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Expression in Arabidopsis and cellular localization reveal involvement of rice NRAMP, OsNRAMP1, in arsenic transport and tolerance.
Plant, cell & environment - 1 Jan 2014
Tiwari Manish, Sharma Deepika, Dwivedi Sanjay, Singh Munna, Tripathi Rudra Deo, Trivedi Prabodh Kumar
Abstract excerpt
Irrigation of paddy fields to arsenic (As) containing groundwater leads to As accumulation in rice grains and causes serious health risk to the people worldwide. To reduce As intake via consumption of contaminated rice grain, identification of the mechanisms for As accumulation and detoxification in rice is a prerequisite. Herein, we report involvement of a member of rice NRAMP (Natural Resistance-Associated...
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