Sustainable nitrogen solutions: Cyanobacteria-powered plant biotechnology for conservation and metabolite production

As photosynthetic microorganisms, cyanobacteria play a dominant part in numerous ecological systems owing to their ability to fix carbon and nitrogen and are therefore an essential part of primary production in both aquatic and terrestrial environments. The utility of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria i...

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Main Authors: Taufiq Nawaz, Shah Fahad, Shah Saud, Ruanbao Zhou, Nader R. Abdelsalam, Mohamed M.A. Abdelhamid, Mariusz Jaremko
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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Mohamed M.A. Abdelhamid
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description As photosynthetic microorganisms, cyanobacteria play a dominant part in numerous ecological systems owing to their ability to fix carbon and nitrogen and are therefore an essential part of primary production in both aquatic and terrestrial environments. The utility of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria in plant biotechnology opens up promising strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of rare, endangered plant species and bioactive cell cultures. Here, we discuss the complicated physiological aspects of biological nitrogen fixation in cyanobacteria and their symbiotic relationship with plants. This review focuses on recent advances in biotechnological tools such as CRISPR-Cas9, nanotechnology and multiomics-based approaches for enhancing plant regeneration systems to cultivate specialized metabolites. We also look at the methods in vitro preservation of plants and how to scale up a culture using bioreactor systems. The review ends by highlighting the promise of cyanobacteria-powered plant biotechnology as a renewable mechanism for rare species conservation and specialized metabolites production, providing an optimistic modal, formative future direction in plant biosynthesis.
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spelling doaj-art-5af0f739a4b5477eb854b72e41cdb4d42024-12-12T05:21:43ZengElsevierCurrent Plant Biology2214-66282024-12-0140100399Sustainable nitrogen solutions: Cyanobacteria-powered plant biotechnology for conservation and metabolite productionTaufiq Nawaz0Shah Fahad1Shah Saud2Ruanbao Zhou3Nader R. Abdelsalam4Mohamed M.A. Abdelhamid5Mariusz Jaremko6Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brooking 57007, USADepartment of Agronomy, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 23200, Pakistan; Department of Natural Sciences, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon; Corresponding author at: Department of Agronomy, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 23200, Pakistan.College of Life Sciences, Linyi University, Linyi, Shandong 276000, ChinaDepartment of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brooking 57007, USA; Corresponding author at: Department of Agronomy, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 23200, Pakistan.Agricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha), Alexandria University, Alexandria 21531, EgyptAgricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha), Alexandria University, Alexandria 21531, EgyptBiological and Environmental Sciences & Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), 23955-6900 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author.As photosynthetic microorganisms, cyanobacteria play a dominant part in numerous ecological systems owing to their ability to fix carbon and nitrogen and are therefore an essential part of primary production in both aquatic and terrestrial environments. The utility of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria in plant biotechnology opens up promising strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of rare, endangered plant species and bioactive cell cultures. Here, we discuss the complicated physiological aspects of biological nitrogen fixation in cyanobacteria and their symbiotic relationship with plants. This review focuses on recent advances in biotechnological tools such as CRISPR-Cas9, nanotechnology and multiomics-based approaches for enhancing plant regeneration systems to cultivate specialized metabolites. We also look at the methods in vitro preservation of plants and how to scale up a culture using bioreactor systems. The review ends by highlighting the promise of cyanobacteria-powered plant biotechnology as a renewable mechanism for rare species conservation and specialized metabolites production, providing an optimistic modal, formative future direction in plant biosynthesis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214662824000811Nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteriaPlant biotechnologyCRISPR-Cas9Plant regenerationBioreactor systemsSustainable solution
spellingShingle Taufiq Nawaz
Shah Fahad
Shah Saud
Ruanbao Zhou
Nader R. Abdelsalam
Mohamed M.A. Abdelhamid
Mariusz Jaremko
Sustainable nitrogen solutions: Cyanobacteria-powered plant biotechnology for conservation and metabolite production
Current Plant Biology
Nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria
Plant biotechnology
CRISPR-Cas9
Plant regeneration
Bioreactor systems
Sustainable solution
title Sustainable nitrogen solutions: Cyanobacteria-powered plant biotechnology for conservation and metabolite production
title_full Sustainable nitrogen solutions: Cyanobacteria-powered plant biotechnology for conservation and metabolite production
title_fullStr Sustainable nitrogen solutions: Cyanobacteria-powered plant biotechnology for conservation and metabolite production
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable nitrogen solutions: Cyanobacteria-powered plant biotechnology for conservation and metabolite production
title_short Sustainable nitrogen solutions: Cyanobacteria-powered plant biotechnology for conservation and metabolite production
title_sort sustainable nitrogen solutions cyanobacteria powered plant biotechnology for conservation and metabolite production
topic Nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria
Plant biotechnology
CRISPR-Cas9
Plant regeneration
Bioreactor systems
Sustainable solution
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214662824000811
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