Functional Analysis of NtZIP4B and Zn Status-Dependent Expression Pattern of Tobacco ZIP Genes

Tobacco is frequently considered as a plant useful for phytoremediation of metal-contaminated soil, despite the mechanisms for regulation of uptake and accumulation being largely unknown. Here we cloned and characterized a new tobacco Zn and Cd transporter NtZIP4B from the ZIP family (ZRT-IRT-Like p...

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Main Authors: Anna Barabasz, Małgorzata Palusińska, Anna Papierniak, Maria Kendziorek, Katarzyna Kozak, Lorraine Elizabeth Williams, Danuta Maria Antosiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.01984/full