DNA‐uptake in the naturally competent cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

DNA‐uptake in the naturally competent cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Uptake of DNA has been examined in the naturally competent cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. Pasteur Culture Collection (PCC) 6803. This bacterium is easily transformed by exogenously offered, homologous as well as heterologous DNA. During uptake, the DNA is converted from double stranded to single...

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Veröffentlicht in:FEMS microbiology letters 1995-06, Vol.129 (1), p.83-87
Hauptverfasser: Barten, Roland, Lill, Holger
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Cyanophyta
DNA‐uptake
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genetics
Microbiology
Natural competence
Synechocystis
Transformation
Uptake‐nuclease
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Zusammenfassung:Uptake of DNA has been examined in the naturally competent cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. Pasteur Culture Collection (PCC) 6803. This bacterium is easily transformed by exogenously offered, homologous as well as heterologous DNA. During uptake, the DNA is converted from double stranded to single stranded form. A Ca‐dependent nuclease, located in the cytoplasmic membrane, probably processes the DNA offered for uptake and converts it into single stranded form. The cyanobacterial DNA‐uptake process is discussed in comparison to respective phenomena in other bacteria.
ISSN:0378-1097
1574-6968
DOI:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1995.tb07561.x