Recent Advances in the Photoautotrophic Metabolism of Cyanobacteria: Biotechnological Implications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Cyanobacteria Perform Oxygenic Photosynthesis to Power up Their Photoautotrophic Metabolism
3. RubisCO: The Key Enzyme Player in CO2 Fixation
4. Carboxysome A Complex Intracellular Compartment for CO2 Fixation
4.1. Carboxysomes Stochiometry
4.2. Carboxysome Positioning Systems
5. Phosphoenol-Pyruvate-Carboxylase: Another Important Player in CO2 Fixation
6. Plasticity of the Cyanobacterial Carbon Metabolism
6.1. Occurrence of Multiple Glycolytic Pathways
6.2. Occurrence of Multiple Tricarboxylic Acid Cycles
7. Nitrogen Fixation and Assimilation
8. Coordination of the Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolisms
8.1. Role of Key Transcription Regulators (NdhR, CmpR, AbrB2, and LexA) and Associated Key Metabolites (2-oxoglutarate and 2-phosphoglycolate)
8.1.1. Role of the NdhR Transcription Factor
8.1.2. Role of the CmpR Transcription Factor
8.1.3. Roles of the AbrB2 Transcription Factor
8.1.4. Roles of the LexA Transcription Factor
8.2. Roles of the Key Transcription Factor NtcA and the Regulatory Proteins PII, PipX
9. Redox Regulation of the Central Metabolism
9.1. Prominent Role of the Redox-Responsive CP12 Protein
9.2. Glutathionylation: An Overlooked Mechanism Operating in the Regulation of the Central Metabolism
10. Cyanobacteria Facing Carbon/Nitrogen Imbalance can Produce Exopolysaccharides and Biodegradable Plastics of Biotechnological Interest
11. Concluding Remarks
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Veaudor, T.; Blanc-Garin, V.; Chenebault, C.; Diaz-Santos, E.; Sassi, J.-F.; Cassier-Chauvat, C.; Chauvat, F. Recent Advances in the Photoautotrophic Metabolism of Cyanobacteria: Biotechnological Implications. Life 2020, 10, 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/life10050071
Veaudor T, Blanc-Garin V, Chenebault C, Diaz-Santos E, Sassi J-F, Cassier-Chauvat C, Chauvat F. Recent Advances in the Photoautotrophic Metabolism of Cyanobacteria: Biotechnological Implications. Life. 2020; 10(5):71. https://doi.org/10.3390/life10050071
Chicago/Turabian StyleVeaudor, Théo, Victoire Blanc-Garin, Célia Chenebault, Encarnación Diaz-Santos, Jean-François Sassi, Corinne Cassier-Chauvat, and Franck Chauvat. 2020. "Recent Advances in the Photoautotrophic Metabolism of Cyanobacteria: Biotechnological Implications" Life 10, no. 5: 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/life10050071