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Metallothionein deficiency impacts copper accumulation and redistribution in leaves and seeds of Arabidopsis.
The New phytologist - 1 May 2014
R Benatti Matheus, Yookongkaew Nimnara, Meetam Metha, Guo Woei-Jiun, Punyasuk Napassorn, AbuQamar Synan, Goldsbrough Peter
Abstract excerpt
Most angiosperm genomes contain several genes encoding metallothionein (MT) proteins that can bind metals including copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn). Metallothionein genes are highly expressed under various conditions but there is limited information about their function. We have studied Arabidopsis mutants that are deficient in multiple MTs to learn about the functions of MTs in plants. T-DNA insertions were identified...
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