Schizosaccharomyces pombe as a model for metal homeostasis in plant cells: The phytochelatin-dependent pathway is the main cadmium detoxification mechanism

New Phytologist

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 323-330

  Clemens, Stephan ^a   Simm, Claudia ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cadmium (Cd); Detoxification; Metal homeostasis; Metal transporter; Phytochelatin dependent pathway; Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Indexed keywords

DETOXIFICATION; HEAVY METAL; HOMEOSTASIS; PHYTOTOXICITY;

FUNGI; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0041461922     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00811.x     Document Type: Review

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