TY - JOUR A1 - Woodhouse, Jason Nicholas A1 - Makower, A. Katharina A1 - Yeung, Anna C. Y. A1 - Ongley, Sarah E. A1 - Micallef, Melinda L. A1 - Moffitt, Michelle C. A1 - Neilan, Brett A. T1 - Advances in genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics of toxin-producing cyanobacteria JF - Environmental microbiology reports N2 - A common misconception persists that the genomes of toxic and non-toxic cyanobacterial strains are largely conserved with the exception of the presence or absence of the genes responsible for toxin production. Implementation of -omics era technologies has challenged this paradigm, with comparative analyses providing increased insight into the differences between strains of the same species. The implementation of genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic approaches has revealed distinct profiles between toxin-producing and non-toxic strains. Further, metagenomics and metaproteomics highlight the genomic potential and functional state of toxic bloom events over time. In this review, we highlight how these technologies have shaped our understanding of the complex relationship between these molecules, their producers and the environment at large within which they persist. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12366 SN - 1758-2229 VL - 8 SP - 3 EP - 13 PB - Wiley-Blackwell CY - Hoboken ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pearson, Leanne A. A1 - Dittmann, Elke A1 - Mazmouz, Rabia A1 - Ongley, Sarah E. A1 - Neilan, Brett A. T1 - The genetics, biosynthesis and regulation of toxic specialized metabolites of cyanobacteria JF - Harmful algae N2 - The production of toxic metabolites by cyanobacterial blooms represents a significant threat to the health of humans and ecosystems worldwide. Here we summarize the current state of the knowledge regarding the genetics, biosynthesis and regulation of well-characterized cyanotoxins, including the microcystins, nodularin, cylindrospermopsin, saxitoxins and antitoxins, as well as the lesser-known marine toxins (e.g. lyngbyatoxin, aplysiatoxin, jamaicamides, barbamide, curacin, hectochlorin and apratoxins). (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. KW - Cyanobacteria KW - Cyanotoxins KW - Specialized metabolites KW - Genetics KW - Biosynthesis KW - Regulation Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2015.11.002 SN - 1568-9883 SN - 1878-1470 VL - 54 SP - 98 EP - 111 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER -