hetC, a gene coding for a protein similar to bacterial ABC protein exporters, is involved in early regulation of heterocyst differentiation in Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 6971-6978

  Khudyakov, Ivan ^a,b,c   Wolk, C Peter ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSPOSON;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030827620     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.22.6971-6978.1997     Document Type: Article

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