Title |
Slr1670 from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Is Required for the Re-assimilation of the Osmolyte Glucosylglycerol
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Published in |
Frontiers in Microbiology, August 2016
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DOI | 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01350 |
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Authors |
Philipp Savakis, Xiaoming Tan, Cuncun Qiao, Kuo Song, Xuefeng Lu, Klaas J. Hellingwerf, Filipe Branco dos Santos |
Abstract |
When subjected to mild salt stress, the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 produces small amounts of glycerol through an as of yet unidentified pathway. Here, we show that this glycerol is a degradation product of the main osmolyte of this organism, glucosylglycerol (GG). Inactivation of ggpS, encoding the first step of GG-synthesis, abolished de novo synthesis of glycerol, while the ability to hydrolyze exogenously supplied glucoslylglycerol was unimpaired. Inactivation of glpK, encoding glycerol kinase, had no effect on glycerol synthesis. Inactivation of slr1670, encoding a GHL5-type putative glycoside hydrolase, abolished de novo synthesis of glycerol, as well as hydrolysis of GG, and led to increased intracellular concentrations of this osmolyte. Slr1670 therefore presumably displays GG hydrolase activity. A gene homologous to the one encoded by slr1670 occurs in a wide range of cyanobacteria, proteobacteria, and archaea. In cyanobacteria, it co-occurs with genes involved in GG-synthesis. |
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