Domain Organization of Phytochelatin Synthase

• Published in: The Journal of biological chemistry Vol. 279; no. 15; pp. 14686 - 14693
• Main Authors: Ruotolo, Roberta, Peracchi, Alessio, Bolchi, Angelo, Infusini, Giuseppe, Amoresano, Angela, Ottonello, Simone
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 09.04.2004; American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Phytochelatin synthase (PCS) is a major determinant of heavy metal tolerance in plants and other organisms. No structural information on this enzyme is as yet available. It is generally believed, however, that the active site region is located in the more conserved N-terminal portion of PCS, whereas...