Abstract
The article reviews the main systems that regulate gene expression in cyanobacteria in response to various treatments: low and high temperatures, salt, hyperosmotic and oxidative stresses. The systems for perception of light are also reviewed. Functional characteristics are presented for known two-component regulatory systems, eukaryotic-type serine-threonine protein kinases, σ-subunits of RNA-polymerase, DNA-binding transcription factors. Different mechanisms of perception of stress signals are analyzed, including changes in DNA supercoiling under different stress conditions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 749-767 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Russian Journal of Plant Physiology |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2011 |
Keywords
- cyanobacteria
- gene expression
- histidine kinases
- sensors
- serine-threonine protein kinases
- stress
- transcription factors
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Plant Science