Comparative microarray analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana and Arabidopsis halleri roots identifies nicotianamine synthase, a ZIP transporter and other genes as potential metal hyperaccumulation factors

Plant Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 269-281

  Weber, Michael ^a   Harada, Emiko ^a   Vess, Christoph ^a   Roepenack Lahaye, Edda V ^a   Clemens, Stephan ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cadmium; GeneChips; Metal chelation; Metal hyperaccumulation; Metal tolerance; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CELLS; GENES; IONIZATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROTEINS; ZINC;

ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS HALLERI; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 1642523628     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01960.x     Document Type: Article

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