Characterization of a Type 1 Metallothionein Gene from the Stresses-Tolerant Plant Ziziphus jujuba
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. ZjMT Encodes a Protein with a Metallothionein (MT) Domain
2.2. ZjMT Is a Potential Stress-Related Gene
2.3. Subcelluar Localization of ZjMT
2.4. Constitutive Expression of ZjMT in Arabidopsis Enhances Their High Salinity Salt Tolerance
2.5. Cd2+ Accumulation and Distribution in Transgenic Plants
3. Discussion
4. Experimental Section
4.1. Stress Treatments and Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Analyses
4.2. Sequence Analysis of ZjMT
4.3. Subcellular Localization
4.4. Generation of Transgenic Plants
4.5. Stress Treatments
4.6. Measurement of Cd2+ Content
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Yang, M.; Zhang, F.; Wang, F.; Dong, Z.; Cao, Q.; Chen, M. Characterization of a Type 1 Metallothionein Gene from the Stresses-Tolerant Plant Ziziphus jujuba. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2015, 16, 16750-16762. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms160816750
Yang M, Zhang F, Wang F, Dong Z, Cao Q, Chen M. Characterization of a Type 1 Metallothionein Gene from the Stresses-Tolerant Plant Ziziphus jujuba. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2015; 16(8):16750-16762. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms160816750
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Mingxia, Fan Zhang, Fan Wang, Zhigang Dong, Qiufen Cao, and Mingchang Chen. 2015. "Characterization of a Type 1 Metallothionein Gene from the Stresses-Tolerant Plant Ziziphus jujuba" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 16, no. 8: 16750-16762. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms160816750
APA StyleYang, M., Zhang, F., Wang, F., Dong, Z., Cao, Q., & Chen, M. (2015). Characterization of a Type 1 Metallothionein Gene from the Stresses-Tolerant Plant Ziziphus jujuba. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 16(8), 16750-16762. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms160816750