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18024131

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-11-26
pubmed:abstractText
Putative light-sensing proteins are ubiquitously encoded in the genomes of chemotrophic, non-photosynthetic bacteria. Surprisingly, these are not limited to UV-receptors: the metagenome of the chemotrophic prokaryotes encodes representatives of all known major families of photoreceptors. Insight into the mechanism of light-mediated signaling is relatively advanced, but most light-induced physiological and behavioral responses in chemotrophic bacteria are not well understood. In the current era of 'omics' studies, this knowledge gap could be closed rapidly. Here we review the state of the art in this field. Because light signals can be manipulated accurately, these photoreceptors might help provide a systems-level understanding of the cytology of bacteria.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0966-842X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
554-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Photosensing in chemotrophic, non-phototrophic bacteria: let there be light sensing too.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory for Microbiology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review