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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2015

Transcriptomics-aided dissection of the intracellular and extracellular roles of microcystin in Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806.

A Katharina Makower, J Merijn Schuurmans, Detlef Groth, Yvonne Zilliges, Hans C P Matthijs, Elke Dittmann

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

A Katharina MakowerUniversity of Potsdam, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, Department of Microbiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
J Merijn SchuurmansUniversity of Amsterdam, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Netherlands Institute for Ecology, NIOO-KNAW, Department of Aquatic Ecology, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Detlef GrothUniversity of Potsdam, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, Department of Bioinformatics, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
Yvonne ZilligesFree University of Berlin, Institute of Experimental Physics, Department of Biophysics and Photosynthesis, Berlin, Germany.
Hans C P MatthijsUniversity of Amsterdam, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Elke DittmannUniversity of Potsdam, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, Department of Microbiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany editt@uni-potsdam.de.
University of Potsdam · DEUniversity of Amsterdam · NLFreie Universität Berlin · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent studies have provided evidence for both intracellular and extracellular roles of the potent hepatotoxin microcystin (MC) in the bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis. Here, we surveyed transcriptomes of the wild-type strain M. aeruginosa PCC 7806 and the microcystin-deficient ΔmcyB mutant under low light conditions with and without the addition of external MC of the LR variant (MC-LR). Transcriptomic data acquired by microarray and quantitative PCR revealed substantial differences in the relative expression of genes of the central intermediary metabolism, photosynthesis, and energy metabolism. In particular, the data provide evidence for a lower photosystem I (PSI)-to-photosystem II (PSII) ratio and a more pronounced carbon limitation in the microcystin-deficient mutant. Interestingly, only 6% of the transcriptional differences could be complemented by external microcystin-LR addition. This MC signaling effect was seen exclusively for genes of the secondary metabolism category. The orphan polyketide synthase gene cluster IPF38-51 was specifically downregulated in response to external MC-LR under low light. Our data suggest a hierarchical and light-dependent cross talk of secondary metabolites and support both an intracellular and an extracellular role of MC in Microcystis.

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Bacterial ProteinsGene DeletionGene Expression ProfilingMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMicroarray AnalysisMicrocystinsMicrocystisReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSecondary MetabolismBacterial ProteinsmicrocystinMicrocystins

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PMID25381232
PMCPMC4277579
OpenAlexW2162875940

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