Ammonium (methylammonium) transport by heterocysts and vegetative cells of Anabaena variabilis.
Transport of the ammonium analogue [(14)C]methylammonium was similar in non-growing, fully differentiated heterocysts as compared to vegetative, multiplying cells of the filamentous cyanobacterium Anabaena variabilis. NH(4)(+) inhibited uptake into the cells and released accumulated methylammonium from the cells. These observations suggest that the main function of ammonium transport in heterocysts may not be NH(4)(+) acquisition but cyclic retention of ammonia produced by nitrogenase.
Shehawy
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Mikrobiologie, Universität, D-95440, Bayreuth, Germany.
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D000643:Ammonium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D017033:Anabaena / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D008744:Methylamines / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
D003470:Culture Media; D008744:Methylamines; D000643:Ammonium Chloride; C027451:methylamine