ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Function and Benefits of Natural Competence in Cyanobacteria: From Ecology to Targeted Manipulation.
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- Genomic insights into the taxonomy, safety and biotechnological potential ofMicrobial genomics · 2026Article
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- Current Knowledge on CRISPR Strategies Against Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Recent developments in the production and utilization of photosynthetic microorganisms for food applications.Heliyon · 2023Review
- Incorporation, fate, and turnover of free fatty acids in cyanobacteria.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2023Review
- Current Metabolic Engineering Strategies for Photosynthetic Bioproduction in Cyanobacteria.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- The Molecular Toolset and Techniques Required to Build Cyanobacterial Cell Factories.Advances in biochemical engineering/biotechnology · 2023Article
- Genetic, Genomics, and Responses to Stresses in Cyanobacteria: Biotechnological Implications.Genes · 2021Review
- Cellular and Molecular Strategies in Cyanobacterial Survival-"In Memory of Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Lockau".Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Natural competence is the ability of a cell to actively take up and incorporate foreign DNA in its own genome. This trait is widespread and ecologically significant within the prokaryotic kingdom. Here we look at natural competence in cyanobacteria, a group of globally distributed oxygenic photosynthetic bacteria. Many cyanobacterial species appear to have the genetic potential to be naturally competent, however, this ability has only been demonstrated in a few species. Reasons for this might be due to a high variety of largely uncharacterised competence inducers and a lack of understanding the ecological context of natural competence in cyanobacteria. To shed light on these questions, we describe what is known about the molecular mechanisms of natural competence in cyanobacteria and analyse how widespread this trait might be based on available genomic datasets. Potential regulators of natural competence and what benefits or drawbacks may derive from taking up foreign DNA are discussed. Overall, many unknowns about natural competence in cyanobacteria remain to be unravelled. A better understanding of underlying mechanisms and how to manipulate these, can aid the implementation of cyanobacteria as sustainable production chassis.
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