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Role for hetC in the transition to a nondividing state during heterocyst differentiation in Anabaena sp.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 183 ·No. 1 ·2001-01-00 ·Pages 393-6

Xu X, Wolk CP

Abstract

Nitrogen-deprived filaments of wild-type or hetC Anabaena sp. produce respectively, at semiregular intervals, heterocysts and weakly fluorescent cells. Unlike heterocysts, the latter cells can divide and elongate, producing a pattern of spaced series of small cells. Because a hetR::gfp fusion is expressed most strongly in the small cells, we propose that these small cells represent a very early stage of heterocyst differentiation. hetC::gfp is expressed most strongly in proheterocysts and heterocysts.

MeSH Terms
ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/genetics,metabolism Anabaena/cytology,genetics,metabolism,physiology Bacterial Proteins Fluorescence Green Fluorescent Proteins Luminescent Proteins/genetics,metabolism Mutation Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics,metabolism
Chemicals
ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters Bacterial Proteins HetC protein, Anabaena Luminescent Proteins Recombinant Fusion Proteins Green Fluorescent Proteins
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Xu X
MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1312, USA.
Wolk C P
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/JB.183.1.393-396.2001
Published
2001-01-00
Pages
393-6
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC94890
Subset
IM
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.1.393-396.2001 PMC Full Text View journal details
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