Molecular and functional analyses of COPT/Ctr-type copper transporter-like gene family in rice

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The copper (Cu) transporter (COPT/Ctr) gene family has an important role in the maintenance of Cu homeostasis in different species. The rice COPT-type gene family consists of seven members (<it>COPT1 </it>to <it>COP...

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Main Authors: Wang Shiping, Xiao Jinghua, Li Xianghua, Yuan Meng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/11/69