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PatS influences the heterocyst patterning by inhibiting heterocyst differentiation when a group of differentiating cells come together to form a pro- heterocyst (immature heterocyst). [5] Heterocyst maintenance is dependent on an enzyme called hetN.
Intercalary located akinete of Dolichospermum smithii Terminally located akinete of Gloeotrichia Akinetes, also termed "cysts", of Haematococcus. An akinete is an enveloped, thick-walled, non-motile, dormant cell formed by both cyanobacteria and algae.
Heterocyst of Scytonema crispum. Scytonema is a genus of photosynthetic cyanobacteria that contains over 100 species. It grows in filaments that form dark mats. Many species are aquatic and are either free-floating or grow attached to a submerged substrate, while others species grow on terrestrial rocks, wood, soil, or plants.
Their cell size varies from less than 1 μm in diameter (picocyanobacteria) up to 100 μm (some tropical forms in the genus Oscillatoria) [39] [40] [41] Filamentous forms exhibit functional cell differentiation such as heterocysts (for nitrogen fixation), akinetes (resting stage cells), and hormogonia (reproductive, motile filaments).
Anabaena is a genus of filamentous cyanobacteria that exist as plankton.They are known for nitrogen-fixing abilities, and they form symbiotic relationships with certain plants, such as the mosquito fern.
Spherical colonies of radiating straight trichomes (filaments without sheaths). Each trichome has an akinete as the basal cell near the center of the colony. Akinetes if present are adjacent the heterocyst. The primary morphology is trichomous (filamentous without sheaths), the secondary is colonial. The mucilaginous sheath is top short at the ...
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The heterocyst is characterized by a thick glycolipid layer which minimizes oxygen's ability to interfere with nitrogen fixation. [2] This is important to Richelia’s function as oxygen can bind to nitrogenase and inhibit the cyanobacteria's nitrogen fixing abilities. [2] The heterocyst does not divide, while the vegetative cells do. [2]