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HtpG plays a role in cold acclimation in cyanobacteria.
Current microbiology - 1 Apr 2002
Hossain Md Motarab, Nakamoto Hitoshi
Abstract excerpt
Abstracts. The heat shock protein HtpG is homologous to members of the Hsp90 protein family of eukaryotes and is essential for basal and acquired thermotolerances in cyanobacteria. In this study we have examined the role of HtpG in the cyanobacterium, Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942, in the acclimation to low temperatures. The inactivation of the htpG gene resulted in severe inhibition of cell growth and of the...
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