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Up-regulation of a magnesium transporter gene OsMGT1 is required for conferring aluminum tolerance in rice.
Plant physiology - 1 Aug 2012
Chen Zhi Chang, Yamaji Naoki, Motoyama Ritsuko, Nagamura Yoshiaki, Ma Jian Feng
Abstract excerpt
Magnesium (Mg)-mediated alleviation of aluminum (Al) toxicity has been observed in a number of plant species, but the mechanisms underlying the alleviation are still poorly understood. When a putative rice (Oryza sativa) Mg transporter gene, Oryza sativa MAGNESIUM TRANSPORTER1 (OsMGT1), was knocked out, the tolerance to Al, but not to cadmium and lanthanum, was decreased. However, this inhibition could be rescued...
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