Localization and functional characterization of metal-binding sites in phytochelatin synthases

Planta

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 300-308

  Maier, Thomas ^a,c   Yu, Chao ^b   Küllertz, Gerhard ^b   Clemens, Stephan ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK RESEARCH UNIT FOR ENZYMOLOGY OF PROTEIN FOLDING   (Germany)

^c Analytik GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Metal binding; Metal tolerance; Phytochelatin; Schizosaccharomyces

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; DETOXIFICATION; SCANNING;

METAL IONS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMINOACYLTRANSFERASE; CADMIUM; CHELATING AGENT; CYSTEINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE GAMMA-GLUTAMYLCYSTEINYLTRANSFERASE; HEAVY METAL; PHYTOCHELATIN SYNTHASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; BINDING SITE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WHEAT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINOACYLTRANSFERASES; ARABIDOPSIS; BINDING SITES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CADMIUM; CHELATING AGENTS; CYSTEINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLUTAMIC ACID; METALS, HEAVY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRITICUM;

ARABIDOPSIS; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1242312888     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-003-1091-7     Document Type: Article

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