| Literature DB >> 23224767 |
Sara Hartke1, Adriano Alves da Silva, Marcelo Gravina de Moraes.
Abstract
Cadmium (Cd) content was quantified in the shoot of six tomato cultivars and the Cd effect on the expression of LeNRAMP3, LeFER, LeIRT1 and LeNRAMP1 was evaluated. The six tomato cultivars accumulated high Cd concentrations and were able to transport Cd to the fruits. Among the evaluated genes, the Cd-induced level of LeFER expression appeared to provide an evidence regarding the capacity of foliar Cd accumulation in tomato. The results indicate that tomato represents a possible pathway for Cd entry into the food chain and an attractive model organism for the elucidation of the mechanisms involved in Cd accumulation.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 23224767 DOI： 10.1007/s00128-012-0899-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bull Environ Contam Toxicol ISSN： 0007-4861 Impact factor: 2.151