 Nostoc
"Nostoc" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A form-genus of CYANOBACTERIA in the order Nostocales. Trichomes composed of spherical or ovoid vegetative cells along with heterocysts and akinetes. The species form symbiotic associations with a wide range of eukaryotes.
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D046937
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.280.575 B03.440.475.100.575
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nostoc" by people in Profiles.
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Kennedy SJ, Risser DD, Paul BG. Diel expression dynamics in filamentous cyanobacteria. mBio. 2025 Dec 10; 16(12):e0377924.
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Nguyen A, Jenkins GM, Brones PD, Parrett GA, Hagen GM, Bono JM, Risser DD. A new family of bacterial actin-like proteins regulates cell morphology in a filamentous cyanobacterium. mSphere. 2025 Nov 25; 10(11):e0049925.
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Parrett GA, Haft DH, Ruiz M, Garcia-Pichel F, Ebmeier CC, Risser DD. Cyanoexosortase B is essential for motility, biofilm formation, and scytonemin production in a filamentous cyanobacterium. mSphere. 2025 Jun 25; 10(6):e0100624.
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Hassan AS, Heflen ES, Nguyen KD, Parrett GA, Risser DD. EbsA is essential for both motility and biofilm formation in the filamentous cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme. Microbiology (Reading). 2024 09; 170(9).
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Janovic A, Maldener I, Menzel C, Parrett GA, Risser DD. The role of FraI in cell-cell communication and differentiation in the hormogonia-forming cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme. mSphere. 2024 Aug 28; 9(8):e0051024.
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Parrett GA, Brones PD, Jenkins GM, Mounts SM, Nguyen A, Risser DD. Identification of a morphogene required for tapered filament termini in filamentous cyanobacteria. Microbiology (Reading). 2023 11; 169(11).
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Risser DD. Hormogonium Development and Motility in Filamentous Cyanobacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2023 06 28; 89(6):e0039223.
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Harwood TV, Risser DD. The primary transcriptome of hormogonia from a filamentous cyanobacterium defined by cappable-seq. Microbiology (Reading). 2021 11; 167(11).
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Harwood TV, Zuniga EG, Kweon H, Risser DD. The cyanobacterial taxis protein HmpF regulates type IV pilus activity in response to light. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 03 23; 118(12).
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Zuniga EG, Boateng KKA, Bui NU, Kurnfuli S, Muthana SM, Risser DD. Identification of a hormogonium polysaccharide-specific gene set conserved in filamentous cyanobacteria. Mol Microbiol. 2020 10; 114(4):597-608.
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