Photoreceptors in Chemotrophic Prokaryotes: The Case of Acinetobacter spp. Revisited

A comprehensive description of blue light using flavin (BLUF) photosensory proteins, including preferred domain architectures and the molecular mechanism of their light activation and signal generation, among chemotrophic prokaryotes is presented. Light‐regulated physiological responses in Acinetoba...

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Autores: Nudel, Berta Clara, Hellingwerf, Klaas J.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/94618
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/94618
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Photoreceptors
Acinetobacter
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Sumario:A comprehensive description of blue light using flavin (BLUF) photosensory proteins, including preferred domain architectures and the molecular mechanism of their light activation and signal generation, among chemotrophic prokaryotes is presented. Light‐regulated physiological responses in Acinetobacter spp. from environmental and clinically relevant strains are discussed. The twitching motility response in A. baylyi sp. ADP1 and the joint involvement of three of the four putative BLUF‐domain‐containing proteins in this response, in this species, is presented as an example of remarkable photoreceptor redundancy.