The circadian clock and darkness control natural competence in cyanobacteria

Arnaud Taton; Christian Erikson; Yiling Yang; Benjamin E. Rubin; Scott A. Rifkin; James W. Golden; Susan S. Golden

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-15384-9

Nature Communications (Apr 2020)

The circadian clock and darkness control natural competence in cyanobacteria

Arnaud Taton,
Christian Erikson,
Yiling Yang,
Benjamin E. Rubin,
Scott A. Rifkin,
James W. Golden,
Susan S. Golden

Affiliations

Arnaud Taton: Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego
Christian Erikson: Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego
Yiling Yang: Center for Circadian Biology, University of California, San Diego
Benjamin E. Rubin: Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego
Scott A. Rifkin: Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego
James W. Golden: Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego
Susan S. Golden: Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15384-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus is a model organism for the study of circadian rhythms, and is naturally competent for transformation. Here, Taton et al. identify genes required for natural transformation in this organism, and show that the coincidence of circadian dusk and darkness regulates the competence state in different day lengths.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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