A TPR-family membrane protein gene is required for light-activated heterotrophic growth of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-79

  Kong, Renqiu ^a   Xu, Xudong ^a   Hu, Zhengyu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene; Light activated heterotrophic growth; Synechocystis PCC6803; Tetratricopeptide repeat family protein

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT FAMILY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE CASSETTE; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE TARGETING; HETEROTROPHY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHOTORECEPTOR; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; RANDOMIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 0037436158     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(02)01205-3     Document Type: Article

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