Expression of an adenylate cyclase gene of Anabaena cylindrica in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 786-789

  Katayama, Mitsunori ^a   Ohmori, Masayuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenylate cyclase gene; CAmp; Expression; Filament fragmentation; Light signal

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; NITROGEN METABOLISM;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA CYLINDRICA; ANABAENA SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120;

EID: 0031874232     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029435     Document Type: Article

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