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Effects of Cadmium Treatment on the Uptake and Translocation of Sulfate in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Plant & cell physiology - 1 Nov 2016
Yamaguchi Chisato, Takimoto Yuki, Ohkama-Ohtsu Naoko, Hokura Akiko, Shinano Takuro, Nakamura Toshiki, Suyama Akiko, Maruyama-Nakashita Akiko
Abstract excerpt
Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic and non-essential element for plants, whereas phytochelatins and glutathione are low-molecular-weight sulfur compounds that function as chelators and play important roles in detoxification. Cadmium exposure is known to induce the expression of sulfur-assimilating enzymes and sulfate uptake by roots. However, the molecular mechanism underlying Cd-induced changes remains largely...
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