The role of FraI in cell–cell communication and differentiation in the hormogonia-forming cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme

ABSTRACT Multicellular cyanobacteria, like Nostoc punctiforme, rely on septal junctions for cell–cell communication, which is crucial for coordinating various physiological processes including differentiation of N2-fixing heterocysts, spore-like akinetes, and hormogonia—short, motile filaments impor...

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Main Authors: Ana Janović, Iris Maldener, Claudia Menzel, Gabriel A. Parrett, Douglas D. Risser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-08-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00510-24