Molecular mechanistic model of plant heavy metal tolerance

BioMetals

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 489-505

  Thapa, Ganesh ^a   Sadhukhan, Ayan ^a   Panda, Sanjib Kumar ^b   Sahoo, Lingaraj ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

^b ASSAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cis Regulatory elements; HMs; Hyperaccumulator plants; Metal transporters; Phytochelatins; Phytoengineering; Thiols

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; ION; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOMICS; METAL TOLERANCE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT RESPONSE; PLANT STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEOMICS; REGULATOR GENE; SESSILE SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; METALS, HEAVY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS;

EID: 84864916961     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: 15728773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10534-012-9541-y     Document Type: Article

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