Zn tolerance of novel Colocasia esculenta metallothionein and its domains in Escherichia coli and tobacco

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 793-804

  Kim, Yeon Ok ^a   Lee, Yoon Gyo ^a   Patel, Darshan H ^b   Kim, Ho Myeong ^a   Ahn, Sung Ju ^a   Bae, Hyeun Jong ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b CHAROTAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Metal binding domain; MT2b; ROS scavenge; Seedling growth; Transgenic tobacco; Zn protein ratio

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METALLOTHIONEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; COLOCASIA; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT GENE; PLANT ROOT; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEEDLING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COLOCASIA; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC VECTORS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEEDLING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TOBACCO; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84868487080     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-012-0492-8     Document Type: Article

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