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A Putative O-Linked β-N-Acetylglucosamine Transferase Is Essential for Hormogonium Development and Motility in the Filamentous Cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 May 2017
Khayatan Behzad, Bains Divleen K, Cheng Monica H, Cho Ye Won, Huynh Jessica, Kim Rachelle, Omoruyi Osagie H, Pantoja Adriana P, Park Jun Sang, Peng Julia K, Splitt Samantha D, Tian Mason Y, Risser Douglas D
Abstract excerpt
Most species of filamentous cyanobacteria are capable of gliding motility, likely via a conserved type IV pilus-like system that may also secrete a motility-associated polysaccharide. In a subset of these organisms, motility is achieved only after the transient differentiation of hormogonia, which are specialized filaments that enter a nongrowth state dedicated to motility. Despite the fundamental importance of...
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