Overexpression of phytochelatin synthase in tobacco : distinctive effects of AtPCS1 and CePCS genes on plant response to cadmium

Phytochelatins, heavy-metal-binding polypeptides, are synthesized by phytochelatin synthase (PCS) (EC 2.3.2.15). Previous studies on plants overexpressing PCS genes yielded contrasting phenotypes, ranging from enhanced cadmium tolerance and accumulation to cadmium hypersensitivity. This paper compar...

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Publié dans:Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 59(2008), 8 vom: 01., Seite 2205-19
Auteur principal: Wojas, Sylwia (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Clemens, Stephan, Hennig, Jacek, Sklodowska, Aleksandra, Kopera, Edyta, Schat, Henk, Bal, Wojciech, Antosiewicz, Danuta Maria
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2008
Accès à la collection:Journal of experimental botany
Sujets:Comparative Study Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Arabidopsis Proteins Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins Cadmium 00BH33GNGH Phytochelatins 98726-08-0 Aminoacyltransferases plus... EC 2.3.2.- glutathione gamma-glutamylcysteinyltransferase EC 2.3.2.15 Glutathione GAN16C9B8O