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This review presents the data on the role of eukaryotic-like serine/threonine protein kinases in the members of various groups of cyanobacteria. Information is provided for the two most studied model species (Anabaena and Synechocystis), differing in their morphology and ecophysiological features, and covers the entire period of study of this group of enzymes in cyanobacteria.

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Abbreviations

STPK:

Ser/Thr protein kinase(s)

STPP:

Ser/Thr protein phosphatase(s)

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Zorina, A.A. Eukaryotic protein kinases in cyanobacteria. Russ J Plant Physiol 60, 589–596 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1021443713040195

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