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AssigneeOkayama University
InventorsHideaki Matsumoto, Takayuki Sasaki, Yoko Yamamoto, Bunichi Ezaki, Maki Katsuhara
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The object of this invention is to provide a novel protein that is an Al-activated malate transporter of a plant, and to provide a gene encoding the protein. To deal with this object, present invention provides ALMT1-1 gene, a novel gene derived from wheat, and ALMT1-1 protein encoded by the gene. The ALMT1-1 protein is a protein functioning as aluminum-activated malate transporter. As malate forms complex with Al to inactivate the Al ion, the ALMT1-1 protein is involved in Al tolerance of a plant. Therefore, Al tolerance can be rendered to a plant using the ALMT1-1 gene that encodes the ALMT1-1 protein.
A protein consisting of an amino acid sequence of following (a) or (b):
A protein consisting of an amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 95% of homology with an amino acid sequence referred to as amino acid numbers from 1 to 459 shown in SEQ ID NO:
A gene consisting of a nucleotide sequence of following (c), (d) or (e):
A gene consisting of a nucleotide sequence exhibiting at least 95% of homology with a nucleotide sequence referred to as nucleotide numbers from 1 to 1,517 shown in SEQ ID NO:
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