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Jan 2026
Heterologous expression in E. coli reveals that bicarbonate transporter BicA2 mediates carbon uptake in marine Prochlorococcus spp.
BicA2 is confirmed as a low-affinity, Na+-dependent bicarbonate transporter with variable flux, revealing a previously uncharacterized CCM component in Prochlorococcus, reshaping the understanding of carbon acquisition strategies in the most abundant photosynthetic organism on Earth.
Loraine M. Rourke, C. Byrt, G. D. Price et al.
· The ISME Journal · 0 citations