Early Cyanobacteria and the Innovation of Microbial Sunscreens

ABSTRACT Metabolism drives life; thus, understanding how and when various branches of metabolism evolved provides a critical piece to understanding how life has integrated itself into the geochemical cycles of our planet over billions of years. Although the most transformative metabolisms that have...

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Autor principal:	Patrick M. Shih
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2019
Materias:	molecular clock photosynthesis sunscreen Microbiology QR1-502
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ae89bf7ed5ae4fffab653da593928c802021-11-15T15:55:25ZEarly Cyanobacteria and the Innovation of Microbial Sunscreens10.1128/mBio.01262-192150-7511https://doaj.org/article/ae89bf7ed5ae4fffab653da593928c802019-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01262-19https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT Metabolism drives life; thus, understanding how and when various branches of metabolism evolved provides a critical piece to understanding how life has integrated itself into the geochemical cycles of our planet over billions of years. Although the most transformative metabolisms that have significantly altered the trajectory of Earth are inherently linked to primary metabolism, natural products that stem from specialized metabolic pathways are also key components to many auxiliary facets of life. Cyanobacteria are primarily known as the original inventors of oxygenic photosynthesis, using sunlight to split water to create our dioxygen-filled atmosphere; however, many of them also have evolved to produce small molecules that function as sunscreens to protect themselves from ultraviolet radiation. Determining when cyanobacteria first evolved the ability to biosynthesize such compounds is an important piece to understanding the rise of oxygen and the eventual success of the phylum.Patrick M. ShihAmerican Society for Microbiologyarticlemolecular clockphotosynthesissunscreenMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 10, Iss 3 (2019)
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description	ABSTRACT Metabolism drives life; thus, understanding how and when various branches of metabolism evolved provides a critical piece to understanding how life has integrated itself into the geochemical cycles of our planet over billions of years. Although the most transformative metabolisms that have significantly altered the trajectory of Earth are inherently linked to primary metabolism, natural products that stem from specialized metabolic pathways are also key components to many auxiliary facets of life. Cyanobacteria are primarily known as the original inventors of oxygenic photosynthesis, using sunlight to split water to create our dioxygen-filled atmosphere; however, many of them also have evolved to produce small molecules that function as sunscreens to protect themselves from ultraviolet radiation. Determining when cyanobacteria first evolved the ability to biosynthesize such compounds is an important piece to understanding the rise of oxygen and the eventual success of the phylum.
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title	Early Cyanobacteria and the Innovation of Microbial Sunscreens
title_short	Early Cyanobacteria and the Innovation of Microbial Sunscreens
title_full	Early Cyanobacteria and the Innovation of Microbial Sunscreens
title_fullStr	Early Cyanobacteria and the Innovation of Microbial Sunscreens
title_full_unstemmed	Early Cyanobacteria and the Innovation of Microbial Sunscreens
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publisher	American Society for Microbiology
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Early Cyanobacteria and the Innovation of Microbial Sunscreens

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