Heavy metal accumulation by recombinant mammalian metallothionein within Escherichia coli protects against elevated metal exposure

Chemosphere

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 918-924

  Sauge Merle, Sandrine ^a,b,c   Lecomte Pradines, Catherine ^d   Carrier, Patrick ^a,b,c   Cuiné, Stéphan ^a,b,c   DuBow, Michael ^e  

^a IRFM   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Bioremediation; Heavy metals; Metal homeostasis; Metallothionein; Protection

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAVY METALS; MAMMALS; METAL IONS; PROTEINS;

DIVALENT METAL ION; HEAVY METAL ACCUMULATION; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEINS; METAL HOMEOSTASIS; METAL RESISTANCES; METALLOTHIONEINS; PROTECTION; TOXIC HEAVY METALS;

BIOACCUMULATION;

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CADMIUM; COPPER; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; MERCURY; METAL ION; METALLOTHIONEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; ZINC;

ARSENITE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYTOPLASM; FECAL COLIFORM; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAVY METAL; MAMMAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RECOMBINATION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84861923779     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.04.015     Document Type: Article

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