Nucleic Acids Encoding Metal Uptake Transporters And Their Uses

Authors

Julian Schroeder, University of California- San Diego
Danuta M. Antosiewicz, University of California- San Diego
Daniel P. Schachtman, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Stephen Clemens, University of California- San Diego

Date of this Version

10-12-1999

Citation

United States Patent #5,965,792, Schroeder et al. Oct. 12, 1999

Abstract

The invention provides LCT1 nucleic acids, which encode metal ion uptake transporters. The invention also provides methods of modulating heavy metal and alkali metal uptake in plants. The methods involve producing transgenic plants comprising a recombinant expression cassette containing an LCT1 nucleic acid linked to a plant promoter.