A method for quantifying heterocyst glycolipids in biomass and sediments
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DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2017.04.010
Abstract: Heterocyst glycolipids (HGs) are biomarkers for heterocystous N2-fixing cyanobacteria and consist of a sugar moiety bound to an even numbered C26–C32 alkyl chain, containing various alcohol or ketone groups. They have been reported in ancient… read more here.
Keywords: biomass sediments; glycolipids biomass; heterocyst; quantifying heterocyst ... See more keywords
Application of CRISPR Interference for Metabolic Engineering of the Heterocyst-Forming Multicellular Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120
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DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcx166
Abstract: Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 (A. 7120) is a heterocyst-forming multicellular cyanobacterium that performs nitrogen fixation. This cyanobacterium has been extensively studied as a model for multicellularity in prokaryotic cells. We have been interested in photosynthetic… read more here.
Keywords: crispr; anabaena pcc; cyanobacterium; repression ... See more keywords
FurC (PerR) from Anabaena sp. PCC7120: a versatile transcriptional regulator engaged in the regulatory network of heterocyst development and nitrogen fixation.
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DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15552
Abstract: FurC (PerR) from Anabaena sp. PCC7120 was previously described as a key transcriptional regulator involved in setting off the oxidative stress response. In the last years, the cross-talk between oxidative stress, iron homeostasis and nitrogen… read more here.
Keywords: nitrogen fixation; heterocyst; heterocyst development; furc ... See more keywords
The hetZ gene indirectly regulates heterocyst development at the level of pattern formation in Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120
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DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13974
Abstract: Multicellular development requires the careful orchestration of gene expression to correctly create and position specialized cells. In the filamentous cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120, nitrogen‐fixing heterocysts are differentiated from vegetative cells in a reproducibly… read more here.
Keywords: hetz; strain pcc; pcc 7120; heterocyst ... See more keywords
Heterocyst Septa Contain Large Nanopores That Are Influenced by the Fra Proteins in the Filamentous Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120
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DOI: 10.1128/jb.00081-21
Abstract: Intercellular communication, an essential attribute of multicellularity, is required for diazotrophic growth in heterocyst-forming cyanobacteria such as Anabaena, in which the cells are connected by proteinaceous septal junctions that are structural analogs of metazoan connexons.… read more here.
Keywords: septal disks; heterocyst septa; septal junctions; septa contain ... See more keywords
Phenotypic Assessment Suggests Multiple Start Codons for HetN, an Inhibitor of Heterocyst Differentiation, in Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120
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DOI: 10.1128/jb.00220-18
Abstract: The proper placement of different cell types during a developmental program requires the creation and maintenance of a biological pattern to define the cells that will differentiate. Here we show that the HetN inhibitor, responsible… read more here.
Keywords: start; heterocyst; differentiation; hetn inhibitor ... See more keywords
Functional Dissection of Genes Encoding DNA Polymerases Based on Conditional Mutants in the Heterocyst-Forming Cyanobacterium Anabaena PCC 7120
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01108
Abstract: The filamentous cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 develops N2-fixing heterocyst cells under condition of combined-nitrogen deprivation and constitutes an excellent model for studying cell differentiation. The mechanism of heterocyst development has been extensively investigated and… read more here.
Keywords: heterocyst; pcc 7120; anabaena pcc; dna ... See more keywords
Functions of the Essential Gene mraY in Cellular Morphogenesis and Development of the Filamentous Cyanobacterium Anabaena PCC 7120
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.765878
Abstract: Bacterial cell shape is determined by the peptidoglycan (PG) layer. The cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 (Anabaena) is a filamentous strain with ovoid-shaped cells connected together with incomplete cell constriction. When deprived of combined nitrogen… read more here.
Keywords: synthesis; anabaena; heterocyst; cell ... See more keywords
Adaptation to an Intracellular Lifestyle by a Nitrogen-Fixing, Heterocyst-Forming Cyanobacterial Endosymbiont of a Diatom
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.799362
Abstract: The symbiosis between the diatom Hemiaulus hauckii and the heterocyst-forming cyanobacterium Richelia intracellularis makes an important contribution to new production in the world’s oceans, but its study is limited by short-term survival in the laboratory.… read more here.
Keywords: heterocyst; nitrogen fixing; heterocyst forming; diatom ... See more keywords