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SUBMITTER: Taton A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7125226 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Taton Arnaud A Erikson Christian C Yang Yiling Y Rubin Benjamin E BE Rifkin Scott A SA Golden James W JW Golden Susan S SS
Nature communications 20200403 1
The cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus is a model organism for the study of circadian rhythms. It is naturally competent for transformation-that is, it takes up DNA from the environment, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Here, we use a genome-wide screen to identify genes required for natural transformation in S. elongatus, including genes encoding a conserved Type IV pilus, genes known to be associated with competence in other bacteria, and others. Pilus biogenesis occurs daily in ...[more]