Posco

Postech Foundation

Pohang University of Science and Technology Foundation

Hyunjoo Bae

Sung-Ho Ryu

Pann-Ghill Suh

Yoe-Sik Bae

Inhwan Hwang

Joohyun Lee

Youn-Dong Kim

Enrico Martinoia

YoungSook Lee

Tae-Hoon Lee

Young-Yell Yang

Disclosed are peptides having SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 32 that can stimulate superoxide generation in human monocytes. Superoxide is the most important armory on the primary defense line of monocytes against invading pathogens, and the identification of new stimuli and the characterization of the regulatory mechanism of superoxide generation are of paramount importance.

Immune-enhancing peptides

The present invention relates to a method of producing transformants with enhanced resistance and decreased uptake of heavy metals, and a plant transformed with a P type ATPase ZntA gene that pumps out heavy metals from the cells. The transformants show better growth than wild type in environment contaminated with heavy metals and have lower heavy metal contents than wild type plants. Therefore, this method of transforming plants with ZntA or biologically active ZntA&#x2014;like heavy metal pumping ATPases can be useful for developing plants for phytoremediation and also for a safe crop that has resistance to heavy metals and low heavy metal contents.

Methods for producing transgenic plants with enhanced resistance and decreased uptake of heavy metals

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Daegu, South Korea

Hyunjoo Bae