| Title |
IrrE, a Global Regulator of Extreme Radiation Resistance in Deinococcus radiodurans, Enhances Salt Tolerance in Escherichia coli and Brassica napus
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2009
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0004422 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jie Pan, Jin Wang, Zhengfu Zhou, Yongliang Yan, Wei Zhang, Wei Lu, Shuzhen Ping, Qilin Dai, Menglong Yuan, Bin Feng, Xiaoguang Hou, Ying Zhang, Ma Ruiqiang, Tingting Liu, Lu Feng, Lei Wang, Ming Chen, Min Lin |
| Abstract |
Globally, about 20% of cultivated land is now affected by salinity. Salt tolerance is a trait of importance to all crops in saline soils. Previous efforts to improve salt tolerance in crop plants have met with only limited success. Bacteria of the genus Deinococcus are known for their ability to survive highly stressful conditions, and therefore possess a unique pool of genes conferring extreme resistance. In Deinococcus radiodurans, the irrE gene encodes a global regulator responsible for extreme radioresistance. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 85 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 2 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| Chile | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 78 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 25% |
| Researcher | 17 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 6% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 11 | 13% |
| Unknown | 15 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 41 | 48% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 4% |
| Engineering | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 7% |
| Unknown | 15 | 18% |