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An Arabidopsis mitochondrial uncoupling protein confers tolerance to drought and salt stress in transgenic tobacco plants.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Begcy Kevin, Mariano Eduardo D, Mattiello Lucia, Nunes Alessandra V, Mazzafera Paulo, Maia Ivan G, Menossi Marcelo
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BACKGROUND: Plants are challenged by a large number of environmental stresses that reduce productivity and even cause death. Both chloroplasts and mitochondria produce reactive oxygen species under normal conditions; however, stress causes an imbalance in these species that leads to deviations from normal cellular conditions and a variety of toxic effects. Mitochondria have uncoupling proteins (UCPs) that...
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