Characterization and expression of a metallothionein gene in the aquatic fern Azolla filiculoides under heavy metal stress

Planta

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-76

  Schor Fumbarov, Tamar ^a   Goldsbrough, Peter B ^b   Adam, Zach ^a   Tel Or, Elisha ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Azolla; Heavy metals; Metallothioneins; Stress

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; NICKEL; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANABAENA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FERN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLLUTANT; SYMBIOSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANABAENA; CADMIUM; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FERNS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; MICRONUTRIENTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NICKEL; SYMBIOSIS; ZINC;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA AZOLLAE; AZOLLA; AZOLLA FILICULOIDES; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 28444476982     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-005-0070-6     Document Type: Article

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