Comparative population analysis of metallothionein promoter alleles suggests stress-induced microevolution in the field

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3873-3878

  Janssens, Thierry K S ^a   Lopéz, Ricardo Del Rio ^b   Mariën, Janine ^a   Timmermans, Martijn J T N ^a   Montagne Wajer, K ^a   Van Straalen, Nico M ^a   Roelofs, Dick ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CONTAMINATION; GENE EXPRESSION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

ALLELE FREQUENCIES; GENETIC DIVERSITY;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; METALLOTHIONEIN; NICKEL;

CADMIUM; CONTAMINATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

ADAPTATION; ALLELE; BIOASSAY; CADMIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; INSECT; METALLOTHIONEIN; NATURAL SELECTION; OXIDANT; POLLUTION EFFECT; WOODLAND;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FOREST; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INSECT; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; ORCHESELLA CINCTA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLLUTION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REDUNDANCY ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ALLELES; EVOLUTION; METALLOTHIONEIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

COLLEMBOLA; ORCHESELLA CINCTA;

EID: 43749110751     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702618s     Document Type: Article

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