期刊
JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
卷 139, 期 3, 页码 258-263出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2008.12.001
关键词
Arabidpsis thaliana; Nicotiana tabacum; AtMRP3; Heavy metals; GUS activity; Phytoremediation
资金
- Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education [SPB/COST/112/2005]
Characterization of the function, regulation and metal-specificity of metal transporters is one of the basic steps needed for the understanding of transport and accumulation of toxic metals and metalloids by plants. In this work GUS was used as a reporter for monitoring the activity of the promoter of the AtMRP3 gene from Arabidopsis thaliana. a gene encoding an ABC-transporter, expression of which is induced by heavy metals. The AtMRP3 promoter-GUS fusion expression cassette was introduced into the genome of two model plants, A. thaliana and Nicotiana tabacum. The promoter induces GUS activity in the roots as well as in the shoots upon metal exposure. Similar responses of the AtMRP3 promoter to the presence of the selected metals was observed in both plant species. Cadmium, nickel, arsenic, cobalt and lead strongly activated the transcription of the reporter gene, while zinc and iron had no impact. The AtMRP3 promoter thus seems to be a useful new tool in designing plants that can be used for biomonitoring of environmental contaminations. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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