Root-selective expression of AtCAX4 and AtCAX2 results in reduced lamina cadmium in field-grown Nicotiana tabacum L.

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-226

  Korenkov, Victor ^a   King, Brian ^a   Hirschi, Kendal ^b   Wagner, George J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis cation exchanger; Cadmium; Field studies; Leaf cadmium accumulation

Indexed keywords

ANTIPORTER; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CADMIUM; CALCIUM HYDROGEN ANTIPORTERS; CALCIUM-HYDROGEN ANTIPORTERS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; CAX4 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PROMOTER REGION; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANTIPORTERS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CADMIUM; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TOBACCO;

ARABIDOPSIS; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 62149109961     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2008.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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