The making of a heterocyst in cyanobacteria
X Zeng, CC Zhang - Annual Review of Microbiology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Heterocyst differentiation that occurs in some filamentous cyanobacteria, such as Anabaena
sp. PCC 7120, provides a unique model for prokaryotic developmental biology. Heterocyst …
sp. PCC 7120, provides a unique model for prokaryotic developmental biology. Heterocyst …
A proteolytic pathway coordinates cell division and heterocyst differentiation in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120
WY **ng, J Liu, JY Zhang, X Zeng… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The filamentous, multicellular cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 (Anabaena) is a
prokaryotic model for the study of cell differentiation and cell-cell interactions. Upon …
prokaryotic model for the study of cell differentiation and cell-cell interactions. Upon …
CRISPR-controlled proteases
With the discovery of CRISPR-controlled proteases, CRISPR–Cas has moved beyond mere
nucleic acid targeting into the territory of targeted protein cleavage. Here, we review the …
nucleic acid targeting into the territory of targeted protein cleavage. Here, we review the …
HetF defines a transition point from commitment to morphogenesis during heterocyst differentiation in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120
WY **ng, J Liu, CC Zhang - Molecular Microbiology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The filamentous cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 is able to form heterocysts for
nitrogen fixation. Heterocyst differentiation is initiated by combined‐nitrogen deprivation …
nitrogen fixation. Heterocyst differentiation is initiated by combined‐nitrogen deprivation …
Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation of the DEAD-Box Cyanobacterial RNA Helicase Redox (CrhR) into Dynamic Membraneless Organelles in Synechocystis sp. Strain …
BT Whitman, Y Wang, CRA Murray… - Applied and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Compartmentalization of macromolecules into discrete non-lipid-bound bodies by liquid-
liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a well-characterized regulatory mechanism frequently …
liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a well-characterized regulatory mechanism frequently …
PatU3 plays a central role in coordinating cell division and differentiation in pattern formation of filamentous cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. PCC 7120
L Yin, Z Zheng, Y Li, X Li, D Cheng, C Dong… - Science China Life …, 2023 - Springer
Spatial periodic signal for cell differentiation in some multicellular organisms is generated
according to Turing's principle for pattern formation. How a dividing cell responds to the …
according to Turing's principle for pattern formation. How a dividing cell responds to the …
Tradeoffs between phage resistance and nitrogen fixation drive the evolution of genes essential for cyanobacterial heterocyst functionality
D Kolan, E Cattan-Tsaushu, H Enav… - The ISME …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Harmful blooms caused by diazotrophic (nitrogen-fixing) Cyanobacteria are becoming
increasingly frequent and negatively impact aquatic environments worldwide. Cyanophages …
increasingly frequent and negatively impact aquatic environments worldwide. Cyanophages …
Functions of the Essential Gene mraY in Cellular Morphogenesis and Development of the Filamentous Cyanobacterium Anabaena PCC 7120
J Liu, WY **ng, JY Zhang, X Zeng, Y Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial cell shape is determined by the peptidoglycan (PG) layer. The cyanobacterium
Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 (Anabaena) is a filamentous strain with ovoid-shaped cells …
Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 (Anabaena) is a filamentous strain with ovoid-shaped cells …
The developmental regulator PatD modulates assembly of the cell‐division protein FtsZ in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120
L Wang, TC Niu, A Valladares, GM Lin… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
FtsZ is a tubulin‐like GTPase that polymerizes to initiate the process of cell division in
bacteria. Heterocysts are terminally differentiated cells of filamentous cyanobacteria that …
bacteria. Heterocysts are terminally differentiated cells of filamentous cyanobacteria that …
The heterocyst-specific small RNA NsiR1 regulates the commitment to differentiation in Nostoc
Heterocysts are specialized cells that filamentous cyanobacteria differentiate for the fixation
of atmospheric nitrogen when other nitrogen sources are not available. Heterocyst …
of atmospheric nitrogen when other nitrogen sources are not available. Heterocyst …