The gene sll0273 of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6803 encodes a protein essential for growth at low Na+/K+ ratios

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 549-559

  Mikkat, S ^a   Milkowski, C ^b   Hagemann, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ion content; Mutation; Na+ uptake; Na+ H+ antiporter; Na+ K+ ratio; sll0273; Synechocystis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MUTANT; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE DELETION; GENETIC STRAIN; LITHIUM; MONENSIN; POTASSIUM; REACTION MECHANISM; SLL0273 GENE; SODIUM; WILD RELATIVE;

SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 0034044725     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2000.00565.x     Document Type: Article

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