Chlorosis during nitrogen starvation is altered by carbon dioxide and temperature status and is mediated by the ClpP1 protease in Synechococcus elongatus
The interactive effects of inorganic carbon status, temperature and light on chlorosis induced by nitrogen deficiency, and the roles of Clp proteases in this process were investigated. In wild-type cultures grown in high or ambient CO(2), following transfer to media lacking combined nitrogen, phycocyanin per cell dropped primarily through dilution of the pigment through cell division, and also suf