Biosynthesis and function of extracellular glycans in cyanobacteria
- The cell surface of cyanobacteria is covered with glycans that confer versatility and adaptability to a multitude of environmental factors. The complex carbohydrates act as barriers against different types of stress and play a role in intra- as well as inter-species interactions. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge of the chemical composition, biosynthesis and biological function of exo- and lipo-polysaccharides from cyanobacteria and give an overview of sugar-binding lectins characterized from cyanobacteria. We discuss similarities with well-studied enterobacterial systems and highlight the unique features of cyanobacteria. We pay special attention to colony formation and EPS biosynthesis in the bloom-forming cyanobacterium, Microcystis aeruginosa.
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| Author details: | Jan-Christoph KehrGND, Elke Dittmann-ThünemannORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-400121 |
| Publication series (Volume number): | Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe (346) |
| Publication type: | Postprint |
| Language: | English |
| Date of first publication: | 2017/09/01 |
| Publication year: | 2015 |
| Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
| Release date: | 2017/09/01 |
| Tag: | colony formation; cyanobacteria; exopolysaccharides; lipopolysaccharides |
| Number of pages: | 17 |
| Source: | Life 5 (2015) Nr. 1, S. 164-180. - DOI: 10.3390/life5010164 |
| Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Biochemie und Biologie |
| DDC classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie |
| Peer review: | Referiert |
| Publishing method: | Open Access |
| Grantor: | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) |
| License (German): |  CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
