J. Bacteriol., 01 1997, 267-271, Vol 179, No. 1
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Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120 responds to nitrogen deprivation with a cascade-like sequence of transcriptional activations

Y Cai and CP Wolk
MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824-1312, USA.

Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120 adapts to deprivation of fixed nitrogen by undergoing physiological and genetic changes that include formation of N2-fixing heterocysts. Whether or not certain of the genes involved are interdependently expressed has been studied.

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