OsLCT1

• Symbol: OsLCT1
• MSU: LOC_Os06g38120
• RAPdb: None

• LOC_Os06g38120.1: 0.5019

• LOC_Os06g38120.1: 0

• 51.15

• Low-affinity cation transporter OsLCT1 regulates cadmium transport into rice grains, 2011, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.

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• In this study, we identified a rice Cd transporter, OsLCT1, involved in Cd transport to the grains
• Low-affinity cation transporter (OsLCT1) regulates cadmium transport into rice grains
• The knockdown plants of OsLCT1 accumulated approximately half as much Cd in the grains as did the control plants
• The content of other metals in rice grains and plant growth were not negatively affected by OsLCT1 suppression
• These results suggest that OsLCT1 functions at the nodes in Cd transport into grains and that in a standard japonica cultivar, the regulation of OsLCT1 enables the generation of low-Cd rice without negative effects on agronomical traits
• In rice plants, strong OsLCT1 expression was observed in leaf blades and nodes during the reproductive stage
• RNAi-mediated knockdown of OsLCT1 did not affect xylem-mediated Cd transport but reduced phloem-mediated Cd transport
• In the uppermost node, OsLCT1 transcripts were detected around large vascular bundles and in diffuse vascular bundles