Comparison of carboxysomal (ccmM) and photorespiratory (glcD1/D2) mutants of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 using metabolic and transcriptomic phenotyping

ABSTRACT: The general acclimation of cyanobacteria to low carbon (LC) conditions includes coordinated alterations of gene expression and metabolism. To analyze possible signals for LC sensing and compensating reactions, we compared wild-type (WT) cells with two mutants of Synechocystis, the carboxysome-less mutant ccmM and the photorespiratory mutant ΔglcD1/D2. Metabolic phenotyping revealed that the mutant ΔccmM accumulated high 2-phosphoglycolate (2PG) levels while the ΔglcD1/D2 mutant accumulated glycolate, indicating oxygenase activity of RubisCO at high carbon (HC). The changes in the metabolite spectrum were compared to alterations in the global gene expression pattern. Cells of HC-grown mutants ΔccmM and ΔglcD1/D2 showed altered mRNA levels for many genes involved in photosynthesis, high ligh

ORGANISM(S): Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

SUBMITTER: Floyd Wittink 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-31672 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress