Control of Cell Size by c-di-GMP Requires a Two-Component Signaling System in the Cyanobacterium <i>Anabaena</i> sp. Strain PCC 7120
Qin-Xue Sun, Min Huang, Ju‐Yuan Zhang, Xiaoli Zeng, Cheng‐Cai Zhang
Abstract
Cyanobacteria are considered the first organisms to produce oxygen on Earth, and their activities shaped the evolution of our ecosystems. Cell size is an important trait fixed early in evolution, with the diversification of micro- and macrocyanobacterial species during the Great Oxidation Event.
Topics & Concepts
HeterocystResponse regulatorAnabaenaBiologyHistidine kinaseTwo-component regulatory systemCyanobacteriaMutantCellCell biologySignal transductionCell growthMreBBiochemistryBacteriaGeneticsGeneCytoskeletonPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyProtist diversity and phylogeny