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Molecular cloning and characterization of hetR genes from filamentous cyanobacteria.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 19 Aug 2002
Schiefer Wolfgang, Schütz Kathrin, Hachtel Wolfgang, Happe Thomas
Abstract excerpt
HetR, a serine type protease, plays an important role in heterocyst differentiation in filamentous cyanobacteria. We isolated and sequenced the hetR genes from different heterocystous and filamentous nonheterocystous cyanobacteria. The hetR gene in the heterocyst forming Anabaena variabilis ATCC 29413 FD was interrupted by interposon mutagenesis (mutant strain WSIII8). This mutant does not form heterocysts and...
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