An adenylate cyclase, cya1, regulates cell motility in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Authors
Terauchi, K Ohmori, M
Citation
K. Terauchi et M. Ohmori, An adenylate cyclase, cya1, regulates cell motility in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, PLANT CEL P, 40(2), 1999, pp. 248-251
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences","Animal & Plant Sciences
Journal title
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00320781 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
248 - 251
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-0781(199902)40:2<248:AACCRC>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 contained two genes, cya1 and cya2, encoding putative adenylate cyclases. The wild type cells are motile , whereas the disruption mutants of cya1, but not cya2, were immotile. Disr uption of the cya1 gene also caused reduction of cellular cAMP level. The c ya1 mutant cells regained motility when cAMP was added exogenously.