Cyanobacteria: the bright and dark sides of a charming group

Sciuto, Katia; Moro, Isabella

doi:10.1007/s10531-015-0898-4

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“…For example, the validity of the terms 'toxic' and 'non-toxic' as applied to cyanobacteria, depends not only on the presence of cyanotoxins but also on their concentrations and/or the target organisms considered (Codd and Metcalf, 2014). Another emerging problem of terminology relates to current changes in the nomenclature and classification of cyanobacteria (Sciuto and Moro, 2015;Komárek, 2016). Current systematics and nomenclature are undergoing rapid changes that can be appreciated only by specialized scientists.…”

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Toxic cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in European waters – recent progress achieved through the CYANOCOST Action and challenges for further research

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This review aims to summarise the outcomes of some recent European research concerning toxic cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins, with an emphasis on developments within the framework of the CYANOCOST Action: COST Action ES1105, Cyanobacterial Blooms and Toxins in Water Resources: Occurrence, Impacts and Management. Highlights of the Action include phycological and ecological studies, development of advanced techniques for cyanotoxin analysis, elucidation of cyanotoxin modes of action, management techniques to reduce cyanobacterial mass development, and research on methods and practices for cyanotoxin removal during drinking water treatment. The authors have identified a number of gaps in knowledge. Proposed directions for future research on toxic cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins are also discussed.

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Toxic cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in European waters – recent progress achieved through the CYANOCOST Action and challenges for further research

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“…In the first article, issue Sciuto and Moro (2015) discuss the bright and dark side of this important group of organisms; on one side they provide crucial ecological services (Díez and Ininbergs 2014), while on the other they produce a wide range of cyanotoxins which have been linked with climate change (Paerl and Paul 2012). Cyanobacterial biodiversity, phylogeny, and taxonomy too have remained paradoxical (Pinevich 2008).…”

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Cyanobacterial biodiversity and associated ecosystem services: introduction to the special issue

Chaurasia

2015

Biodivers Conserv

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“…Cyanobacteria have long been used as model organisms for photosynthesis research, but they have also attracted interest for other reasons [3]: often they are associated with harmful algal blooms (reviewed in [4]), and they are also interesting candidates for biotechnological applications (reviewed in [5]). In structural terms, they are relatively complex microorganisms.…”

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Protein translocation and thylakoid biogenesis in cyanobacteria

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Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics

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Cyanobacteria exhibit a complex form of membrane differentiation that sets them apart from most bacteria. Many processes take place in the plasma membrane, but photosynthetic light capture, electron transport and ATP synthesis take place in an abundant internal thylakoid membrane. This review considers how this system of subcellular compartmentalisation is maintained, and how proteins are directed towards the various subcompartments--specifically the plasma membrane, periplasm, thylakoid membrane and thylakoid lumen. The involvement of Sec-, Tat- and signal recognition particle- (SRP)-dependent protein targeting pathways is discussed, together with the possible involvement of a so-called 'spontaneous' pathway for the insertion of membrane proteins, previously characterised for chloroplast thylakoid membrane proteins. An intriguing aspect of cyanobacterial cell biology is that most contain only a single set of genes encoding Sec, Tat and SRP components, yet the proteomes of the plasma and thylakoid membranes are very different. The implications for protein sorting mechanisms are considered. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Organization and dynamics of bioenergetic systems in bacteria, edited by Prof Conrad Mullineaux.

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Cyanobacteria: the bright and dark sides of a charming group

Cited by 64 publications

References 170 publications

Toxic cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in European waters – recent progress achieved through the CYANOCOST Action and challenges for further research

Toxic cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in European waters – recent progress achieved through the CYANOCOST Action and challenges for further research

Cyanobacterial biodiversity and associated ecosystem services: introduction to the special issue

Protein translocation and thylakoid biogenesis in cyanobacteria

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