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Poplar maintains zinc homeostasis with heavy metal genes HMA4 and PCS1.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Jul 2011
Adams Joshua P, Adeli Ardeshir, Hsu Chuan-Yu, Harkess Richard L, Page Grier P, dePamphilis Claude W, Schultz Emily B, Yuceer Cetin
Abstract excerpt
Perennial woody species, such as poplar (Populus spp.) must acquire necessary heavy metals like zinc (Zn) while avoiding potential toxicity. Poplar contains genes with sequence homology to genes HMA4 and PCS1 from other species which are involved in heavy metal regulation. While basic genomic conservation exists, poplar does not have a hyperaccumulating phenotype. Poplar has a common indicator phenotype in which...
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