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Genetic basis of arsenite and cadmium tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
BMC genomics - 12 Mar 2009
Thorsen Michael, Perrone Gabriel G, Kristiansson Erik, Traini Mathew, Ye Tian, Dawes Ian W, Nerman Olle, Tamás Markus J
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BACKGROUND: Arsenic and cadmium are widely distributed in nature and pose serious threats to the environment and human health. Exposure to these nonessential toxic metals may result in a variety of human diseases including cancer. However, arsenic and cadmium toxicity targets and the cellular systems contributing to tolerance acquisition are not fully known. RESULTS: To gain insight into metal action and cellular...
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