The IRT1 protein from Arabidopsis thaliana is a metal transporter with a broad substrate range

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-44

  Korshunova, Yulia O ^a   Eide, David ^b   Clark, W Gregg ^a   Guerinot, Mary Lou ^c   Pakrasi, Himadri B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Iron; Manganese; Metal transport; Plant root; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; ZINC;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0033137141     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026438615520     Document Type: Article

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