Mechanism of intercellular molecular exchange in heterocyst-forming cyanobacteria

EMBO Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1299-1308

  Mullineaux, Conrad W ^a   Mariscal, Vicente ^b   Nenninger, Anja ^a   Khanum, Hajara ^a   Herrero, Antonia ^b   Flores, Enrique ^b   Adams, David G ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anabaena; Cell communication; Cyanobacterium; Heterocyst; Microplasmodesmata

Indexed keywords

CALCEIN;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BLEACHING; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYTOPLASM; FLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; NULL ALLELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CYANOBACTERIA; FLUORESCEINS; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

ANABAENA; CYANOBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 43249084546     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2008.66     Document Type: Article

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