A metallothionein-like protein of rice (rgMT) functions in E. coli and its gene expression is induced by abiotic stresses

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 1749-1753

  Jin, Shumei ^a   Cheng, Yuxiang ^a   Guan, Qingjie ^a   Liu, Dali ^a   Takano, Tetsuo ^b   Liu, Shenkui ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Gene expression; Glutathione S transferase (GST) fusion protein; Metallothionein (MT)

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUTATHIONE-S-TRANSFERASE (GST) FUSION PROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN (MT);

DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROTEINS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

BICARBONATE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEAVY METAL; HYBRID PROTEIN; INORGANIC SALT; METALLOTHIONEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; DISASTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENE; RICE;

DISASTERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, PLANT; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NATURAL DISASTERS; ORYZA SATIVA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SALTS; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROTEINS; RICE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 33749005360     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-006-9152-1     Document Type: Article

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