The role of the tyrosine kinase Wzc (Sll0923) and the phosphatase Wzb (Slr0328) in the production of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) by Synechocystis …

SB Pereira, M Santos, JP Leite, C Flores… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Many cyanobacteria produce extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) mainly composed of
heteropolysaccharides with unique characteristics that make them suitable for …

Cyanobacteria as whole-cell factories: current status and future prospectives

J Toepel, R Karande, S Klähn, B Bühler - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Concepts making direct use of light energy to drive biotransformation
reactions.•Regulatory proteins as tools to control energy and carbon fluxes in …

Characteristics and bacterial community dynamics during extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) degradation of cyanobacterial blooms

T Ye, Z Zhao, L Bai, N Song, H Jiang - Science of The Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs), which composed of different organic
components, play an important role in the formation of mucilaginous cyanobacterial bloom …

Carbon-negative synthetic biology: challenges and emerging trends of cyanobacterial technology

C Tan, P Xu, F Tao - Trends in biotechnology, 2022 - cell.com
Global warming and climate instability have spurred interest in using renewable carbon
resources for the sustainable production of chemicals. Cyanobacteria are ideal cellular …

Light-dark fluctuated metabolic features of diazotrophic and non-diazotrophic cyanobacteria and their coexisting bacteria

H Zhang, Y Tan, Y Zhou, J Liu, X Xia - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria, the most abundant photosynthetic organisms in oceans, are tightly
associated with diverse microbiota. However, the relationships between heterotrophic …

Acetyl-CoA-derived biofuel and biochemical production in cyanobacteria: a mini review

YN Choi, JW Lee, JW Kim, JM Park - Journal of Applied Phycology, 2020 - Springer
Cyanobacteria, as photosynthetic bacteria, can generate energy and carbon sources directly
from sunlight and atmospheric carbon dioxide. With the aid of genetic engineering …

Phylum-wide analysis of genes/proteins related to the last steps of assembly and export of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in cyanobacteria

SB Pereira, R Mota, CP Vieira, J Vieira, P Tamagnini - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Many cyanobacteria produce extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) with particular
characteristics (eg anionic nature and presence of sulfate) that make them suitable for …

Singular adaptations in the carbon assimilation mechanism of the polyextremophile cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis thermalis

P Aguiló-Nicolau, J Galmés, G Fais… - Photosynthesis …, 2023 - Springer
Cyanobacteria largely contribute to the biogeochemical carbon cycle fixing~ 25% of the
inorganic carbon on Earth. However, the carbon acquisition and assimilation mechanisms in …

CP12 fine-tunes the Calvin-Benson cycle and carbohydrate metabolism in cyanobacteria

S Lucius, M Theune, S Arrivault… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The regulatory protein CP12 can bind glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
(GapDH) and phosphoribulokinase (PRK) in oxygenic phototrophs, thereby switching on …

Using flow cytometry to evaluate thermal extraction of EPS from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Y Zhou, BT Nguyen, YJS Lai, C Zhou, S Xia… - Algal research, 2016 - Elsevier
Soluble microbial products (SMP) and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) produced
by photoautotrophic cyanobacteria become substrates for heterotrophic bacteria in …