RNA helicases: linking genomics and proteomics with the physiology of cellular response to changing environmental conditions.

需要资金支持一项研究计划，该计划旨在确定光合作用细菌感知和响应环境变量光和温度的机制。我们的模型系统是蓝藻，俗称池塘浮渣，它们是全球生态系统中的主要参与者，在释放氧气的同时从大气中消除大量二氧化碳。它们也正在成为世界范围内的一个重大问题，因为它们产生的毒素严重危害家庭和娱乐用水的质量。因此，我们必须了解这些有机体感知和响应环境信号的机制，以便最大限度地发挥它们的积极作用，最大限度地减少它们的消极作用。

Funds are requested to support a research program designed to determine the mechanisms by which photosynthetic bacteria sense and respond to the environmental variables light and temperature. Our model system is cyanobacteria, commonly known as pond scum, which are major players in the global ecosystem, removing significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere with the concomitant release of oxygen. They are also becoming a significant problem worldwide as they produce toxins that severely compromise water quality for both domestic and recreational use. It is therefore imperative that we understand the mechanisms by which these organisms sense and respond to environmental signals in order to maximize their positive and minimize their negative attributes.