Dehydration-Induced DnaK2 Chaperone Is Involved in PSII Repair of a Desiccation-Tolerant Cyanobacterium
Haifeng Xu, Guo‐Zheng Dai, De-Min Ye, Jin‐Long Shang, Weiyu Song, Huazhong Shi, Bao‐Sheng Qiu
Abstract
Our findings provide novel insights into the molecular mechanism of desiccation tolerance in some xerotolerant microorganisms, which could facilitate future synthetic approaches to the creation of extremophiles in microorganisms and plants.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyDesiccation toleranceDesiccationPhotosynthesisNostocCyanobacteriaBiochemistryThylakoidCell biologyBotanyGeneChloroplastGeneticsBacteriaPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsBiocrusts and Microbial EcologyAlgal biology and biofuel production