MpeU family
Description
Present only in PEII-containing marine Synechococcus, except low-PUB (pigment type 3a) strains (Six et al., 2007; Mahmoud et al., 2017; Grébert et al. 2022). Interruption of mpeU caused a reduction in PUB content, impaired phycobilisome assembly and reduced growth rate more strongly in blue than green light (Mahmoud et al.2017). MpeU is therefore important for adaptation of Synechococcus spp. to blue light but the site of this probable lyase-isomerase specificity remains to be established.
Motif
A motif characterising this family is available.
References
- Grébert et al., 2022. Diversity and evolution of pigment types in marine Synechococcus cyanobacteria Genome Biol Evol, 14, evac035.
- Mahmoud et al., 2017. Adaptation to blue light in marine Synechococcus requires MpeU, an enzyme with similarity to phycoerythrobilin lyase isomerases Front Microbiol, 8, 243.
- Six et al., 2007. Diversity and evolution of phycobilisomes in marine Synechococcus spp.: a comparative genomics study Genome Biol, 8, R259.
Showing only unsure genes
| Gene | Locus tag | Genbank | Species | Strain | PBP in rods | Pigment type | Remark | Length | Last change |
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Model strains, Marine strains
Last update: 21 Apr 2023 5:52:56
