Cell-cell communication through septal junctions in filamentous cyanobacteria.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2021.02.002
Abstract: Septal junctions are cell-cell connections that mediate intercellular communication in filamentous cyanobacteria. The septal peptidoglycan is perforated by dozens of 20 nm-wide nanopores, through which these proteinaceous structures traverse, physically connecting adjacent cells. On each cytoplasmic… read more here.
Keywords: cell; filamentous cyanobacteria; septal junctions; cell cell ... 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