On the origin of oxygenic photosynthesis and Cyanobacteria

P Sánchez‐Baracaldo, T Cardona - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Oxygenic phototrophs have played a fundamental role in Earth's history by enabling the rise
of atmospheric oxygen (O2) and paving the way for animal evolution. Understanding the …

A phylogenetically novel cyanobacterium most closely related to Gloeobacter

CL Grettenberger, DY Sumner, K Wall… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Clues to the evolutionary steps producing innovations in oxygenic photosynthesis may be
preserved in the genomes of organisms phylogenetically placed between non …

Exploring the Origins and Evolution of Oxygenic and Anoxygenic Photosynthesis in Deeply Branched Cyanobacteriota

S Tan, L Liu, JY Jiao, MM Li, CJ Hu… - Molecular Biology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Cyanobacteriota, the sole prokaryotes capable of oxygenic photosynthesis (OxyP), occupy a
unique and pivotal role in Earth's history. While the notion that OxyP may have originated …

Novel diversity of polar Cyanobacteria revealed by genome-resolved metagenomics

IS Pessi, RV Popin, B Durieu, Y Lara… - Microbial …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
Benthic microbial mats dominated by Cyanobacteria are important features of polar lakes.
Although culture-independent studies have provided important insights into the diversity of …

Metagenomics reveals global-scale contrasts in nitrogen cycling and cyanobacterial light-harvesting mechanisms in glacier cryoconite

T Murakami, N Takeuchi, H Mori, Y Hirose, A Edwards… - Microbiome, 2022 - Springer
Background Cryoconite granules are mineral–microbial aggregates found on glacier
surfaces worldwide and are hotspots of biogeochemical reactions in glacier ecosystems …

Genomic profiles of four novel cyanobacteria MAGs from Lake Vanda, Antarctica: insights into photosynthesis, cold tolerance, and the circadian clock

J Lumian, C Grettenberger, AD Jungblut… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Cyanobacteria in polar environments face environmental challenges, including cold
temperatures and extreme light seasonality with small diurnal variation, which has …

Novel Gloeobacterales spp. from Diverse Environments across the Globe

CL Grettenberger - MSphere, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Photosynthetic Cyanobacteria and their descendants are the only known organisms capable
of oxygenic photosynthesis. Their metabolism permanently changed the Earth's surface and …

Metabolic Capacity of the Antarctic Cyanobacterium Phormidium pseudopriestleyi That Sustains Oxygenic Photosynthesis in the Presence of Hydrogen Sulfide

JE Lumian, AD Jungblut, ML Dillion, I Hawes, PT Doran… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sulfide inhibits oxygenic photosynthesis by blocking electron transfer between H2O and the
oxygen-evolving complex in the D1 protein of Photosystem II. The ability of cyanobacteria to …

Biogeographic distribution of five Antarctic cyanobacteria using large-scale k-mer searching with sourmash branchwater

J Lumian, DY Sumner, CL Grettenberger… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Cyanobacteria form diverse communities and are important primary producers in Antarctic
freshwater environments, but their geographic distribution patterns in Antarctica and globally …

Ecophysiological and genomic approaches to cyanobacterial hardening for restoration

B Roncero‐Ramos, V Savaglia, B Durieu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cyanobacteria inhabit extreme environments, including drylands, providing multiple benefits
to the ecosystem. Soil degradation in warm drylands is increasing due to land use …