cDNA cloning and expression analysis of genes encoding GSH synthesis in roots of the heavy-metal accumulator Brassica juncea L.: Evidence for Cd-induction of a putative mitochondrial γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase isoform

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-97

  Schäfer, Holger J ^a   Haag Kerwer, Angela ^a   Rausch, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

glutamylcysteine synthetase; Brassica juncea L.; Cadmium; Glutathione; Glutathione synthetase; Metallothionein 2; OAS(thiol)lyase; Phytochelatins

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CLONED GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; METALLOTHIONEIN; PHYTOCHELATIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BRASSICA; CADMIUM; CHLOROPLASTS; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE; CYTOPLASM; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, PLANT; GLUTAMATE-CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE SYNTHASE; ISOENZYMES; METALLOPROTEINS; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

BRASSICA JUNCEA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0032080767     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005929022061     Document Type: Article

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