Nitrogen availability and electron transport control the expression of glnB gene (encoding PII protein) in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 723-734

  García Domínguez, Mario ^a   Florencio, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; glnB gene; Light regulation; Nitrogen regulation; PII protein; Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Indexed keywords

SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 0031459965     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005846626187     Document Type: Article

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