hetL overexpression stimulates heterocyst formation in Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 6873-6881

  Liu, Duan ^a   Golden, James W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; NITRATE; PENTAPEPTIDE; PROTEIN HETC; PROTEIN HETL; PROTEIN HETR; PROTEIN PATS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANABAENA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0036952570     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.24.6873-6881.2002     Document Type: Article

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