Expression and characterization analysis of type 2 metallothionein from grey mangrove species (Avicennia marina) in response to metal stress

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-92

  Huang, Guo Yong ^a,b   Wang, You Shao ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

GST fusion protein; Metallothionein; Metals; Reverse transcription

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; LEAD; MESSENGER RNA; METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN II; ZINC;

BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; MANGROVE; METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; AVICENNIA MARINA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOMEOSTASIS; MANGROVE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEEDLING;

AVICENNIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CADMIUM; COPPER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HOMEOSTASIS; LEAD; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

AVICENNIA MARINA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77953685200     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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