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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Authors: Flores, Enrique, Herrero, Antonia, Forchhammer, Karl, Maldener, Iris
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2016
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/130083
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/130083
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Anabaena
Cell envelope
Cyanobacteria
Intercellular communication
Multicellularity
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Summary: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