A cAMP Receptor Protein, SYCRP1, is Responsible for the Cell Motility of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
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- 15 April 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant and Cell Physiology
- Vol. 43 (4) , 460-463
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcf050
Abstract
Disruption of the sycrp1 gene encoding a cyanobacterial cAMP receptor protein makes cells of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 non-motile. Electron microscopy showed that the sycrp1-deficient strain had a reduced number of thick pili on the cell surface compared with the wild-type strain. It is suggested that cAMP-SYCRP1 complex controls the biogenesis of pili.Keywords
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