Overexpression of FurA in Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 reveals new targets for this regulator involved in photosynthesis, iron uptake and cellular morphology

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1900-1914

  González, Andrés ^a   Bes, M Teresa ^a   Barja, Franois ^b   Peleato, M Luisa ^a   Fillat, Mara F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anabaena; Ferric uptake regulator; Growth; Morphology; Oxidative stress defenses; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CATALASE; IRON; MESSENGER RNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENE; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANABAENA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATALASE; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENES, PLANT; IRON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

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

EID: 78349262684     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: 14719053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcq148     Document Type: Article

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