Functional role of PilA in iron acquisition in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.
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SUBMITTER: Lamb JJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4144903 | biostudies-literature | 2014
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Functional role of PilA in iron acquisition in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.
Lamb Jacob J JJ Hill Ryan E RE Eaton-Rye Julian J JJ Hohmann-Marriott Martin F MF
PloS one 20140826 8
Cyanobacteria require large quantities of iron to maintain their photosynthetic machinery; however, in most environments iron is present in the form of insoluble iron oxides. Whether cyanobacteria can utilize these sources of iron, and the potential molecular mechanisms involved remains to be defined. There is increasing evidence that pili can facilitate electron donation to extracellular electron acceptors, like iron oxides in non-photosynthetic bacteria. In these organisms, the donation of ele ...[more]
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