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Functional characterization of NRAMP3 and NRAMP4 from the metal hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens.
The New phytologist - 1 Jan 2009
Oomen Ronald J F J, Wu Jian, Lelièvre Françoise, Blanchet Sandrine, Richaud Pierre, Barbier-Brygoo Hélène, Aarts Mark G M, Thomine Sébastien
Abstract excerpt
The ability of metal hyperaccumulating plants to tolerate and accumulate heavy metals results from adaptations of metal homeostasis. NRAMP metal transporters were found to be highly expressed in some hyperaccumulating plant species. Here, we identified TcNRAMP3 and TcNRAMP4, the closest homologues to AtNRAMP3 and AtNRAMP4 in Thlaspi caerulescens and characterized them by expression analysis, confocal imaging and...
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