Far-red light photoacclimation in a desert Chroococcidiopsis strain with a reduced FaRLiP gene cluster and expression of its chlorophyll f synthase in space-resistant isolates
In <i>Chroococcidiopsis</i> sp. CCME 010, all the far-red genes of the unusually reduced FaRLiP cluster, are transcriptionally regulated by FRL and two closely related desert strains heterologously expressing the chlF010 gene could grow in FRL. Since the transformation hosts had been reported to survive outer space conditions, such an achievement lays the foundation toward novel cyanobacteria-based technologies to support human space exploration.
Authors
- Nicoletta La Rocca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4866-5952)
- Daniela Billi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9363-2415)
- Vera M. Selinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-171X)
- Giorgia Di Stefano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2724-5636)
- Dennis J. Nürnberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8644-3424)
- Mariano Battistuzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0394-6283)
Institutions
- University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
- University of Padua (IT)
- Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies (IT)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2024-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1450575
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Polar Research and Ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.92
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
- Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca