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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2002
Won Yong Song, Kyungsangbuk-do, KR;
Young Yeul Yang, Kyungki-do, KR;
Youngsook Lee, Kyungsangbuk-do, KR;
Inwhan Hwang, Pohang, KR;
Eun Woon Noh, Kyungki-do, KR;
Young Im Choi, Kyungki-do, KR;
Eun Hwa Jeong, Kyungsangbuk-do, KR;
Enrico Martinoia, Zurich, CH;
Won Yong Song, Kyungsangbuk-do, KR;
Young Yeul Yang, Kyungki-do, KR;
YoungSook Lee, Kyungsangbuk-do, KR;
InWhan Hwang, Pohang, KR;
Eun Woon Noh, Kyungki-do, KR;
Young Im Choi, Kyungki-do, KR;
Eun Hwa Jeong, Kyungsangbuk-do, KR;
Enrico Martinoia, Zurich, CH;
POSCO, , KR;
POSTECH Foundation, , KR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a transgenic plant or yeast comprising a DNA molecule encoding fungal ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter protein, which confers resistance to, and/or accumulation of heavy metals and herbicides. The invention also relates to methods of producing transgenic plants expressing fungal YHL035C protein, which can be used for removing heavy metals and herbicides from polluted soil or water.