TcOPT3, a member of oligopeptide transporters from the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens, is a novel Fe/Zn/Cd/Cu transporter.

BACKGROUND: Thlaspi caerulescens is a natural selected heavy metal hyperaccumulator that can not only tolerate but also accumulate extremely high levels of heavy metals in the shoots. Thus, to identify the transportors involved in metal long-distance transportation is very important for understandin...

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Main Authors: Yi Ting Hu, Feng Ming, Wei Wei Chen, Jing Ying Yan, Zheng Yu Xu, Gui Xin Li, Chun Yan Xu, Jian Li Yang, Shao Jian Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3382247?pdf=render