Characterization of a Novel Rice Metallothionein Gene Promoter: Its Tissue Specificity and Heavy Metal Responsiveness

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 914-924

  Dong, Chun Juan ^a   Wang, Yun ^a   Yu, Shi Shi ^a   Liu, Jin Yuan ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; METALLOTHIONEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; ZINC;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEAVY METAL; HISTOLOGY; METALLOTHIONEIN; RICE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TRICHOME;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; PROMOTER REGION; RICE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; ZINC;

ARABIDOPSIS; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 77957222528     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2010.00966.x     Document Type: Article

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