Download MendeleyThe model cyanobacteria Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 possess an intact but partially degenerated gene cluster encoding gas vesicles.
Cai, K., Xu, B.Y., Jiang, Y.L., Wang, Y., Chen, Y., Zhou, C.Z., Li, Q.(2020) BMC Microbiol 20: 110-110
- PubMed: 32375647
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-01805-8
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
6L5D - PubMed Abstract:
Bacterial gas vesicles, composed of two major gas vesicle proteins and filled with gas, are a unique class of intracellular bubble-like nanostructures. They provide buoyancy for cells, and thus play an essential role in the growth and survival of aquatic and soil microbes. Moreover, the gas vesicle could be applied to multimodal and noninvasive biological imaging as a potential nanoscale contrast agent. To date, cylinder-shaped gas vesicles have been found in several strains of cyanobacteria. However, whether the functional gas vesicles could be produced in the model filamentous cyanobacteria Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 remains controversial.
Organizational Affiliation:
Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, Anhui, China.
