Expression of Ceratophyllum demersum phytochelatin synthase, CdPCS1, in Escherichia coli and Arabidopsis enhances heavy metal(loid)s accumulation

Protoplasma

Volumn 250, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1263-1272

  Shukla, Devesh ^a,b   Kesari, Ravi ^a,c   Tiwari, Manish ^a   Dwivedi, Sanjay ^a   Tripathi, Rudra Deo ^a   Nath, Pravendra ^a   Trivedi, Prabodh Kumar ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

^c BIHAR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Bioremediation; CdPCS1; Heavy metal(loid)s; Phytochelatin synthase

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; CERATOPHYLLUM DEMERSUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

AMINOACYLTRANSFERASE; CADMIUM; GLUTATHIONE GAMMA-GLUTAMYLCYSTEINYLTRANSFERASE; HEAVY METAL; PHYTOCHELATIN SYNTHASE;

ADAPTATION; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYOPHYTA; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; SEEDLING; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINOACYLTRANSFERASES; ARABIDOPSIS; CADMIUM; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METALS, HEAVY; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEEDLING; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84888286138     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00709-013-0508-9     Document Type: Article

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