chen Xitong Li Xiaoming Tan Yan Zhang Baoshan Wang Recent Advances in Biological Functions of Thick Pili in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Frontiers in Plant Science thick pili motility phototaxis DNA uptake Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 |
| title | Recent Advances in Biological Functions of Thick Pili in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 |
| title_full | Recent Advances in Biological Functions of Thick Pili in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 |
| title_fullStr | Recent Advances in Biological Functions of Thick Pili in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Advances in Biological Functions of Thick Pili in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 |
| title_short | Recent Advances in Biological Functions of Thick Pili in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 |
| title_sort | recent advances in biological functions of thick pili in the cyanobacterium synechocystis sp pcc 6803 |
| topic | thick pili motility phototaxis DNA uptake Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00241/full |
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