Polyphosphate: a multifunctional metabolite in cyanobacteria and algae

E Sanz-Luque, D Bhaya, AR Grossman - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Polyphosphate (polyP), a polymer of orthophosphate (PO4 3-) of varying lengths, has been
identified in all kingdoms of life. It can serve as a source of chemical bond energy …

Inorganic polyphosphates as storage for and generator of metabolic energy in the extracellular matrix

WEG Müller, HC Schröder, X Wang - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Inorganic polyphosphates (polyP) consist of linear chains of orthophosphate residues,
linked by high-energy phosphoanhydride bonds. They are evolutionarily old biopolymers …

[HTML][HTML] Excessive release of inorganic polyphosphate by ALS/FTD astrocytes causes non-cell-autonomous toxicity to motoneurons

C Arredondo, C Cefaliello, A Dyrda, N Jury, P Martinez… - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
Non-cell-autonomous mechanisms contribute to neurodegenerative diseases such as
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), in which astrocytes …

Methods for the analysis of polyphosphate in the life sciences

JJ Christ, S Willbold, LM Blank - 2020 - ACS Publications
Inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) is the polymer of orthophosphate and can be found in all
living organisms. For polyP characterization, one or more of six parameters are of interest …

Latitudinal patterns in ocean C: N: P reflect phytoplankton acclimation and macromolecular composition

JD Liefer, AE White, ZV Finkel, AJ Irwin… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
The proportions of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) in surface ocean particulate
matter deviate greatly from the canonical Redfield Ratio (C: N: P= 106: 16: 1) in space and …

Polyphosphate degradation by Nudt3-Zn2+ mediates oxidative stress response

B Samper-Martín, A Sarrias, B Lázaro… - Cell Reports, 2021 - cell.com
Polyphosphate (polyP) is a polymer of hundreds of phosphate residues present in all
organisms. In mammals, polyP is involved in crucial physiological processes, including …

Quantification of polyphosphate in environmental planktonic samples using a novel fluorescence dye JC-D7

X Yang, R Gao, Q Zhang, CCM Yung… - … Science & Technology, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polyphosphate (polyP) is found in plankton of diverse aquatic ecosystems and is important
for plankton ecology and biogeochemical cycling. However, our knowledge of polyP in …

Identity and functions of inorganic and inositol polyphosphates in plants

L Lorenzo‐Orts, D Couto, M Hothorn - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Inorganic polyphosphates (polyPs) and inositol pyrophosphates (PP‐InsPs) form important
stores of inorganic phosphate and can act as energy metabolites and signaling molecules …

[HTML][HTML] An update on polyphosphate in vivo activities

R Schoeppe, M Waldmann, HJ Jessen, T Renné - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Polyphosphate (polyP) is an evolutionary ancient inorganic molecule widespread in biology,
exerting a broad range of biological activities. The intracellular polymer serves as an energy …

Bacterial Phosphate Granules Contain Cyclic Polyphosphates: Evidence from 31P Solid-State NMR

VS Mandala, DM Loh, SM Shepard… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Polyphosphates (polyPs) are ubiquitous polymers in living organisms from bacteria to
mammals. They serve a wide variety of biological functions, ranging from energy storage to …