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Expression of the bacterial heavy metal transporter MerC fused with a plant SNARE, SYP121, in Arabidopsis thaliana increases cadmium accumulation and tolerance.
Planta - 1 Apr 2012
Kiyono Masako, Oka Yumiko, Sone Yuka, Tanaka Michitaka, Nakamura Ryosuke, Sato Masa H, Pan-Hou Hidemitsu, Sakabe Kou, Inoue Ken-ichiro
Abstract excerpt
The bacterial merC gene from the Tn21-encoded mer operon is a potential molecular tool for improving the efficiency of metal phytoremediation. Arabidopsis SNARE molecules, including SYP111, SYP121, and AtVAM3 (SYP22), were attached to the C-terminus of MerC to target the protein to various organelles. The subcellular localization of transiently expressed GFP-fused MerC-SYP111, MerC-SYP121, and MerC-AtVAM3 was...
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