Advances in the bacterial organelles for CO₂ fixation

Liu, Lu-Ning ORCID: 0000-0002-8884-4819 (2022) Advances in the bacterial organelles for CO₂ fixation. TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 30 (6). pp. 567-580.

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Abstract

Carboxysomes are a family of bacterial microcompartments (BMCs), present in all cyanobacteria and some proteobacteria, which encapsulate the primary CO₂-fixing enzyme, Rubisco, within a virus-like polyhedral protein shell. Carboxysomes provide significantly elevated levels of CO₂ around Rubisco to maximize carboxylation and reduce wasteful photorespiration, thus functioning as the central CO₂-fixation organelles of bacterial CO₂-concentration mechanisms. Their intriguing architectural features allow carboxysomes to make a vast contribution to carbon assimilation on a global scale. In this review, we discuss recent research progress that provides new insights into the mechanisms of how carboxysomes are assembled and functionally maintained in bacteria and recent advances in synthetic biology to repurpose the metabolic module in diverse applications.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Organelles, Cyanobacteria, Carbon Dioxide, Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase, Bacterial Proteins, Carbon Cycle
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	10 May 2022 07:12
Last Modified:	10 Oct 2023 19:19
DOI:	10.1016/j.tim.2021.10.004
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3154523

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