A programmed response precedes cell lysis and death in a mat-forming cyanobacterium
J. Zorz, A. J. Paquette, T. Gillis, A. Kouris, V. Khot, C. Demirkaya, H. De La Hoz Siegler, M. Strous, A. Vadlamani
The paper identifies a programmed cell death response in a mat-forming cyanobacterium under dark and anoxic conditions, revealing it is not caused by external agents but by internal genetic mechanisms.
bioRxiv · Oct 17, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology