Expression of Arabidopsis phytochelatin synthase 2 is too low to complement an AtPCS1-defective cad1-3 mutant

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-87

  Lee, Sangman ^a   Kang, Beom Sik ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; CAD1 3; Cadmium; Phytochelatin; Phytochelatin Synthase

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHYTOCHELATIN SYNTHASE; AMINOACYLTRANSFERASE; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; GLUTATHIONE GAMMA-GLUTAMYLCYSTEINYLTRANSFERASE; PCS1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; PCS2 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WESTERN BLOTTING; WILD TYPE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MUTATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS;

AMINOACYLTRANSFERASES; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CADMIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MUTATION; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 22844433765     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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