Puxty, Richard John, Millard, Andrew D., Evans, David J. and Scanlan, David J. (2014) Shedding new light on viral photosynthesis. Photosynthesis Research, 126 (1). pp. 71-97. doi:10.1007/s11120-014-0057-x ISSN 0166-8595.
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Abstract
Viruses infecting the environmentally important marine cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus encode ‘auxiliary metabolic genes’ (AMGs) involved in the light and dark reactions of photosynthesis. Here, we discuss progress on the inventory of such AMGs in the ever-increasing number of viral genome sequences as well as in metagenomic datasets. We contextualise these gene acquisitions with reference to a hypothesised fitness gain to the phage. We also report new evidence with regard to the sequence and predicted structural properties of viral petE genes encoding the soluble electron carrier plastocyanin. Viral copies of PetE exhibit extensive modifications to the N-terminal signal peptide and possess several novel residues in a region responsible for interaction with redox partners. We also highlight potential knowledge gaps in this field and discuss future opportunities to discover novel phage–host interactions involved in the photosynthetic process.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Microbiology & Infection Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Photosynthesis Research |
| Publisher: | Springer Netherlands |
| ISSN: | 0166-8595 |
| Official Date: | October 2014 |
| Dates: | Date Event 9 November 2014 Available 29 October 2014 Accepted 28 March 2014 Submitted October 2014 Published |
| Volume: | 126 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Page Range: | pp. 71-97 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11120-014-0057-x |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/67510/ |
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