Genome streamlining to improve performance of a fast-growing cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973

A Sengupta, A Bandyopadhyay, D Sarkar, JI Hendry… - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic organisms that have garnered significant recognition as
potential hosts for sustainable bioproduction. However, their complex regulatory networks …

Sensing of DNA modifications by pAgo proteins in vitro

M Beskrovnaia, A Agapov, K Makasheva, DO Zharkov… - Biochimie, 2024 - Elsevier
Many prokaryotic Argonaute (pAgo) proteins act as programmable nucleases that use small
guide DNAs for recognition and cleavage of complementary target DNA. Recent studies …

Studies in directed endosymbiosis

J Cournoyer - 2024 - ideals.illinois.edu
The acquisition of membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts was
a fundamental touchstone in eukaryotic cell evolution, and it has consequently shaped the …