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Domain exchange between Oryza sativa phytochelatin synthases reveals a region that determines responsiveness to arsenic and heavy metals.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 5 Mar 2020
Hayashi Shimpei, Tanikawa Hachidai, Kuramata Masato, Abe Tadashi, Ishikawa Satoru
Abstract excerpt
Phytochelatin synthases (PCSs) are activated by toxic metals/metalloids such as cadmium and arsenic and synthesize phytochelatins for detoxification of toxic elements. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) has two PCSs (OsPCS1 and OsPCS2), and we previously revealed that OsPCS1 has a higher responsiveness to arsenic than to cadmium, while OsPCS2 has a higher responsiveness to cadmium than to arsenic. Moreover, we found that the...
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