A molecular switch in sulfur metabolism to reduce arsenic and enrich selenium in rice grain
oleh: Sheng-Kai Sun, Xuejie Xu, Zhong Tang, Zhu Tang, Xin-Yuan Huang, Markus Wirtz, Rüdiger Hell, Fang-Jie Zhao
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01 |
Deskripsi
Contamination of paddy soils can lead to toxic arsenic accumulation in rice grains and low levels of the micronutrient selenium. Here the authors show that a gain of function mutant affecting an O-acetylserine (thiol) lyase enhances sulfur and selenium assimilation while reducing arsenic accumulation in grains.