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Cadmium-inducible expression of the ABC-type transporter AtABCC3 increases phytochelatin-mediated cadmium tolerance in Arabidopsis.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Jul 2015
Brunetti Patrizia, Zanella Letizia, De Paolis Angelo, Di Litta Davide, Cecchetti Valentina, Falasca Giuseppina, Barbieri Maurizio, Altamura Maria Maddalena, Costantino Paolo, Cardarelli Maura
Abstract excerpt
The heavy metal cadmium (Cd) is a widespread environmental contaminant with harmful effects on living cells. In plants, phytochelatin (PC)-dependent Cd detoxification requires that PC-Cd complexes are transported into vacuoles. Here, it is shown that Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings defective in the ABCC transporter AtABCC3 (abcc3) have an increased sensitivity to different Cd concentrations, and that seedlings...
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