Septal Junctions in Filamentous Heterocyst-Forming Cyanobacteria

In the filaments of heterocyst-forming cyanobacteria, septal junctions that traverse the septal peptidoglycan join adjacent cells, allowing intercellular communication. Perforations in the septal peptidoglycan have been observed, and proteins involved in the formation of such perforations and putati...

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Autores: Flores, Enrique, Herrero, Antonia, Forchhammer, Karl, Maldener, Iris
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/130083
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/130083
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Anabaena
Cell envelope
Cyanobacteria
Intercellular communication
Multicellularity
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Sumario:In the filaments of heterocyst-forming cyanobacteria, septal junctions that traverse the septal peptidoglycan join adjacent cells, allowing intercellular communication. Perforations in the septal peptidoglycan have been observed, and proteins involved in the formation of such perforations and putative protein components of the septal junctions have been identified, but their relationships are debated