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Heavy metal accumulation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells armed with metal binding hexapeptides targeted to the inner face of the plasma membrane.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology - 1 Jul 2017
Ruta Lavinia Liliana, Kissen Ralph, Nicolau Ioana, Neagoe Aurora Daniela, Petrescu Andrei José, Bones Atle M, Farcasanu Ileana Cornelia
Abstract excerpt
Accumulation of heavy metals without developing toxicity symptoms is a phenotype restricted to a small group of plants called hyperaccumulators, whose metal-related characteristics suggested the high potential in biotechnologies such as bioremediation and bioextraction. In an attempt to extrapolate the heavy metal hyperaccumulating phenotype to yeast, we obtained Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells armed with...
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