A novel gene that bears a DnaJ motif influences cyanobacterial cell division

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作者
Koksharova, OA [1 ]
Wolk, CP [1 ]
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[1] Michigan State Univ, MSU DOE Plant Res Lab, E Lansing, MI 48823 USA
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10.1128/JB.184.19.5524-5528.2002
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Transposon Tn5-692 mutagenizes Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7942 efficiently. The predicted product of the gene mutated in the Tn5-692-derived cell division mutant FTN2 has an N-terminal DnaJ domain, as have its cyanobacterial and plant orthologs. Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120, when mutated in genes orthologous to ftn2 and ftn6, forms alkinete-like cells.
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页码:5524 / 5528
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