Genomics of Cyanobacteria

Series Editors

Contributors

Preface

Contents of Volumes 35–64

Chapter One. Structural, Mechanistic and Genomic Insights into OCP-Mediated Photoprotection

1 Introduction

2 The OCP-Based NPQ Mechanism is Photoprotective

3 OCP-Mediated Photoprotection from a Structural Perspective

4 The OCP–Phycobilisome Interaction

5 Discovery and Characterization of the Fluorescence Recovery Protein

6 Insights from Genomic Distribution of Components of the OCP Photoprotective Mechanism

7 A Model for the OCP-Mediated Photoprotective Mechanism

8 Outstanding Questions and Future Prospects

References

Chapter Two. Genomics of Salt Acclimation

1 Introduction

2 Basic Salt Acclimation Strategy

3 Compatible Solutes

4 Regulation

5 Cyanobacterial Biotechnology and Salt Acclimation

References

Chapter Three. Iron in Cyanobacteria

1 Iron Biogeochemistry in Water Bodies

2 Iron Uptake

3 Intracellular Fe Homeostasis

4 Iron-Dependant Gene Regulation and Physiological Responses

References

Chapter Four. Functional Genomics of Metalloregulators in Cyanobacteria

1 Introduction

2 General Features of Metalloregulators

3 Main Families of Metalloregulators in Cyanobacteria

4 Conclusions and Perspectives

References

Chapter Five. Genomics of the Pleïotropic Glutathione System in Cyanobacteria

1 Introduction

2 Glutathione an Integrative Link between Cell Metabolism and the Defences against Oxidative and Metal Stresses

3 Glutathione Operates in the Defence against Toxic Endogenous Metabolites

4 Glutathione Protects Cells against Chemical and Oxidative Stresses via the Glutathione Transferase System

5 Glutathione Maintains the Redox Homeostasis of Protein Thiols via the Glutaredoxin System

6 Concluding Remarks

References

Chapter Six. A Genomic View of Secondary Metabolite Production in Cyanobacteria

Abbreviations

1 Introduction

2 The Cyanobacterial Secondary Metabolites

3 Overview of Secondary Metabolites from Cyanobacteria for which Biosynthetic Genes have been Identified

4 Description of the Biosynthesis at the Genomic and Biochemical Level for Selected Cyanobacterial Secondary Metabolites

5 Conclusion

References

Chapter Seven. Assembly and Export of Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) in Cyanobacteria

1 Introduction

2 Conserved Mechanisms of Bacterial EPS Production

3 Genetics of Cyanobacterial EPS Production: Current Knowledge

4 Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives

References

Chapter Eight. Gene Expression during Heterocyst Differentiation

1 Introduction

2 The Heterocyst

3 The Specific Program of Gene Expression

4 Mechanisms of Gene Regulation during Heterocyst Differentiation

5 Conclusions and Perspectives

References

Subject Index

Author Index

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