Identification of a novel thylakoid protein gene involved in cold acclimation in cyanobacteria

Microbiology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 158, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2440-2449

  Li, Weizhi ^a   Gao, Hong ^a   Yin, Chuntao ^a   Xu, Xudong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR2; HYBRID PROTEIN; THYLAKOID MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BREATHING; CCR2 GENE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GFP GENE; LIGHT; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM I; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SURVIVAL; SYNECHOCYSTIS; THYLAKOID; WILD TYPE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLD TEMPERATURE; GENE DELETION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 84865700897     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.060038-0     Document Type: Article

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