Gene Details:

• MSU gene ID: LOC_Os03g46454
• RAPdb gene ID: Os03g0667300
• Gene Symbol: OsIRT2
• Genome: MSU7 ,  IRGSP-1.0
• Species: Oryza sativa

Functional Descriptions:

• When expressed in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) cells, OsIRT2 cDNA reversed the growth defects of a yeast Fe-uptake mutant.
• Iron deficiency enhances cadmium uptake and translocation mediated by the Fe2+transporters OsIRT1 and OsIRT2 in rice.
• Real-time PCR analysis revealed that OsIRT1 and OsIRT2 are expressed predominantly in roots, and these transporters are induced by low-Fe conditions.
• Yeast mutants expressing OsIRT1 and OsIRT2, which encode the rice Fe2+ transporter, became more sensitive to Cd, suggesting that Cd was absorbed by OsIRT1 and OsIRT2.

Function-related keywords:

• growth ,  cadmium ,  transporter ,  root ,  iron

Literature:

• Rice plants take up iron as an Fe3+-phytosiderophore and as Fe2+ .  DOI:  10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02624.x ;  PMID:  16412081
• Iron deficiency enhances cadmium uptake and translocation mediated by the Fe2+ transporters OsIRT1 and OsIRT2 in rice .  DOI:  10.1111/j.1747-0765.2006.00055.x
• Comparative transcriptome profile analysis of rice varieties with different tolerance to zinc deficiency .  DOI:  10.1111/plb.13227 ;  PMID:  33296551

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: AB126086
• UniProt accessions:

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