Over-expression of the MxIRT1 gene increases iron and zinc content in rice seeds

Transgenic Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 109-122

  Tan, Song ^a   Han, Rui ^a   Li, Peng ^a,b   Yang, Guang ^a   Li, Shuang ^a   Zhang, Peng ^a   Wang, Wei Bing ^a   Zhao, Wei Zhong ^a   Yin, Li Ping ^a  

^a CAPITAL NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Cadmium; Iron; IRT1; NMT; Rice seed

Indexed keywords

IRON; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; ZINC;

BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALUS; METABOLISM; ORYZA; PLANT SEED; RICE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HUMANS; IRON; MALUS; ORYZA; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEEDS; ZINC;

EID: 84939897266     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: 15739368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-014-9822-z     Document Type: Article

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