Two genes encoding protein kinases of the HstK family are involved in synthesis of the minor heterocyst-specific glycolipid in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 5075-5081

  Shi, Lei ^a   Li, Jian Hong ^b,c   Cheng, Yong ^a   Wang, Li ^a   Chen, Wen Li ^a   Zhang, Cheng Cai ^a,b  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOLIPID; NITROGEN; NITROGENASE; OXYGEN; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; FILAMENTOUS ALGA; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC CODE; LIPOGENESIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PKN30 GENE; PKN44 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANABAENA SP.;

EID: 34447532413     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00323-07     Document Type: Article

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