Identification of Ten Anabaena sp. Genes That under Aerobic Conditions Are Required for Growth on Dinitrogen but Not for Growth on Fixed Nitrogen
- 15 July 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 193 (14) , 3482-3489
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.05010-11
Abstract
Heterocysts are specialized cells required for aerobic fixation of dinitrogen by certain filamentous cyanobacteria. Numerous genes involved in the differentiation and function of heterocysts in Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120 have been identified by mutagenizing and screening for mutants that require fixed nitrogen for growth in the presence of oxygen. We have verified that 10 Anabaena sp. genes, all1338, all1591, alr1728, all3278, all3520, all3582, all3850, all4019, alr4311, and all4388, identified initially by transposon mutagenesis, are such genes by complementing or reconstructing the original mutation and by determining whether the mutant phenotype might be due to a polar effect of the transposon. Elucidation of the roles of these genes should enhance understanding of heterocyst biology.Keywords
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