Hormogonium Differentiation in the Cyanobacterium Calothrix: A Photoregulated Developmental Process.
- 1 February 1991
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Cell
- Vol. 3 (2), 191-201
- https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.3.2.191
Abstract
Hormogonium differentiation is part of the developmental cycle in many heterocystous cyanobacteria. Hormogonia are involved in the dispersal and survival of the species in its natural habitat. The formation of these differentiated filaments has been shown to depend on several environmental conditions, including spectral light quality. We report here morphological and ultrastructural changes associated with the formation of hormogonia, as well as optimal light conditions required for their differentiation in the cyanobacterium Calothrix sp PCC 7601. The action spectrum for hormogonium differentiation is similar to that which triggers complementary chromatic adaptation because red and green radiation display antagonistic effects in both cases. However, these two photoregulated processes also show major differences. Transcription analyses of genes that are specifically expressed during hormogonium differentiation, as well as of genes encoding phycobiliproteins, suggest that two different photoregulatory pathways may exist in this cyanobacterium.Keywords
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