Heterologous expression of a rice metallothionein isoform (OsMTI-1b) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae enhances cadmium, hydrogen peroxide and ethanol tolerance
Braz. j. microbiol; 48 (3), 2017
Abstract Metallothioneins are a superfamily of low-molecular-weight, cysteine (Cys)-rich proteins that are believed to play important roles in protection against metal toxicity and oxidative stress. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of heterologous expression of a rice metallot...
Cadmio/metabolismo, Etanol/metabolismo, Expresión Génica, Peróxido de Hidrógeno/metabolismo, Metalotioneína/genética, Metalotioneína/metabolismo, Oryza/genética, Estrés Oxidativo, Proteínas de Plantas/genética, Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo, Isoformas de Proteínas/genética, Isoformas de Proteínas/metabolismo, Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética, Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo