Differences in the control of the temperature-dependent expression of four genes for desaturases in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1167-1175

  Los, Dmitry A ^a,b   Ray, Malay K ^a,c   Murata, Norio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TIMIRYAZEV INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 0030929312     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.5641912.x     Document Type: Article

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