A TonB-Like Protein, SjdR, Is Involved in the Structural Definition of the Intercellular Septa in the Heterocyst-Forming Cyanobacterium
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Hannah Schätzle,
Sergio Arévalo,
Enrique Flores,
Enrico Schleiff
Affiliations
Hannah Schätzle
Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Sergio Arévalo
Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, CSIC and Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
Multicellularity in bacteria confers an improved adaptive capacity to environmental conditions and stresses. This includes an enhanced capability of resource utilization through a distribution of biochemical processes between constituent cells.