Visualization of pili and its applications in the study of cyanobacteria

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Visualization of pili and its applications in the study of cyanobacteria
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                        10.13343/j.cnki.wsxb.20240482
                    
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                        32112.14.j.AMS.20240482
                    
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                        ZHANG JingchaoZHANG Jingchao
Medical Genetics Center, Sichuan Provincial Peoples Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, Sichuan, China
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LI WeiLI Wei
Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, Sichuan, China
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ZHAO KunZHAO Kun
Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, Sichuan, China;Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory for Human Disease Gene Study, Sichuan Provincial Peoples Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, Sichuan, China
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ZHANG WeiwenZHANG Weiwen
Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300072, China;Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Ministry of Education of China, Tianjin 300072, China;Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;Center for Biosafety Research and Strategy, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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Cyanobacteria have garnered great attention as important players in the marine hydrosphere and the source of bioactive compounds. Type IV pili (TFP) play a crucial role in cyanobacteria by participating in various physiological functions such as substrate surface movement, phototaxis, and natural transformation. With the continuous advancements in the visualization of pili, we have gained a deeper understanding of the TFP-mediated cell behaviors of cyanobacteria. We review the recent progress and applications of visualization of pili in the research on the twitching, phototaxis, and natural transformation of cyanobacteria. This review is expected to improve our understanding of the TFP-mediated cell behaviors and the ecological function and significance of cyanobacteria in the hydrosphere. Additionally, it provides new insights for developing TFP-based regulation on cell behaviors of cyanobacteria.

Key words:cyanobacteria;visualization of pili;twitching;phototaxis;natural transformation

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ZHANG Jingchao, LI Wei, ZHAO Kun, ZHANG Weiwen. Visualization of pili and its applications in the study of cyanobacteria. [J]. Acta Microbiologica Sinica, 2024, 64(12): 4593-4606

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