Light-dependent governance of cell shape dimensions in cyanobacteria

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue MAY, 2015, Pages

  Montgomery, Beronda L ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell division; Cellular morphology; Cyanobacteria; Morphogenes; Photomorphogenesis

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; MORPHOGEN; PHYCOCYANIN; PHYCOERYTHRIN; PROTEIN TONB; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

BACTERIAL GENE; CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATING MECHANISM; CARBON FIXATION; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL ELONGATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYCOBILISOME; PIGMENTATION; REVIEW; SECOND MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84931273535     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00514     Document Type: Review

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