Genetic analysis reveals the identity of the photoreceptor for phototaxis in hormogonium filaments of Nostoc punctiforme

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 782-791

  Campbell, Elsie L ^a   Hagen, Kari D ^a   Chen, Rui ^a,b   Risser, Douglas D ^a,c   Ferreira, Daniela P ^a,d   Meeks, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHEA KINASE; CHEW PROTEIN; CHEY PROTEIN; GVPA PROTEIN; GVPC PROTEIN; METHYL ACCEPTING CHEMOTAXIS PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISUAL PROTEINS AND PIGMENTS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BINDING SITE; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC PUNCTIFORME; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTAXIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PTX GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WHITE LIGHT; CELL SURFACE; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NOSTOC; RADIATION RESPONSE;

CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC; NOSTOC PUNCTIFORME;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL SURFACE EXTENSIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NOSTOC; PHOTORECEPTORS, MICROBIAL;

EID: 84921814909     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.02374-14     Document Type: Article

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