Phytochelatin synthases of the model legume Lotus japonicus. A small multigene family with differential response to cadmium and alternatively spliced variants

Plant Physiology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1110-1118

  Ramos, Javier ^a   Clemente, Maria R ^a   Naya, Loreto ^a   Loscos, Jorge ^a   Pérez Rontomé, Carmen ^a   Sato, Shusei ^b   Tabata, Satoshi ^b   Becana, Manuel ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b KAZUSA DNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CADMIUM; CHELATION; ENZYMES; GENES;

LOTUS JAPONICUS; PHYTOCHELATIN SYNTHASE (PCS); SYNTHASES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOSYNTHESIS; CADMIUM; CHELATION; ENZYMES; GENES; PLANTS;

LOTUS CORNICULATUS VAR. JAPONICUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 34250668329     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.106.090894     Document Type: Article

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