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Expression of the maize MnSod (Sod3) gene in MnSOD-deficient yeast rescues the mutant yeast under oxidative stress.
Genetics - 1 Aug 1992
Zhu D, Scandalios J G
Abstract excerpt
Superoxide dismutases (SOD) are ubiquitous in aerobic organisms and are believed to play a significant role in protecting cells against the toxic, often lethal, effect of oxygen free radicals. However, direct evidence that SOD does in fact participate in such a protective role is scant. The MnSOD-deficient yeast strain (Sod2d) offered an opportunity to test the functional role of one of several SOD isozymes from...
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