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Orthologs of the class A4 heat shock transcription factor HsfA4a confer cadmium tolerance in wheat and rice.
The Plant cell - 1 Dec 2009
Shim Donghwan, Hwang Jae-Ung, Lee Joohyun, Lee Sichul, Choi Yunjung, An Gynheung, Martinoia Enrico, Lee Youngsook
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Cadmium (Cd) is a widespread soil pollutant; thus, the underlying molecular controls of plant Cd tolerance are of substantial interest. A screen for wheat (Triticum aestivum) genes that confer Cd tolerance to a Cd hypersensitive yeast strain identified Heat shock transcription factor A4a (HsfA4a)...
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