Nostoc punctiforme is a filamentous cyanobacterium capable of multiple cellular differentiation from vegetative cells into akinetes, heterocysts and hormogonia. In order to control this differentiation, tight regulation of gene expression is required. . . .

Akinetes are spore-like cells resistant to desiccation and cold that differentiate from vegetative cells of the filamentous cyanobacterium N. punctiforme in response to phosphate or potassium limitation and low light. Previous microarray data has iden . . .

Nostoc punctiforme is a filamentous cyanobacterium that has an immense potential to be used as a platform to produce biofuels and other high-value compounds. Their ability to synthesize lipid droplets and other valuable metabolites while eliminating t . . .

Nostoc punctiforme is a filamentous cyanobacterium capable of differentiating its vegetative cells into spore-like akinetes that can withstand desiccation and cold. The NpR3597 gene was previously identified in a time-course DNA microarray experiment . . .

Non-renewable fossil fuels are responsible to meet more than 80% of global energy demand and its increasing price has ignited the interest in renewable biofuel production. 2-Methyl-3-buten-2-ol (MBO) is a natural volatile 5-carbon alcoholic compound p . . .

Nostoc punctiforme is a filamentous cyanobacterium capable of producing cytoplasmic lipid droplets (LDs) that contain triacylglycerides, alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E), and alkanes. Triacylglycerides are a feedstock for biodiesel, and alkanes found in N . . .

Our efforts to characterize β-1,4-N-acetylglucosanimindase, also known as NagZ, in the cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme have revealed several unique phenotypes and reaffirmed previously established mechanisms. Enzyme assays show that nagZ hydrolyzes . . .

Nostoc punctiforme is a member of the cyanobacteria that forms filaments of cells and is capable of forming lipid droplets in the cytoplasm. References to lipid droplets in cyanobacteria are scattered throughout the cyanobacterial literature, and are . . .

Nostoc punctiforme is a filamentous cyanobacterium with the ability to differentiate into three different cell types: nitrogen fixing heterocysts, motile hormogonia and spoke-like akinetes. Akinetes are able to survive a variety of harsh conditions su . . .

The cyanobacterium, Nostoc punctiforme is capable of differentiating into various cell types that allow adaptation and survival under various environmental threats. It has proven to be a unique model system for investigating genetic regulation leading . . .