The Metallothionein Gene, TaMT3, from Tamarix androssowii confers Cd2+ tolerance in tobacco

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 10398-10409

  Zhou, Boru ^a   Yao, Wenjing ^a   Wang, Shengji ^a   Wang, Xinwang ^a,b   Jiang, Tingbo ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Genetic transformation; Metallothionein; Tamarix androssowii; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHLOROPHYLL; MALONALDEHYDE; PEROXIDASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; METALLOTHIONEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; METAL TOLERANCE; METALLOTHIONEIN GENE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; TAMARICACEAE; TAMARIX ANDROSSOWII; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; AGROBACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; TOXICITY;

AGROBACTERIUM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CADMIUM; CHLOROPHYLL; MALONDIALDEHYDE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEROXIDASES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TAMARICACEAE; TOBACCO;

EID: 84902282295     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms150610398     Document Type: Article

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