Heterocyst formation in Anabaena

James W. Golden, Ho Sung Yoon

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Abstract

Heterocystous cyanobacteria grow as multicellular organisms with a distinct one-dimensional developmental pattern of single nitrogen-fixing heterocysts separated by approximately ten vegetative cells. Several genes have been identified that are required for heterocyst development and pattern formation. A key regulator, HetR, has been recently shown to be a serine-type protease.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)623-629
Number of pages7
JournalCurrent Opinion in Microbiology
Volume1
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1998

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