Potential of microalgae and cyanobacteria to improve soil health and agricultural productivity: a critical view

B Ramakrishnan, NR Maddela… - Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Microalgae are a source of scientific curiosity and inspiration for their utilization as
'inoculants' in agriculture and the commercial production of high-value products. Their …

New views on PII signaling: from nitrogen sensing to global metabolic control

K Forchhammer, KA Selim, LF Huergo - Trends in Microbiology, 2022 - cell.com
PII proteins are multitasking information-processing proteins occurring in bacteria, archaea,
and plastids, decoding the metabolic state of the cells and providing this information to …

[HTML][HTML] Polyamine and ethanolamine metabolism in bacteria as an important component of nitrogen assimilation for survival and pathogenicity

S Krysenko, W Wohlleben - Medical Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen is an essential element required for bacterial growth. It serves as a building block
for the biosynthesis of macromolecules and provides precursors for secondary metabolites …

Adapting from Low to High: An Update to CO2-Concentrating Mechanisms of Cyanobacteria and Microalgae

EV Kupriyanova, NA Pronina, DA Los - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The intracellular accumulation of inorganic carbon (Ci) by microalgae and cyanobacteria
under ambient atmospheric CO2 levels was first documented in the 80s of the 20th Century …

The novel PII-interactor PirC identifies phosphoglycerate mutase as key control point of carbon storage metabolism in cyanobacteria

T Orthwein, J Scholl, P Spät, S Lucius, M Koch… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
Nitrogen limitation imposes a major transition in the lifestyle of nondiazotrophic
cyanobacteria that is controlled by a complex interplay of regulatory factors involving the …

Molecular mechanism underlying transport and allosteric inhibition of bicarbonate transporter SbtA

S Fang, X Huang, X Zhang, M Zhang, Y Hao… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
SbtA is a high-affinity, sodium-dependent bicarbonate transporter found in the
cyanobacterial CO2-concentrating mechanism (CCM). SbtA forms a complex with SbtB …

MoS2 Nanosheets–Cyanobacteria Interaction: Reprogrammed Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism

S Chen, N Shi, M Huang, X Tan, X Yan, A Wang… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Fully understanding the environmental implications of engineered nanomaterials is crucial
for their safe and sustainable use. Cyanobacteria, as the pioneers of the planet earth, play …

Diurnal metabolic control in cyanobacteria requires perception of second messenger signaling molecule c-di-AMP by the carbon control protein SbtB

KA Selim, M Haffner, M Burkhardt, O Mantovani… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Because of their photosynthesis-dependent lifestyle, cyanobacteria evolved sophisticated
regulatory mechanisms to adapt to oscillating day-night metabolic changes. How they …

Microbial autotrophic biorefineries: perspectives for biopolymer production

P Srisawat, M Higuchi-Takeuchi, K Numata - Polymer Journal, 2022 - nature.com
The use of autotrophic microorganisms to fabricate biochemical products has attracted much
attention in both academia and industry. Unlike heterotrophic microorganisms that require …

PII-like signaling proteins: A new paradigm in orchestrating cellular homeostasis

KA Selim, V Alva - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2024 - Elsevier
Members of the PII superfamily are versatile, multitasking signaling proteins ubiquitously
found in all domains of life. They adeptly monitor and synchronize the cell's carbon, nitrogen …