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Arabidopsis thaliana nicotianamine synthase 4 is required for proper response to iron deficiency and to cadmium exposure.
Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology - 1 Aug 2013
Koen Emmanuel, Besson-Bard Angélique, Duc Céline, Astier Jérémy, Gravot Antoine, Richaud Pierre, Lamotte Olivier, Boucherez Jossia, Gaymard Frédéric, Wendehenne David
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The nicotianamine synthase (NAS) enzymes catalyze the formation of nicotianamine (NA), a non-proteinogenic amino acid involved in iron homeostasis. We undertook the functional characterization of AtNAS4, the fourth member of the Arabidopsis thaliana NAS gene family. A mutant carrying a T-DNA insertion in AtNAS4 (atnas4), as well as lines overexpressing AtNAS4 both in the atnas4 and the wild-type genetic...
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