Heterocyst differentiation that occurs in some filamentous cyanobacteria, such as Anabaena
sp. PCC 7120, provides a unique model for prokaryotic developmental biology. Heterocyst …

Many multicellular cyanobacteria produce specialized nitrogen-fixing heterocysts. During
diazotrophic growth of the model organism Anabaena (Nostoc) sp. strain PCC 7120, a …

Heterocyst differentiation in filamentous cyanobacteria provides an excellent prokaryotic
model for studying multicellular behaviour and pattern formation. In Anabaena sp. strain …

Heterocystous cyanobacteria grow as multicellular organisms with a distinct one-
dimensional developmental pattern of single nitrogen-fixing heterocysts separated by …

Cyanobacteria carry out oxygenic photosynthesis, play a key role in the cycling of carbon
and nitrogen in the biosphere, and have had a large impact on the evolution of life and the …

In the filamentous cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 patS and hetN suppress the
differentiation of vegetative cells into nitrogen‐fixing heterocysts to establish and maintain a …

When deprived of combined nitrogen, many filamentous cyanobacteria develop a one-
dimensional pattern of specialised nitrogen-fixing cells, known as heterocysts. Recent years …

Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120 is a filamentous cyanobacterium that differentiates nitrogen-
fixing heterocysts when fixed nitrogen becomes growth limiting in the medium. The gene …

The filamentous cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120 forms a developmental
pattern of single heterocysts separated by approximately 10 vegetative cells. Heterocysts …

Heterocysts are differentiated cells that are specialized for fixation of N 2 in an aerobic
environment. In heterocysts in the light, Photosystem I generates ATP, but no photosynthetic …