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Have a look at point_cloud_to_laserscan.

All you need to do is publish your pcl::PointCloud use the point_cloud_to_laserscan node to get the corresponding laser scan. In the ros package turtlebot_bringup you'll find an example launch file that converts Kinect point clouds to laser scans.

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