Structure, assembly, and function of tripartite efflux and type 1 secretion systems in gram-negative bacteria

I Alav, J Kobylka, MS Kuth, KM Pos, M Picard… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Tripartite efflux pumps and the related type 1 secretion systems (T1SSs) in Gram-negative
organisms are diverse in function, energization, and structural organization. They form …

The making of a heterocyst in cyanobacteria

X Zeng, CC Zhang - Annual Review of Microbiology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Heterocyst differentiation that occurs in some filamentous cyanobacteria, such as Anabaena
sp. PCC 7120, provides a unique model for prokaryotic developmental biology. Heterocyst …

Carbon nanotube uptake in cyanobacteria for near-infrared imaging and enhanced bioelectricity generation in living photovoltaics

A Antonucci, M Reggente, C Roullier, AJ Gillen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The distinctive properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have inspired the
development of many novel applications in the field of cell nanobiotechnology. However …

How different are marine microbial natural products compared to their terrestrial counterparts?

TM Voser, MD Campbell, AR Carroll - Natural Product Reports, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 1877 to 2020 A key challenge in natural products research is the selection of
biodiversity to yield novel chemistry. Recently, marine microorganisms have become a …

Extracellular metabolism sets the table for microbial cross-feeding

RK Fritts, AL McCully, JB McKinlay - Microbiology and Molecular …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The transfer of nutrients between cells, or cross-feeding, is a ubiquitous feature of microbial
communities with emergent properties that influence our health and orchestrate global …

Carbon/nitrogen metabolic balance: lessons from cyanobacteria

CC Zhang, CZ Zhou, RL Burnap, L Peng - Trends in Plant Science, 2018 - cell.com
Carbon and nitrogen are the two most abundant nutrient elements for all living organisms,
and their metabolism is tightly coupled. What are the signaling mechanisms that cells use to …

Multicellular magnetotactic bacteria are genetically heterogeneous consortia with metabolically differentiated cells

GA Schaible, ZJ Jay, J Cliff, F Schulz, C Gauvin… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Consortia of multicellular magnetotactic bacteria (MMB) are currently the only known
example of bacteria without a unicellular stage in their life cycle. Because of their …

Biomedical applications of biosynthesized gold nanoparticles from cyanobacteria: An overview

CP Mandhata, CR Sahoo, RN Padhy - Biological Trace Element Research, 2022 - Springer
Recently there had been a great interest in biologically synthesized nanoparticles (NPs) as
potential therapeutic agents. The shortcomings of conventional non-biological synthesis …

Complex multicellularity in fungi: evolutionary convergence, single origin, or both?

LG Nagy, GM Kovács, K Krizsán - Biological Reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Complex multicellularity represents the most advanced level of biological organization and it
has evolved only a few times: in metazoans, green plants, brown and red algae and fungi …

Bioactive metabolites produced by cyanobacteria for growth adaptation and their pharmacological properties

P Nandagopal, AN Steven, LW Chan, Z Rahmat… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cyanobacteria are known as oxygenic microorganisms are able to release
oxygen as a byproduct during photosynthesis. Rapidly changing environmental conditions …