SliP4 is a small, 37 amino acids protein that is strongly induced when the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 is exposed to high-light (HL) conditions.
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SliP4 is a 37-amino-acid protein that is strongly induced under high-light conditions in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.
Synechocystis compensates for loss of SliP4 by activating a genetic program for a population-level response that helps cells cope with high-light conditions.
Metabolome analysis suggested altered nitrogen and carbon metabolism in sliP4 mutant cells compared with wild type.
Proteome analysis showed consistent expression changes in many high-light-regulated proteins in the sliP4 mutant.
Deletion of sliP4 causes a light-sensitive phenotype associated with impaired cyclic electron flow and state transitions.
The sliP4 mutant increases extracellular polysaccharide production and aggregates after a high-light shift, corresponding to upregulated xssA-E and xssN-P expression for synechan production.
The sliP4 mutant shows a wild-type-like gene regulatory response 30 minutes after a high-light shift from 50 to 250 bcmol photons m2 s1, and this response is controlled by the RpaB-PsrR1 system.