An adenylate cyclase, cya1, regulates cell motility in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

被引:59
作者
Terauchi, K [1 ]
Ohmori, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Grad Sch Arts & Sci, Dept Life Sci, Tokyo 1538902, Japan
关键词
adenylate cyclase; cAMP; cyanobacteria; motility; Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803;
D O I
10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029534
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
The cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 contained two genes, cya1 and cya2, encoding putative adenylate cyclases. The wild type cells are motile, whereas the disruption mutants of cya1, but not cya2, were immotile. Disruption of the cya1 gene also caused reduction of cellular cAMP level. The cya1 mutant cells regained motility when cAMP was added exogenously.
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