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Looking Outwards: Isolation of Cyanobacterial Released Carbohydrate Polymers and Proteins
Published on: May 27, 2019
The increasing role of structural proteomics in cyanobacteria
Jaspreet K Sound1, Jeddidiah Bellamy-Carter1, Aneika C Leney1
1School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, U.K.
Abstract:
Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are ubiquitous organisms on the planet. They contain tremendous protein machineries that are of interest to the biotechnology industry and beyond. Recently, the number of annotated cyanobacterial genomes has expanded, enabling structural studies on known gene-coded proteins to accelerate. This review focuses on the advances in mass spectrometry (MS) that have enabled structural proteomics studies to be performed on the proteins and protein complexes within cyanobacteria. The review also showcases examples whereby MS has revealed critical mechanistic information behind how these remarkable machines within cyanobacteria function.
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