Iron (Fe) is essential for life because of its role in protein cofactors. Photosynthesis, in
particular photosynthetic electron transport, has a very high demand for Fe cofactors. Fe is …

Bacterial life is harsh and involves numerous environmental and internal challenges that are
perceived as stresses. Consequently, adequate responses to survive, cope with, and …

In metabolic engineering, the production of industrially relevant chemicals, via rational
engineering of microorganisms, is an intensive area of research. One particular group of …

Photosynthetic cyanobacteria are important primary producers and model organisms for
studying photosynthesis and elements cycling on earth. Due to the ability to absorb sunlight …

Even though sunlight energy far outweighs the energy required by human activities, its
utilization is a key goal in the field of renewable energies. Microalgae have emerged as a …

The Freiburg RNA tools webserver is a well established online resource for RNA-focused
research. It provides a unified user interface and comprehensive result visualization for …

Cyanobacteria are prokaryotes that can assimilate inorganic carbon via oxygenic
photosynthesis, which results in the formation of organic compounds essentially from CO2 …

While iron is essential to sustain growth, its excess can be detrimental to the cell by
generating highly toxic reactive oxygen species. Regulation of iron homeostasis thus plays a …

Highlights•Cyanobacteria attracted systems biology approaches early on, since they are
evolutionary related to plastid in eukaryotic phototrophs and are increasingly used as green …

Cyanobacteria are highly diverse, widely distributed photosynthetic bacteria inhabiting
various environments ranging from deserts to the cryosphere. Throughout this range of …