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The metal transporter PgIREG1 from the hyperaccumulator Psychotria gabriellae is a candidate gene for nickel tolerance and accumulation.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Apr 2014
Merlot Sylvain, Hannibal Laure, Martins Sara, Martinelli Laëtitia, Amir Hamid, Lebrun Michel, Thomine Sébastien
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Nickel is an economically important metal and phytotechnologies are being developed to limit the impact of nickel mining on the environment. More than 300 plant species are known to hyperaccumulate nickel. However, our knowledge of the mechanisms involved in nickel accumulation in plants is very limited because it has not yet been possible to study these hyperaccumulators at the genomic level. Here, we used...
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