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Front Microbiol. 2021 Mar 03;12:631654. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.631654. eCollection 2021.

Cell Death in Cyanobacteria: Current Understanding and Recommendations for a Consensus on Its Nomenclature.

Frontiers in microbiology

Anabella Aguilera, Marina Klemenčič, Daniela J Sueldo, Piotr Rzymski, Leda Giannuzzi, María Victoria Martin

Affiliations

  1. Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden.
  2. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
  3. School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.
  4. Department of Environmental Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan´, Poland.
  5. Integrated Science Association (ISA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Poznan´, Poland.
  6. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina.
  7. Área de Toxicología General, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina.
  8. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Biotecnología (INBIOTEC-CONICET), Fundación para Investigaciones Biológicas Aplicadas (CIB-FIBA), Mar del Plata, Argentina.

PMID: 33746925 PMCID: PMC7965980 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.631654

Abstract

Cyanobacteria are globally widespread photosynthetic prokaryotes and are major contributors to global biogeochemical cycles. One of the most critical processes determining cyanobacterial eco-physiology is cellular death. Evidence supports the existence of controlled cellular demise in cyanobacteria, and various forms of cell death have been described as a response to biotic and abiotic stresses. However, cell death research in this phylogenetic group is a relatively young field and understanding of the underlying mechanisms and molecular machinery underpinning this fundamental process remains largely elusive. Furthermore, no systematic classification of modes of cell death has yet been established for cyanobacteria. In this work, we analyzed the state of knowledge in the field of cyanobacterial cell death. Based on that, we propose unified criterion for the definition of accidental, regulated, and programmed forms of cell death in cyanobacteria based on molecular, biochemical, and morphologic aspects following the directions of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death (NCCD). With this, we aim to provide a guide to standardize the nomenclature related to this topic in a precise and consistent manner, which will facilitate further ecological, evolutionary, and applied research in the field of cyanobacterial cell death.

Copyright © 2021 Aguilera, Klemenčič, Sueldo, Rzymski, Giannuzzi and Martin.

Keywords: apoptosis-like; caspases; cyanobacterial blooms; cyanophages; ferroptosis-like; reactive oxygen species; regulated cell death

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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